The Marsh - Marsh Rising

The Marsh San Francisco presents
The Marsh Rising Series One-Night-Only performances of rising talent at The Marsh San Francisco. Marsh Rising presents works in progress that may be ready for an extended run. For information about putting on a Marsh Rising show, e-mail Sharon Eberhardt at sharon@themarsh.org

photo by *Michael Nagle* 70 minutes no intermission This show is 7+		A TIME TO DANCE by Libby Skala Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 7:30pm The story of a pioneering Austrian who transcends poverty, artistic repression and the rise of Hitler through the magic of dance. Skala offers glimpses into the rich life and inexhaustible spirit of her great aunt Elizabeth Polk. Born in 1902 Vienna, Polk survives withholding parents, WWI, tuberculosis, the Holocaust, a more famous sister (Oscar-nominated Lilia Skala) and ultimately steals the show, proving herself to be the riotous and controversial star of her own life. “Libby Skala is marvelous!” – NY Times Buy Tix

photo by Amber Templeton 99 minutes 15 minutes intermission This show is 12+		WRETCH LIKE ME by David Templeton Directed by David Yen Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 7:30pm Wretch Like Me, winner of the 2010 Stage One Theater Arts award for best original show, is journalist David Templeton’s outrageous true story of a former teenage fundamentalist, and how he was saved from being “saved.” A ripped-from-the-70s, episodic adventure about growing up among lounge singers, schoolyard bullies, spaced-out believers (and Proselytizing puppets), this remarkable “one-sinner-show” is charming, haunting, and hilariously funny. Buy Tix

photo courtesy of *downtownurban.net* 80 minutes no intermission This show is all ages		YOU'RE GONNA CRY by Paul S. Flores Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:30pm HBO Def Poet and Youth Speaks co-founder Paul S. Flores captures the abrupt changes seen throughout the Mission District brought on by the dot-com boom and bust, the real estate bubble, constant immigration and forced evictions. Portraying a literal neighborhood of offbeat, vibrant characters of different ages, genders and ethnicities, Flores goes beyond the facade improvements and puts a human face on the effects of gentrification in the Mission. Directed by Brian Freeman. Buy Tix