An Interactive Comedy
Created and Performed by John Michael
Directed by Michael Marionaccio & Sammy Zeisel
A Queer Fantasia about how grieving makes you horny…
Part Angels in America, Part Snakes on a Plane
STORY:
Best friends, sex parties, douches, grief, and 50% off Andrew Christian underwear. Trauma Clown/Underwear Sponsored John Michael returns with a time travel machine fueled by spanks and participation. This spiritual sequel to Meatball Seance will unleash your inner FunMonster.
Details
Tickets $18
Venue: Arts Academy, AAC 301 – 1212 Jackson St
Showtimes:
- Sat, 6/3 @ 2:15pm
- Sun, 6/4 @ 6:45pm
- Wed, 6/7 @ 6:45pm
- Fri, 6/9 @ 8:30pm
- Sat, 6/10 @ 6:45pm
- Sun, 6/11 @ 8:30pm
“A whirlwind of a journey, delivered at a breakneck pace — though full of gay sex, drugs, and charismatic performer John Michael in a mankini”- Orlando Sentinel
WHY: The purpose of this show is twofold: I want to raise awareness about life-saving interventions such as Narcan/Naloxone while also creating a space for the audience to mourn– and celebrate– those who we lost during the pandemic.
We’re scared to talk about the spike in overdoses but with the proper amount of silliness mixed in with awareness of harm reduction measures we can better embody the joy of those we miss. Building a time machine that runs on Spank and other happy memories from myself and the audience turns the stigma on its head.
Cartoon design by Mads Horwath
About the Performance Artist: John Michael is an award-winning international performance artist/trauma clown. What is that? Exactly. He creates interactive comedies about tough-to-talk-about topics that use audience participation to create a party vibe full of beautiful calamity. He’s created 10 original plays, titles including John Michael and the Order of the Penix, Dementia Me, It’s Not All About You John Michael and The A-Gays-Stillwater Oklahoma. He studied theater in Stillwater, Oklahoma at Oklahoma State University. It was there he created his very first show Would You Like Guys With That? about coming out of the closet while working at Mcdonald’s.
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