Tell it on Tuesday celebrates the expression of individual storytelling and solo performance. Coming together as a community to share works crafted by theater artists and storytellers, we provide an East Bay home to the solo performer.
The last Tuesday of almost every month!
Tickets Sliding Scale $8-15 at the Door
Producers:
Bridget Frederick, Rebecca Fisher
Advisory Committee:
Charlie Varon, David Ford, Jeff Raz, Bruce Pachtman
TELL IT ON TUESDAY ARCHIVES - 2011
TELL IT ON TUESDAY ARCHIVES - 2011
April 24, 2012
STORIES
- Jeff Byers, "Escalator"
- Ady Abbot, "What Ever Happened to Sara Jane?"
- Elaine Magree, "Pilgrimage or Why I'm not an Indian"
- Malcolm Grissom, "Can't Ain't Nothing But A Four-letter Word"
MUSIC: Freddy and the Freeloaders
(Way Better then Your Average Jazz Band)
A B O U T T H E P E R F O R M E R S
Jeff Byers tells stories and teaches storytelling at the Asian Art Museum and in classrooms from first grade to UC Berkeley. He has appeared in various performance venues, including the San Francisco Theater Festival, The Magic Theatre, the Chicago Calling Arts Festival, Ashby Stage, and (very happily) Tell It On Tuesday. He is a board member of the Storytelling Association of California.
Ady Abbot has been performing in some capacity for most of her life. She began writing this piece in February of 2011 while taking a class on solo performance with David Ford at the San Francisco Marsh. She has performed excerpts at Monday Night Marsh, and last month at the Los Angeles Women's Theater Festival. This September, she is thrilled to be presenting an hour of "What Ever Happened to Sara Jane?" at the San Francisco Fringe Festival.
Elaine Magree, a Californian native: sometimes a wave, sometimes a photon- because you can’t be in
two places at once, or can you? Pilgrimage was developed with David Ford and is being directed by
Rebecca Fisher.
Malcolm Grissom is a Bay Area Comedian who has perfomed theater and comedy for 20 years. Please visit www.malcolmgrissom.com.
Freddy and the Freeloaders has been playing around the bay area for three years and the majority of the gigs we've played have been in Marin County, Richmond, and the City.
March 27, 2012
STORIES
- Jeremy Greco, “With Held”
- Neshama Franklin, “Packrat Meets Packrat”
- David Kleinberg, "The Little Shop of Horrors" from "The Voice"
- Annette Roman, "Hitler's L'il Abomination" excerpt
MUSIC: Boundless Gratitude, guitar and vocals
A B O U T T H E P E R F O R M E R S
Jeremy Julian Greco wrote Elvis in Space I and Elvis in Space II, which both premiered at The San Francisco Fringe Festival. He has performed excerpts of With Held at Ever Gold Gallery in San Francisco (featuring John Held Jr’s mail art), Words First at CounterPulse, Monday Night at Marsh in SF and at The Marin Fringe Festival, where Greco won a Critics’ Circle Best Actor Award.
Neshama Franklin loves stories (almost) more than life itself and thanks the creator for giving her so much material. She started telling 20+ years ago in the library where she still works and is equally at home in personal tales, folk tales, and epics. In her not so spare time she dances, hikes, hangs out with her beloved teenage grandchildren, and has a biweekly radio show on KWMR where she reviews books, tells stories, and reads classics aloud.
David Kleinberg was a writer and editor at the San Francisco Chronicle for 34 years, including his last 14 years as editor of the Sunday Datebook. David is also a comedian who has appeared with Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Sinbad and Richard Lewis.
Annette Roman has performed her solo show "Hitler's Li'l Abomination" at the Boulder, San Francisco, and Fresno Fringe Festivals. In July and August of 2012, she will be performing at the Winnipeg and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. In high school, Annette played the role of the Narrator in Franz Kafka's play Josephine the Mouse Singer while wearing mouse ears and a tail. This might explain a lot. annetteroman.wordpress.com/
Whether Boundless Gratitude and his guitar are crooning a mellow ballad, rocking an up-tempo foot-tapper, or laying down a spiritual or political folk song, they still just sing the truths of life in healing, empowering and entertaining ways that listeners describe as “warm” and “calming.” For Boundless music is religion, vocation, and therapy, because of its heavenly harmonies, earthy rhythms and divinely earthy metaphors.
February 28, 2012
STORIES
- Tim Ereneta, "Of Miracles, and Treachery"
- Michael O'Brien, "TED"
- Genevieve Jessee, "Girl in, but not of, the 'Hood"
- Patricia Savitsky, "The Secret of the Rose Star Revealed"
MUSIC: Laura Wiley Trio: Laura Wiley on flute/vocals, John Dennis on guitar and Bruce Barrett on bass.
A B O U T T H E P E R F O R M E R S
With years of training in playwriting and theatrical improvisation, storyteller Tim Ereneta of Berkeley was as surprised as anyone to discover that his greatest inspiration came from sharing forgotten fairy tales with adult audiences, which he has done at museums, Fringe Festivals, and stages like this one.
Michael O'Brien is a San Fransisco-based writer, performer, and improviser, original original member of The National Theatre of the Deranged, and co-creator of “Tips on Travel with Karl & Carl” heard frequently on NPR.
Genevieve Jessee received a B.A. degree in Theatre Arts from Dillard University of New Orleans, and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from Boston University. Her work has been presented at the Source Festival, Boston Playwright's Theater, and The Bay Area Playwright's Festival. She is a company member of PlayGround, the Bay Area’s leading playwright incubator. Most recently, her one-woman show Girl in, but not of, the ‘Hood, which she penned and performed, garnered Best of 2011 San Francisco Fringe Festival, and “Sold Out” awards.
Patricia Savitsky has been working for the last four years with David Ford and has worked with Ann Randolf and Joya Cory as well, to tell her personal story; her coming of age story, about growing up in Hollywood in a show-business family.
Laura Wiley Trio performs instrumentals and vocals out of the Great American Songbook. We are usually joined by a drummer, and play the third Friday of every month at Cioccolata di Vino on Shattuck Avenue.
January 24, 2012
STORIES
- Nina G, "Learning To Stutter"
- Kenny Yun, “The Dream” excerpt
- Michael Meehan, "Hey Monster, Hands off my City"
- Joya Cory, “The Dalai Lama Doesn’t Need a Facelift”
MUSIC: Harry Richard Hall (guitar and vocals) Blends Blues, Jazz and R&B with Audience Participation
A B O U T T H E P E R F O R M E R S
Harry Richard Hall is a guitarist, singer, and emerging playwright/actor from the Bay Area. He blends a variety of Blues, Jazz, and R & B with an emphasis on audience participation. For 7 years he hosted Evening Jazz on KCSM Jazz 91.1 FM. He now serves as a fill DJ when called upon.
Nina G is the world’s only female stuttering stand up comedian (or at least until she finds another). She is also a storyteller and educator who has presented to countless audiences. She brings her humor to help people confront and understand social justice issues such as disability, diversity and equity.
Kenny Yun is developing his second full-length solo show The Dream in collaboration with Charlie Varon.
Michael Meehan is a SF comedian who has appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. A semi Finalist with his two brothers, as the Meehan Brothers on Last Comic Standing, Michael Meehan brings a good surreal zany brand of humor to whatever location he may be spotted at.
Joya Cory, improviser, actor, director, teacher, has been performing since 1971. She founded the Improvisation troupes, Motion: The Womens’ Performance Collective & Lucky Dog Theatre. Her work has been recognized with grants from the California Arts Council, in addition to other grants and awards, most recently winning Best of SF Fringe 2010 for her solo work. She teaches Full Spectrum Improvisation and Solo Performance. www.joyacory.com
