JAPANESE GRANDMA FUNERAL (New York, NY – clown)
Kento the clown missed his grandmother’s funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He’s trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help him achieve closure in this gentle, heartwarming comedy? Blending clown and storytelling with Japanese and Okinawan funeral customs, Kento attempts to process 108 of his grandma’s memories, along with unresolved thoughts and small, stubborn facts about her life, in a show that is both deeply personal, yet widely relatable. What begins as a failed ceremony becomes a gentle, intimate invitation to laugh, remember and let go.
CAST: Kento Morita.
MY BOY! (New York, NY – improv/clown)
Good news! Your dad just realized how shitty he was to you. Mediocre news! He's actually a woman in a fake mustache. LET ME FATHER YOU. Katie Hartman is an NYC actor, writer, and comedian who's been in shows like The Other Two (HBO), Elsbeth (CBS), Last Week Tonight (HBO) and the Robert Smigel/Adam Sandler joint "The Week Of" (Netflix). Other credits: Just for Laughs Montreal, staff writer on the WGA nominated Paid Off with Michael Torpey on truTV, Skinny Bitch Jesus Meeting. Insta: @khartsucks
CAST: Katie Hartman.
THAT FELT GOOD (Minneapolis, MN – puppet improv) with Oscar Montoya
Improv brought to you by a fuzzy puppet & it’s ragtag team of skin-covered best friends.
CAST: Eric Heiberg, James Moore, Matt Olson, Megan Trowbridge, MJ Matheson, Patrick McIntyre, Philip Simondet, Phoebe Bottoms, Zelia Gonzales with Oscar Montoya.
OSCAR MONTOYA is an actor, comedian, and hip hop dancer living in Los Angeles. He won a Critics Choice award for his work as Richie in the HBO/Starz series Minx, and played Oscar the Garbage Man in the A24 film Dicks: The Musical. He is also a host of the podcasts “Inside the Disney Vault,”, “Eurovangelists”, “Spanish Aquí Presents”, “Drag Her” and “Podcast Killed the Video Star.” He is a teacher and performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and performs in improv teams Pisces and Rita Repulsa.
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