Aaron Seymour is our next guest for The Yay. He is an actor who has worked at the Eclectic Box Theatre and last worked with Jake Fong doing A Soldier’s Story. Jake and I talk about Aaron’s upbringing, his thoughts on bay area theatre and where he sees himself in the future.
Aaron can be contacted directly via Facebook Messenger.
Jameelah Rose has her own business selling healthy drinks - MelanA☥D is a black owned business that specializes in alkaline elixirs used to heal the mind and body. It's currently being sold at the Mandela Shopping Mart and you can find more info on MelanA☥D on this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/melanaid
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Erin Merritt (Episode 191) is a gifted actress and director – creator of Women’s Will, the all-female Shakespeare group that ran from 1998-2009, who is suffering from ALS. She has been a blessing to the bay area theatre community and this is an opportunity to be a blessing for her. Her GoFundMe page link is below – please consider giving to help with her medical needs. Even a little bit counts.
Erin Merritt’s Go Fund Me site: https://gofund.me/e85e9f04
SHOWS:
Exotic Deadly (SF Playhouse)
Jan 30 – March 8
Nicole Tung (Episode 314) is in the show
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2024-2025-season/exotic-deadly-or-the-msg-play/
In Love and Warcraft (CityLights Theatre)
Jan 16 – Feb 9
Miranda Liu (Episode 300) is in the show
Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155, 251 & 293) is directing the show
https://cltc.org/event/warcraft/
Daisy (Hillbarn Theatre)
Jan 23 – Feb 9
Terrance Smith (Episode 102) is in the show
https://www.hillbarntheatre.org/daisy/
Froggy (Center Rep)
Feb 9 – March 2
Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) is in the show
Jed Parsario (Episodes 63 & 186) is in the show
https://www.centerrep.org
Cuckoo Edible Magic (SF BATCO)
Feb 13 – March 8
Julie Kuwabara (Episode 184) is in the show
https://www.sfbatco.org
Fat Ham (San Francisco Playhouse)
March 20 – April 19
Margo Hall (Episode 166) is directing the show
Khary Moye (Episode 45) is an understudy for the show
https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2024-2025-season/fat-ham/
Government Housing (Lower Bottom Playaz)
April 4 – 29
Cat Brooks (Episode 283) is in the show
Jeunee Simon (Episode 297) is in the show
Dr. Ayodele Nzinga (Episode 257) wrote and directed the show
https://www.lowerbottomplayaz.com
Barry Graves (Episode 104) has a new podcast out!
The Black Man’s Heart
On Spotify and all your podcast apps
ShawnJ West (Episode 146), along with Elizabeth Jones and Phaedra Tillery-Boughton is a part of a new and exciting theatre podcast called Creatively Shaded. Check them out on any podcast app.
Will Hammond (Episode 9) has a new podcast called Will Wonders Why – a podcast where he explores his adventures in music, food and seeking out the answers to random thoughts – you can find it exclusively on Spotify.
Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) has a new podcast called A Side / B Side, a podcast that features spirited conversations about superheroes, fantasy and all other cool and nerdy stuff.
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.
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