4 Shows Only this June

BLESSINGS by Susan Jackson
Three solos: Blessing Her Heart, Blessed Ruby and Biss Ya
And
One duet: Blest Be The Tie That Binds
Presented by the Southern Railroad Company

“The South Will Rise Again!”

"Excels with poignant writing, performances.."
-Tom W. Kelly, San Francisco Bay Times

Winner of the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for best original play, BLESSSING HER HEART finds Red (Diana Brown, nominated for best actress-BATCC), visiting her mother’s gravesite to speak the inevitable truth that a daughter, whose time has come, must reveal to a parent.

BLESSED RUBY
Ruby (Adrienne Krug) is an ancient survivor from a more civilized time. A bit of a rebel, her Southern gentility does not camouflage her progressive opinions about Marion Anderson, or her slightly risqué memories of a life-long love affair with her concert pianist.

Deemed politically incorrect at the 2009 San Francisco Fringe Festival,
BISS YA! exposes Mrs. Peallin’s (Susan Jackson) take on Asian recyclers as just the beginning of her comprehension of how the world around her has changed.

Finally, BLEST BE THE TIE THAT BINDS, (Margo Sims as Basil, Diana Brown as Sarah) finds an African American caregiver (Basil) with conflicting religious and political views going to battle with a Bay Area professional (Sarah) facing sexual and racial identity issues—debating over the best care for Sarah’s aging mother. (Adrienne Krug)

Jackson’s plays are racially-charged character studies that challenge perceptions, and yet present stories that evoke sympathy for even the Southern-most renegade; these plays find the heart of the character as they face cataclysmic moments with humor, compassion, and inevitably, honor.

Critical Praise for BLESSING:

“Jackson's triptych of tenderly-written character studies offers audiences a rare kind of simply staged intimacy that is refreshingly honest and genuinely touching, deriving its dramatic power from its quietest moments of soul searching as well as the strength of her script.”

-George Haymont, My Cultural Landscape

"Excels with poignant writing, performances.."

"Playwright Jackson zooms in on the perfect moment in a life to pinpoint and flesh out. The playlets speak of lifetimes with simple honesty."

"Subtle and poignant"

-Tom W. Kelly, San Francisco Bay Times

“Diana Brown, as Red, provides what is arguably the best performance at the FRINGE OF MARIN.”

-Jeffery R. Smith, For All Events

BLESSING HER HEART won the 2008 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Best Original Play and was voted among the Top Ten Shows at the 2009 San Francisco Fringe Festival.

WHAT, WHO, WHERE, WHEN AND HOW TO GET TICKETS:
What: (Theatre)
BLESSINGS by Susan Jackson
Three Solos: Blessing Her Heart w/ Diana Brown, Blessed Ruby w/ Adrienne Krug, Biss Ya w/ Susan Jackson.
And a Duet: Blest Be The Tie That Binds w/ Margo Sims and Diana Brown. (World premiere)
Directed by Susan Jackson, the voice of the South is loud and clear-- based on real women/real incidents, these unrepentant southern women face momentous events that change their lives and those around them.

Who:
Presented by the Southern Railroad Company

Where:
ROYCE GALLERY
2901 Mariposa Street @ Harrison

When: (4 Performances Only)
Preview: Thursday, June 24 @ 8 PM (doors open at 7:30 PM)
Opening: Friday, June 25 @ 8 PM (doors open @ 7:30 PM)
Saturday June 26 @ 2 PM (doors open @ 1:30 PM)
Saturday June 26 @ 8 PM (doors open @ 7:30 PM)