Rhymes with Purple
presents
Furniture Boys
Written and performed by Emily Weitzman
Writer-performer Emily Weitzman’s riotous solo comedy turns boyfriends into futons and lampshades, and breakups into broken chairs. A surprising meditation on impermanence, Furniture Boys is hailed by the Guardian (****) as ‘ingenious,’ ‘shimmeringly silly,’ and ‘ridiculous and revelatory.’ Weitzman blends theatre, comedy, clown, spoken word and furniture showroom in her search for what endures: a relationship, a memory, a sofa-bed? Direct from Off-Broadway’s SoHo Playhouse, winner of Fringiest Show at Orlando Fringe. This ‘inventive, playful, and surprisingly heartfelt comedy... will surprise you with its tenderness and grandiosity’ ****½ (The Student).
Jersey at Underbelly, Bristo Square § 14:30 (60min) § 5-10 Aug (not 18 & 25)
Emily Weitzman is an award-winning writer/performer whose multidisciplinary performances draw from the worlds of theatre, spoken word, dance, clowning, comedy, and performance art. She studied clown and physical theatre with Pig Iron, and has performed comedy and clown in NYC at venues including Clown Gym, The Idiots Hour, The Tiny Cupboard and the Brooklyn Comedy Collective.
Emily’s award-winning performance poetry has been featured around the world. As a Watson Fellow, she spent one year touring as a featured poet, teaching poetry, collaborating with writing communities, and performing in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.
Her poem Couch won her Funniest Poet and Best Female Poet at national slam poetry competitions; her poem The Bread Thread was featured on Button Poetry, HuffPost, and Bustle.
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