The Marsh Rising Presents:
Anthony Michael Jefferson’s
The Bumpy Road Less Traveled
In Person at The Marsh Berkeley Mainstage
February 17, 2026
Tuesday at 7:30pm
Written & Performed by Anthony Michael Jefferson
Directed by Philippa Kelly
Ticket Information
Tickets: $15 – $25 General Seating | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating
75 minutes | No intermission | Ages 18+
(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.
About the Show
The Bumpy Road Less Traveled begins at AJ’s first day of kindergarten, sharing what life in beautiful Hermosa Beach, Southern California, looks and sounds like through his young eyes—sharing the intimate dreams of his family’s progressive hopes. A horrific tragedy strikes, forever changing two families’ trajectories. We witness what horrors lie in wait behind the walls of California’s prison industrial complex. Guardian angels, personal demons, and unsuspecting heroines escort you down his bumpy road.
Artist Biographies
Anthony Michael Jefferson (AJ) was born in Harrisburg, PA. His parents had California dreams. When the powder blue Cadillac stopped finally, AJ was now living a stone’s throw from the Pacific ocean in Hermosa Beach, Southern California. At his core AJ is a surfer, chef, actor, activist, and playwright. Pen and paper are his oldest friends. The runner-up was a Hibachi grill his parents got him for Christmas. AJ has been performing in the Bay Area for over three years. He is a fellow with Marin Shakespeare and F.I.P.P.P. He’s played Othello, Cassius for MSC and performed as Ray DuVaul in Sarah Shourd’s, The Box.
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