Christopher Chen’s “You Mean To Do Me Harm,” at San Francisco Playhouse through November 3

Christopher Chen’s provocative, jarring and compelling play, “You Mean To Do Me Harm,” centers upon a dinner party attended by two interracial couples. Despite all being witty, sophisticated urbanites, their casual conversation takes a disturbing turn and escalates into the real and the surreal, the actual and the imagined.

Directed by Bill English, the San Francisco Playhouse production stars Jomar Tagatac as Daniel, Katie Rubin as Lindsey, Charisse Loriaux as Samantha and Cassidy Brown as Ben.

-Stephanie Wright Hession

Left to right: Samantha (Charisse Loriaux), Ben (Cassidy Brown), Daniel (Jomar Tagatac) and Lindsey (Katie Rubin) in “You Mean to Do Me Harm” at the San Francisco Playhouse. 

Photos: Ken Levin

Samantha (Charisse Loriaux) and Ben (Cassidy Brown) in “You Mean to Do Me Harm” at the San Francisco Playhouse.

Left to right: Lindsey (Katie Rubin), Ben (Cassidy Brown) and Daniel (Jomar Tagatac)  in “You Mean to Do Me Harm” at the San Francisco Playhouse.

Daniel (Jomar Tagatac)  in “You Mean to Do Me Harm” at the San Francisco Playhouse.

Ben (Cassidy Brown) Daniel (Jomar Tagatac)  in “You Mean to Do Me Harm” at the San Francisco Playhouse

“You Mean To Do Me Harm. Through November 3. $25-$100. San Francisco Playhouse, Second floor of the Kensington Park Hotel, 450 Post St., S.F. Tickets: 415-677-9596 or www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/