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"Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?" at The Marsh
Dates: 9/23/2022 - 10/21/2022
📍 Theatre: The Marsh
The Marsh Berkeley
1062 Valencia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: (415) 282-3055
Tickets: $20-$35 sliding scale; $50 and $100 reserved
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Writer/performer Irma Herrera returns to the stage of The Marsh Berkeley this fall with her solo work, "Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?" Weaving history and comedic insights into stories about names, this hit solo show sheds light and throws shade on societal prejudices and assumptions. When giving her name its correct Spanish pronunciation, she often gets the where are you from? question. The assumption: that she is a foreigner. Irmas family has been in South Texas for generations, and the award-winning social justice activist, lawyer, and journalist thinks of herself as American as apple pie. Irmas observations from the front-lines, notes from American history, and laugh out-loud humor invite audience members to consider what it will take for everyone to get along. Whats in a name? asks Herrera, a minefield of misplaced notions. Each show will be followed with a post-performance talkback.
News About "Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?" at The Marsh
Interview: Irma Herrera of WHY WOULD I MISPRONOUNCE MY OWN NAME? at The Marsh Berkeley Uses Humor to Explore Issues of Othering and Belonging
September 21, 2022 BroadwayWorld talks to writer-performer Irma Herrera about 'Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?' which she has newly revised for a return engagement at The Marsh Berkeley running September 23 to October 21. Herrera uses humor to explore issues of othering and belonging, and ask what kind of society we want to be.
The Marsh Berkeley to Present Irma Herrera's WHY WOULD I MISPRONOUNCE MY OWN NAME? This Fall
August 25, 2022 Writer/performer Irma Herrera will return to the stage of The Marsh Berkeley this fall with her solo work, Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name? Weaving history and comedic insights into stories about names, this hit solo show sheds light and throws shade on societal prejudices and assumptions.
The Marsh Presents Performances on Current Social Justice Issues and More on MARSHSTREAM
June 05, 2020 As the Bay Area's shelter-in-place continues, The Marsh is offering a variety of programming at 7:30pm nightly on MarshStream, its popular broadcast platform.About the Theatre
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