Norman and I welcome back to The Yay an old friend, Scott Munson. Scott was on Episodes 13 and 53. The son of a Hollywood B movie actor, Scott received his education at UCLA. the W.B. Yeats School in Sligo, Ireland, and Harvard University. Scott and I were long time members of Eastenders Repertory Company and our last project was the Brecht Project, taking Brecht’s work and adapting it to the events of the Trump Administration. That was in 2020 – four years later, here we are again. We’ll talk about what’s changed (if any) in four years, the future of playwrighting – specifically, do young people even want to write anymore? We’ll also talk about what Scott’s been up to recently.
Scott can be reached directly via Facebook.
We also want to thank Charles Blades Barbershop for sponsoring The Yay! Charles Blades Barbershop is located at 180 Second Street in downtown Oakland. It’s a very cool, relaxing place where you can get your cuts and they’ll even serve you a complimentary drink. Charles is also selling men’s hair products on his website https://cbbgroominingproducts.myshopify.com
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Plethos Productions (run by Karin & Jon Richey – Episode 185) has a fundraiser going on to create a new theatre space in downtown Hayward! As part of the fundraising campaign, Plethos is hosting a retreat at Camp Monologa on the weekend of July 26-28. Along with a host of teaching classes by some of the best bay area theatre artists, The Yay will be hosting a live episode taping, plus gourmet kid-camp inspired food by Mad Creationz served at the Mess Hall, a swimming hole, wine and paint night, plus and so much more!
You can find more about the fundraiser and give a donation here: https://givebutter.com/letsplethos
SHOWS:
Pipeline (African American Shakespeare Company)
March 16 – 31
Gary Moore (Episode 278) is in the show
https://www.african-americanshakes.org
People Where They Are (San Jose Stage)
Jan 31 – Feb 25
Terrance Smith (Episode 102) is in the show
https://www.thestage.org/people-where-they-are
Aren’t You.. (The Marsh)
Feb 10 – March 2
Fred Pitts (Episode 256) wrote and is acting in his popular one man show
https://themarsh.org/shows_and_events/marshstream/fred-pitts-arent-you/
A Little Night Music (South Bay Musical Theatre)
LAST NIGHT TONIGHT!
Nick Mandracchia (Episode 43) is in the show
https://southbaymt.com/shows/ticket-sales/a-little-night-music/
Legally Blonde (Foothill Musical Theatre)
March 1 – 17
Melissa Momboisse (Episode 140) is in the show
https://foothill.edu/theatre/productions/legally_blonde.html
Not Therapy – part of Mixed Metaphors show (Cutting Ball)
LAST SHOW TOMORROW
Radhika Rao (Episodes 21, 131 and 268) is doing the one woman show
Kieran Beccia (Episode 88) is also in the show
https://cuttingball.com
Boss McGreedy (Central Works)
March 2 – 31
Gary Graves (Episodes 24 & 277) has written and directed the show
https://centralworks.org/boss-mcgreedy/
Manhatta (Aurora Theatre)
Feb 9 – March 10
Linda Amayo-Hassan (Episode 83) is in the show
https://www.auroratheatre.org/index.php/shows-events/20232024-season/Manahatta
Big Data (ACT)
Feb 15 – March 10
Norman Gee is an understudy in the show
https://sfsketchfest.com/2024-lineup/
Unpacking in P’Town (New Conservatory Theatre Center)
March 1 – 31
Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 and 251) is directing the show
https://nctcsf.org
As You Like It (SF Shakes)
Feb – May in various areas
Jen Coogan (Episode 239) is part of the musical creative team for this show
https://sfshakes.org/tour/
Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay)
Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
