The Suit

A.C.T.
415 Geary St. San Francisco

Both charming and disturbing, The Suit combines a rich musical score with remarkably simple staging as it tells the story of a cuckolded husband who doles out an unusual punishment to his wife: He asks that she treat her lover's abandoned suit as a guest of honor in their home. Accompanying her wherever she goes, the suit becomes a whimsical yet cruel reminder of her infidelity. African melodies interweave with jazz standards to underscore this surprising, sharp-witted tale set in Apartheid-era Johannesburg, in a haunting production that integrates virtuosic musicians directly into the action.