Tell it on Tuesday celebrates the expression of individual storytelling and solo performance. Coming together as a community to share works crafted by theater artists and storytellers, we provide an East Bay home to the solo performer.
The last Tuesday of almost every month!
Tickets Sliding Scale $10-20 at the Door
Producers:
Bridget Frederick, Rebecca Fisher
Advisory Committee:
Charlie Varon, David Ford, Jeff Raz, Bruce Pachtman
TELL IT ON TUESDAY ARCHIVES - 2010
Fifth Anniversary Celebration!
June 29, 2010
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Music: 7:00 PM
Stories: 7:30 PM
STORIES
- Ron Jones, “The Wave: a classroom experiment in Fascism”
- Wayne Harris, “The John Henry Chronicles” (excerpt)
- Liz Nichols, “Lost & Found” (Part II)
- Jeanne Haynes, “A Bed for All Seasons”
MUSIC: CZ and the Bon Vivants, a Cajun/Zydeco band
A B O U T T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S
Ron Jones lives in San Francisco where he shares his life with family, gardening, and coaching his grand children in CYO basketball. Sometimes if you stay in one place the world comes to your door. This visitation is the wonder and confusion that causes him to write and make sense of it all. His record to date is 354 wins 47 defeats 5 ties and 3 convictions.
Wayne Harris, one of northern California's premier storytellers is proud and honored to be a part of TIOT. With three full length solo plays that have had successful runs over the years, Wayne is turning his skills and imagination into projects geared for school performances. Anyone interested in his services should visit www.waynethestoryteller.com.
Liz Nichols got lost in the 398 "Folklore" section of the public library at age of ten, and hasn't found her way out yet. Her upcoming move to Washington DC should give her the chance to spread Laughter Yoga and TimeSlips (c) Creative Storytelling for People with Dementia. She thanks Rebecca and Bridget for the opportunity to start developing her first full length piece.
Jeanne Haynes, after four years of obsessing over her one-woman show “The Stove Is White” with its culminating 6-performance run at San Francisco’s Brava! this winter, at last comes out this evening with a fledging new piece “A Bed for All Seasons.” Since giving up her media relations consulting business 14 years ago, she has submerged herself in the world of storytelling as a full-time teller, teacher and solo performer. She delights in teaching ongoing classes for adults at Stagebridge Oakland and as an artist in residence for children in Bay Area schools, plus conducting interactive workshops at senior and health care facilities.
CZ and the Bon Vivants is a rip-roaring, smile-'til-you-cry Cajun/Zydeco dance band that has bay area audiences up and dancing in record time. Playing from their heart the music of Southwest Louisiana, CZ has performed on rooftops, backyards, at wineries, mansions, museums, on the street and at many a dance hall near you. Their first CD, "Good to the Bon" is available for sale at intermission. www.czandthebonvivants.com
Andrew Carriere, accordion, Catherine Matovich, fiddle, John Graham, guitar, Elaine Herrick, bass, Tim Orr, drums
May 25, 2010
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Music: 7:00 PM
Stories: 7:30 PM
STORIES
- Erica Lann-Clark, “In a word, it’s all wishes, lies and dreams”
- Joya Cory, “The Most Beautiful Showgirl in the World / Irma at the Movies”
- Tim Ereneta, “Chart Toppers of 1349!” (excerpt)
- Michael Kaye, "The Popular Culture Society"
MUSIC: Stuart Rosh, vocals, guitar and harmonica
A B O U T T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S
Erica Lann-Clark grew up listening to stories. Born on the eve of the Holocaust, baby Erica escaped with her Viennese Jewish family across an ocean and landed in Brooklyn's cultural hotbed. Her immigrant mama and papa spun passionate tales to bring their history alive with tears and gales of laughter. Everything that happened was seed for a future story. These memories inspire Erica's powerful stories. She tells to honor the past and bless the future.
Joya Cory has been performing since 1971. She is the creator of numerous original theatre pieces, acts, directs & teaches in a wide variety of venues and founded the improvisation troupes, MOTION: THE WOMEN'S PERFORMING COLLECTIVE & LUCKY DOG THEATRE. Her work has been recognized with grants from the California Arts Council, in addition to other grants and awards. She teaches Full Spectrum Improvisation and Solo Performance. Find her at www.joyacory.com
Storyteller Tim Ereneta of Berkeley enjoys sharing forgotten fairy tales and re-imagining familiar ones with adult audiences at Fringe Festivals, house concerts, storytelling events, and stages like this one. Past performing credits include the mainstage company of BATS Improv and a singing paleontologist at Lawrence Hall of Science.
Michael Kaye is a writer and performer who has garnered press in Rolling Stone, Billboard, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The Los Angeles Times. He has appeared at the Knitting Factory, Dixon Place, the Comic Strip Live, the Comedy Cellar, and Gotham Comedy Club, and he has been a writing fellow at VCCA, the Julia and David White Colony, Ragdale, Millay, andWUJS in Israel. He runs begin2write.com, which helps writers finish and publish their books.
April 27, 2010
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Music: 7:00 PM
Stories: 7:30 PM
STORIES
- Ruth Fraser, Tribute to David
- Clown Conservatory of San Francisco Circus Center, Monkey King, a Circus Adventure
- Paolo Sambrano, Bi-Poseus
- Courtney Good, Don't Touch My Neck
MUSIC: Baxter Bell, violin, Mark Silva, classical and jazz guitar, Trish Johnson, guitar and Phillip Krohn, guitar
A B O U T T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S
Storytelling is the center of everything Ruth Fraser does. She has been sharing stories all over California and beyond in places as diverse as Laguna Honda Hospital, The Asian Art Museum and San Francisco's Magic Theatre. Every month stories are shared and enjoyed in her First Sunday Story Group at SF Quaker Meeting House. She takes great delight in working with emerging storytellers - in class or individually - as they hone their craft. What a joy to be able to do something you truly love!
The Clown Conservatory at San Francisco Circus Center is the only institution in North America offering comprehensive training in circus clowning. It began in 2000 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. To date, 120 clowns have graduated from the program; 70% of these graduates are now working professionally in circuses, theaters and other performing companies.
Some say that Paolo Sambrano has done more than the average twenty-three year old, but less than the above average twenty-three year old. Bi-Poseur is Paolo's first full length solo show, and was developed in a year and some change under W. Kamau Bell and the Sol Performance Workshop, based in San Francisco. In non-solo performing endeavors, Paolo was nominated for a Golden Gate Award at the 2005 San Francisco International Film Festival, for his work on the short film,“Elements.”
As a graduate student at SFSU and an employee of Aquarium of the Bay, Courtney Good changes her major and her job description in nearly every conversation she enters. Interpretive Naturalist by day, Communication Studies Student by night, she is a performer and storyteller for all moments betwixt and between. Courtney believes in the power of story to teach, to empower, and to inspire both a love for the earth and an understanding of ourselves in both the spiritual and natural world.
March 30, 2010
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Music: 7:00 PM
Stories: 7:30 PM
STORIES
- Kirk Waller, “Lost Angel”
- David Kleinberg "The Command Module"
- Daniel Ari, “arising fall”
- Fleur Alexander 'I don't fly and I wont fly' 'A bitter glass' 'Lift away my hate' and 'Jan ate a man'
MUSIC: Rob Reich, accordion
A B O U T T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S
Kirk Waller is a professional storyteller and Director of Storytelling at Stagebridge Senior Theater Company in Oakland. This author and recording artist performs at festivals, conferences, schools and wherever he can get a story in! He was recently named the winner of the National Storytelling Network’s J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant.
David Kleinberg worked as an editor and writer at the San Francisco Chronicle for 34 years and was editor of the Sunday Datebook for 14 years. He has been a stand-up comedian for nine years and has worked with Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Sinbad and Richard Lewis. The full "Journey Home" will be presented at the Marsh Theater in the future.
Fleur Alexander is training at the Clown Conservatory in San Francisco. She has a passion for storytelling but is a definite newcomer to solo performance. These stories use metaphors as a way of seeing and understanding people, using a fantasy to more confidently face a reality. They are works-in-progress so any feedback/comments would be more than appreciated; fleur_alexander@hotmail.co.uk
Daniel Ari writes poems, fiction, and marketing copy; performs spoken-word, music, and the kind of experimental-theatrical thing you’re seeing tonight; and leads workshops in poetry, theater and improvisation. He lives in Richmond with his wife and daughter.
Rob Reich is an acclaimed accordionist, pianist, and composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A talented instrumentalist and an inventive composer, Rob is steeped in many traditions. In addition to being a versatile solo performer, Rob can be heard playing with many top notch ensembles. He plays jazz with Gaucho and The Nice Guy Trio, composes circus music for Circus Bella, and freelances with many other Bay Area bands. www.robreich.com
February 23, 2010
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Music: 7:00 PM
Stories: 7:30 PM
STORIES
- Kurt Bodden, "Unleashed"
- Cherry Zonkowski, excerpt of ‘Reading My Dad's Porn and French Kissing the Dog"
- Thao Nguyen, “I Am So Gay”
- Craig Harrison, “Homegrown Humor from the PRB”
MUSIC: Stuart Rosh, Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica
A B O U T T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S
Kurt Bodden has performed improv at the Edinburgh Fringe, solo work at the San Francisco Fringe, storytelling on the circuit in Los Angeles, and standup comedy from here to Montana. He has hosted a monthly talk show at the Purple Onion nightclub and events like Literary Death Match. Currently he's studying and creating mime, clowning, mask work, and physical theater at Flying Actor Studio in San Francisco – full time!
Cherry Zonkowski, is a Bay Area performance artist whose sold-out Marsh Rising performance, Reading my Dad's Porn and French Kissing the Dog" only proved that she is, has been, and will always be a weirdo. Her college application bio stated that she is "tall, blue, coarse"; nothing much has changed since then. You can be a fan of her on Facebook and follow her on twitter under the name Cherryterror.
Thao P. Nguyen has been been performing solo shows in the Bay Area, under the direction of W. Kamau Bell, since 2007. She recently performed at the 2009 SF Theater Festival as the closing act at the Museum of African Diaspora stage. She also co-produces Words First, a monthly solo performance series at CounterPULSE in San Francisco.
Craig Hackin' 'Boo Harrison tells tales in and out of school about growing up in the People's Republic of Berkeley in the 60's: Enjoying arts and whine at Berkwood, Selling lemonade during the riots of 1968, and going door-to-door as an 11-year old selling Used Jokes in the 70's. He is also leader in the Storytelling Association of California, National Speakers Association and co-founded LaughLovers.us.
January 26, 2010
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Music: 7:00 PM
Stories: 7:30 PM
STORIES
- Monica Bhatnagar, “Bollywood Princess”
- Michael Brown, “Danny, David and Me”
- Martha Rynberg, “Best Feeding”, an excerpt
- Michael Katz, “The Perfect Teacher”
MUSIC:Vanessa Lowe, singer/songwriter/guitarist, www.vanessalowe.com
A B O U T T H E S T O R Y T E L L E R S
Monica Bhatnagar is a former engineer turned actress! She recently performed a staged reading of her one-woman show, A Week in the Life of a Bollywood Princess; an extended version of her solo original called, Bollywood Princess. Monica has extensive training in Bharatnatyum and Indian folk dance, and has performed across the United States, as well as in Russia and Denmark. www.monicabhatnagar.com.
Michael Brown has created and performed original theater since the mid-Sixties, first in street theater in New York, followed by the critically acclaimed Moving Men Theater Company of Berkeley. His recent work includes staged readings at the Magic Theatre and writing and performing in several full-length productions including his current solo show, Memories and Dreams of the Twentieth Century: Stories and a Couple of Songs which recently received a CA$H Grant Award from Theatre Bay Area.
Martha Rynberg has been working with W. Kamau Bell's Solo Performance Workshop for 3 years as a performer - and for the last year an instructor. She recently launched her first full length show, Best Feeding, one mother's story of wrestling with the past to make room for the present. In this excerpt: Can adoptive mothers breast feed? Impossible! Crazy talk! Right? Come get all the juicy details.
Storyteller Michael Katz has been performing for over 20 years throughout the U.S. He was a featured performer at the openings of both the Getty Center and the Disney Concert Hall. His radio show Katz Pajamas has been on the air since 1984, and can be heard Saturday mornings streaming live at NPR station KCBX.org. His CD of stories "Far Away and Close to Home" received a Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award in 2005.
