In Front of Your Eyes 2026
A Festival of New Performance Presents
Holly Shaw’s
ROAR!
The Marsh Berkeley Theater
August 29 at 7:00 pm & August 30 at 5:30 pm
Written & Performed by Holly Shaw
Directed by Joyful Raven
Opener: Daisy Crane
Ticket Information
Tickets: $15 – $35 General Seating | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating
60 minutes | No Intermission
(Please do not bring infants to the show)
Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance.
Additional tickets may be available for purchase at the door.
Show Description
In ROAR! – A solo dramedy ghost story, Shaw asks a haunting question: What happens when a loved one dies, but they won’t stop talking? After her boyfriend dies, Holly makes an unexpected discovery about his true feelings and enters a mysterious game of lost and found with the dead, uncovering surprising talents along the way. The veils grow thinner between good people and bad people, between the script and real life, and between the living and the dead. Holly blends her deft stand-up chops with storytelling and ritual to create an utterly unique solo show that will keep you on your toes… and maybe scare you just a little bit. But in that fun way that a haunted house does. Come prepared to laugh, grieve, and release…
Artist Biography
Holly Shaw, Writer, Performer and Entertainer
Holly Shaw has spent a lifetime on stage, television, and film. Her credits include starring in the ABC special Love Hurts, hosting the televised Edinburgh Revue, and working for decades as a flamenco dancer and actor, then later as a stand-up comedian. Now based in Oakland, Shaw performs regularly at clubs and showcases throughout the greater Bay Area and just published her third book, Queen Lessons, named “very highly recommended,” and given five stars by Readers Review.
Recently Shaw did a workshop performance of Roar! at the curated Zero to Fierce Festival in Arcata, CA. In addition to being a regularly headlining stand-up comedian all around California, Holly is a sought out featured storyteller at various shows including Redwood Nights, Radium Runway Stories, Simply Said, About Last Night, Alameda StorySlam, and In a Nutshell. Last summer she played the lead role of Psyche in a comedic play, Psyche and Cupid for the Sierra Music & Arts Program, as well as Glinda the Good Witch and Head of HR in the play and film adaptation. Shaw has also had the pleasure of performing previously at the Marsh as MTG in A Very Scrumpy Holiday, as well as Tell It On Tuesday. Her new solo theatre show Roar! performed at Hollywood Fringe Festival (June 2026).
Opener
Daisy Crane
Daisy Crane was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri and now lives in Berkeley, California. She holds a BFA in Visual Arts, a BA in Peace and Conflict Studies, and a MA in Peace and Justice. Since graduating, she has continued an enthralling journey of exploring the connections between peacebuilding and the arts. Daisy is a professional oil painter, a performer, and currently works for Jewish Studio Project, a national nonprofit that builds creative capacity across the Jewish community. Daisy’s performances were born in Joyful Raven’s courses two years ago. She has been bringing her most recent solo show to venues around the Bay Area since November, 2025.
Piece Description – Modern Moral Mania
Daisy Crane graduated with a Master’s in Peace and Justice in May of 2020. Bright-eyed and full of wonder, she entered a burning, shelter-in-place world with no jobs, barely any coral reefs, and an onslaught of social upheaval that hasn’t stopped. Now that she’s bid farewell to her 20s, turned 30, and found the ground beneath her feet, she’s got a lot to say.
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