Jess Walter
“Before you Blow”
performed by Julie Anchor
Naomi Williams
“After the Operation”
performed by
Kellie Raines
The Auditorium at CLARA
1425 24th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
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Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Performance begins at 7:00 pm.
Jess Walter, a former National Book Award finalist, NYT #1 Bestseller, and winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award, is the author of seven novels, including The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins, one book of short stories and one nonfiction book. His work has been translated into 32 languages, and his fiction has been selected three times for Best American Short Stories as well as the Pushcart Prize and Best American Nonrequired Reading. His stories, essays and journalism have appeared in Harper's, Esquire, Playboy, McSweeney's, Tin House, Ploughshares, the New York Times, the Washington Post and many others.
Naomi J. Williams is the author of Landfalls (FSG 2015), long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in numerous places, including A Public Space, Zyzzyva, One Story, Zoetrope: All-Story, LitHub, The Rumpus, and the Brevity blog. Honors include a Pushcart Prize, Best American Short Stories honorable mention, a Sustainable Arts Foundation grant, and residencies at Hedgebrook, Djerassi, Willapa Bay AiR, and StoryKnife. Educated at Princeton, Stanford, and UC Davis, she lives in Midtown Sacramento and teaches with the low-res MFA program at Ashland University in Ohio.
Naomi J. Williams is the author of Landfalls (FSG 2015), long-listed for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in numerous places, including A Public Space, Zyzzyva, One Story, Zoetrope: All-Story, LitHub, The Rumpus, and the Brevity blog. Honors include a Pushcart Prize, Best American Short Stories honorable mention, a Sustainable Arts Foundation grant, and residencies at Hedgebrook, Djerassi, Willapa Bay AiR, and StoryKnife. Educated at Princeton, Stanford, and UC Davis, she lives in Midtown Sacramento and teaches with the low-res MFA program at Ashland University in Ohio.
Julie Anchor has been an actor for over 30 years in the Sacramento area. She is a stage actor and company member of Main Street Theatre Works (MSTW) in Jackson, CA, where she has been performing since 1999, and has directed 10 of their productions. Julie has also performed at the B Street Theatre, Sacramento Theatre Company, and Capital Stage, as well as The Hapgood Theatre in Antioch. Other work includes film, most recently Pipe Dream, The Unlikely Success of Carol Burnett, and voice over work for various clients. Julie’s next project is to direct the 2022 summer show, The Outsider, for MSTW. She is honored to be invited back to perform with Stories on Stage Sacramento.
Kellie Raines is a local actor, director, writer, and visual artist. She is an Associate Artist with KOLT Run Creations, for which she directed The Adoration of Dora. Her KOLT performance credits include Escape from Happiness, Vinegar Tom, Antigone, and My Own Stranger. Other local theatre companies where she has worked include Big Idea Theatre, Theater Galatea, and Resurrection Theatre. Her visual art has been shown locally at Archival Gallery in Sacramento. She has read her poetry locally for the Poetry in Davis series hosted by Dr. Andy Jones. She has a bachelor’s degree in Dramatic Art from the University of California, Davis. Kellie can also be seen on-air for PBS KVIE. Up next, Kellie is directing Tipping the Velvet for Green Valley Theatre Company set to open in March 2022. She loves reading for Stories on Stage Davis and Stories on Stage Sacramento.
