Wayne Harris'
THE MAY DAY PARADE


Marsh Main Stage
Saturday at 8pm
Sunday at 3pm


“Wayne Harris skillfully interweaves deft character sketches…..gripping!”
- San Francisco Chronicle

“Harris takes his audience on a joyful ride”
– SF Bay Guardian

“Moving….a play full of memorable characters and delightful stories”
– San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Wayne is a wonderful storyteller, insightful, funny and soulful….his work both startles me and touches me.”
– Charlie Varon (actor/producer)

“Just the sight of them big butt girls in short skirts doing the “dirty dog” down Newstead Blvd. put the crowd into a frenzy…I mean, folks were following the band down the street. Ain’t seen nothing like it before or since”

There’s a parade coming! ….so, get a seat on the curb with a snow cone and watch as Wayne Harris portrays 1 Baptist  preacher, 3 generations on a porch, a 4 man  bass drum ensemble, 12 rather large “letter” girls bumping and grinding down a mid-town boulevard and the 100 member Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church Drum & Bugle Corps.

Award winning performer and San Francisco Bay Area favorite, Wayne Harris, takes us on a road less traveled…(or maybe less marched) as he prepares at 8 years old, for his first parade maneuvering between a jealous big brother, a drunken deacon, a foul mouthed banner partner, new shoes and a grandmother of biblical proportions…. all while learning the value of family, history and the importance of staying in step!

TOWLE'S HILL
written and performed by Mark Kenward

Followed by a wine tasting of Gundlach Bundschu’s wines

Marsh Main Stage
Fridays at 8pm
(no show October 31)

Gundlach Bundschu, California’s oldest family-owned and operated winery, is celebrating its sesquicentennial throughout 2008 at the winery and across the nation by putting wine on center stage with the creation of Towle’s Hill, an original, one-man play performed by Mark Kenward and directed by David Ford.

Towle’s Hill chronicles the history of Gundlach Bundschu, while offering insight into California history from the earthquake to prohibition. The dynamics of family businesses, the complexities of father-son relationships and the desire to create something meaningful from a lifetime of work form the heart of the show.

Towle’s Hill will be followed by a tasting of Gundlach Bundschu wines—a multi-sense event!

Ann Randolph’s
SQUEEZE BOX


Marsh Main Stage
Saturday at 5pm
Sunday at 7pm


Ann Randolph, One Woman Wonder — SF Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com

She's a bit of a genius— Mel Brooks

“Hilarious and generally outrageous... a natural-born performer with a veteran's chops
... a quiet sense of the miraculous— Bay Guardian

"When I first saw [Squeeze Box], I was deeply moved. Ann Randolph's amazing work, both as a writer and fellow performer, touched my heart and my mind so profoundly that I felt it belonged on the New York stage." — Anne Bancroft

"She goes in and out of these characters. She's a bit of a genius. I've been around, and I haven't seen so much talent in one person since I married Anne Bancroft. I've got to say that these are two great Anns, and I am glad that they hooked up together." — Mel Brooks

"Rubber faced Randolph is wickedly hysterical." — Los Angeles Times

"Randolph allows us to see ourselves in and among people who seem utterly removed from our urban existence." — LA Weekly

With pathos and humor, Randolph skillfully weaves together stories about working in a women's homeless shelter and the pursuit of true love. Her painfully funny portraits of the shelter's residents, and hilarious account of her hiking trip with Harold the accordionist, man of her dreams, are beautifully drawn in this poignant tale about finding dignity and grace in unusual places.

WRITE YOUR LIFE  WORKSHOP
Led by Ann Randolph  
Saturdays October 25th-November 29th
Cost: $300.
 
Ann Randolph's 5-week course in how to develop a solo performance piece. Classes will be held at The Marsh on Saturdays, from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm. The final class performance is on December 1( not mandatory). The workshop is limited to 15 people, so early registration is encouraged. However, if the class is full, email arandolph@mac.com and if there are enough requests she will add another class.

Questions can be directed to marsh@themarsh.org, arandolph@mac.com or phone (415) 641-0235.

For tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit http://themarsh.org

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