The Marsh Rising Presents:
Kristen Cosby’s
When the Skeleton Does Not Stand
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage
July 22, 2026
Wednesday at 7:30pm
Written & Performed by Kristen Cosby
Directed by Marsha Rynberg
Ticket Information
Tickets: $15 – $25 General Seating | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating
55 minutes | No intermission | Ages 15+
(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
“When the Skeleton Does Not Stand” chronicles the intense bond between two siblings aboard their father’s sailboat where they are physically tethered together. Their bodies and lives diverge as they grow. When one sibling suffers a paralyzing accident, the other begins a complex journey of grief, hope, and movement in order to embrace the fragile beauty of living bodies. A story of love, survival, and the miraculous ways connection can endure through tragedy.
Artist Biographies
Kristen Cosby is a freelance writer, editor, educator and performer. Her work has received support from numerous artistic foundations including the Jan Michalski Foundation (Switzerland), the Corporation of Yaddo (USA), the MacDowell Artist Colony (USA), and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (USA). Her musings have appeared in several literary journals, magazines, and anthologies and garnered the Normal Prize in Nonfiction and a Pushcart Prize special mention. Most recently she’s been performing literary works on stage at Redwood Nights, SF Playground’ SoloFest, StageWerx’s Solo Sundays, and as part of La Cocina’s Voices from the Kitchen. She will next be onstage at the Verdi Club as part of Bawdy Stories on March 23rd.
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