Tirumari Jothi is an actor and playwright who’s play, The Future That Liberals Want or; Résumé-Building in the Apocalypse, just finished up at the Eclectic Box SF. Jake and I talk to him about his background, what future projects he’s working on and his views of bay area theatre.
You can see Tirumari perform every Saturday at 8pm at Critical Hit! Live Stand Up Comedy, located at It’s Your Move Games – 4920 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland. Check out a link to buy a ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/critical-hit-live-stand-up-comedy-tickets-160863008589
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
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.
Book an appointment online here: https://www.charlesblades.com
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:
Oriental or 1001 Ways to Tie Yourself in Knots (Golden Thread)
June 7 & 8 reading
Elizabeth Carter (Episode 159) is directing the reading
Torange Yeghiazarian (Episodes 167 & 286) is the dramaturg
https://goldenthread.org
Sweet Charity (San Jose Stage)
June 4 – 29
Terrance Smith (Episode 102) and Nick Mandracchia (Episode 43) is in the show
https://www.thestage.org/sweet-charity
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Marin Shakespeare Company)
June 13 – July 13
Adrian Deane (Episodes 82 & 266) is in the show
https://www.marinshakespeare.org/midsummer/
The Book of Will (Ross Valley Players)
May 9 – June 8
Fred Pitts (Episode 256) and Marty Pistone (Episode 261) are in the show
https://www.rossvalleyplayers.com/the-book-of-will/
Yellow Face (Shotgun Players)
May 10 – June 8
Alan Coyne (Episodes 29, 233) and Joey Alvarado (Episode 312) is in the show
https://shotgunplayers.org/show/YELLOW-FACE/
Pacific Overtures (Kunoichi Productions at Brava Theatre)
May 30 – June 15
Eiko Moon Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225 is in the show)
https://www.kunoichiproductions.org/pacific-overtures
Lifeline (being performed at the Castillos Winery)
June 27
Miranda Liu (Episode 300) wrote and is acting in the show
https://castilloswinery.com/index.html
Seeds of Time Festival (Marin Shakes)
July 15 – August 3
Ae’Jay Antonis Marquis (Episode 165) is the festival curator
Torange Yeghiazarian has written “Leili and Magnun” to be performed July 26 & 27
Julius Rea (Episodes 227 & 319) has written “Othello.exe” to be performed Aug 2 & 3
https://www.marinshakespeare.org/seeds/
The Day The Sky Turned Orange (SF BATCO)
Sept 5 – Oct 5
Julius Rea is a part of the writing team
https://www.sfbatco.org/orange?_gl=1*hw20cb*_gcl_au*MTM3MjExODcyMi4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga*MTQ1MDQyNzIxNS4xNzQ2ODkxNzQ0*_ga_J4D8M8TLG0*czE3NDY4OTE3NDQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NDY4OTE3NDQkajYwJGwwJGgw
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