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For our last show of 2025, the One Table Show returned to Cider & Cedar, the site of one of our very first performances. This time around, producer Jesi Vega debuted as a director with newbies Glynis McClain and Janay Haskin, Masahiro Sugano directed returning performer Marc Grau and newcomer Mari Roy, and One Table founder Derek Nunn entertained with a touching and unexpected monologue.
Scene 1: Glynis McClain and Janay Haskin, extended family members related through marriage, discover that they've both been wrestling with relationship challenges since they last saw each other at Maya's wedding in Italy (written and directed by Jesi Vega, Glynis McClain and Janay Haskin).
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Glynis McClain hadn't performed for many years before her appearance at Cider & Cedar. An experienced educator and mother of three, Glynis had a great time working with Jesi and Janay and hopes to do it again.
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Janay Haskin is a veteran of the military, an entrepreneur, and an author. She is the founder of the natural hair care line "Bel Ren by Altovise" and, as a member of Tacoma's ACE (Accelerated Creative Enterprise) Collective, created the Propel Summit for Entrepreneurs. In 2024, she also published The Holistic Summit 13-Week Workbook to help busy ADHD adults stay productive and organized. This is her first time performing in front of an audience.
Scene 2: Derek Nunn's multicultural family seems a lot like the rest of the world. His family members come in all different ethnicities and skin colors and, like everyone around the world, sometimes they have a hard time getting along. But Derek's had a dream that maybe everyone can just get along.
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Scene 3: Marc Grau is looking for a job and Mari Roy is the freelance HR consultant promising to get him one, regardless of whether he's the best candidate or whether he's even qualified. But he's a mediocre and overconfident white man, so how can he not be? (written and directed by Masahiro Sugano).
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Mari Layson Roy (They/She/He/Siya) is a Filipino trans-femme performing artist born on Alutiiq land (Kodiak, Alaska) and resides on Muckleshoot and Puyallup land (Federal Way, Washington). They believe that the role of theatre is to amplify the realities and visions of marginalized communities. They are a UW Tacoma alum whose credits include Footloose (Ethel), Rock of Ages (Regina), and Lakewood Playhouse’s Festival of New Voices.
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