Dreaming in a Firestorm

The fairy-tale story of a musician walking home from a gig through a San Francisco that is part dream and part disaster, "Dreaming" weaves together interconnected oral histories centering on the experience of trying to hope inside something that's on fire, and seeking a happy ending against all odds. 

"Affecting and wise ... inspired stuff, howlingly funny." - East Bay Express (full story)

"[Barsky] constructs this play by grafting two disparate traditions, traveling Jewish theater and hip-hop, into a cohesive whole." - San Francisco Chronicle (full story)

"[A] warmhearted, multidexterous solo performance.... The show's haunting, densely textured beat-box and flute codas keep us traveling along." -Chloe Veltman, SF Weekly

MIXTAPE

Everyday Theatre presents a showcase of new performances and works-in-progress by members of our Ensemble. We call it MIXTAPE.

In MIXTAPE, we share an intimate space with you to premiere some rough cuts in development, as well as revisiting some old favorites from our repertoire. We throw down some solo work, and we mix it up together, too -- a little hip-hop, a little theatre, and a few surprises. Afterwards, we mix it up with you, talkback with the artists, share ideas with each other, and, hopefully, dissolve some of the traditional boundaries between performer and audience. We hope you'll join us for these unique nights of beats, rhymes, and community.

Second Saturdays at 8:30pm, beginning in March 11, 2006, at Epic Arts Studios, Berkeley (map).

Invisible Cities

"Invisible Cities" is a play about urban landscapes which premiered in June, 2005 at Yerba Buena Center as part of Intersection for the Arts' Hybrid Project.

The show features three percussion-based artists who work in hip hop theatre, and whose work integrates techniques and elements drawn from street performing, hip hop, physical theatre, dance, beatboxing, tap/hambone, clowning, spoken word, and aural prestidigitation.

Devised and performed by: Mina Liccione, choreographer & lead-dancer for Stomp, Tim Barsky, flute-beatboxer & playwright-performer of The Bright River, and Mike "Each" Tinoco, a 20-year-old beatbox virtuoso.

The Bright River

The Bright River ran in the Bay Area for 24 weeks from 2004 to 2005, to overwhelming critical acclaim and standing ovations from sold-out audiences. Featuring the full Everyday Theatre ensemble, River truly showed the innovation and virtuosity of our company, and paved the way for more ground-breaking productions to come. Read more, and watch a clip of the beginning of the show.

As If In Sleep

As if in Sleep is a one-man theatre piece conceived and performed by Tim Barsky and directed by Jeff Raz. A wonder tale told in the traditional style, the show combined traditional Jewish narratives with an oral history of three years spent on the line as a public health worker with at-risk youth. during the West Coast premiere, Tim worked closely with director Jeff Raz, and designer Heather Basarab to create a one man show which was called, "The most teeming, inventive, and good spirited production in this city," by SF Weekly.

As if Sleep was first performed as part of an artists-residency at AS220 in Providence, Rhode Island, on October 31rst, 1998. It premiered in the United Kingdom at London’s Finborough Theatre in January of 2002. The show then premiered on the West Coast at The Exit Theatre in San Francisco, in October and November of 2002, where it was presented by The Hub, a program established by the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco to present theatre, music and spoken word events that explore the evolution of Jewish culture. Read the reviews