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Micah O’Konis + Marnina Schon

Digital Storytellers Lab

2022-2023 Fellow

Micah O’Konis + Marnina Schon

DOOM SCROLL (YouTube Series)

A cynically Jewish 20-something finds herself magically trapped in the Torah. With the help of Biblical characters, Talmudic commentators, and original songs, she must make meaning of the ancient text to escape the scroll and return to her life.

Micah O'Konis (they/he) and Marnina Schon (she/her) are a real-life couple who create sketch comedy together as Couplet and #NotARabbi. They wrote and performed the award-winning musical comedy More Guns! which ran for two years at Second City and toured to San Francisco. Marnina has also performed as an actor on stage with South Coast Rep, Center Theater Group, Berkeley Rep, and Story Pirates, as well as on screen in the upcoming series Chanshi with Henry Winkler, while Micah writes sketches at Upright Citizen’s Brigade, scores films, and releases music as Lookalike (feat. Marnina on violin and vocals).