THE LIVING ROOM AND FRONT PORCH SPIRIT PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
STORIES SELDOM TOLD
A feminist retelling of some familiar and not so familiar biblical stories, written and directed by Lizann Bassham.
Performances will benefit The Living Room’s support programs for women who are homeless and their children.
Stories Seldom Told is a readers theater and music piece developed to celebrate the stories of women and men who have often been repressed or silenced by culture and literature. In this feminist retelling of some familiar and some less familiar events, the women, who have often been talked about, or barely mentioned, speak their own version of the story, tell of their own experience. Stories Seldom Told revolves around the stories of fifteen women out of the Judeo-Christian Biblical story. The stories echo through into this century for anyone who has ever been betrayed, searched for meaning, been maligned, spoken up to injustice, or simply struggled with family.
The production will feature seven popular local performers: April Krautner, fresh from her run in La Cage aux Folles; Katie Ketchum, playwright and composer known for her one woman musicals; Shoshana Geller who has been singing and acting in Sonoma County for over 15 years and long time member of The Love Choir; Evelyn McFadden, a favorite performer in the Santa Rosa musical theater scene; Krissy Campbell, recent grad of Windsor High, writer and dancer; Michal Victoria who will be playing Puck in Sonoma Rep’s upcoming summer production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Pamela Tinnin, writer, sheep rancher, and storyteller extraordinary.
Friday & Saturday, May 15 & 16
at the Community Church of Sebastopol, UCC
Sunday, May 17
Thanksgiving Lutheran Church, 1225 Fulton Rd in Santa Rosa
Wednesday, May 20
Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Ave in Santa Rosa
All performances will begin at 7:30pm
There will be no admission charged for these performances, but audience members will be invited near the end of each show to make donations to The Living Room according to their means.
