Burnt City: A Dystopian Bilingual One-Persian Show! + Gina Stahl-Haven

Wed, September 28, 2022, 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

$20

(same cover charge online and at the door) 

Doors at 7:30pm.

Show from 8:15-10:30pm with one intermission

 

Burnt City: A Dystopian Bilingual One-Persian Show by Josh Hamzehee, Creator & Performer

 

Burnt City (or شهر سوخته) is about U.S.-Iran relations, using poetry, humor, video, vignettes, and Farsi to excavate how domestic abuse at home is congruous to violence inflicted by governments on citizens. And, yes, it is a comedy… of horrors! Winner of 2022’s IAANI Outstanding Visual Project Award and CSCA’s Outstanding AutoEthnography, Hamzehee was inspired to write the show in Farglish (Farsi-English) as a way of inviting unfamiliar audiences into a beautiful Persian culture often weaponized by America as anti-American.

Joshua Hamzehee, PhD, is a performance scholar<->practitioner engaging in critical ethnography, spoken-word roots, and remixed performance techniques. Hamzehee is a Communication Studies professor and Director of the Speech and Performance Team at Santa Rosa Junior College, his creative, national touring, and award-winning performances include Burnt City: A Dystopian Bilingual One-Persian Show, Baton Rouge SLAM!: An Obituary for Summer 2016, The Deported: A Reality Show!, and CONVICT: The Age of Incarceration.

Links: Visit: joshhamzehee.com

Insta/FBook: @joshhamzehee

 

Gina Stahl-Haven, Dynamic Bay Area Comedian

Gina Stahl-Haven is one of the most dynamic comics in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has been performing in the comedy and improv world for over 15 years and is the 2nd Place Winner of the 2019 San Francisco International Comedy Competition (the 1st woman in 36 years, and the only woman other than Ellen Degeneres to hold this title). You may have caught Gina on season 17 of NBC’s America’s Got Talent where she received 4 yesses from the celebrity judges. Howie Mandel calls her “wonderful” and “memorable”. Festival credits include the World Series of Comedy Las Vegas, Boston Comedy Festival, SF Improv Festival, Hawaii Improv Festival, and more. She was featured on the Andrea Savage podcast, in the Un-Scripted Theatre Company and headlines at comedy clubs throughout the country. Frequently recognized for her captivating story-telling, Gina’s real take on life, motherhood, dating, and navigating Costco; combined with her intoxicating stage presence make her irresistible to watch!

Visit: TheFunnyGina.com

Insta/FBook: @TheFunnyGina

RIYL: Burnt City and Josh Hamzehee:

Maz Jobrani, Sasha Baron Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, the Iron Sheik, Experimental Theatre and Performance Studies Gina Stahl-Haven: Amy Schumer, Ali Wong, Samantha Bee, Amy Poehler, Ellen Degeneres, Comedy and Storytelling

 

 

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The Lost Church Santa Rosa

576 Ross Street - Santa Rosa

Price: $20.00