 Get ready for the upcoming production of Kimberly Akimbo, a play unlike anything you’ve ever experienced! This wacky black comedy is a roller-coaster ride of hilarity and heartbreak that will change forever your thinking about time, age and the importance of reaching for happiness.
Written by the acclaimed playwright, David Lindsay-Abaire, and set in the wilds of suburban New Jersey, “Kimberly Akimbo” is a hilarious and poignant story about a teenager with a rare condition (progeria) that causes her body to age four and a half times faster than it should.
When she and her family flee Secaucus under dubious circumstances, Kimberly is forced to reevaluate her life while contending with her dysfunctional family. There is Pattie, her foul-mouthed, pregnant and hypochondriac mother; Buddy, a caring but inept, rarely sober father who really wants to do better; and Debra, the ex-con scam-artist aunt who knows the family’s dark secrets and has a tempting offer for Kimberly.
The play opens at the time of Kimberly’s sixteenth birthday – for her, it’s equal to 72 years of physical ageing. And just as she begins to care for the sweet, nerdy Jeff, her first real teenage friend, she must confront her own mortality and the possibility of first love – before it’s too late.
Due to the strong language in this play, it is recommended for adult audiences only.
Presented at Café Entr’acte, a new performance space at Kayenta’s Coyote Gulch Art Village in Ivins, Utah
July 14-15-16 | July 21-22-23 | July 28-29-30 | August 4-5-6
What reviewers have said about past productions of
Kimberly Akimbo:
“The Comedy of the Year. A haunting and hilarious new play…. Kimberly Akimbo is at once a shrewd satire, a black comedy and a heartbreaking study of how time wounds everyone.” – NY Times
“A zany, disturbing and strangely affecting comedy. It’s a bit of youthful happiness unlike any other.” – Associated Press
“A wacky, touching, and totally charming dark comedy that gives a whole new meaning to ‘coming-of-age’ story.” – Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News
“A breezy, foulmouthed, fleet-footed, warmhearted comedy. There have been many dark comedies about dysfunctional families, but this is one of the funniest.” – L.A. Times
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