Judith Offer got involved with writing history plays during one of the earliest of her twenty-five years of volunteer teaching of drama in a number of Oakland schools. A fourth-grade teacher requested a California history play, and she found the process so fascinating, and fun, that she wrote a workbook
full, California History Plays for Young People, which sold throughout the state. This led to a full-length musical, A Shirtwaist Tale (Music by Arkadi Serper) about a garment strike in Lower East Side NY in 1909, and Compared to What?, the play about the Pullman Porters that Masquers has scheduled for next season. Judith has a number of non-history plays, too, including 15 others produced in the SF Bay Area, a one-act that has traveled to ten states, and a couple of libretti looking for a composer. Her oeuvre focuses on good parts for women and the different ethnic and national groups that populate the United States, especially African Americans. She is also a poet, with five poetry books and a long list of publications in various journals. She is the mother of two grown daughters and an 8-year-old grandson, Sam, and has lived in the same house in Oakland for 40 years with her husband, Stuart Offer.
For endless other details, check www.JudithOffer.com.

Vaughn Mayer is excited to perform his first Zoom script reading and his first time working with Masquers! Before the Pandemic he was in Drinking Habits at Santa Clara Players, going to school, and working as a food server. During these hard times, Vaughn keeps busy by holding down a steady job and staying connected to and supporting his friends. This being his first performance since the Covid-19 outbreak, he was elated and grateful for the opportunity to perform again and hopefully help make the holidays a little brighter.