Solo Arts Heal at The Marsh

BWW Interview: Adam Strauss of THE MUSHROOM CURE & ADAM STRAUSS IS NOT UNHAPPY at The Marsh Berkeley Embraces Radical Uncertainty

April 29, 2022

BroadwayWorld talks to actor/playwright/comedian Adam Strauss about his two seriously funny solo shows, 'The Mushroom Cure' and 'Adam Strauss Is Not Unhappy' running at The Marsh Berkeley through May 27th.

The Marsh Hosts MarshStream International Solo Fest

March 03, 2022

The Marsh announces the line-up for its second digital global festival, MarshStream International Solo Fest, presenting performers from across the nation and around the world in a three-day online marathon of 36 global works.

The Marsh Launches New Solo Performance Musical Series Highlighting Art Songs Of Black Composers

April 21, 2021

African American art song and stories will be spotlighted when The Marsh launches its new solo performance musical series The Art Songs of Black Composers on its digital platform MarshStream.

The Marsh Celebrates National Poetry Month With APRIL SHOWERS. STREAMING POETS.

April 02, 2021

In honor of National Poetry Month, The Marsh is inviting a diverse lineup of accomplished poets to perform in April Showers. Streaming Poets., available via MarshStream. For this celebration, The Marsh has curated an entertaining evening featuring special guests Clyde Always, Gillian Conoley, Thea Matthews, and Christine No. 

The Marsh Shares Compelling Stories in SOLO ARTS HEAL Series

March 11, 2021

The Marsh presents an inspiring lineup of individuals sharing deeply personal journeys in the MarshStream Solo Arts Heal series, discussing emotionally charged topics that range from facing dementia to sexual violence, jumping into climate change activism to dating someone with a psychiatric disorder, and more.

The Marsh Announces Monthly Program With Virtual Patient Support Non-Profit, AnCan

March 02, 2021

Staying connected to others is vital to one's well-being, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired to provide support for others, The Marsh launches a new monthly program relationship with AnCan, the first virtual, real time audio/visual peer-to-peer support group platform.

BWW Interview: Dipti Mehta of HONOUR: CONFESSIONS OF A MUMBAI COURTESAN on MarshStream's 'Solo Arts Heal' Series Has Amazing Stories to Tell

February 26, 2021

Indian American actress and playwright Dipti Mehta’s award-winning work, HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan kicks off Women’s History Month at The Marsh, which will focus the spotlight on female performers throughout the month of March. Offered via a MarshStream livestream, HONOUR incorporates original music, the dazzling colors of India, and a riveting plot worthy of Bollywood. Described as Memoirs of Geisha meets Slumdog Millionaire, it is a vibrant coming-of-age story set in the red-light districts of Mumbai. Centering on a mother-daughter duo, it examines inter-generational prostitution and why it exists, and addresses the issues of sex trafficking and human rights. This compelling work was named “Best Solo Show” at New York’s FRINGE in 2016 and was hailed as “beautiful and devastating” in a five-star review by Time Out NYC. Following the performance, Dipti will join the Solo Arts Heal host to discuss raising awareness and how to make a difference in the community of sex workers. HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan will be streamed at 7:30pm PST on Wednesday, March 3. For more information, visit www.themarsh.org/marshstream. The performance will also be archived and available to watch on demand via The Marsh’s YouTube channel. BroadwayWorld recently spoke with Mehta while she was spending some time in Mumbai before heading back to her current home base in New York. To say that she has led an atypical life would be an understatement. An ardent feminist from a very young age in Mumbai, she became an actress and radio host in her teens before coming to America to get her doctorate Molecular & Cellular Biology and work in cancer research at Sloan Kettering. In recent years, she has returned to her true passion of theater with a focus on telling stories we haven’t heard before. In a wide-ranging conversation, we talked about the genesis of HONOUR, her unorthodox career path, and the current status of South Asian representation in the arts.

MEDICAL MYSTERY TOUR Explores Woman's Inspiring Journey Through Recovery

February 25, 2021

If laughter is the best medicine, actress Carole Klyce may have earned herself an advanced pharmacology degree. Embracing adversity as a chance for opportunity, Klyce turned to large doses of humor, candor, and courage to help overcome her debilitating and painful autoimmune disease, and shares her personal story and recovery techniques in Medical Mystery Tour, available to stream on The Marsh's digital platform, MarshStream.

HONOUR: CONFESSIONS OF A MUMBAI COURTESAN Launches Women's History Month At The Marsh

February 19, 2021

This remarkable work will spotlight performances by female performers throughout the month of March. Offered via a MarshStream livestream, HONOUR incorporates original music, the dazzling colors of India, and a riveting plot worthy of Bollywood.

The Marsh Continues Women's History Month Celebration With Heather Harpham's BURNING

February 19, 2021

The Marsh continues its Women’s History Month celebration throughout March with Heather Harpham’s highly kinetic, semi-comic romp about climate change, BURNING. Using movement, song, monologue, and other otherworldly images, this work roams through the landscapes of climate change where comedy, tragedy, activism, and cautious optimism collide.

MarshStream Presents SCIENCE FAIR

February 17, 2021

Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn brings her eclectic musical science show to The Marsh with Science Fair: An Opera with Experiments. Conceived and performed by Chinn with pianist Erika Switzer, Science Fair pairs luscious operatic vocals with light-hearted humor and science lectures. 

BWW Interview: Mary Goggin of RUNAWAY PRINCESS Shares Her Unlikely Journey on MarshStream's 'Solo Arts Heals'

February 12, 2021

Mary Goggin has quite a story to tell in her play Runaway Princess, and perhaps the most astonishing thing is that it’s all true. She left home at 13 to escape her strict Irish Catholic upbringing, then spent years in drug addiction and prostitution before becoming sober and finding her true calling as an actor, and ultimately emerging back into the light of survival, motherhood and daily joy. Laced with an uncommon blend of brash humor and understated pathos, Runaway Princess received three awards at the United Solo Festival 2018 in New York City (Best Storyteller, Solo Critics Choice, Best Seller) as well as the Best Actor Award at the Galway Fringe 2019 and the Fringiest Award at the Baltimore Fringe 2019. On Wednesday, February 17th at 7:30pm PST, Goggin will appear on the Marshstream Solo Arts Heal series to present excerpts from the play and discuss how she overcame the pain, struggle and loss to discover her own resilience and pursue a blissful life. For further information, visit www.themarsh.org/marshstream. The episode will also be archived and available to watch later on The Marsh’s YouTube channel. BroadwayWorld spoke with Goggin from her home base in the Bronx. Ever the dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker, she is gutsy, warm and brutally honest. She also appears to have somehow survived her painful past without an ounce of self-pity, or the need to moralize or proselytize.

Stream RUNAWAY PRINCESS One Woman's Empowering Journey On MarshStream

February 04, 2021

Laced with both wicked humor and pathos, Mary Goggin shares the true story of her Irish Catholic upbringing, drug addiction, and prostitution in Runaway Princess, presented as part of the MarshStream Solo Arts Heal series.

The Marsh Takes Audiences On A Multicountry Adventure In CHANSONS 

February 03, 2021

Presented as part of the MarshStream Solo Arts Heal series, Stefanie Rummel's one-woman musical show, Chansons, takes audiences on a whirlwind tour of different countries, highlighting the benefits of getting to know other cultures.

The Marsh Unveils Lineup for SOLO ARTS HEAL Series

January 20, 2021

The Marsh brings people from all walks of life to share their deeply personal journeys in the MarshStream Solo Arts Heal series. This Wednesday series, which features performance excerpts, talkbacks, and Q&A with Dr. Annie Brewster and Caroline Wright (Jan. 20), Hope Singsen (Jan. 27), and Samuel A. Simon (Feb. 3), will be hosted by Gail Schickele.