Stagebridge Partnership Performance
Hosted by Wayne Harris
7:00 p.m. at The Marsh Berkeley
Music
Scrumbly and The Dreamers
Witty, swinging harmonies from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Stories
Anthony Michael Jefferson, The Summer of ’72 & Angels
Have you ever been judged like a book by its cover, or maybe seen something you couldn’t actually explain in the moment?
Debi Mason, How I learned to grow things (Excerpt from Porch Songs: Stories from Granny’s Porch)
It was my grandmama that taught me how to grow things. She would always say, “Take care of God’s green earth and it will take care of you.” I promise you, I ain’t been hungry a day of my life!
Doug McKechnie, Little John Washington and How Much Do You Have Left
A coming of age story about growing up in Richmond during the Second World War and How good deeds get rewarded.
Monica Ten Eyck, Slightly Twisted Tales
“Red,” times two
Linda Yemoto, Japanese Supernatural Creatures
Who or what is the Eight Feet Tall Woman who kidnaps children? Come and hear the eerie story of one child’s encounter with this creature of urban Japanese lore.
About the Performers
Chef, actor, activist, and advocate Anthony Michael Jefferson (AJ) moved from Hermosa Beach, SoCal., to pursue love and community, taking this leap of faith to follow his dreams and share a unique life through storytelling. He has performed on stages from Marin to his origin state of Pennsylvania. You wouldn’t know it on first glance, but he identifies as a surfer.
Debi Mason is a playwright, actor, poet, director and storyteller with over 35 years of experience working in the arts. She is a member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, is the founder of Oby House Tellers and a founding former member of the Black Storytellers of San Diego. Her stories include African folktales and original tales for children, spiritual poems and verse for women and she strives to use the art of story to bridge gaps and foster dialogue among people of diverse religions, ethnicities, and ages by capturing their stories for performance.
Doug McKechnie has been an active participant in the Bay Area’s creative community for over four decades. A pioneer in live performance with the Moog synthesizer, McKechnie began creating scores for film, television and theater, creating soundtracks in 1974 with partner John A. Lewis. Also in the 1980s he created the San Francisco Synthesizer Ensemble creating the Golden Gate Bridge Anniversary Suite in 1987 for the bridge’s 50th Anniversary. Doug can be seen and heard often at the Wednesday Night Marsh Cabaret singing with the Craig and McGregor Band.
Monica Ten Eyk: Having retired from storytime and Mother Goose, Monica says: “l tried quilting, even those told stories. Docenting historic houses, more stories. Why not tell stories for the fun of it?” She’s back at it and we are all better off because of it.
As a Park Naturalist in the Tilden Nature Area for over 33 years, Linda Yemoto took thousands of school kids and families on nature walks and hikes throughout the East Bay Regional Parks. Now, she tells stories and leads tours at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and continues to co-produce the Bay Area Storytelling Festival. She has a wide-ranging repertoire of Asian folktales, tall tales, personal stories, and her favorite: Japanese yokai stories!
Scrumbly and The Dreamers features award-winning composer, musical director, and teacher Scrumbly Koldewyn, with Cynthia Carrico and Grace Poon.
Ticket Information
Tickets: $23–33 general seating sliding scale (or $103, if you’re feeling really generous) for in-person, $8–23 sliding scale for the livestream.
A limited number of community tickets ($10) for the in-person show are available. (Use discount code TICKET10 ). If the discount code doesn’t work for you, that means we have already sold out our inventory of ten dollar seats.
Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance,
and additional tickets may be available for purchase at the door.
