Who on earth is that person??? It’s me. I was 13 and perhaps one of the most physically unfortunate kids you’d ever seen. I was six feet tall, flat on both sides and you can see for yourself that my hair, teeth and skin left a lot to be desired. I was also extremely awkward physically speaking. I was constantly tripping and dropping things, I had no talent for sports (even basketball) and my wingspan was larger than most of my friends were tall. It was an painful time. It also lasted for years. Those years were spent lamenting my torturous existance through diary entries and really really bad poetry.
Welcome to Mortified.
Hailed a “cultural phenomenon” by Newsweek and featured frequently on This American Life, Mortified is a comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, poems, letters, lyrics, home movies, schoolwork) as shared by their original authors – in front of total strangers. As the largest and longest-running project of its kind, the grassroots comedy collective has spent years sifting through hundreds of otherwise forgotten notebooks while paving the way for a strange new brand of entertainment.
If you’ve somehow managed to miss the funniest show in town, get your ass down to The Make Out Room this Friday night to witness real live people reading their diaries and other sundry items to an audience of strangers. I have performed in this show a number of times, and highly reccomend that if you have the material, you audition for the show. Moritied started in New York and is now performed in 8 cities across the world, each one showcasing new works every time. It’s an amazingly fun and cathartic experience to perform in the show, but even as an audience member, you feel as though your own demons might be excised just a little. After all, where else can you hear grown men and women confront their past with firsthand tales of their first kiss, first puff, worst prom, fights with mom, life at bible camp, worst hand job, best mall job, and reasons they deserved to marry Bon Jovi?
This month’s performers include:
NEIL KATCHER: See what not going to the prom will do for you self esteem…watch a young man’s pathetic attempt at dysfunctional love.
CHRISTINA DECOUX: From a strict Catholic private school to the freedom of college, she learns to piss off mommy and daddy with really offensive poetry!
AMY WILSON: A girl’s private rating system on every guy she kisses including picture, how far they went, and a numbered score!
J RYAN ASHTON: A young man’s true account of a harrowing pubic hair shaving accident!
AND featuring the musical stylings of SAM CHASE, Master of the Re-Interpretation!
SHARE THE SHAME!
WHEN: Friday 7/11
TIME: 8:00pm (Doors Open At 7:00)
WHERE: Make-Out Room (3225 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, 94110)
TIX: www.smarttix.com
COST: $12 Presale / $15 at Door
MORE INFO: www.getmortified.com
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