The Ballad
of Mrs. Claus

Thanks to our elf guides -
Carmen Aguilar y Wedge, Justine Sizemore, Stephanie Casella & Vitalia Fedossova.

Special thanks to -
Jason Naumoff, Jevin Cokash, John Griffis, Mary Johnson, Billy Diamond, Michael Manziello, Caitlin Harrington & Oscar.

Welcome to the 4th annual installment of “The Ballad of Mrs. Claus!”
Scroll down to meet our creative team and performers!

The Program

Host Venue and Cohort

  • Paul Hayes, Noona Nolan & Raining Chainsaws

    Host Venue and Team

    Raining Chainsaws is a creative team of artists with diverse skills and passions. They are also a 501c 3 social club! Most events are only for members and their guests. If you’d like to join, please visit rainingchainsaws.org.

  • Domi Nigro

    Writer, Performer

    Domi Nigro (she/they) is a lifelong performance artist and dancer of varied vocabulary based in Oakland, Ca. Infinitely inspired by both the mundane and fantastical, their art aims to explore the merging paradigms of these worlds by delving into highly emotional feeling states, improvisation, and technical movement forms. IG: earthenergy

  • Geulah Finman

    Writer, Performer

    Geulah Finman is a lanky, cranky clown, comedian and SF Neo-Futurist. IG: Geulah_

  • James Stahlman

    Writer, Performer

    James Stahlman (they/them) is a multi hyphenate interdisciplinary artist who has worked in opera, the performing, and plastic arts since an early age. Appreciating detail and specificity in aesthetic pursuits, and based in Oakland, more at jamesstahlman.com

  • Kalia Armbruster

    Writer, Performer

    Kalia Armbruster (she/her) is a writer and improv nerd living her best life in Oakland, CA. Caught between comedy and being way too earnest, she is both full-time goof and sometimes poet. Her most persistent goals in life are to make people laugh (especially when the world feels bleak and unforgiving) and spend all her money, so it had to be improv. IG: @kalia_ca

  • Kenna Harris

    Writer, Performer

    Kenna Harris (they/them) is an Animation Director, writer, and illustrator, and occasional silly guy! IG: @kennnajean

Claus Creative Team

  • Dana Merwin

    Creator, Director, Producer

    Dana Merwin (she/her) is a Bay Area writer, director and performer. Dana has performed at SXSW, SF Sketchfest, Rogue Fringe Festival and The Moth Grand Slam. She teaches failure management (aka clown) and is also a coach for performers, filmmakers and creatives. Visit  danamerwin.com | IG: merwind

  • Lexi Diamond

    Director, Producer, Production Designer

    Lexi Diamond (she/her) is a playwright, performer, dramaturg, and  theatermaker. She's a hostess of picnics, writer of riddles, propagator of tomato plants, deviser of treasure hunts, fiber artist, stewmaker & Chatty Cathy.

  • Cody Frost

    Co-Production Designer, Set Builder

    Cody Frost is a comedian and multimedia artist whose work ranges from graphic design and screen printing to video and performance art, installations and happenings.

    He hosts an improv jam every Sunday at Endgames Improv, and his visual art and design work can be found at CodyFrost.com