Zoe Chien is our next guest on The Yay. I had the pleasure of working with Zoe, working on Cat Brooks’ Tasha, the one woman show about the tragic death of Natasha McKenna – it played at Z Below in 2023. Zoe is the Associate Director of 3 Girls Theatre, a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is a Playground Producing Fellow. Today, we talk about Zoe’s upbringing, her delving into both acting and the managerial side of theatre and what her plans are for the future.
Zoe is on Instagram at @thezoechien and you can learn more about Zoe on her website:
www.zoechien.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
Aren’t You.. (The Marsh)
Extended to March 9
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/
Legally Blonde (Foothill Musical Theatre)
March 1 – 17
Melissa Momboisse (Episode 140) is in the show
https://foothill.edu/theatre/productions/legally_blonde.html
Boss McGreedy (Central Works)
March 2 – 31
Gary Graves (Episodes 24 & 277) has written and directed the show
https://centralworks.org/boss-mcgreedy/
The Divine Sarah (Ross Valley Players)
March 15 – April 7
Anna Joham (Episode 87) is in the show
http://www.rossvalleyplayers.com/the-divine-sarah/
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/
Measure for Measure (ACT – The Strand)
Mar 15 – 17, March 19-30 (School & Community Tour)
Evan Held (Episode 226) is in the show
https://www.act-sf.org/community/for-students/a-c-t-out-tour/measure-for-measure/
Staged Reading of There’s Something Wrong In There (3 Girls Theatre)
April 21st
Andrea Gordon (Episode 255) is directing the staged reading
https://www.3girlstheatre.org
Staged Reading of The Marriage Bind (Berkeley City Club)
March 4
Jamie Greenblatt (Episode 173) wrote the piece
https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/9700976913
Staged Reading of Kudzu 2012: A Gentrification Tale (The BAM House)
March 1-3
Cat Brooks (Episode 283) wrote the piece
https://www.aeofberkeley.org
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)
