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Parallel Lives

Parallel Lives

July 20 August 5
By Kathy Najimy & Mo Gaffney
Directed by Tiffany Garrison-Schweigert

In the opening scene, two Supreme Beings plan the beginning of the world with the relish of two slightly sadistic suburban wives decorating a living room. Once they've decided on the color scheme of the races, a little concerned that white people will feel slighted being such a boring color, they create sex and the sexes. Afraid women will have too many advantages, the Beings decide to make childbirth painful and to give men enormous egos as compensation. From this moment, the audience is whisked through the outrageous universe of Kathy and Mo, where talented actresses play men and women struggling through the common rituals of modern life: teenagers on a date, sisters at their grandmother's funeral, a man and a woman together in a country-western bar. With boundless humor, PARALLEL LIVES reexamines the ongoing quest to find parity and love in a contest handicapped by capricious godsor in this case, goddesses.

Featuring:
Jennifer Coville
Vicki Kerns
Tracy Van Unen
Megan Hill
Gretchen Copeland
Helena Cosentino