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October 4, 2006
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SECRET CIRCUS, BRIAN COPELAND
Last chance to catch the wonderful ROY ZIMMERMAN!!
Dear All,
One of the top reasons 2006 has been good for The Marsh is because we met up with Roy Zimmerman. We have been lucky enough to have him on our stage for most of the last six months, first in Berkeley and now in San Francisco. He is one of a kind, and his songs change the way you look at things. From a love song to Dick Cheney (of all people) to the celebration of abstinence in a painful and pain-filled dating song, this is political spoofery at its best. This is his closing weekend. Treat yourself to a little fun. Of course, we hope he’ll be back again before too long.
Brian Copeland’s book-signing party was a lot of fun last weekend. As most of you know, he had a two-year run here before he left for New York last summer, and now, during this limited return engagement to celebrate the publication of his book, he is still filling the theater and changing people’s lives. Buy your tickets soon and experience his heartfelt and redemptive story for yourself.
The cool and wonderful SECRET CIRCUS continues in Berkeley. Azeem was featured in the Chronicle today – read all about it at:
This week the show features Danee Black doing a poetry set; Mack Dennis in solo performance and Julia Jackson, a self-described Y-chromosome-challenged actress, comedienne and Punchline regular, performing a piece called TURBULENCE. To round the evening out, the wonderful Micia Mosely challenges the notion that there is only one way to be Black or Queer in the 21st century in her first solo show, WHERE MY GIRLS AT: A COMEDIC LOOK AT LACK LESBIANS IN THE BAY. For more about these performances, see below!
Don’t forget Marsh Youth Theater – it’s still not too late to enroll the kids. Call 826-5750 ext. 3 or get the application on-line at www.themarsh.org.
All my best,
Stephanie Weisman, Artistic Director and Founder
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Closing this weekend! at
The
Marsh San Francisco:
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Roy
Zimmerman’s
FAULTY INTELLIGENCE
Through October 18, 2006
Thursday through Saturday at 8pm
Written
and performed by Roy Zimmerman
"Zimmerman
displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society's foibles." —The
Los Angeles Times
"I congratulate Roy Zimmerman on reintroducing literacy
to comedy songs. And the rhymes actually rhyme, they don't just
'rhyne.'" —Tom
Lehrer
"Roy's lyrics move beyond poetry and achieve perfection."
—Joni Mitchell
An evening of scathing satirical songs, written
and performed by the man the Los Angeles Times calls "a
latter-day Tom Lehrer." Armed only with a guitar, a strident
baritone whine, and wicked sense of rhyme and ridicule, ‘FAULTY
INTELLIGENCE’ includes a love song to the sexiest man
alive, "Dick Cheney," a lesson in "Creation Science
101," a portrait in song of "Jerry Falwell's God"
and the bawk-along "Chickenhawk," already a Zimmerman
classic.
For more information, visit http://www.roysongs.com/ or http://www.royzimmerman.com/
The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia Street near 22nd
TICKETS: $15-22 Sliding Scale
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Brown Paper Tickets
1-800-838-3006
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Playing at
The
Marsh San Francisco:
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Brian Copeland's
NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN
Limited Engagement:
September 21 - October 21, 2006
(No Show this thursday October 5)
Brian is back for a limited run celebrating the publication of his book, Not a Genuine Black Man (Hyperion Press).
The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia Street near 22nd
TICKETS:
Thursdays: $20
Friday/Saturdays: $25
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our 24/7 ticket service
Brown Paper Tickets
1-800-838-3006
or visit themarsh.org |
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Playing at
The
Marsh BERKELEY:
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The Marsh in association with Crowded Castle and Ubwenge Arts Coalition presents
SECRET CIRCUS
September 13 – October 19, 2006
Wednesday and Thursday at 8pm
A futuristic window where solo-theater, spoken word, poetry readings and jazz join and implode. 5 weeks, 5 different shows, twenty of the Bay Area’s up-and-coming best. As producer Azeem says: “Both the theater and the circus are places where imagination thrives, springs up and flies high, so to take all kinds of artists and put them under one tent – it’s genius and magic all at once.”
This week:
- Danee Black – poetry set
- Mack Dennis – solo performance
- Julia Jackson in TUBULANCE. Julia Jackson is a San Francisco comedienne and actress. Her skewering of political figures, as well as her own family, has earned her a loyal following in the Bay Area. Living Y chromosome challenged and having a family tree that reaches from Wisconsin to Harlem, has left Julia with no shortage of material to draw from. She has performed at the Fringe festival in Edinburgh in Scotland, was a Semi-Finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition and performs regularly at The Punchline.
- Micia Mosely – An excerpt FROM WHERE MY GIRLS AT: A COMEDIC LOOK AT BLACK LESBIANS IN THE BAY. Micia’s first solo show reveals the issues that connect and separate myriad Black women’s communities in the Bay Area. Through different personas, Micia portrays the diversity of Black lesbian experiences, challenging the notion that there is only one way to be Black or Queer in the 21st century. Each show is unique, as Micia’s characters engage with the audience in an improvised Question & Answer segment. Fresh, hilarious, and insightful, this show is not to be missed.
In a world where it may seem that things are out of control, Micia demonstrates that art has power when people take action. Art is not something to simply be consumed, but used to strengthen individuals and communities. She reminds us that performers and audience members co-create experiences that prove people can come together and generate change. Her recent performances highlight audience members participating in their own consciousness raising.
During the past 10 years, Micia has displayed her perfect comedic timing as emcee for the San Francisco Pride Dyke March, the World Homo Hop Festival, Oakland’s Art and Soul festival, the National Queer Arts Festival, Sistahs Steppin’ in Pride, and Liquid Fire Productions.
The Marsh Berkeley
in
the Gaia Arts Center
2118 Allston Way (at Shattuck)
TICKETS:
$10
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our 24/7 ticket service
Brown Paper Tickets
1-800-838-3006
or visit themarsh.org |
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MONDAY
NIGHT MARSH
Monday
Night Marsh, our ongoing works-in-progress
series, features a variety of local emerging solo performers,
musicians, playwrights, and entertainers of all stripes. Come
and check it out. Wonderful things can happen.
Anyone yearning to tell a story can become a part of Monday
Night Marsh. Many local celebrities, like Marga Gomez and Josh Kornbluth, developed their work there.
And so can you! For information on getting involved with Monday
Night Marsh, please email the program director, Patti Meyer, at patti@themarsh.org or call 415-641-0235
Monday night INFORMATION/BOOKINGS:
Patti Meyer email patti@themarsh.org
The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia Street near 22nd
TICKETS: $7
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our 24/7 ticket service
Brown Paper Tickets
1-800-838-3006
or visit themarsh.org |
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MARSH
YOUTH THEATER
MYT’s Fall Classes are here!!
Please check our web site, click here
To get an application, call MYT Program Director
Emily Klion at 415-826-5750 x3 or visit the MYT page on The Marsh
website at http://www.themarsh.org/myt_app.html.
A complete schedule of classes is available on the website.
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THE
MOCK
STAND-UP COMEDY SHOWCASE
Now in the Marsh’s REAL CAFE
1070 Valencia, next door to the theater
Saturdays
at 10pm
HOSTS:
With New Hosts !!
TICKETS:
$7 |
INFORMATION/BOOKINGS:
(415) 826-5750 ext. 5 |
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The
Marsh Cafe, Box Office,
Gallery & Performance Space
1070 Valencia Street (near 22nd)
The CAFE
& BOX
OFFICE - is open 7 days a week from 3:30pm to 10pm
GALLERY
- Now through November
Paintings by Sammy
Sammy was born in Mongolia, 1933. Educated in Tokyo. Left Tokyo in 1962 and has since traveled all over the world. For extended periods he has lived in Denmark, Holland, Spain, Germany, France, Costa Rica. Since 1980 he has lived in the United States.
Sammy started painting at the age of sixteen and he is entirely self-taught. He works in all mediums and is constantly experimenting with styles of painting. He especially likes painting scenes of animals, landscapes, the sea and people, figuratively as well as abstractions thereof.
“I like to paint emotion, as I see it, in abundance all around me. I like capture the texture of the place I’m in, and its natural colors.”
Sammy has exhibited his paintings all over the world.
Tel: 415-788-7516
* All paintings here are for sale. Please ask at the counter if you are interested in buying a painting.
STAGED
READINGS - Second Sundays: 4:30pm to 6pm
Presented by Actors & Writers in Performance
FMI
sfwriters@sbcglobal.net
October 8th 2006 -
"Short Short-Shorts"
60 minutes of Fresh!
1 - 5 minute mini-plays
Come Early! Relax, have a coffee. First come, first seated…
Welcome back to our second year of the Second Sunday Series at the Marsh Café. Lots of fresh new faces and voices and even a new name for our producers -- Fresh! New Works on Stage. (Suze Allen - Lee Brady - Penny Wallace)
As always, Fresh! is dedicated to showcasing "script in hand" productions of new and exciting work by Northern California writers.
Introducing a surprise new segment:
"It's Your Turn"
Writers:
Suze Allen, Linda Ayres-Frederick, Abe Bernstein, Lee Brady, Craig S. Engen & Keite Davis, Robert Evans, Allston James, Michael Lojkovic, John Robinson, Penny Wallace
Actors:
Suze Allen, Aaron Begg, Michael Bellino, AK Conrad, Celeste Coiot, Steve Coskie, Russ Davison, Scarlett Hepworth, Krista Kamman Lowe, Julie Kurtz, Michael Lojkovic, Laura Lowry, Ryan O'Donnell, Rocin Schild, Matthew Travisano, Penny Wallace, Jerry Winer.
Directors:
Linda Ayres-Frederick, Judy Cohen, Allston James, Marilyh Langbeyhn, Michael Lojkovic, Penny Wallace, Joe Weatherby
Please check out our web page www.freshnewworks.com for information re future shows and special announcements.
FREE
Admission with purchase
to
all Cafe Happenings
with the exception of the Mock, stand up comedy showcase.
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The
Marsh
1062 Valencia Street (near 22nd)
San Francisco, CA 94110
Call (415) 826-5750 for information
or visit themarsh.org
Our
Cafe Box Office is open 7 days a week from 3:30pm to 10pm at 1070
Valencia Street.
We
are wheelchair accessible, except for the upstairs performance
space.
Attended parking on 21st between Mission and Valencia
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