November 20, 2007

Stories

• Marjorie Mann
• Miriam Chaya
• Jeff Byers
• Dana Chernack
• Michael Brown
• Tim Ereneta
• Robert Pina

Music

Jayde Blade, singer/songwriter, guitar

Marjorie Mann has performed all over the US and Europe in National Tours and Theater Productions, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Starlight Express, and The Wizard of Oz. Marjorie also belly dances with the troupe Desert Jade, in Santa Rosa, CA. She is currently working on her full-length production of The 7 Deadly Sins.

Miriam Chaya, actor, director, writer, teacher and documentary filmmaker wrote and performed Odyssey of a Jewish Woman, a one-woman show which appeared on PBS. She co-directed and produced Timbrels and Torahs, a documentary film, which had its world premiere at the Castro Theatre. She studied improv and story-telling with Nina Wise, and performed in showcase at The Marsh Theatre under the direction of David Ford and Charlie Varon,

Jeff Byers began telling stories the first time he got in trouble with his mother, but he learned to do it for fun as a member of the Storyteller Corps of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (stories in the galleries every Sunday at 1:00). He also studies and volunteers at Stagebridge and is a member of the board of directors of the Storytelling Association of Alta California.

Dana Chernack quit the gardening bussiness the summer of 2001. That winter, he got a job in a warehouse. Chernack lives in Oakland with his wife, Pat, the noted horticulturist. They have two grown children.

Michael D. Brown was co-founder, performer and primary writer for both the celebrated Moving Men Theatre Co. of Berkeley (1972-83) and New York’s most notorious street theater, The Pageant Players (1965-71). His recent plays, Rachel & Charlie and The Storyteller And The Silence were produced at Speakeasy Theater, Shotgun Players, Yugen/Noh Space, and in two staged readings at the Magic Theater. His first successful solo performance was in 1953 when he got Howie Kratznik—the toughest kid in the neighborhood—to listen, think, then laugh, and thereby escaped being beaten up.

Storyteller Tim Ereneta of Berkeley enjoys sharing traditional tales with adult audiences at Fringe Festivals, house concerts, and stages like this one. Past performing credits include the mainstage company of BATS Improv and a water molecule at Lawrence Hall of Science.

Robert Pina studied acting with Jean Shelton and Christian Phillips, and writing and solo performance with Charlie Varon. Robert was a performer in The Marsh’s New Artists Festival in 2006 and has received Theatre Bay Area’s CA$H grant award.