Stories
- Zoe Sheli Sameth, “Safe Place”
- Arnie Warshaw, “Hey Santa—Gimme a Smoke”
- Jo Nemoyten, “The Real Cycle of Life with Sophie RainbowVision”
- Robert Pina, “Shadowland”
Music
The Swing Monkeys: Jeff Terlinger, violin; Kevin Smith, guitar, Betsy Stern, upright bass and vocals
About the Performers
Zoe Sheli Sameth, performance artist, writer and educator, shares her insider experiences of living in a war zone. “Sri Lanka Trilogy: Safe Place” wanders the maze of politics, relationships, and spiritual awakening. Zoe is a recipient of the Truman Scholarship, that funded the graduate studies inspiring her solo performance and youth work. Her support of continuing education for at-risk youth was honored as San Francisco’s Channel 5 “Hometown Hero.” Her website is www.zoeplanet.com.
Arnie Warshaw been doing theater off and on for about 18 years. He received an MFA in dramatic writing from Humboldt State University in 1994, and has previously performed in two of his own works: XTRA LARGE: A Journey Through the Layers of Fat and Buddha’s Secret Guide to Lower Cholesterol. Hey Santa—Gimme a Smoke was first performed in San Francisco last month as part of The Marsh theater’s Festival of New Voices.
Jo Nemoyten has been many things in her life: a musician, poet, stand-up comic, computer geek, and basically a very silly, smart and attractive person. She has been transforming into Sophie RainbowVision for over 12 years at various family gatherings, performance venues and cult meetings around the Bay Area. And now, Jo is bringing Sophie’s unique brand of middle-New-Aged Jewish Lady spiritual mishigas to Tell it on Tuesdays. Be prepared to get your aura cleaned and fluffed and your funny-bone relentlessly tickled.
Robert Pina was born in Texas and raised in Dos Palos, California. Robert discovered his passion for live performance at Stockton Civic Theatre. He later moved to San Francisco where he studied at the Jean Shelton Actor’s Lab with Jean Shelton, Christian Phillips and Keith Phillips. Robert has previously been seen in several Bay Area venues including Actors Theatre of San Francisco and the Marsh. Robert received the 2006 Theatre Bay Area CA$H grant award.