The Marsh, a Breeding Ground for New Performance, is Pleased to Announce a Marsh Rising Performance of Ellen Snortland’s "Now That She’s Gone" on January 13, 2010

San Francisco, CA, January 07, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, is pleased to announce a Marsh Rising performance of Ellen Snortland’s “Now That She’s Gone.” An ode to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the show is a memoir about a Norwegian-American daughter and her mother. Eleanor Roosevelt, sex, drugs and lutefisk are also thrown in for good measure. “Now That She’s Gone.” was first produced by EMP Theatricals, LLC, at the 2008 New York International Fringe Festival.

The show plays on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7:30 pm on The Marsh Main Stage, 1062 Valencia Street. For tickets, the public may call Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or visit www.themarsh.org.

Ellen Snortland has her JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and her BA in film and theater from UC Irvine. Currently a ghost-writer, first time book coach writing and self-defense teacher, she is also the author of “Beauty Bites Beast,” featured on Dateline NBC and considered a classic text in the violence prevention field. Her theater career includes acting, directing, designing and producing in Southern California, for both stage and television. A regular columnist for the Pasadena Weekly, and a Huffington Post blogger, she’s a tireless advocate for women’s and girls’ physical safety.

For Calendar Editors
When: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 At 7:30 Pm

Where: The Marsh Mainstage
1062 Valencia Street (Between 21st And 22nd Streets In San Francisco)

Tickets: $10 - 15 Sliding Scale
For tickets, call 800-838-3006 or visit www.themarsh.org

For more information, visit the Marsh website at www.themarsh.org or www.snortland.com

For a photo, visit www.themarsh.org and click on ‘press & media.’

###