Bridgette Dutta Portman (Episodes 75 & 236), now a faculty member of UC Berkeley and a member of the Pear’s Board join The Yay once again as a guest host, and we welcome Brian Freeman, a veteran actor who has decades of experience as an actor in the bay area. Brian and I was part of the development of the Baldwin Project and he goes back to the days of Thick Description, a theatre group that resided where Playground SF now resides. We talk about Brian’s past, the state of bay area theatre in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, and what he’s been doing now. Bridgette’s play, Coffee Lady, has been published by Brooklyn Publishers! Jameelah Lane has her own business selling healthy drinks - MelanA☥D is a black owned business that specializes in alkaline elixirs used to heal the mind and body. It's currently being sold at the Mandela Shopping Mart and you can find more info on MelanA☥D on this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/melanaid Norman and I have been working diligently on the Baldwin Project, where our eventual play will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of one black’s great poet laureates, James Baldwin. Check out new readings and updates here: https://www.baldwincentennialproject.com We also want to thank Charles Blades Barbershop for sponsoring The Yay! Charles Blades Barbershop is located at 180 Second Street in downtown Oakland. It’s a very cool, relaxing place where you can get your cuts and they’ll even serve you a complimentary drink. Charles is also selling men’s hair products on his website https://cbbgroominingproducts.myshopify.com Hair Gels, Pomades, Shampoos and Conditioners. Hop online, give the products a try and support minority businesses like my man Charles Blades. Book an appointment online here: https://www.cbb.hair SHOWS: Inventory: James Baldwin Abroad (Oakland Public Theatre) August 23-Sept 1 Norman Gee is directing; Reg Clay, Jake Fong (Episodes 228 & 289) are in the show https://tickets.playground-sf.org/TheatreManager/1/online?event=378 The Imaginary Invalid (Actor’s Ensemble of Berkeley) August 24 – Sept 8 Bruce Kaplan (Episode 294) is in the show https://www.aeofberkeley.org As You Like It (Cal Shakes) Sept 12 – Sept 29 Elizabeth Carter (Episode 159) is directing the show https://calshakes.org/calshakes50_pr/ Spoiled – Part of Reading Series Extravaganza (Magic Theatre) October 14 – one day only Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show https://www.classy.org/event/reading-series-extravaganza/e590229 Legally Blonde (Ray of Light Theatre) Sept 7 – 29 CJ Strickland (Episode 216) is in the show https://www.rayoflighttheatre.com/legally-blonde Barry Graves (Episode 104) has a new podcast out! The Black Man’s Heart On Spotify and all your podcast apps Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) has a new podcast called A Side / B Side, a podcast that features spirited conversations about superheroes, fantasy and all other cool and nerdy stuff. Central Works Script Club is a podcast where you download and read a play script and then listen to an audio interview with the playwright. Delivered semi-annually. You can find the Central Works Script Club on any podcast app. Our good friend Aaron Henne is the artistic director of Theatre Dybbuk in LA and they have their podcast – The Dybbokast. Through a combination of performed readings and interviews with artists and scholars, The Dybbukast brings these creations and their historical contexts to life, all while revealing their relationships to issues still present today Deborah Cortez (Episode 98 & 238) has a podcast called Let’s Talk About Grief – check it out on all podcast apps. Also, Bindlestiff Studios has a podcast called the Fobcast, exploring Filipino American immigrant stories. Check out The Fobcast in any podcast app. Reg Clay (@Reg_Clay) Norman Gee (@WhosYrHoosier)
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