Wanda's Picks Radio Show, Wednesday, May 1, 2019

1. Aminah Elsters, Family Unity Project Program Coordinator for LSPC, and joins us to talk about "Ain't I a Mother Too?"  May 10, 2019, 6-8 p.m. at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Oakland. Register at this free event at eventbrite.

2. Lindsey Krumbein, founder, executive director, Gritty City Rep Youth Theatre re: The Taming of the Shrew, May 16-25 at the Flight Deck, 1540 Broadway, Oakland. She is joined by Nijzah Waterman, a junior at Envision Academy - a charter school in Downtown Oakland.  This is her 4th show with GCRep - she has been performing with us for 2 years. She plays Lucentia in this production of Taming.

Synopsis

Welcome to Manhattan. It's 2019 in the city that never sleeps. Baptista Minola is trying to marry off both his beautiful Nigerian-American daughters to wealthy suitors, and he doesn't care if they're men or women, as long as they're rich! Gritty City Rep ushers in spring with another rambunctious physical comedy by William Shakespeare.

The Taming of the Shrew brings the Bard's timeless battle of the sexes into the present, exploring issues of power and gender dynamics, and the ways in which words and wit might serve as women's most powerful weapons.

3. Jason Mendez (Playwright) is a content creator, making his debut as a writer with The Exit. Jason knows the power of voice, striving to challenge and complicate social narratives by making space for un- and -underrepresented experiences. His written works range from commissioned readings for the San Francisco Olympians Festival to the graphic novels and has previously worked with Netflix on the set of 13 Reasons Why. Jason holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Playwriting from San Francisco State University.

Supremacy by Jason Mendez directed by Amanda Ortmayer, EXIT Theatre, 156 Eddy St, SF, May 3 - May 18, 2018

Connor, an adopted black youth, has lived his entire young life flying under the radar, adhering to the rules of “the talk.” When an officer involved shooting thrusts him into the crux of his city’s mounting racial & political animus, between opposing movements for power, he is set on a journey of mythic proportions to learn the truth of his heritage. A revelation that holds the key to the greatest superpower against man’s inhumanity to man.

4. Lisa Geduldig joins us to talk about the Thursday, May 9th installation of Comedy at Ashkenaz-- a Mother’s Day Comedy Show featuring a line up of Bay Area comedians who are moms (including a mom to a newborn): Diane Amos, Karinda Dobbins, Emily van Dyke, and Brandi Brandes, with de facto Jewish mother, Lisa Geduldig, as the MC.

Lisa Geduldig is a local comedian and comedy producer who’s the creator, producer, and MC of a variety of comedy shows including Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™ - Jewish comedy on Christmas in a Chinese Restaurant (which celebrates its 27th year in 2019) and Comedy Returns to El Rio! (in its 11th year). 

While Ashkenaz is an all ages venue, the comedy shows are not recommended for kids under 16.