The Marsh Berkeley presents Azeem's Rude Boy

WHEN: January 4 – January 27, 2007

SHOWTIMES: Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm.

WHERE: The Marsh Berkeley at the Gaia Arts Center
2120 Allston Way (near Shattuck), Berkeley
Across from Berkeley downtown BART

TICKETS: Tickets $15-22 Sliding Scale
For tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit www.themarsh.org

For more information call 415-826-5750 or visit www.themarsh.org.

"Equal parts dramatic realism and dreamlike surrealism, Azeem's Rude Boy delves into the darkest side of human nature with intellectual intensity and undeniable wit, leaving captivated audience members craving more.” San Francisco Bay Guardian.

Developed with solo performance master David Ford with additional support from Reg E. Gaines (Tony Award Nominee/ Bessie Award winning writer of “Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk”), Azeem's one-man show tells the story of Johnny Burke, a Jamaican-American factory worker. Confronting his troubled past with humor and brutal honesty, Johnny takes us from the streets to an insane asylum to solitary confinement, visiting places in his tormented psyche where few would dare to tread. Told with comic wit and raw conviction, Azeem peoples “RUDE BOY” with unforgettable portraits in what the San Francisco Chronicle’s Peter Hartlaub called a “a tightly paced, entertaining and powerful one-man show.”