Spermhood Mike Albo
About This Show
‘‘When Caroline asked me to be a sperm donor, I was speechless. But then I did it. And it changed everything. Jerking off in a cup is a spiritual path. Who knew.’’
Called a “wonderful performer” by The New Yorker, acclaimed writer & performer Mike Albo returns to Dixon Place, bringing his recently published Amazon Kindle Single Spermhood: Diary of a Donor to the stage. Albo gives a naked, heartfelt & hilarious account of the year he spent donating sperm for his friends, a lesbian couple.
Directed by David Schweizer, Albo explores creepy donation clinics, the painful shadow of AIDS and what being a ‘dad’ really means—all while attempting to get aroused by cheesy straight porn.
This Dixon Place commission is made possible with public funds from NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Gov Andrew Cuomo & the NY State Legislature, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and private funds from The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation and The Peg Santvoord Foundation.
About the Artist
Writer/performer Mike Albo’s solo shows include Spray, My Price Point & most recently, The Junket, which was directed by David Schweizer at Dixon Place in 2014 before moving off-broadway to the Lynn Redgrave Theater. His work has been praised in many publications, including, The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Independent in London, The Boston Globe, The Pittsburgh Tribune & The Los Angeles Times. He is the author of the novel Hornito: My Lie Life (HarperCollins); The Underminer, co-written with Virginia Heffernan( Bloomsbury USA); and the Amazon Kindle Singles The Junket & Spermhood.
Friday, May 27 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$19 in advance
$22 at the door
Students / Seniors / ID NYC
$15
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Credits
Image Credit
Carl Ferrero