Arts and Culture
“America Untold¨ Performance Comes to the Marsh Theater, Dec. 12
“America Untold¨ Performance comes to the Marsh Theater A performance of ¨America Untold in Times Unseen – Stories that Let the Light Come In¨ will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., the Marsh Theater, 2120 Alston Way in Berkeley.
¨America Untold¨ features a series of vignettes produced and performed by Stagebridge Storytellers as part of ¨Times Unseen,” the Marsh’s ongoing project to chronicle the current political turmoil and its effects on individual lives.
This one-night production showcases the Fall 10-week storytelling class directed by Jeanne Haynes for Stagebridge, Oakland, a senior theater company.
Void of rants or insults, and with barely a mention of the administration, tellers will present their personal stories impacted by current political issues.
Honing their tales into powerful succinct bite-size pieces, with music by classical guitarist Karen Sellenger, Stagebridge tellers and their topics are:
- Susan Shampanier – Economy; Harry Santi – Endangered Species; Laurie Baumgarten – Global Warming; Stuart Korn – Gun Control; Judy Kennedy – Housing; Samir Saad – Immigration;
- Sarah Strong – LBGT Rights; Beverly Miles – Racism; Ellen Kaufman – Reproductive Rights; Theresa Nervis – Voter Integrity; Scott Ullman -World War III?
- Tickets are $10 – $25 sliding scale, $55 and $100 reserved seating.
For tickets and more information go to:
https://themarsh.org/times_
