Lynne Jassem Presents
Tap Dancing With My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene
October 19 - 26, 2024
Saturday, October 19 at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 20 at 2:00pm
Friday, October 25 at 7:30pm
Saturday, October 26 at 7:30pm
50% of Ticket Sales from Lynne Jassem’s Show to Benefit the San Francisco LGBT Center
Tap Dancing with My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene
Brava! For Women in the Arts
October 19, 20, 25 & 26
7 October 2024 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Acclaimed performer Lynne Jassem will be donating 50% of ticket sales from her award-winning solo show Tap Dancing with My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene to the San Francisco LGBT Center. The show run for four performances only: Saturday, October 19 at 7:30pm; Sunday, October 20 at 2pm; Friday, October 25 at 7:30pm; and Sunday, October 26 at 7:30pm. Tickets at $ 25 and may be purchased online at www.brava.org.
This partnership highlights Jassem’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community and will directly support the Center’s vital services and programs for San Francisco’s diverse LGBTQ+ population.
“At the San Francisco LGBT Center, we believe in the power of the arts to create dialogue, connection, and visibility for our community,” said Rebecca Rolfe, Executive Director of the Center. “We are deeply grateful to Lynne Jassem for her generous support, and we’re excited to partner with her as we continue our work to ensure that every LGBTQ+ person has the resources they need to thrive.”
Tap Dancing with My Pronouns: The He/She Life of Richard Greene is a multimedia one-woman show chronicling Lynne Jassem’s life as a gender-dysphoric kid in the 1950s. Through a combination of song, dance, mime, and video, Jassem recounts her journey learning to live life authentically. The show is a touching, poignant, and often hilarious reflection on growing up feeling different and navigating the complexities of gender identity long before society had the words or acceptance for such discussions. This impactful autobiographical story, “narrated by a pair of tap shoes” as Jassem likes to say, follows Lynne as she/he discovers how she/he fits in with the world. Along the way, every strange situation she encounters brings her closer to her truth, and all with the jumping off point of a not-very-socially-exploratory time: 1949.
“I’m thrilled to be supporting the San Francisco LGBT Center with this show,” said Lynne Jassem. “Their work is invaluable, and I hope that through this partnership, we can shine a spotlight on the critical services they provide for our community.”
The San Francisco LGBT Center offers a wide array of services, including economic empowerment programs, housing services, and support for youth and elders, ensuring that all LGBTQ+ individuals have access to the resources they need for a healthy and fulfilling life.
About the San Francisco LGBT Center: The San Francisco LGBT Center connects people to opportunities, resources, and each other to achieve a stronger, healthier, and more equitable world for LGBTQ+ individuals. From housing and job training services to social support for elders and youth, the Center serves as a vital community hub for San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ population. For more information, please visit www.sfcenter.org.
“Cracking tap routines”
Ben Walters – The Scotsman
“Old-school show biz to the core”
Daisy Malt – Three Weeks
“This belongs on Broadway...”
“In “Being Richard Greene,” … Jassem is a powerhouse of energy with absolutely hilarious anecdotes, never shying away from the truth of anything… with her fire, her story, her unambiguous untamed spirit.”
TICKETS
$25
Benefits San Francisco LGBT Center
ABOUT the artist
Lynne Jassem has been performing her entire life. She broke into showbiz in the 50s as a 10 year-old Comoette on the Perry Como TV Show.
In her twenties she traveled the country for three years with the Claude Kipnis Mime Theatre playing such notable venues as the White House, Lincoln and Kennedy Centers. Next she morphed into writing, choreographing and directing 40+ Industrial Shows.
Lynne became one of the 5 Founders of The American Tap Dance Orchestra, who appeared on PBS and at The Cotton Club with Gregory Hines and Tommy Tune.
Lynne toured her solo show Rhythm Anonymous all over Germany, teaching and conducting master classes. Her show Tapestry received the Bay Area Theatre Award.
From Como to Homo had 26 performances at Edinburgh Fringe to 5-star critical acclaim, received San Francisco Best of Fringe Performance and Best Story Teller from San Diego Fringe.
Tapping My Way to The Nuthouse opened to great reviews across the US and Lynne is now thrilled to be bringing her wonderful new show Tap Dancing With My Pronouns: The He/She Life Of Richard Greene to San Francisco in October 2024 after a great reception on tour in San Miguel de Allende, Palm Springs, New York and Los Angeles.