>> WHEN YOU ASKED SOMEONE COME TO YOUR HOME, IT IS VERY EMOTIONAL.

>> I'M SO GLAD WE'RE BACK HERE WITH A FULL-FLEDGED DECEMBER.

THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO INCLUDES, STEPHEN WHITMAN IS THRILLED IT IS BACK TO THE FORMER GLORY.

HE WAS NOT LEARNED -- THERE IS FREE PARKING AT THE ZOO PARKING LOT AND AT CITY COLLEGE.

AS FOR INFORMATION POINT, HE OFFERED THIS -- >> THAT HELP TO COVER THE CITY'S COST AREA SO IT IS NOT FALLING ON THE TAXPAYER.

WE DO HAVE A SHUTTLE SERVICE PICKING PEOPLE UP BETWEEN FIFTH AND SIXTH AVENUE.

>> Reporter: THERE IS ALSO A DROP OFF NEAR THE PRADO.

WOULD YOU PAY TO PARK OR NOT, THE BIG CHALLENGE IS JUST GETTING HERE WILBURN SAYS THE CITY IS EXPECTING MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR.

IT GOES TONIGHT UNTIL 11:00 AND THEN THE FUN GETS UNDERWAY TOMORROW AT 11:00 AND IT ALL WRAPPED UP TOMORROW NIGHT AT 11:00.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS .

>> LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN DOWN THERE, JOHN.

>>> THE SENEGAL POLICE DEPARTMENT BEGAN THE SIDING STREET VENDORS WHO VIOLATE THE CITY NEW SIDEWALK VENDING ORDINATES.

SAN DIEGO POLICE HAVE BEEN PASSING OUT FLYERS AND TRYING TO EDUCATE STREET VENDORS ON THESE NEW ROLES.

OFFICERS ARE ISSUING TICKETS TO THOSE STILL OPERATING SELLING HOTDOGS HAS BECOME A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS AND SOME VENDORS MAKE UP TO $1000 A NIGHT.

IT HAS ALSO BECOME QUITE COMPETITIVE.

>> A LOT OF VIOLENCE DOWN THERE.

FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE UNREGULATED AND THEY COULD BE UNSAFE.

SECONDLY, THEY HAVE BECOME A GATHERING POINT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT HAS BECOME DANGEROUS.

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE HAD A STABBING AMONGST THE VENDORS THEMSELVES FOR THEIR FIGHTING OVER TERRITORY.

>> POLICE ARE ISSUING FINES RANGING FROM $200 ALL THE WAY UP TO $1000.

VENDORS WITH MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS COULD HAVE THEIR CARTS OR EQUIPMENT IMPOUNDED.

>>> NOVEMBER JOB REPORT ARE NOT BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND WAGES ARE RISING.

THOSE THINGS MAY SOUND GOOD BUT AS CHRIS WINN EXPLAINS, THEY COULD MAKE INFLATION WORSE.

>> Reporter: IN THE LATEST SIGN OF THE STRENGTH, HIRING CONTINUES AT A ROSE DUST PACE IN NOVEMBER.

EVEN OF THE RESERVED TRIED TO KULA TO HELP CURB DECADES HIGH INFLATION.

>> THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN RESILIENT DESPITE ALL THESE THINGS FROM INFLATION.

>> Reporter: ADDED 263,000 JOBS LAST MONTH ACCORDING TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT EVEN AS HE TECH INDUSTRY AND MEDIA COMPANIES SAW WAY OF LAYOFFS.

JOE BIDEN EXPRESSING OPTIMISM.

>> THE AMERICANS ARE WORKING.

THE ECONOMY IS GROWING.

WAGES ARE RISING FASTER THAN INFLATION.

WE AVOIDED A CATASTROPHIC RAIL STRIKE.

TWO THE JOB REPORT ALSO SHOWING AN APPOINTMENT RATE HOLDING STEADY AT 3.7%.

EMPLOYMENT GROWTH WAS WIDESPREAD IN BOTH THE GOOD REDUCING AND SERVICE PRODUCING SECTORS.

>> THESE ARE PLANS TO BUILD THE ECONOMY FROM THE BOTTOM UP.

IT IS WORKING.

>> Reporter: AVERAGE EARNINGS HAS 5.1% OVER THE PAST YEAR.

THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE FED HAS BEEN HOPING FOR.

>> EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SEEN WAGES SKYROCKET UP IN THE DATA, PEOPLE ARE NOT FEELING THAT ON THE STREET.

THEY'RE NOT FILLING THAT WHEN THEY GET TO THE GROCERY STORE.

IT IS LIKE A WAGE INCREASE WITH NO AWARD.

>> Reporter: THE JOB GAINS COULD KEEP THE THAT HIKING INTEREST RATES MORE AGGRESSIVELY FOR LONGER.

CHRIS WINN, KPBS NEWS .

>>> HOME OF THIS CAN HAPPEN FAST.

THE WAY OUT CAN BE A LONG AND DIFFICULT.

JACOB AIR SHOWS AN EVENT HAPPENING IN LAKESIDE THAT AIMS TO MAKE THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT EASIER.

>> WE HAVE MORE WINTER CLOTHING.

, GLOVES AND BEANIES.

>> Reporter: THE RESOURCE FAIR IN LAKESIDE WAS TO PROVIDE UNHOUSED PEOPLE WITH ACCESS TO SERVICES THEY NEED AND A CHANCE OF STABILITY.

>> THE DOORS ARE OPEN.

>> Reporter: FOR JASON YEAGER, THAT MEANS CLEARING THE CRIMINAL RECORD AND FINDING HELP FOR DRUG ADDICTION.

>> I'VE GOT A COUPLE WARRANTS AND MISDEMEANORS.

I WAS TOLD WE CAN GET THOSE FIGURED OUT.

I CAN CAN GET INTO DRUG REHAB.

>> Reporter: THE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE SEES MANY PEOPLE IN YEAGER'S SITUATION.

IT IS CRUCIAL TO GET MORE THAN JUST THE SHOWER ANTIWAR MEAL.

THEY ALSO NEED LEGAL HELP.

>> IF THE PART MAY HAVE A WARRANT FROM SMALL INFRACTION OR MISSED METER, WE CAN TAKE ALL THAT HERE TODAY.

>> Reporter: ONCE A RECORD ARE CLEAR, PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER SERVICES AT THE EVENT THOSE INCLUDE PROGRAMS FOR HEALTHCARE COVERAGE, FOOD DAMS, AND WELFARE.

AS WELL AS SERVICES TO REPLACE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS ALL AT THE SAME SITE.

>> TRANSPORTATION IS A BIG BARRIER.

WHEN WE ASKED PEOPLE TO GO TO 10 DIFFERENT PLACES TO HAVE A FRESH START WITH THEIR LIFE, IT IS NOT WORKING.

THIS MODEL IS WORKING.

AND WE HAVE SEEN THE SUCCESS.

>> Reporter: YEAGER IS OPTIMISTIC THAT HE WILL HAVE A SUCCESS STORY.

>> THERE ARE NOT ALLOWING ME WITH THE MISDEMEANORS.

I CAN GET A JOB ANYWHERE.

>> Reporter: THIS IS THE SIXTH HOMELESS RESOURCE FAIR HELD SINCE NOVEMBER 2021.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS SAY MORE WILL COME IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

JACOB AERE, KPBS NEWS .

>>> DOZENS OF TROLLEYS ARE GETTING A NEW LIFE IN SOUTH AMERICA.

WE VISITED THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM TRAIN YARD AND WE GOT TO SEE HOW THE CARDS WILL BE USED TO EXPAND RAIL SERVICE.

MORE THAN 6000 MILES AWAY.

>> VERILY MILLION OF FOLKS WHO NOW HAVE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION IN A WAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEFORE.

>> Reporter: OVER THE LAST DECADE THE TRANSIT SYSTEM HAS BEEN SENDING ALL TROLLEY CARS TO MENDOZA, ARGENTINA.

IT STARTED WITH FIRST GENERATION TROLLEYS FROM THE 1980s AND NOW NEARLY ALL OF MTS' SECOND GENERATION TROLLEYS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO BE REPURPOSED.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC SERVICES IN MENDOZA, ARGENTINA, SAYS THE FIRST GENERATION TROLLEYS ARE STILL RUNNING GREAT.

ARE GETTING AN ADDITIONAL 39 TROLLEY CARS WHICH ALLOW THEM TO GROW THEIR TRANSIT SYSTEM.

>> [ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ] >> Reporter: THE SECOND GENERATION TROLLEYS ROLLED OUT IN THE MID-1990S.

THEY WERE THE SYSTEM'S FIRST TRAIN WITH ONBOARD COMPUTERS AND EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE MILLIONS OF MILES ON THEM, THEY CAN STILL RUN FOR YEARS TO COME.

IF THEY WERE NOT GIVEN AWAY, OFFICIALS SAY THEY WOULD BE FORCED TO SCRAP THEM.

>> THAT IS A COST TO THE AGENCY.

NOT TO MENTION, ENVIRONMENTALLY, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS.

>> Reporter: CEO, SHARON COONEY SAYS SOME OF THE SECOND GENERATION TROLLEYS ARE ALREADY IN SERVICE IN ARGENTINA.

YOU CAN TELL WHICH GENERATION A TROLLEY IS BY THE NUMBER ON IT.

A 5000 SERIES IS THE NEWEST FIFTH-GENERATION MODELS, WHICH ARE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PASSENGERS.

>> WE MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO SEE HOW MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE BY GOING LOCAL.

PEOPLE CAN ROLL THEIR WHEELCHAIRS ONTO THE VEHICLE.

THEY CAN BRING THEIR STROLLERS.

>> Reporter: SOME TROLLEYS WILL STILL OPERATE IN SAN DIEGO FOR THE NEXT YEAR OR SO.

A MAJORITY OF THEM WILL EVENTUALLY END UP IN MENDOZA BUT THERE IS TALK TO KEEP SOME IN TOWN.

>> WE ARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH A BRO HERE TO POSSIBLY PUT ONE ON THEIR CAMPUS.

WE HAVE ALSO BEEN DISCUSSING THE RAILWAY MUSEUM.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN SAN DIEGO MTS BECAUSE WE WERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL LIGHT RAIL LINES IN THE UNITED STATES.

>> Reporter: TRANSIT OFFICIALS SAY THIS PARTNERSHIP IS A WIN- WIN AND THEY LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IT.

THE TROLLEYS IN MENDOZA HAVE CHECK THEIR SIGNATURE RED PAINT JOB.

THEY CARRY MORE THAN 2 MILLION PASSENGERS EVERY YEAR.

>>> THEY DON'T HOLD A JOB AND THEY DO NOT PAY RENT.

AND THEY ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THE LIONS HAS MADE THE HARBOR THEIR HOME AND OWNERS THERE DO NOT LIKE IT.

TANIA THORNE EXPLAINS.

>> Reporter: BOAT OWNERS HAVE SOME NEW DOCK MEETS, SEA LIONS AND THEY ARE CAUSING DAMAGE.

>> EACH STEEL COULD WAY UP TO AROUND 1000 POUNDS FOR A BIG SEAL.

YOU GET A COUPLE OF THEM ON THERE AND THEY BREAK STEPS.

THEY HAVE OILY SKIN AND THERE ACTUALLY GETS ON THE SIDE OF THE BOATS AND DRIVES LIKE CONCRETE.

THEY'VE JUST BEEN AN ABSOLUTE NUISANCE.

>> Reporter: HE CLEANS BOTH AT THE HARBOR.

HE SAW AN INCREASE IN SEA LIONS UP TO THE POWER PLANT IN CARLSBAD.

>> THEY STARTED REMOVING BY THE GIANT FLOAT THAT MARKS THE COOLING TUBES OUT IN FRONT.

THAT REMOVED THE SEAL.

THEY GOT DISPERSED OR DISPLACED.

EITHER DIRECTION.

SOMETHING CAME UP HERE.

>> Reporter: TO ACCOMMODATE THE PRESENCE OF SEA LIONS, THE OCEANSIDE HARBOR HAS BUILT A FLOATING PLATFORM FOR THEM THAT SERVES AS A SAFE HAVEN.

THEY DON'T ALWAYS STAY THERE.

CAPTAIN BOBBY WATKINS OWNED BOATS IN THE OCEANSIDE HARBOR.

>> THEY HAVE IN THEIR BODIES.

>> Reporter: HE HAS HAD SOME CLOSE ENCOUNTERS.

>> THEY GET UP ON THE DOCK NEXT TO YOUR BOAT.

THEY DEFECATE AND IT GOES ALL OF YOUR BOAT.

AND THAT IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET IT OFF.

IF YOU DON'T GET IT OFF RIGHT AWAY, IT SEEMS TO STAIN IT AND STAY THERE.

THE CONCRETE IS STAINED.

THE SMELL TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET RID OF.

THEY ARE KIND OF DANGEROUS, TRYING TO GET TO YOUR BOAT.

>> Reporter: HARBOR STAFF SAY THEY ROUTINELY SHOE SEES SEALS AWAY.

THEY RECOMMENDED BOAT OWNERS POLITELY MOVE THE SEA LIONS OFF THE DOCK.

>> HAVE TO SPRAY THEM WITH WATER TO TRY TO GET THEM OFF, THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE DONE.

WE HAVE PUT UP BARRIERS AND THEY KNOCK THEM OVER YOUR.

>> Reporter: MICHAEL MILSTEIN IS THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ADMINISTRATION.

THEY ARE THE AGENCY IN CHARGE OF THE PROTECTION WITH PROTECTED SPECIES.

>> ANYTHING THAT CAN LEAD TO THEIR DEATH IS OFF-LIMITS.

PEOPLE HAVE TRIED PUTTING UP RAIL IN PLACES AND USING WATER HOSES AND PAY SMALL.

>> Reporter: AT SOME POINT, CALIFORNIA'S SEA LIONS WERE IN DANGER.

THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT HAVE HELPED INCREASE THE POPULATION.

THEIR HABITAT HAS DECREASED.

>> MANY OF THEM HAS LOST HABITATS TO DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER HUMAN IMPACTS.

WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND IN SOME CASES, WE'RE TAKING UP SPACE WHERE THEY USED TO BE RIGHT AT HOME.

THAT IS AFFECTING THEM.

>> Reporter: THEY RECOMMEND THE PUBLIC KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE.

DO NOT FEED THE SEA LIONS.

TANIA THORNE, KPBS NEWS .

>> AS YOU CAN TELL YOU THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, ARE RAIN CHANCES CONTINUED TO DWINDLE.

OUR FORECAST IS JUST FILLING PRETTY MUCH SOME CLOUDS WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES.

COULD IT BE A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAIN.

VERY SMALL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT AS WE TAKE YOU TO THE WEEKEND.

NEXT WEEK LOOKS COOL, DAMP, AND BREEZY.

WE MAY SEE A LITTLE PRECIPITATION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOR NOW, CLOUDS AROUND TONIGHT.

A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY.

ARVO IS 51 DEGREES.

TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA AROUND 45.

RAMONA, 41.

48 AND GOING DOWN TO THE 30s IN LAGUNA.

HERE IS A LOOK AT OUR FUTURE SATELLITE RADAR.

THERE IS THE RAIN.

IT IS NOT MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION.

IT IS LIFTING NORTH.

CHANCES FOR RAIN CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.

TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.

AS WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SATURDAY FORECAST, WERE HAVING THE WET WEATHER TO OUR NORTH AND WELL TO OUR SOUTHEAST.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT DRY CONDITIONS HERE.

THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE MIXING IN WITH SOME OF THE CLOUDS.

YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT MILDER ON SATURDAY.

DON'T GET USED TO THAT BECAUSE COOLER AIR MAKES A QUICK RETURN.

PRINGLE SPRINGS, 72.

OCEANSIDE UP TO 67.

HERE'S A LOOK ON SUNDAY.

A LITTLE BIT OF WET WEATHER AND SOME OF THE MOUNTAINS TO OUR NORTH COULD SEE SOME MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.

THERE IS OUR FORECAST.

CLOUDS AND SOME SUN OVER THE WEEKEND.

IT STAYS COOL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK EVEN COOLER AND BREEZY.

LOOKING INTO THE MN SECTION, CLOUDS AROUND AND MAYBE A FEW SUN BREAKS OUT THERE.

CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ARE PRETTY SMALL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AS WE TAKE YOU INTO THE MOUNTAINS THEY WILL SEE PARTLY SUNNY BREEZY CONDITIONS.

LOOKING AT THE DESERT, YOU WILL SEE TEMPERATURES NEAR TO BELOW AVERAGE.

CLOUDS AND SUN.

AND SOME BRACE.

I AM THE METEOROLOGIST FOR KPBS NEWS .

>>> VACATION RENTALS ARE IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK AS SAN DIEGO TRIES TO GET THE LICENSING SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING.

AIRBNB WANTS PEOPLE TO RENT OUT THEIR APARTMENT.

WE TELL YOU ABOUT A NEW PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHING IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: AIR BB ANNOUNCED A PROGRAM WITH A PARTING WITH A NUMBER OF MAJOR LANDLORDS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES TO LIFT DESIGNATED APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHERE TENANTS CAN SUBLEASE THEIR APARTMENTS AS SHORT-TERM RENTALS.

WHAT THEY SAW ON THE MARKETS WHERE THEY TESTED THIS, RENTERS WERE SEEING EIGHT OR NINE RENTAL NIGHTS A MONTH.

THEY WERE GAINING ABOUT, ROUGHLY, $900 IN SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS -- A ONE OR TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IT CAN RANGE BETWEEN $1500 AND $2500, ON AVERAGE.

A $900 TAKE CAN REALLY HELP SUBSIDIZE THAT RENT TO THE TUNE OF SOME CASES OF 30 OR 40%.

THIS WILL BE AN INTERESTING TO WATCH.

THE CITY IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE APARTMENT RENTAL MARKET AND SUBLEASES THERE.

>> DENIES ON THE NEWS HOUR, THE TECH INDUSTRY IS HIT WITH MASSIVE LAYOFFS DESPITE STRONG HIRING AND THE ECONOMY OVERALL.

COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION.

>>> THEATER IS AVOIDING THE OBVIOUS HOLIDAY CLASSICS TO STATE SOMETHING THAT BRINGS A DIFFERENT KIND OF JOY.

BETH ACCOMANDO WENT BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE MYSTERY OF IRMA TO SEE WHAT THE MYSTERY IS ALL ABOUT.

>> Reporter: THERE HOSTING A MYSTERY, THE MISTRY OF WHO IS IRMA.

>> IRMA IS A CHARACTER IN THE SHOW.

>> SHE IS A MYSTERY WRAPPED IN A CONUNDRUM.

>> SHE WAS A WOMAN THAT WAS MARRIED TO ONE OF OUR CHARACTERS.

SHE HAS DIED.

>> I AM IRMA.

IRMA VEP.

>> WELCOME TO THE MISTRY OF IRMA VEP.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE SHOW TOGETHER.

IT IS A VERY EXCITING TIME.

THE MISTRY OF IRMA VEP TAKES PLACE IN THIS VERY SPOOKY MEN'S TORY INVENTION .

>> IT ASSERTED TO MASHUP DR. CALIGARI AND THE PLAYHOUSE.

THERE IS TWO ACTORS AND 35 PARTS.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THE MAGIC CHANGES ARE HAPPENING.

DON'T LOOK OVER THERE.

THAT IS A FUN SURPRISE.

LET ME DIVER YOU OVER HERE.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE CHANGES APPEAR.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TRICKS THAT WE PLAY IN IRMA VEP .

THIS DUMMY COMES AND COMES IN AND GETS DRUNK DRUG ACROSS THE PAGE.

>> THIS WHOLE SHOW IS THE ART OF THE QUICK CHANGE.

THEY HAVE 10 SECONDS TO SWITCH CHARACTERS TO WHICH ENERGY, TO WHICH SHAPES, WHICH DIALECTS.

>> I PLAY THE LADY OF THE HOUSE AND I ALSO PLAY THE STABLE BOY.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU.

>> YOU CANNOT GET MORE HARDER THAN THAT.

>> NICODEMUS.

>> 20 MINUTES IN, THEY'LL BE LIKE THAT IS THIS PERSON AND THAT IS THAT PERSON.

THEIR HEADS WILL BE SPINNING.

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT.

>> I AM NICODEMUS.

NICODEMUS AND I ARE ONE OF THE SAME PERSON.

>> Reporter: IT IS NOT THE ACTORS THAT TRANSFORM, IT IS ALSO THE SET.

>> THE WHOLE SET IS A MAGIC TRICK.

I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY SECRETS.

PRETTY MUCH EVERY PIECE OF IT HAS SOMETHING SURPRISING, IN A WAY.

>> EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE SOMETHING RIDICULOUS.

THAT IS WHAT IT IS CREATED FOR.

IT HAS BEAUTIFUL DEPTH TO IT AS WELL.

>> THIS IS A PLAY THAT REFERENCES TONS OF CLASSIC WORKS OF LITERATURE AND PIECES OF POP CULTURE.

OLD HOLLYWOOD MOVIES, AND ADVENTURE AND HORROR STORIES.

ALL OF THIS IS MASHED UP INTO THIS DELIGHTFUL STORY THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS AND UTTERLY HILARIOUS.

>> Reporter: IT IS HILARIOUS WITH A PURPOSE.

THE PLAYWRIGHT HAS FAMILIAR TROPES WITH A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS AND HER HUSBAND.

>> WE LOOK AT MAINSTREAM CULTURE AND SEE OF THESE TROPES AND HAVE A VERY PARTICULAR POINT OF VIEW ON THEM.

DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS LIKE MARRIAGE, FAMILY, CHILD REARING.

INSTITUTIONS THAT QUEER HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF OR TURN THEIR BACKS ON , ACTUALLY PROVE FERTILE GROUND FOR QUEER .

>> Reporter: THE PLAY WAS PRINTED IN THE 1980s WHEN QUEER WAS STILL CONSIDERED SUBVERSIVE .

IT EMPLOYS MONSTERS OF METAPHORS TO EXPLORE.

>> YOU HAVE THE WEREWOLF WITH IS ALL ABOUT BECOMING AND DISCOVERING.

THERE IS THIS HIDDEN PART OF YOURSELF THAT MAYBE MANTRAS TO THE REST OF THE WORLD.

TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD WITH THIS HIDDEN PART OF YOURSELF.

THERE IS THE MOMMY, WHICH IS EGGS ON A FIGHT AND FANTASIZED JUST LIKE QUEER BODIES ARE SOMETIMES.

IT HAS BEEN REALLY FUN TO DIG AND ALTER THESE AMAZING REFERENCES.

>> Reporter: THOSE REFERENCES ARE STILL PART OF OUR CULTURE.

THE PLAY HAS LOST NONE OF ITS HUMOR OR POTENCY.

STOP BY DIVERSIONARY THEATER TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP.

KPBS NEWS .

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