come if u want + THE LIE (a True Story)

"These shows are presented as a part of Projectorfest 2023, a four-night celebration of ambitious multimedia-driven comedy projects. More at [projectorfest.com](https://www.projectorfest.com/) 

COME IF U WANT - Amy Muller

Once upon a time, Amy Muller was a last-minute addition to a disastrous overnight girls trip to Montauk. Join her for a goofy-ass, high-energy, interactive breakdown of how that trip came to be—and how it all went so wrong. It’s a tale about the irrational decisions we make in our loneliest times… but more specifically, it’s a tale of cat diabetes, fake motels, beach trespassing, astrology, astronomy, a bucket of dead butterflies, and a car that just doesn’t fit five people. We’re literally so pumped for this, it’s gonna be sooooo fun!! …u can come if u want. 

Amy Muller (1998-) is a comedy writer/idiot originally hailing from Ohio, mostly raised in suburban Chicago, and currently residing in Brooklyn. Along with taking regrettable road trips, she’s a writer and producer at Wendover Productions, writing the arguably beloved channel Half As Interesting. She’s also worked as a roller coaster operator, political canvasser, zoo cleaner, middle school RA, and speechwriter. Under other names, her words have been published in _TIME Magazine_, _CNN.com_, and _The Washington Post_, as well as spoken at a bunch of fancy events to which she wasn’t invited. Under her own name, she’s doing this show and trying to get better at crochet. 

Quinn Jackson (Producer) is an NYC-based, Illinois-born ice cream aficionado with extensive experience in live event and entertainment production. Her live events credits include a private concert for the Swedish pop duo The Magnettes and a beer crawl + boat cruise fundraiser for Urban Rivers and The Shedd Aquarium. Currently, she’s an executive assistant at _Saturday Night Live_, which is more like that beer crawl fish fundraiser than you’d expect. When she’s not cooking up new projects with Amy or scouting talent at comedy shows, she enjoys running marathons, baking pies, and spying on strangers’ cats in apartment windows.

THE LIE (A TRUE STORY) - Jerzy Gwiazdowski

This show tells the true story of the greatest performance ever given. To be clear: you will not see that performance in this show. That performance was given in 2007—by me—to a seven-year-old child whom I had just met. But in this show, I will tell you all about it. It's the strangest thing that's ever happened to me. This is a show about why we lie to children. It’s about situations that aren’t our fault, but become our responsibility. It’s about simple twists of fate that shape our lives.

Writer/Performer: Jerzy Gwiazdowski

Director: Matt Cowart

Associate Director: Emma Richmond

Projection Design: Zoey Shea Peacock-Jones

Jerzy Gwiazdowski is an actor, playwright and educator based in New York City, where he is a Resident Artist and the Managing Director of The CRY HAVOC Company- which has incubated hundreds of new plays and screenplays, including his short plays Two Birds, Vega, Michael Bay’s America (Part IV), All Over Me (How Does it Feel?) and Grievous Circle.

As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway (Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore), regionally (Rep Theatre of St. Louis, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical), originated roles in plays by Abbie Spallen, Rebecca Gilman and Michael Weller, and numerous film/TV appearances (NBC’s Law & Order:SVU, HBO’s Girls, SHOWTIME’s Nurse Jackie and Ray Donovan, Netflix’s All Together Now—and a Bon Jovi music video). 

Jerzy is a co-creator of Vocabaret, Caveat’s monthly wordplay variety show since 2019. His wordplay appearances (Punderdome, Punnit, The O.Henry Pun-Off, Punwatch) have made him the winningest competitive punner in the world. He also worked from ages 13-26 as a childrens’ birthday party entertainer, which factors heavily into this whole deal.

Matt Cowart (director) is an Emmy-award winning producer and director. He is a member of SDC and a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he’s returned as a guest faculty member, teaching Musical Theater, Acting, Directing, and Audition Technique, and he is the Co-Artistic Director of The CRY HAVOC Company, a new play development company in New York City. "

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Caveat, 21 A Clinton Street, New York, United States