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"White Gorilla, Red Balloon"
. Face down on the scratchy carpet, and skirt hiked up around her thighs, Dara is in a unique position to do some reflecting. How did a night that started with dancing in The Mission end up with her across the Bay, in a stranger's apartment, poised for an army crawl to safety? And what did a giant gorilla on 20th Street and musings...
> Hilarious, Heartbreaking & Provocative Solo Performances <
D A R A . M . W I L S O N
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"White Gorilla, Red Balloon"
. Face down on the scratchy carpet, and skirt hiked up around her thighs, Dara is in a unique position to do some reflecting. How did a night that started with dancing in The Mission end up with her across the Bay, in a stranger's apartment, poised for an army crawl to safety? And what did a giant gorilla on 20th Street and musings on first-gen middle class Black life have to do with it?
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"Is Your Therapist Near a Bakery?"
. Susan loses interest in eating her croissant when her 10 year old son switches from describing the finer points of Wrestlmania to requesting psychotherapy. Psychotherapy? Why does he want psychotherapy? Susan grew up with a suicidal father and a sister who had a borderline personality. That's reason for psychotherapy. Her son's childhood was normal. Wasn't it?
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"Nobody's Bitch"
. Rick is celebrating the opening night of a Broadway show when the reviews come out. It suddenly hits him that his fate, his dreams and his future are all coming together. But for one thing. He no longer wants to be the assistant to the overbearing star of the show. And when he brings her the news she gives him a performance in order to keep him under her thumb.
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"Worst. Boyfriend. Ever."
. Can a bad boyfriend make you gay? No, just miserable. Beer drinking, shit talking, Camaro driving boyfriends are the skeletons in any good lesbian's closet. Or was it just me?
S O L O S U N D A Y S, San Francisco's premier monthly showcase, presents select samplings of veteran virtuosos and top emerging talent in the intimate Stage Werx theater. Beyond stand-up and storytelling, solo theater creates casts of thousands - plus special effects - all bursting from a single performer. The results are hilarious and heartbreaking, passionate and provocative, ablaze with personal visions.