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The Marsh Needs a House Manager

The Marsh — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:07:33 GMT

The Marsh is looking for a House Manager! This is a part time position. Must be able to work evenings and weekends when performances take place. The Marsh is a non-profit theatre located in the Mission district that supports new and upcoming performers and performances. Our focus tends to be on solo performance. For more information about The Marsh, go to www.themarsh.org. Duties: Preparing and opening house; supervising and maintaining cleanliness of bathroom facilities; ensuring comfort and safety of patrons before, during and after performance; managing door list; ticket taking; handling of money; completing nightly reports; responsibility for volunteers; making pre-show welcome announcements; cleaning house and restocking at the end of the night. This position requires dependability, an outgoing and friendly personality with a desire to be helpful to the audience while effectively following procedures. Ability to work with grace under pressure, make quick decisions and handle emergencies. And of course, you must love theater! Time commitment: Typically ninety minutes prior to show time until all audience members have departed. Normal shift runs about 3.5 – 4 hours. We are looking for someone that can be available 2-3 nights a week. However, someone that understands the ups and downs of theater and knows there may be weeks with only 1 shift. We are also very flexible. Previous experience with House Managing a plus, but we are willing to train the right person(s)! Position available beginning mid-April for training and May for start. This position pays $40/show. That is roughly $10/hr. Please send letter of interest and resume to: Patti Meyer - patti@themarsh.org Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you soon! Patti Meyer Technical Director The Marsh 1062 Valencia St. San Francisco, 94110 415-641-0235 patti@themarsh.org

Ann Randolph in "Squeezebox"!

The Marsh — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:44 GMT

One night only! The show plays Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 7:30 pm at The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street @ 22nd Street in San Francisco. Tickets are $12. To buy tickets call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.themarsh.org For more information, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-826-5750 "When I first saw [Squeeze Box], I was deeply moved. Ann Randolph's amazing work, both as a writer and fellow performer, touched my heart and my mind so profoundly that I felt it belonged on the New York stage." — Anne Bancroft "She goes in and out of these characters. She's a bit of a genius. I've been around, and I haven't seen so much talent in one person since I married Anne Bancroft. I've got to say that these are two great Anns, and I am glad that they hooked up together." — Mel Brooks With pathos and humor, Randolph skillfully weaves together stories about working in a women's homeless shelter and the pursuit of true love. Her painfully funny portraits of the shelter's residents, and hilarious account of her hiking trip with Harold, the accordionist of her dreams, are beautifully drawn in this poignant tale about finding dignity and grace in unusual places. Randolph, who has been compared to the late Gilda Radner, uses her elastic face, acrobatic voice, and attuned body language to play male and female, young and old characters. With just a chair, banjo, guitar and lights, she brings to immediate, pulsing life her tragicomic journey of discovery and self-acceptance with remarkable freshness and vibrancy. Randolph began working with the chronic mentally ill while attending college, where she received room and board from a state mental hospital in exchange for writing original comedies with schizophrenics. She wrote Squeeze Box while working the graveyard shift at a homeless shelter for mentally ill women where she's worked for the past ten years. She recently performed excerpts of Squeeze Box on NPR’s new program “Public Radio Weekend” and on PBS. Brooksfilms (Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft) have optioned the show for a feature film. In addition, Lifetime Television has bought the rights to the show and Randolph is currently writing the screenplay which will be called, "Gimme Shelter." Squeeze Box has just finished a smashingly successful Off-Broadway run and is now touring North America

Savage Arts

The Marsh — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:40:06 GMT

Savage Arts opens this Friday (the 18th) at The Marsh theater! 8:00 pm! "Savage Arts", written and performed by Sharon Eberhardt, is based on the true story of an Indian witchcraft trial that took place in 1930 in New York State. A volatile mix of sexual longing, opposing cultures, art and prejudice, "Savage Arts" builds to its explosive denouement with a quiet yet devastating subtlety. To purchase tickets please call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or click here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25134 Don't miss it!

SLOUCHING TOWARDS DISNEYLAND

The Marsh — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:11:30 GMT

The Marsh Presents SLOUCHING TOWARDS DISNEYLAND, featuring Merle (Ian Shoales) Kessler & Joshua Raoul Brody and directed by Bill Allard. The show plays Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm at The Marsh, 1062 Valencia Street @ 22nd Street in San Francisco. There is no show on November, 22 Thanksgiving Day. Tickets are $15-35 sliding scale. To buy tickets call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.themarsh.org For more information, visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-826-5750 Ian Shoales and Joshua Raoul Brody return to The Marsh with their latest work, “SLOUCHING TOWARDS DISNEYLAND,” a wild ride in words and music through world history from Genesis to George W. A humor-saturated history of the world from Bang to Whimper. In a little more than an hour, the audience will have a jaw-dropping experience of odd facts, rapid fire observations, and song. Watch closely. Laugh hard. Shoales, Brody and director Bill Allard last appeared at The Marsh with the sold-out and critically acclaimed run of “Broke” in 2005. They are all former members of Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater.