let’s break it down
Featuring josh kornbluth
From moderated discussions to curated experiences, our Let’s Break It Down events are designed to offer a deeper dive into the subject matter of each Mainstage show.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 · 7 PM
How Memories Make Us
In a magical twist, characters in our sci-fi fable, The Motion, begin to lose key memories from their lives. This disorienting phenomenon brings about startling shifts in their identities. How much do your memories define you? Join us at the Ashby Stage on Monday, October 6, with renowned storyteller Josh Kornbluth, to recount key memories from your life that have played a central role in making you the person you are today.
JOSH KORNBLUTH
Josh Kornbluth has been performing his autobiographical monologues for theater audiences all over the U.S. (and in other countries as well) for year. His show RED DIAPER BABY ran Off-Broadway, was selected for the Best American Plays of 1992 collection, was nominated for a Drama Desk Award, and was made into a performance film for the Sundance Channel. His monologue THE MATHEMATICS OF CHANGE was also made into a performance film. His shows HAIKU TUNNEL and LOVE & TAXES have both been adapted into feature films by Josh and his brother Jacob: HAIKU was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival and was distributed nationally by Sony Pictures Classics. Since January 2017 he has been an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute, where he produces the “Citizen Brain” series of online videos; he also served a stint as Hellman Visiting Artist at UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center. Throughout his career, Josh has done numerous benefit performances for organizations that focus on supporting people of color, low-income folks, the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized groups. He lives in Berkeley, Calif., with his wife, Sara, a public schoolteacher; their son, Guthrie, a budding filmmaker, is an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz.
