Solo Performers Tackle Post-Trump America in TIMES UNSEEN Festival

This October, The Marsh San Francisco will present Times Unseen, a riveting solo performance festival reacting to America's changing political landscape, just in time for the midterm elections. Spearheaded by solo director maestro David Ford, this festival is the culmination of a long-term performance initiative at The Marsh San Francisco and Berkeley. The festival lineup includes veteran solo performance stars like Brian Copeland, recent Marsh favorites like Eliza Gibson (BRAVO 25: Your A.I. Therapist Will See You Now) and Irma Herrera (Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?), and a Marsh Youth Theater performer, among many talented performers. The Times Unseen festival will perform October 19-21 at The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. Tickets ($10-$25 per performance, $35-$55 reserved seating, $29 festival pass, $100 reserved festival pass) and information available at www.themarsh.org or at The Marsh box office at 415-282-3055 (open 1-4pm, Monday through Friday).

Under David Ford's direction, performers will gather to present first-person narratives exploring the current historical moment through their personal lens. Leading up to the festival, the artists honed their journalistic theater craft through developmental workshops and interviewing fellow Americans from varied backgrounds as inspiration for their shows.

The Festival lineup is as follows, taking place in both theater spaces at The Marsh San Francisco:

INAUGURATION VACATION (An excerpt)

Written and Performed by Annette Roman

10/19 @ 7:30pm • 10/20 @ 4pm

Marsh Youth Theater Conservatory performance

10/19 @ 7:30pm

THE REUNION

Written and performed by Joan Chaplick

10/19 @ 9pm • 10/20 @ 7pm

THE METAPHYSICS OF DEMOCRACY

Written and performed by Robin Fletcher

10/19 @ 9pm • 10/20 @ 7pm

ON THE BRINK

Written and performed by Linda Joy

10/20 @ 5:30pm • 10/21 @ 3pm

HOW TO LOVE A REPUBLICAN

Written and performed by Eliza Gibson

10/20 @ 8:30pm • 10/21 @ 4:30pm

THE HAPPIEST WHITE LADY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD

Written and performed by Pearl Louise

10/20 @ 8:30pm • 10/21 @ 4:30pm

TENNESSEE TIMES

Written and performed by Rebecca Fisher

10/19 @ 7:30pm • 10/20 @ 4pm

AT THE DOOR

Written and performed by Robert Geshilder

10/19 @ 7:30pm • 10/20 @ 4pm

I WANT TO SELL DEMOCRACY

Written and performed by Irma Herrera

10/19 @ 9pm • 10/20 @ 7pm

THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE AIR

Written and performed by Brian Copeland
10/19 @ 9pm • 10/20 @ 7pm

UNFRIENDING TEXAS

Written and performed by Harriet Patterson

10/20 @ 5:30pm • 10/21 @ 6pm

VOICES FROM THE PROJECTS

Written and performed by Ben Tucker

10/20 @ 5:30pm • 10/21 @ 6pm

BORN AGAIN IN BERKELEY

Written and performed by Theresa Donahoe

10/20 @ 8:30pm • 10/21 4:30pm

FITS & STARTS

Written and performed by Wayne Harris

Plus readings of Langston Hughes's poems "Some White Boys" and "America"

Music performed by Randy Craig (piano), John McArdle (Bass), Robbie MacGregor (Guitar)

10/20 @ 8:30pm • 10/21 4:30pm

The Marsh is known as "a breeding ground for new performance." It was launched in 1989 by Founder and Artistic Director Stephanie Weisman, and now annually hosts more than 600 performances of 175 shows across the company's two venues in San Francisco and Berkeley.