Zero Gravity Productions
David Jacobson
Written and performed byDavid Jacobson consumes the caloric equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs every day. He lives in all the world's oceans except the Arctic. No, wait, sorry... that's Blue Whales.
Jacobson is a Portland-based writer/performer who's been doing multi-character solo theater for 18 years.
His previous shows -- Theme Park ("Hysterically funny.... creatively disturbed" -- SF Bay Guardian) and Dog's Misery Swamp ("An extraordinary display of intelligence and entertainment" - Theater in London) went to Fringe Festivals in the U.S. and Canada.
In other reviews, David's mom saw him perform at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival and raved: "I could see what you were trying to do there."
He comes to solo performance after decades as a newspaper reporter (Detroit News, Hartford Courant), magazine humorist (Esquire, Details, Business 2.0), and science writer (University of California).
In the Bay Area, he honed his chops at Solo Sundays, Monday Night Marsh, Tell It On Tuesday, Sunset Solos, and Oakland's fabled High Dive.
His latest one-person ensemble comedy -- "Murder on the Mission to Mars!" -- premieres in April at 21ten Theatre as part of Portland's city-wide festival of new works, Fertile Ground. In June, it lands at the Montreal Fringe Festival.
Directed by
Brooke Totman
Brooke Totman is an actor, acting coach, writer, and the Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of 100 Lives Repertory —an actor-focused theatre company committed to character-driven plays.
Her work as a theatre director has been produced by 100 Lives Repertory, the Fertile Ground Festival, and the sketch comedy company, Night Bus. Her work as a writer has been produced at The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles, Portland Center Stage, the Back Door Theatre, Deep End Theatre, and the Shoebox Theatre in Portland. She is the recent recipient of the 2025 Broadway World Award for Best Performance in a Play for her acting work in 100 Lives Repertory’s Orange Flower Water.
She is thrilled to be a collaborator with David on his brilliant and hilarious solo show, Murder on the Mission to Mars.
Mark Kenward
Developed withMark Kenward is an Bay Area-based director, producer, writer, and performer of solo theater. He has directed over 100 one-person shows, many of which won awards from international Fringe Theater festivals and Bay Area theater groups.
He is the producer and co-director of The Formerly Incarcerated People’s Performance Project, which helps formerly incarcerated people develop and perform their true stories on stage. FIPPP is the first-ever company-in-residence at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
Additional work as a producer includes a four-year stint as Managing Director and Director of Artist Relations at The Marsh in San Francisco, one of the premier venues in the world for solo theater.
As a performer, Kenward has created eight one-person shows, touring his work throughout the US and Canada, including a reception for The U.S. House of Representatives, receiving critical recognition as “a commanding storyteller” and “a master of the craft." He’s currently writing a book for all creative-minded people titled Energy for Creatives.