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The Marsh San Francisco announces a new solo show by Jill Vice, A Fatal Step. Turning the tables on film noir tropes, Vice's 60-minute dramedy tells its shadowy tale not from the typical point of view of the hardboiled detective, but from that of the femme fatale.

Continuing its commitment to transformation, possibilities, and the community, The Marsh Berkeley announces monthly Open Mic Nights with Ellen Hoffman for 2018. Furthering The Marsh's mission of supporting new voices, Bay Area pianist, composer, and music arranger Ellen Hoffman will host a two-hour set offering five-minute slots to a variety of performers. Experienced singers, instrumentalists, poets, comics, actors, as well as novices will join Hoffman in an evening that presents eclectic entertainment for the adventurous. Those interested in performing will sign up at the door, and are welcome to provide sheet music or their own accompaniment for this celebration of the artistic community in the East Bay. Open Mic Nights with Ellen Hoffman will begin at 7:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month January 16-March 20 at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For tickets ($8-$15 pre-sale, $10-$15 at the door), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 between 1-4pm, Monday through Friday.

For the New Year, The Marsh Berkeley extends Bay Area's beloved Clown Prince of Fools, Unique Derique, in his zany extravaganza Fool La La! Over the Rainbow. Featuring a sweet new bag of tricks and side-splitting physical comedy, this all-ages show will leave audiences laughing and dancing through 2018. Fool La La! Over the Rainbow will perform three additional dates, 2pm January 14-21, 2018 at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For tickets ($15-$35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 (open 1pm-4pm, Monday through Friday).

Stage Left Theatre announces the upcoming Chicago premiere of Insurrection: Holding History, written by Robert O'Hara and directed by Wardell Julius Clark.

Performance Space New York (formerly Performance Space 122) presents the East Village Series, its first semi-annual themed series, and the first program curated by the institution's new Executive Artistic Director, Jenny Schlenzka. This presentation of works from some of today's most radical performers and multidisciplinary artists resituates the institution in newly revamped spaces, designed by Deborah Berke Partners, in 122 Community Center (150 First Avenue, at East 9th Street), where Performance Space 122 was founded, and where it operated until it moved out in 2011 for the building renovation. The series contemplates the past, present, and future of the organization and its neighborhood.

The Marsh San Francisco announces award-winning performer Brian Copeland will offer free performances of his acclaimed The Waiting Period, a deeply moving and surprisingly funny work on his own struggles with depression and suicidal thought. This performance is particularly directed at those struggling with depression that would be otherwise unable to attend due to the cost of admission.

Bid now to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Norway for an expedition to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault with Martha Stewart in support of The Crop Trust.

The Marsh San Francisco announces a new solo show by Jill Vice, A Fatal Step. Turning the tables on film noir tropes, Vice's 60-minute dramedy tells its shadowy tale not from the typical point of view of the hardboiled detective, but from that of the femme fatale.

The Marsh San Francisco kicks off the New Year with an extension of 2017 United Solo Theatre Festival winner My Stroke of Luck, from January 4 through February 3, 2018.

This holiday season, The Marsh Berkeley celebrates the return of the Bay Area's beloved Clown Prince of Fools, Unique Derique, in his zany holiday and New Year extravaganza Fool La La! Over the Rainbow. Featuring a sweet new bag of tricks and side-splitting physical comedy, this all-ages show will leave audiences laughing and dancing through the holidays and beyond. Fool La La! Over the Rainbow will perform at various times (see schedule below) from December 20, 2017 to January 7, 2018 at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. For tickets ($15-$35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 (open 1pm-4pm, Monday through Friday).

In celebration of its 20th anniversary Audible Books, whose mission is 'to unleash the power of the spoken word,' has launched The Narrator Hall of Fame honoring 'the voices that transform stories.'

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the seventh annual Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new works written and directed by emerging artists, as well as post-show receptions. The Reading Series will feature new works by Selina Fillinger, Harrison David Rivers, Korde Arrington Tuttle, Calamity West and Daniel Zaitchik.

The Marsh San Francisco announces political comedian Will Durst's solo show, Durst Case Scenario has been extended due to popular demand, running at The Marsh San Francisco through March 27, plus two additional February performances at The Marsh Berkeley. Specializing in political humor for folks who don't like politics, Durst's rollicking feast of outraged and outrageous satire is a comedic exploration of how America is changing in the Trump era, with Theatrius recently noting most certainly a guilty pleasure. To laugh at suffering in the worst of times feels wrong, but to laugh together can feel so right. Durst Case Scenario, which earned Durst a 2017 Theatre Bay Area Award nomination for Outstanding Solo Production will continue his extended run at The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco now through December 19. The BroadwayWorld San Francisco award-nominated production for Best Solo Performance returns January 30-March 27, 8:00pm Tuesdays and will add two shows at The Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley February 8-10, 8:00pm Thursday and 5:00pm Saturday. For tickets ($20-$35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call The Marsh box office at 415-282-3055 (open 1pm-4pm, Monday through Friday).

The Marsh San Francisco announces a new solo show by Jill Vice, A Fatal Step. Flipping the tables on film noir tropes, Vice's 60-minute dramedy tells its shadowy tale not from the typical point of view of the hardboiled detective, but from that of the femme fatale. When Sarah's footing with her handsome podiatrist boyfriend is undermined by an archrival, she takes drastic steps to keep her man. Returning to The Marsh after her highly acclaimed run of Tipped & Tipsy, Vice's A Fatal Step was hailed as a delicious turn on noir by the Winnipeg Free Press. A Fatal Step, directed by Mark Kenward and developed with David Ford, will be presented 8:00pm Thursdays and 8:30pm Saturdays January 18-March 3, 2018 (press opening: January 25) at The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. For tickets ($20-$35 sliding scale, $55-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call The Marsh box office at 415-282-3055 (open 1pm-4pm, Monday through Friday).

Due to popular demand, the 2017 Theatre Bay Area nominee for Outstanding Solo Performance and Don Reed's acclaimed autobiographical hit, The Kipling Hotel: The 80s extends its run at The Marsh San Francisco through January 27. Called a comic genius, flat out remarkable, and wildly funny by The Mercury News, and very touching Reed inhabit s people of every race, age and gender by the San Francisco Chronicle, The Kipling Hotel invites audiences to 1980s Los Angeles, as Reed recounts the awkward adventures of the son of an Oakland pimp, awarded a partial scholarship to UCLA.