18th Anniversary Celebration!
Music
Joshua Raoul Brody, piano and vocals
Joshua will be taking requests (although he doesn’t promise to play them all.) Hint: he knows a lot of Beatles songs. Like, all of them.
Stories
Cynthia Cudaback, Lessons from a Wheelchair
I used to look back at my life, wondering if there were one thing I would change if I could. No sooner did I find that one thing than it turned out to have saved my life.
Jeremy Greco, The Big Snap
On March 17th, 2020, a lockdown was announced in San Francisco, Jeremy Greco decided to document each day by taking a picture. From these pictures, Greco conducted a series of interviews of people from all walks of life: head of the SF Republican party John Dennis, author Nicole Galland, and many others—all of whom discussed their year of COVID, Trump, and their hopes for the future (without snapping).”
Lisa Safran, Scenes of a Mother
An Oreo cookie kiss, a murdered Bonsai plant, a captive piano and a therapist mom are all part of Scenes of a Mother; a coming of age story in Berkeley in the ’70s.
Scott Cohen, If It’s 7:30 in the Living Room, What Time Is It In The Kitchen?
Is an Egg McMuffin really a symbol of religious oppression? The question will be answered in this nostalgic piece in which Scott reflects on his childhood and the lessons he learned from his loving, unconventional grandparents.
About the Performers
Joshua Raoul Brody has been a regular at all the Marsh venues over its 30+ year history, collaborating with Merle Kessler, The Residents, A Karen Carpenter Xmas, Marga Gomez, Josh Kornbluth, Pulp Playhouse, and countless others, as well as doing his own work. He’s also done a bunch of other stuff. Drop him a line at mail@jraoul.org to be put on his mailing list, or just to say hi.
Cynthia Cudaback, an Oakland native, grew up hiking in the Sierra Nevada and developed a passion for protecting the environment. While working on her PhD in oceanography, she met her husband and got involved in storytelling. These threads weave together in her teaching stories.
Jeremy Greco’s first solo show, With Held, directed by Mark Kenward, was based on six months of interviews with San Francisco mail artist and writer John Held Jr. Greco performed his most recent solo work, Keeping Up with the Jorgensons—also directed by Mark Kenward—throughout the U.S., including the 2017 San Francisco Fringe Festival (where it won a “Best of” award honors), and a Discovery Run at The Marsh.
Lisa Safran is a Bay Area writer, improvisor, and musician. Venturing into solo performing, she began working on this piece with David Ford last year, bringing in Julia McNeal, and most recently Joyful Raven to support additional direction. Lisa has two published books, including Executive Presence—Improv Style! She also coaches leaders around the globe.
Scott Cohen is a storyteller and comedian, but only at night. By day, he is a mild-mannered accountant and no one knows how funny he is.