Norman and I host two very talented ladies: Jessica Mele, who has a one-woman show called Eat the Mama, at Z Space this weekend only – Sept 14-17, and her director, May Liang, who is also a resident artist at Crowded Fire. We talk about the show, what motivated Jessica to write it, the careers of both ladies and where they see themselves in the future.
You can learn more about Eat The Mama via this press release here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vyYbkbSsKU79ChVuhC0VMXABvFxiYb-0NWVz_1R2Ou0/edit
You can learn more about Jessica Mele through her website here:
https://jessicamelecreative.com
Jessica is on Instagram: @meles78 and Twitter/X: @jessicamele
Mae Liang is on Instagram: @aybaymay
SHOWS:
Cruel Intentions (Ray of Light Theatre)
Sept 8 – Oct 1
Marah Sotelo (Episode 124) is in the show
https://www.rayoflighttheatre.com
Bald Sisters (San Jose Stage)
Sept 13 – Oct 8
Jeffrey Lo (Episode 153) is directing the show
https://www.thestage.org/season-2324/bald-sisters
Aren’t You.. (The Marsh)
Sept 23 – Oct 21
Fred Pitts (Episode 256) is the writer and actor in his one man show
https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/
Wolf Play (Shotgun Players)
Sept 2 – Oct 1
Elizabeth Carter (Episode 159) is directing the show
Dr. Stephanie Johnson (Episode 177) is the lighting designer for the show
Maya Herbsman (Episode 145) is the intimacy choreographer for the show
https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp
Before the Sword (New Conservatory Theatre Center)
Sept 15 – Oct 15
Kim Donovan (Episodes 80, 223) and Radhika Rao (Episodes 21, 131) are in the show
https://nctcsf.org/event/before-the-sword/
Cymbeline (San Francisco Shakespeare Festival)
Sept 16 – 24 in Orinda
Eiko Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show
https://sfshakes.org/cymbeline/
Disenchanted (San Jose Playhouse)
Oct 12 – Nov 5
Eiko Yamamoto will be in this show
https://sanjoseplayhouse.org/disenchanted/
Sleeping Beauty (Presidio Theatre)
Dec 1 – 30
Eiko Yamamoto and Sharon Shao (Episode 176)will be in this show
Nollywood Dreams (SF Playhouse)
Sept 28 – Nov 4
Angel Adedokun (Episode 147) and Tanika Baptiste (Episode 253) are in the show
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2023-2024-season/nollywood-dreams/
Anna Christie (Eugene O’Neill Foundation)
August 2 – Sept 24
Adrian Deane (Episode 82) is in the show
https://eugeneoneill.org/event/eugene-oneills-anna-christie/
Barry Graves (Episode 104) has a new podcast out!
The Black Man’s Heart
On Spotify and all your podcast apps
Our wonderful consulting producer Mallory Somera (Episode 151) produces two podcasts for KCBS radio: As Prescribed, a weekly conversation with leading medical experts at UCSF Medical Center; and It’s Generational, a deep dive on how each generation looks at things differently. Each episode features subject matters from perspectives of the Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z. Check out As Prescribed and It’s Generational on all podcast apps.
Central Works Script Club is a podcast where you download and read a play script and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright. Delivered semi-annually. You can find the Central Works Script Club on any podcast app.
Our good friend Aaron Henne is the artistic director of Theatre Dybbuk in LA and they have their podcast – The Dybbokast. Through a combination of performed readings and interviews with artists and scholars, The Dybbukast brings these creations and their historical contexts to life, all while revealing their relationships to issues still present today
Also, Bindlestiff Studios has a podcast called the Fobcast, exploring Filipino American immigrant stories. Check out The Fobcast in any podcast app.
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
