Comedy grown from tragedy is in the spotlight in the next Way Off-Broadway Wednesday production at the Heritage Grill.
The new, original cabaret theatre series is back at the downtown eatery for the month of February.
On Feb. 1, 15 and 22, stand-up comedian Mark Hughes will be in the spotlight with his show Tragedy + Time Served = Comedy. Described as “brutally honest and sometimes shocking,” the show explores the cold, hard and sometimes hilarious truth about Hughes’ past homelessness, heroin use and bank heists.
On Feb. 8, Nathan Barrett will be onstage with Matthew Mackenzie’s acclaimed one-man play, The Particulars, billed as “a high-energy and humorous exploration of normalcy, heartbreak … and gardening.” The show tells the story of Gordon, a solitary man whose seemingly healthy, functional lifestyle erodes when an unwanted “pest” begins to torment his home office and his psyche.
“Delving into grief, paranoia and the impinging of the spirit world on a carefully calculated, hyper-normal lifestyle, The Particulars addresses the futility of escaping from an unresolved brokenhearted past,” a press release says.
All shows are at 7:30 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m., and there’s a full menu with table service. All ages are welcome. Tables can be reserved at 604-759-0819.
Admission is by donation.
