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DESCRIPTION:Sheldon Norberg, author of the acclaimed memoir Confessions of a Dope 
 Dealer, (and co-founder of the Underworld Opera Company) premiers his 
 one-man adaptation of his book at the intimate Bannam Place Theater - a 
 venue rapidly gaining stature as one of the foremost presenters of solo 
 works in the Bay Area.\n\n        Directed by Bill Allard, Confessions of a 
 Dope Dealer is not a diatribe, a lecture, or a fire and brimstone rant 
 about drugs. Rather, Norberg unfolds a personal tale about his experiences 
 with the recreational and mercantile aspects of dope consumption in a 
 comic, poignant fashion. His examination of the factors leading to his slip 
 into drug abuse will sound familiar to many, but his excesses will seem 
 unbelievable to most. This show offers a catalyst for the often difficult 
 discussion with teens about drugs. Why not bring your teen with you?\n\n    
     The War on Drugs has consumed 30 years of our country's history and its 
 impact has been undeniably negative.  Norberg didn't take up drug use to 
 become a criminal. Like any American youngster, his voracious appetite for 
 new information and desire for untried experiences, drove him to explore 
 the world around him. That world contained drugs. How he responded to this 
 fact is what makes this show unique and compelling.\n\n        Although 
 Norberg is now active in consciousness, healing and Harm Reduction 
 communities, he was a career dope dealer. At a particularly Saturnian point 
 in his life, he was driven to craft this tale, noted by the SF Chronicle 
 as, "Irony that, had it been rolled together by Pynchon or even Updike, 
 could not be anymore 'stocious' (to borrow some of Norberg’s 
 extraordinary lingo.)"  Join Sheldon as he explores this world of complex 
 dynamics, and staggering contrasts of light and dark.\n\n\nBannam Place 
 Theater   \n50A Bannam Place  \n(near Grant and Green) \nNorth Beach, 
 SF\n\nOctober 24 - November 10\n\nWednesdays\nThursdays \nFridays 
 \nSaturdays \nat 8:00\nTickets: $20\nTicketweb.com\n\nFor more 
 info:\n415/986-4607 \nadopedealer.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/803.php
SUMMARY:"Confessions of a Dope Dealer"
LOCATION:The Bannam Theater\n50 A Bannam Place in North Beach
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/02/03/803.php
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