Lambeth Sterling
“Smart, suprising writing” – Backstage
“…the way Lambeth bares her life’s pain in a completely unsympathetic and unsentimental way, with her dead pan, self-mocking delivery and her wonderfully dry wit is terrific.” – LA Theatre Review
A comedic one woman show on dating, marriage and the film “The Secret.” This show is designed to save theatergoers thousands of dollars and decades of confusion about their love lives. In one brief story in this antidote to cultural stupidity, Lambeth is having a clandestine affair with the president of a celibate ashram, Ram, who looks like Jesus, whose real name is George. One night the guru announces her lover is getting married in two weeks. Fortunately, her sister has brought the president of a nudist colony. They do therapy with her in their bathing suits for two days. Her stomach is tied in knots. Then Lambeth volunteers to make the bride’s wedding dress. And his wedding clothes, a long robe with embroidery by another woman. Lambeth figures she’s sneaking around with him, too. The day of the wedding comes and the dress was to be made of stretchy fabric according to the pattern, and it’s not made of stretchy fabric, so the bride cannot really move her arms. Lambeth is thinking now that this was really God doing for us what we cannot do for ourselves. The day after the wedding the ashram has a big Halloween party. Ram Jesus George comes as a sexual figure from the Bhagavad Gita or something, his wife comes as his consort, Lambeth comes as Mary Magdalene. In Lambeth’s dating life, this was the first sign of trouble. She has one question for Ekhart Tolle. Do we really think learning to be present is a cure for this kind of stupidity?
As her therapist has said, “Nothing is funnier than hearing Lambeth talk about her deepest pain.” Directed by David Ford. “Lambeth is a street brawler on stage. A natural.” David Ford
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cHE08r6ccI
Ages: 18+
Appearing at Second City, Fringe Central, and i.O. West. Tickets from free to $7. Two dollars off for Fringe performers for $6 and $7 tickets.
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