If the classic site for stand-up comedy is a cramped cellar with brick walls and low ceilings, it’d be hard to find a venue farther from that archetype than California Shakespeare Theater’s open-air Bruns Amphitheater, where the Orinda hills loom behind the stage, giving way to the magic light of dusk, twilight and stars.
Now, as part of the company’s Season of Shared Light — where it shares its spectacular venue with other producers — Cal Shakes is hosting “Good Medicine,” an evening of stand-up comedy featuring Native American performers Marc Yaffee, Adrianne Chalepah, Brian Bahe, Kaitlyn Jeffers and Jackie Keliiaa.
基于奥克兰的Keliiaa在2020年5月制作了第一个“好药”作为在线活动;从那时起，她已经筹集了超过大流行影响的部落超过11,000美元。Cal Shake展示是“第一款的”第一人称活动“。
“你不会在这些套装中找到任何支持的好莱坞Tropes，”Keliiaa在一份声明中说。“这些本土喜剧演员正在使用喜剧以自己的话重新定义本土身份并按照自己的术语重新定义本土身份。”