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Monica Ganas in the Rick and Ruby show

4 MERCY: Friendly Fires Pictured: (l to r) Diana Brown as Rhonda, Susan Jackson as Beth and Adrienne Krug as Sylvie in ADOPT A HIGHWAY from 4 MERCY: Friendly Fires Click here for Tickets  Sept 8-17 6 nights only Bringing the Southern experience to the Bay Area one hush puppy at a time"   "Fabulous acting, intimate setting,  down home hospitality"    4.5 out of 5 Stars      -SF Gate 4 MERCY: Friendly Fires Four new short plays written by Susan Jackson**    Directed by Stephen Drewes*, Susan Jackson and Ann Thomas "Playwright Jackson zooms in on the perfect moment in a life to pinpoint and flesh out." -Tom W. Kelly, San Francisco Bay Times   *BATCC award--Director; **BATCC award-- Playwright After our sold-out run of 4GIVENESS: In a Family Way, the Southern Railroad Theatre Company returns to the Royce Gallery this September to present award winning playwright, Susan Jackson's latest additions to her Southern Universe, four new short plays united under the theme of Mercy.                4 MERCY: Friendly Fires presents a new installment to our good ol' Southern soap opera, where everyone is related by blood or marriage, where dogs rule, where road trips and backyards reveal more than just weeds----and where mercy can be found. WHERE: ROYCE GALLERY 2901 Mariposa Street @ Harrison WHEN: (6 Performances Only, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Thursday, September 8 & 15 Friday, September 9 & 16 Saturday, September 10 & 17 All shows at 8 PM (doors open @ 7:30 PM)  Complimentary wine, coffee, water and snacks provided by Royce Gallery   For tickets and information: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/189417  Brown Paper Tickets 24/7 hotline: 1-800-838-3006             For more information call: 415-505-2151 or  write:  SouthernRailroadTheatreCompany@gmail.com  Or visit us online @ www.southernrailroadtheatrecompany.blogspot.com Aug 27 8pm  one night only Doors open 7:30 Sala-Haquekyah Chandler Harriet Tubman A One Woman Show   An extraordinary woman that has done more in her life time than many.   Through expressing herself to a wide diverse audience of various age groups, she speaks of the past, the present, and what she thinks of the future generation, her Rites and her achievements in her life time. A courageous woman also a woman called Moses. A One woman show with the assistance of a vocalist expressing "A Change Will Come" She speaks of femininity issues, political, and the economy today. Come out and join ourselves for a splendid conversation with Harriet Tubman starring Sala Haquekiah, written and directed by Femininity Wear Productions Yolanda Banks.    Sala-Haquekyah Chandler Talk Show Host and Performer  Sala Chandler is a resident of San Francisco and an active voice in the community. She works closely with the city to help develop programs and initiatives to help the voices of the youth and their families be heard.  Sala has worked with groups and communities of mothers whom have lost the precious jewels that are their children to violence. Sala has dedicated her time along with Femininity Wear Productions to providing cultural performances and shows to the children of the San Francisco school system. Through her artistic form of dance, she displays the beauty of culture and the essence of rhythmatical movement. Sala is the founder and Host of her talk show The Sala-Haquekyah Show "The Real Live Mermaid" of which she has been a part of for sixteen years. Her show is broadcast on channel 29 cable television and is focused on allowing the community the opportunity for their ideals to be expressed. She has interviewed many of the cities political figures as well as developed a relationship with non-profit organizations and collaboratives. Ms. Chandler has run for board of supervisor of San Francisco and in all of her endeavors, she continues to assist the children of San Francisco and many communities. Sala has appeared in numerious productions including the play "Remember the Ladies" A tribute to the empowering women who contributed greatly to Women's rights. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth. -Performance held in Murphys CA  Harriet Tubman "A One Woman Show" -Performances held at City Hall of San Francisco as well as various schools and art programs throughout the Bay Area. -Performances held at Fort Mason, Academy of Sciences, The Lions Club, African American Art and Cultural Center, West Bay Community Center, Jazz Heritage Center, Valley Springs CA. and The Department of Education San Francisco.  Talk Show Hostess "The Sala-Haquekyah Show" (The Real Live Mermaid) - Broadcast daily on cable television channel 29.    Yolanda Banks Playwright and Visionary Artist  Yolanda Banks was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Through her mother Elizabeth Chambers she was introduced to the phenomenal world of art and the expression of her many talents at a very young age. Yolanda developed interest in the rich culture that she had come to love, and through cultivation of her ideals, she began creative writing and developed a young singing group along with her three sisters, which began her journey of perfecting her talent of song and play writing.  Today, Yolanda is best known for her continuous work in the San Francisco communities. She founded the company Femininity Wear Productions, which is an active mentoring company that creates opportunities and programs designed to implement the necessary skills in learning, thinking, and problem solving that create a gateway to self expression through various forms of art, dance, and theatrical activities. Yolanda has collaborated with other corporations and has developed relationships based on the same visualization and goals in providing empowerment and building blocks towards re-directing the focus back to creating alternative interests and thought patterns of our children.  Yolanda's goal is to give back to the community that helped mold her into such an amazing visionary. In doing this, she organizes an annual camping experience which she personally hosts at her property in Valley Springs CA. Each year, ten adolescent boys from different disenfranchised communities are given the opportunity to visit Em Beth Ranch (named after her mother) and participate in outdoor activities that develop a relationship with ones self and the universe.  Through this experience the teens are exposed to an environment that instills great appreciation and the importance of the "simple things." Femininity Wear Productions will help leave our youth with not only a greater understanding of who they are, but a better knowledge of the discipline it takes to become a better individual today for the generation of tomorrow. Creative writer of the play "Remember the Ladies" A tribute to the empowering women who contributed greatly to Women's rights. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth.  -Performance held in Murphys CA  Writer, producer, and creator of well known diverse cultural fashion shows and plays throughout the Bay Area. -Performances held at Fort Mason, Academy of Sciences, The Lions Club, African American Art and Cultural Center, West Bay Community Center, Jazz Heritage Center, Valley Springs CA. and The Department of Education San Francisco.

Friday July 29th, 2011, 8pm (DOORS OPEN 7:30) ROOM: Poetry & Motion with The Atchleys, Kinji Hayashi, Dean Santomieri, Momoio, Pamela Z, Leigh Evans Royce Gallery 2901 Mariposa St (between Harrison & Alabama Streets) San Francisco Tickets Available Now through BrownPaperTickets The now infamous ROOM SERIES continues with an evening of sonic artists using words, and movement artists dancing in close quarters. Featuring: The Atchleys, Kinji Hayashi, Dean Santomieri, Momoio, Pamela Z, Leigh Evans. Three sonic artists who's work includes language are paired with three movement artists who's dance is informed by the poetry of Butoh. Composer/performer Pamela Z, performance poet Dean Santomieri, and sound-cocktail duo The Atchleys are joined in various combinations by Butoh artists extrodinaire Kinji Hayashi, Momoio, and Leigh Evans. Working in a small (16 square ft) playing area, the pairs will set poetry in motion throughout the evening. The artists are paired in various configurations to create a series of dancing text/sound duets, and then all will play an ensemble sextet of sound and motion to finish the evening.

room: ROBIN COX ENSEMBLE
with Amy X Neuburg and Pamela Z

Friday and Saturday, July 8 & 9, 2011, 8pm
Royce Gallery, San Francisco

The Los Angeles-based Robin Cox Ensemble plays:
Amy X Neuburg, Pamela Z, Robin Cox, and others.

Pamela Z Productions' ROOM Series welcomes back Robin Cox Ensemble - not heard in San Francisco since their previous (sold out) Room Series appearance in 2007! This time around, RCE will perform works by some local Bay Area Composers including the inimitable Amy X Neuburg and ROOM Series curator Pamela Z herself (both of whom will perform with the ensemble during the evening.) RCE will also perform works composed by members of the ensemble including vionlist/composer Robin Cox.

Tickets for this event are $10 and are available through Brown Paper Tickets or at the door.

Royce Gallery
2901 Mariposa St (between Harrison & Alabama Streets) San Franciscoroom: ROBIN COX ENSEMBLE 

with Amy X Neuburg and Pamela Z

Friday and Saturday, July 8 & 9, 2011, 8pm
Royce Gallery, San Francisco

The Los Angeles-based Robin Cox Ensemble plays:
Amy X Neuburg, Pamela Z, Robin Cox, and others.