Dad in a Box Kim Katzberg
About This Show
Acclaimed artist Kim Katzberg (Darkling, Strays) returns with her most revealing—and hilarious—work. A prestigious improv comedy workshop seems like an ideal career boost for Katzberg, until she finds her fervid imagination hamstrung by generic critiques. ‘…Suicidal girl on a date? I’m not sure it’s a network thing.’ But the real improvisation starts when Katzberg’s emotionally distant father dies, paralyzing her psyche and forcing her to confront her California-cool brother and erratic prodigal sister. Katzberg, playing a plethora of characters, struggles to become more real onstage, be truthful to her father, and express her inexplicable love for him.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Kim Katzberg (Actor, Writer) Hot for Feminist Theory Professor (The Brick); Strays (Artist-In-Residence at The Brick, Ars Nova’s Ant Fest); Darkling (Artist-In-Residence at IRT Theater); Penetrating the Space (Artist-In-Residence at Dixon Place, HERE Arts Center); 2014 NYIT Award Nomination “Outstanding Solo Performance” (Darkling); 2016 NYIT Award “Outstanding Original Short Script” (Strays); Strays is included in The Best American Short Plays, 2015-2016 published by Applause Books. Excerpts of original work performed in Dead Darlings at Judson Memorial Church, Ars Nova’s Showgasm, Catch Series at The Bushwick Starr, Little Theatre, BAX’s Upstart Program; MFA Columbia University.
Raquel Cion (Director) directorial credits include STRAYS (The Brick Theater, Ars Nova’s ANT Fest & Showgasm), 2016 New York Innovative Theatre Award, “Outstanding Original Short Script” and published in THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS, 2015-2016, Applause Books; SONS (Ars Nova’s Showgasm); Darkling (IRT Theater, CATCH SERIES); HIP (IRT Theater); On a Lonely Road…Travelin’ with Joni (Pangea, The Duplex). Recent performance projects include 2015 Broadway World “Best Alt Cabaret” nominated Me & Mr. Jones (Pangea, Philly Loves Bowie 2019, Provincetown’s Afterglow Festival); Alas, The Nymphs (BAM Next Wave); Gilding the Lonely (Joe’s Pub, Dixon Place); Cou-Cou Bijoux: Pour Vous (Galapagos Art Space, Dixon Place).
Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 7:30 PM
General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door
Stu./Sen./idNYC
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
60 minutes
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