Fresh new comedic offerings are part of the Way Off-Broadway Wednesdays lineup at the Heritage Grill in May.
The Wednesday night fringe performance series continues on May 10 with Ryan Gunther's Leash Your Potential: The Practical Guide to Corporate Survival.
On Wednesday, May 17, audiences can enjoy Freshness Guaranteed: The Comedy Grab Bag. It features work by three performers who “love to live at the intersection of storytelling and stand-up comedy,” as a press release notes.
The performers are Marylee Stephenson, who bills herself as the only lesbian stand-up comic with a PhD (hers is in sociology); Morris Bartlett, who appears at both storytelling events and stand-up comedy events around Vancouver; and Megan Phillips, a comedian, singer-songwriter and host of the Anxiety Show, a series that explores mental health disorders through comedy.
On May 24 and 31, Phillips will take the stage herself with her new show Periscope, premiering before she heads off to festival appearances in Montreal and Winnipeg.
“When her professional identity and social life both start to disintegrate – again – Meg is desperate for a shortcut back to happiness,” a press release notes. “With a pill in her pocket, she embarks on a misguided mission to make miracles happen. On the trip of a lifetime, she must channel her inner prophet … and confront the hot mess in the mirror staring back at her.”
Way Off-Broadway Wednesday performances start at 7:30 p.m., and they’re on a pay-what-you-can basis. You can reserve a table by calling 604-759-0819 or see www.facebook.com/WayOffWed.
