“I’M NOT SURE WE’VE SEEN ANYONE LIKE LAUREN WEEDMAN BEFORE.”
— LA WEEKLY
Award-winning comedic actress (HACKS, ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, EUPHORIA, LOOKING), playwright, and author Lauren Weedman returns to the stage with Lauren Weedman BLOWS, a new comedy cabaret solo adventure.
Lauren Weedman BLOWS is a wry, contemporary look at what it means to be a single mom, an artist, and a woman in today’s creative economy. It is an exploration of what happens in the invisible second-half of a woman’s life, the part after all the traditional stories end and divorce, menopause, and impending financial collapse begin, while pursuing a career in the arts and resisting looming pressures to pack it up and get a “real job.” It’s a search for a Third Act – for survival, honesty, and normalcy in an increasingly isolated, digital society.
Seventy-five percent of the show is scripted, and twenty-five percent is discovered during the performance making being there, live, matter.
“HILARIOUS, MOVING, AND ENTERTAINING AS F**K.”
— MURRAY BARTLETT
“I was trying to write this musical, it started about four years ago, about bankruptcy. Cause it felt like there was never enough musicals about bankruptcy.”
—Seattle Channel’s Art Zone with Nancy Guppy: Lauren Weedman BLOWS
“I had this breakthrough [realization]… I’m a carny, and I’ve left the tent. And I need to get back to the tent.”
—The Seattle Times: Lauren Weedman returns to Seattle with new solo show
“To me that seems more fun, to be a little terrified on stage, to keep it more present. You’re not going to watch a rehearsal but I am working out material, with the audience, live. There’s an energy to it when you know it’s happening right now.”
—Fox13 Studio Live: ‘Abbott Elementary’ actress, comedian Lauren Weedman talks about brand-new show in Seattle
AUDIENCE RESPONSE
“Hedwig for grownups. You’ll laugh and want to dance with her until it hurts.”
—Frank DeCaro
“That gal’s got more energy and talent than everyone in the building.”
—Largo Management