|
Event
Apocalypse Not Now! by Clara York
Clara York's Apocalypse Not Now is an epicly relevant California tale about an agoraphobic former hand model who is forced out of her closet when a fire threatens to burn her shitty neighborhood. York puts on a clinic in laughter, delivery, timing and character while at the same time depicting all the anxiety of our times: The worry about growing older, the latent fear that Los Angeles is careening on the brink of chaos, and the isolation of the individual in a city with so many people. This is a rockin piece and a helluva thing to watch the brutal effects of Southern California's unending fires and post-election mania on a former hand model theres a laugh hidden in every minute of this show.
"The solo show is smartly broken up into three parts: fire, floods, mudslide, which gives the wildly entertaining York three stories to tell amidst her larger one, effectively making the time pass quickly. York laughed in the face of the many apocalypses she faced- shoe shopping during the fires, picking up hardware store employees during the floods, and diving into the mudslides.
Yorks dangerously eccentric personality allows her to easily embody the other characters she encounters in her story in such a way that one isnt sure if she is acting, or simply exhibiting another personality buried in her fragmented psyche.
Direction by Jane Morris keeps York active (although one would suspect that, with her unparalleled energy, York would remain active on her own) and the lighting allows for location and tonal changes that enforce Yorks storytelling.
York laughed in the face of danger, but luckily for audiences, all they need to do is laugh in the face of her hysterical show." Marcus Kaye LA Theater Review
Clara York (Actor/Writer) performs her written essays regularly in Jill Solloway's Sit N Spin at Comedy Central Stage and with Strong Words: Voices of The City. She has been performing and writing plays, essays and comedy for decades at the IO West, Fanatic Salon, Hollywood Fringe, The Ice House, BackDoor Bakery, Skiptown Playhouse and The Alliance Theater. Most recently she appeared on Why Women Kill, Thank You For Being Here and Young and the Restless.
Jane Morris( Director) is the Johnny Appleseed of comedy clubs, having opened the Chicago Comedy Showcase, the Second City ETC, Upfront Comedy, the Comedy Underground and currently managing the fanaticSalon in Culver City. She's has most recently been seen in The Laundromat, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Shameless, I Am the Night.
She teaches a writing for performance workshop at the fanticSalon every Wednesday evening and performs live at the venue on a very regular basis.
|
|
 |
LocationSoloFest 2020 The Whitefire Theatre (Sherman Oaks, CA) (View)
13500 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 90403
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 18 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
|
Contact
| Owner: Clara York |
| On BPT Since: Oct 06, 2011 |
| |
| Clara York |
|
|
|
