In Front of Your Eyes 2024
Performance Festival Presents:
Ananda Bena-Weber’s
Fancifool: Folks!
at The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage
Written & Performed by Ananda Bena-Weber
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Wednesday, August 7 at 7:30pm
Opener: Elena Kobylina
Saturday, August 10 at 2:30pm
Opener: Julie Queen
Sunday, August 11 at 7:00pm
Opener: Karen Ripley
About the Festival
In Front of Your Eyes Performance Festival will feature developing works from women and nonbinary performers and playwrights. The festival will take place in both San Francisco and Berkeley. San Francisco will feature solo shows, and Berkeley will feature ensemble shows.
About the Show
In this vibrant show, representative democracy is the magic potion that unites the audience as one. Based on real stories from Americans, Fancifool: Folks! brings the collective narrative to life through dance, song, and clowning in a vivid production that reminds audiences love is the key to making this grand experiment called democracy work.
Ticket Information
Tickets: $15 – $35 General Seating sliding scale | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating
Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance,
and additional tickets may be available for purchase at the door.
No Intermission | Ages 16+
Please do not bring infants to the show
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About the Artist
Ananda Bena-Weber (Playwright & Performer) is a versatile interdisciplinary performing artist whose acclaimed solo show Fancifool: Folks! received awards at prestigious festivals including the United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City and The Marsh San Francisco’s International Solo Festival. Her theatrical experience includes roles in regional theater productions of As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, and Hamlet, and many others. As a dancer, she has collaborated with The Jazz Tap Ensemble and The Sierra Nevada Ballet. An accomplished teacher, Bena-Weber has led performing classes and workshops across the United States and Europe.
Openers
August 7 – Elena Kobylina’s From Siberia with Love, for Tomatoes
From Siberia with Love, For Tomatoes delves into the tangled feelings of shame stemming from domestic violence. It tells a heartfelt story of discovering love through the land and a family tradition of growing tomatoes, lovingly passed down from a grandmother amidst the chaos of a hostile environment shaped by the trauma and repercussions of World War II and its aftermath. The journey follows the path of breaking free from these tough dynamics through the creative outlets of theater.
August 10 – Julie Queen’s Ten Dollar Destiny – The Remake
I am currently working on a remake of a solo multi-disciplinary show I performed several years ago called Ten Dollar Destiny. I was on a mission of soul searching, finding my purpose in life and looking for new artistic expressions with the help of psychics and a myriad of “fortune tellers”. Following the recent death of my father, I found myself traveling to Peru to go on a deep journey using plant medicines to try and find my voice once again.
August 11 – Karen Ripley’s Online Funeral
Trudy is dying and heads towards the light. Oh great she misses the light!! Where will she end up?