The Black Rider at Mercury Theater
Mercury Theater
3333 Petaluma Blvd N
Friday October 30, 2026 Starts at 7:30pm
Saturday October 31, 2026 Starts at 2:00pm
Sunday November 1, 2026 Starts at 2:00pm
Thursday November 5, 2026 Starts at 7:30pm
Friday November 6, 2026 Starts at 7:30pm
Saturday November 7, 2026 Starts at 2:00pm
Sunday November 8, 2026 Starts at 2:00pm
Friday November 13, 2026 Starts at 7:30pm
Saturday November 14, 2026 Starts at 2:00pm
Sunday November 15, 2026 Starts at 2:00pm
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Reservations & TicketsThe Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets is a self-billed “musical fable” in the avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theater director Robert Wilson, musician Tom Waits and writer William S. Burroughs.
Although based on folklore, the story contains strong autobiographical elements from Burroughs’ own life: he shot and killed his own wife in a drunken attempt at recreating the William Tell legend, and the story as a whole may be construed as a warning tale about the destructive powers of addiction.