Stories
- Lauren Crux, My Lunch with Sophia Loren
- Kirk Waller, Separate and Unequal
- Safiya Martinez, So You Can Hear Me (Excerpt)
- Rana Weber, I’m Sorry, WHAT?
Music
Vanessa Lowe, singer/songwriter/guitarist
About the Performers
After receiving her MFA a bit late-ish in life fifteen years ago, Lauren Crux, who was a writer and photographer, began her performance career. Before that she was a perfectly nice person. She was born in Canada but makes home in Santa Cruz, CA. More Info: laurencruxartist.com.
Kirk Waller brings musicality, mime and emotion to his broad range or stories for young and old alike. His performance venues range from local libraries to the National Storytelling Festival and events across the country. He is currently the Director of Storytelling at Stagebridge Senior Theater and Chair of the Storytelling Association of California.
Safiya Martinez is a playwright, performer, poet and educator. She is currently shopping her one-woman show entitled So You Can Hear Me, based on her experience being a first-year teacher in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She has performed her self-produced works in New York City and the Bay Area.
Rana Weber is a Bay Area actor, singer/songwriter, director, coach and teaching artist. Recent acting credits include Ruth in Pirates of Penzance (Jon Tracy) and Evelyn in Alaska Leavin’ (SF Fringe). This is Rana’s first attempt at writing a solo show. Eek.
Vanessa Lowe’s performances feature distinctive rhythmic finger-picking and imagistic lyrics. KFOG DJ Rosalie Howarth says, “She knows how to tell a compelling story in under 3 minutes!” www.vanessalowe.com