Directed by Suraya Susana Keating of Soul Story Theater
Fearless women over 50 boldly rock the stage as they share life-story solo performances that are raw, funny, and deeply moving. Through stories of breaking lifelong patterns, healing toxic family dynamics, and surviving heart surgery and illness, they reveal what it truly means to rise. This is a celebration of resilience, reinvention, and of women stepping fully into their power as they move into their queen years.
Featuring:
- Suraya Keating in Undercover Angel
- Merry Ross in Therapy Fund
- Marianne Shine in Legacy of Silence
- Darshana Weill in The Dress
About Soul Story Theater: Soul Story Theater empowers actors and non-actors alike to transform real-life experiences into powerful, original performances. We turn lived stories into brave, heart-opening theater that heals, connects, and lights up the stage. www.soulstorytheater.com
Suraya Susana Keating is a Registered Drama Therapist, actress, director, and playback theatre performer who believes in the magic of live storytelling. From immersive theater like Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding to the stages of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Bay Area productions, she brings heart, humor, and deep listening to every performance. A builder of bold, justice-centered theater, Suraya helped create Marin Shakespeare Company’s prison programs and co-founded its troupe for formerly incarcerated artists. Founder of Soul Story Theater and director of the hit Menopause Show (featured at The Marsh in 2026), Suraya invites actors and non-actors alike to turn lived stories into soulful, courageous performance. www.soulstorytheater.com
Merry Ross is a Marriage Therapist, Drama Therapist, teacher, actor, director, supervisor and coach. She has a private practice in Oakland Ca. and has been a member of The Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble since 1992. Her show, “What’s My Age Again”, was performed in the Bay Area, Santa Cruz, NYC and London England. She has performed her current show, Therapy Fund in Berkeley, The Marsh, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and drama therapy conferences in Toronto and Latvia. Both Therapy Fund and What’s My Age Again were directed by Vicki Dello Joio.
Marianne Shine, MA, LMFT, RDT, CHT has a private Drama Therapy practice in Mill Valley, CA and is a teaching artist of Shakespeare at San Quentin Prison through Marin Shakespeare Co. She received her Masters from CIIS and is certified in EMDR and Hakomi. She received her clinical hours at Hospice and UCSF and works with teens to elderly specializing in anxiety, depression and life transitions. Marianne continues to perform on Bay Area stages and has her own Improv Troupe.
Darshana Weill started singing at age 7. She went on to be a professional musical theatre actress until the age of 28. At that time she chose to leave the theatre and focus on healing core wounds that circled around body image, food, relationships and self esteem. Darshana decided to create, write and perform this piece as a ritual to unwind messages she internalized about women’s roles in relationships and instead reclaim her relationship to herself.