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Foc It Up! With Kemah Bob at 21 Soho

Dates: (9/15/2022 )

Theatre:

21 Soho

The Guilty Feminist’s team

3-5 Sutton Row. London - W1D 4NR
London,

Phone: 020 3371 7124

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American comedian and TV personality Kemah Bob has created and is hosting a brand-new podcast called FOC IT UP with Kemah Bob, produced by The Guilty Feminists team. FOC stands for Femmes of Color, however the podcast celebrates and centres on the perspectives of women, non-binary and trans-masculine comedians of color, and episodes are released every Tuesday.Based on her live show The Femmes of Color Comedy Club (@focitupcomedy), the first season features performances and chat from over 50 different fierce and fabulous comedians. Recorded in London with a live audience, it is a rare opportunity to hear incredible comedy and get to know the folks behind the funny. Her many incredible guests include Taskmasters Desiree Burch and Sophie Duker, Esther Manito, theatre maker extraordinaire Travis Alabanza, Janine Harouni, Yuriko Kotani and the award-winning Shazia Mirza.Since co-hosting the Guilty Feminist years ago, Ive always been inspired by its ability to raise awareness of amazing comedians that are often overlooked by the mainstream. And more-so its ability to align us with an audience that connects with our perspectives and may not have found us otherwise. Since founding FOC IT UP! one of my greatest joys is bringing relatable talent to an audience that many comedy spaces dont cater to, and Im delighted to say that with the help of The House of The Guilty Feminist Ill be able to invite an even bigger audience to get to know these FOC-ing legends. KEMAH BOB

Cast and Creative team for Foc It Up! With Kemah Bob at 21 Soho

Cast

Tristyn Sepersky

Daphna Feygenbaum
Tristyn is relieved to be performing again, after taking a hiatus in March 2020 for no reason in particular. Favorite past roles include Veronica Sawyer (Heathers/The Footlight Club - DASH Award, Best Lead Actress in a Musical 2018), Bombalurina (Cats/Star Players of Bristol County), Brooke Wyndham (Legally Blonde/The Footlight Club), and her last stage role before the mysterious hiatus, The Pirate King (The Pirates of Penzance/Yorick Ensemble). Tristyn has her MFA from The Boston Conservatory in Musical Theater Performance. She would like to thank Shlomi Zan at Hebrew College for being such an incredible Ulpan teacher, and Robert Sepersky for his dedication in maintaining ‘us’ instead of ‘them.’


Josh Telepman

Liam Haber
Josh is the founder and creative director of Yorick Ensemble. Previous projects with Yorick include Our Town (BroadwayWorld Award, Best Director), 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, and The Pirates of Penzance (DASH Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor). Other credits include Lt. Barri in Passion (Theater Uncorked), Charles Granillo in Rope (The Footlight Club), Dickon in The Secret Garden (Concord Players), and Alf in Peter and the Starcatcher (Vokes). This performance is dedicated to the incomparable Jacob Rosen.


Kevin Paquette

Jonah Haber
Kevin is a Boston based actor and improviser who is thrilled to get back on stage. Some favorite credits include: A Southern Victory (Vagabond Theatre Group), Loot (Hub Theatre Company), An Education In Prudence (Open Theatre Project), A Midsummer’s Night Dream (Theatre@First), and The Walk Across America For Mother Earth(Circuit Theatre Company) Over the past couple of years he has also been a part of The Big Times Project, a series of workshops and plays about the world of professional wrestling. In the world of comedy Kevin is currently a member of Riot Improv (Riot Theatre Company), and the independent group TILDA. He has also appeared as a member of the groups: Pickle Jar, Rubber Chicken, and ComedyCazi. I just want to say I am very happy to be back on stage with such a lovely group. Shout out to my friends and family. You know who you are. LFG.


Rachel Hall

Melody
Rachel is an actor, teaching artist, and all around storytelling enthusiast. She holds a BA in Theatre from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has worked as an educator at North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens and The Drama Studio. She has mostly performed in western Massachusetts and is very excited to be performing in Boston with Yorick Ensemble.


Sydney T. Grant

U/S Daphna and Melody
Sydney is so happy to be joining Yorick Ensemble for Bad Jews. Sydney is a Boston based theatre artist. Recent acting credits include The Skriker and The Moors [Entropy Theatre], Macbeth [Liars and Believers], Here and There [Central Square Youth Underground], Gay shorts [Open Theatre Project], Plank [AllyCat theater], Little Women [film]. Sydney also directs and choreographs, most recently she directed Chicago with Greater Boston Stage, The Young Company.


Creative Team

Michael Jay

Director
Michael is honored and thrilled to present Bad Jews with Yorick Ensemble. Michael has appeared with Yorick Ensemble in their inaugural production of Pirates of Penzance as the Sargeant of Police, and collaborated with Josh Telepman to direct their previous production, Our Town. Michael and Josh will collaborate again to co-direct Yorick Ensembles upcoming production of The Trail to Oregon. Other acting credits include Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Curtain Call Theater), and Harold Hill in The Music Man (Savoyard Light Opera Company). Michael is enormously proud (kvelling, even) of the cast and crew of Bad Jews for all of their hard work, good humor, and talent, and hopes you enjoy the production!


Josh Telepman

Producer
Josh is the founder and creative director of Yorick Ensemble. Previous projects with Yorick include Our Town (BroadwayWorld Award, Best Director), 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, and The Pirates of Penzance (DASH Award, Outstanding Supporting Actor). Other credits include Lt. Barri in Passion (Theater Uncorked), Charles Granillo in Rope (The Footlight Club), Dickon in The Secret Garden (Concord Players), and Alf in Peter and the Starcatcher (Vokes). This performance is dedicated to the incomparable Jacob Rosen.


Ben Cantor-Adams

Stage Manager
Ben Cantor-Adams couldn’t be happier to be making his debut as stage manager for Bad Jews with Yorick Ensemble! After doing tech for productions such as Curtains and Avenue Q while attending Needham High School, Ben wandered away from theater to pursue a bachelor’s degree in history from McGill University. Unable to stay away for too long, Ben feels blessed to have gotten the chance to return to stage work with Bad Jews. He hopes you enjoy the show!


Sydney T. Grant

Violence Designer
Sydney is so happy to be joining Yorick Ensemble for Bad Jews. Sydney is a Boston based theatre artist. Recent acting credits include The Skriker and The Moors [Entropy Theatre], Macbeth [Liars and Believers], Here and There [Central Square Youth Underground], Gay shorts [Open Theatre Project], Plank [AllyCat theater], Little Women [film]. Sydney also directs and choreographs, most recently she directed Chicago with Greater Boston Stage, The Young Company.




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