In Front of Your Eyes 2026
A Festival of New Performance Presents

 Natacha Ruck’s
Death and Dad Jokes

The Marsh Berkeley Theater

August 20 at 7:00 pm & August 23 at 2:30 pm

Written & Performed by Natacha Ruck

Opener: Ellen Thompson

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

At 8 AM on February 22nd, 2026. Natacha received a phone call from France. A beloved cousin had died. Would she be able to break the news to her goofy father, handle sibling rivalries, a knife wielding stranger and still be able to teach her 10 AM class?

Artist Biography

Natacha Ruck, Storyteller, Media Producer and Educator

Natacha is a multi-lingual storyteller, media producer and educator. She strives to use narrative to deepen our understanding of the world and foster a sense of community. Her documentary work has appeared at the MoMA, the Jewish Museum New York, and on NPR. She’s served as the Managing Editor of the Duolingo French podcast, and Senior Producer of the Stanford Storytelling Project. Natacha teaches at the University of San Francisco and explores how we define our identities on stage as the writer/performer of two solo shows: “You’re good for nothing… I’ll milk the cow myself” and “Confessions of a French Interpreter.”

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