Episode 299: Ciera Eis

Ciera Eis is our next guest on The Yay – she’s the director of Pickpocket, a new musical written by Sandy Kasten and Billy Wolfe, produced by Musical Café. The staged reading will be on November 3rd and 4th at 7pm. Jake and I will talk about Ciera’s venture into theatre, her work with Musical Café and where she sees herself in the future. You can reach out to Ciera directly via Instagram: @eis_to_meet_you You can also learn more about Ciera here: https://cieraeis.com Jameelah Rose has her own business selling healthy drinks - MelanA☥D is a black owned business that specializes in alkaline elixirs used to heal the mind and body. It's currently being sold at the Mandela Shopping Mart and you can find more info on MelanA☥D on this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/melanaid We also want to thank Charles Blades Barbershop for sponsoring The Yay! Charles Blades Barbershop is located at 180 Second Street in downtown Oakland. It’s a very cool, relaxing place where you can get your cuts and they’ll even serve you a complimentary drink. Charles is also selling men’s hair products on his website https://cbbgroominingproducts.myshopify.com Hair Gels, Pomades, Shampoos and Conditioners. Hop online, give the products a try and support minority businesses like my man Charles Blades. Book an appointment online here: https://www.cbb.hair SHOWS: Pickpocket (Musical Café) November 3 & 4 https://www.playcafe.org/performances Roots Intertwined (Z Space – Theatre Bay Area) October 7 Participants: Margo Hall (Episode 166); Ely Sonny Orquiza (Episode 139 & 279); Zoe Chien (Episode 285); Richard Jennings (Episode 269); Jon Tracy (Episode 169); Kathleen Antonia Tarr (Episode 41) and Jeffrey Lo (Episode 153). Fifty Five Woman, the Erin Merritt Song (inspired by Erin Merritt – Episode 191) will be performed – written by Jen Coogan (Episode 239) https://www.theatrebayarea.org/tbacon-schedule/#Racial-Justice My Brother’s Gift (New Conservatory Theatre Center) Oct 6 – 27 Zoe Chien (Episode 285) is in the play https://nctcsf.org/event/my-brothers-gift-matinee/ The Thanksgiving Play (Altarena Playhouse) Oct 25 – Nov 24 Cary Ann Rosko is in the play Kimberly Ridgeway (Episodes 155 & 251) is directing the play https://www.altarena.org/2024-season-announcement/the-thanksgiving-play/ Yaga (Marin Theatre) October 10 – Nov 3 Adam KuveNiemann (Episode 274) is in the show https://www.marintheatre.org/show-details/yaga The Contest (Central Works) October 19 – Nov 17 Gary Graves (Episodes 24 & 277) is the writer and director https://centralworks.org/the-contest/ Choir Boy (Shotgun Players) Sept 24 – October 26 Ae’Jay Antonis Marquis (Episode 165) is the choreographer Dr. Stephanie Johnson (Episode 177) is the lighting designer https://shotgunplayers.org/Online/default.asp The Curious Savage (Encore Players) Nov 16-24 Steven McCloud (Episode 144) is directing the play https://encoreplayers.net Spoiled – Part of Reading Series Extravaganza (Magic Theatre) October 14 – one day only Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (Episodes 120 & 225) is in the show https://www.classy.org/event/reading-series-extravaganza/e590229