The Unbearable Lightness of Raya ...The Raya Light Story



World Premieres at the San Francisco Fringe Festival!!

Starring:
Raya Light
Steven Satyricon
Trixxie Carr
Audra Wolfmann

Further Info: http://www.sffringe.org/fringe09/09plays/unbearable.html

SATURDAY Sept 12 10:00 PM
MONDAY Sept 14 7:00 PM
THURSDAY Sept 17 7:00 PM
SATURDAY Sept 19 4:00 PM
Length: 50 mins.
NOTE: These are not drag times. Shows start on time!!
The nature of the Fringe Festival is acts get 15 minutes to load in, an hour to perform, and 15 minutes to get out!!
So SHOWS START ON TIME, there is NO LATE SEATING and NO REFUNDS for late arrivals.

EXIT Stage Left
156 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Ph: 415-931-1094

Tickets: $10 ($12 online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/76236 )
NOTE: 50 Seat House...50% of the tickets (25 seats) are available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 30 minutes before the show. CASH ONLY, limit 4 tickets per person.

Synopsis:
At a very young age, Raya Light was destined to be the greatest star that ever was. Well, at least in her mind! See Raya as a precocious 10 year old girl at her very first audition, foaming at the mouth for her first morsel of fame! Marvel at her meteoric rise from Tween Queen to Oscar winner! Fasten your seatbelts for a wild ride of coke lines, sex tapes, collagen lips and worst dressed lists ...Hooray for Hollywood indeed!
Leave your panties at home!
MUSICAL THEATER, MATURE CONTENT, COARSE LANGUAGE, NUDITY, NOT FOR CHILDREN

Written by:
Raya Light/Todd Alan Pickering

Directed by:
Todd Alan Pickering

Piano:
Todd Alan Pickering

Drums:
Dante Tolomei

Stage Manager:
L Ron Hubby

Sound:
Jason Hannan

Costumes:
Mr. David
Jose A Guzman Colon
Wigs:
Edie Modular
Jose A Guzman Colon

Poster Art:
Matthew Phipps Hines

Press Photo:
Jose A Guzman Colon

The East Bay Express Best of the East Bay Party was gargantufun!

So word on the street is that there was about 20,000 people at the Best of the East Bay Party at the Oakland Museum! It's amazing what a massive dose of art, performance, food, civic pride, and free admission can do!

I had an amazing experience being the main stage's "late nite" Mistress of Ceremonies...it was by far the nicest crowd of drunk folks I've ever encountered. Thank you to everyone who came out...especially those who couldn't get in! Yikes!

Amoeba's Kaitlin took some great pictures. View them here! And here's what I remember:

All I Want For My Birthday Is Mad Men...



I never do this kinda stuff, but the winner of this contest gets to be on Mad Men...my favorite show since Alf. So please vote for me at the link below. You can vote once a day! I got a late start...the whole thing ends on 8/11.
Tanx!
madmencastingcall.amctv.com/photos/view/3001

This Friday...
The East Bay Express Best of the East Bay Party!!
With late-nite host: Odessa Lil, Mistress of Ceremonies!

This event is FREE and AMAZING! There's going to be bands, comedy, dance, Lucha Libre wrestling, crafts, food...you name it! Oh yeah...and me, Odessa Lil!

Check out the program guide here to see who all is playing. There's a ton of entertainment on several different stages.

Friday, 8/7
5pm - Midnight
Oakland Museum of California

News?! Yeah, we got news...

It's been a busy couple of months, but who wants to hear about all that junk?!
Here's the important stuff:

Count Fink and I are officially engaged-ified!
Not sure what happens next...for now, this is quite a lot of excitement. Thanks to everyone for all of the kind wishes.

For those of you who like to see rings...here's the one he designed himself! I'm so proud of him! It is the awesome.



Besides all that, we're still working with the Hermetic Order of Arcana on the series of 13 old-time radio show styled podcasts. The recording of the 13th and final episode is next, so it should be up and ready sooner than later.

I've been working on a few random and assorted film projects including My Name is Khan, staring Shahrukh Khan -- also known as the Indian Tom Cruise! I went as an extra and was promoted to bartender. "Yeah, sure I have bartending skills." Har!

AND of course there was Sailor Billy and Odessa Lil's appearance at PRIDE 2009 at the Amoeba booth! It also happened to be the hottest day is San Francisco history (so I decided) and the sunburns were brutal. But it was SO fun while it lasted. I think these pictures say it all:


MORE PIX HERE.

AND here's what's on the horizon!

Odessa Lil to host the East Bay Express BEST OF THE EAST BAY PARTY!
That's right! I'm the late-nite host on the main stage.
Check it out at the Oakland Museum on August 7th!
Odessa Lil on the East Bay Express BEST OF THE EAST BAY PARTY blog!
This should be a great party with tons of bands, performers, art, food, and LUCHA LIBRE! Seriously!!

I'll post some more when I can stand hearing myself blabber on more...I gotta go watch some Miss Marples on PBS or something.