About this Event
“I want the best for you” aka “My life with the gays”
When I’m asked where I fit into the LGBTQ world I always say “I’m in there. I don’t have a letter yet. But I’m in there” so when I was asked to be to the Celebrity Grand Marshall of the Vegas Pride parade—it was one of the best things that had happened to me in a long time. They didn’t actually ask me to be the parade-I called them and asked “can I be in the parade? I’m a 57 year old single parent in Santa Monica with a son who plays baseball. Men are frightened of me and I need to get OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME HOPE FLOWING FOR HUMANITY”.
I took my Bff from high school, Wendy, and we fought and cried and our souls were saved the night the Vegas Pride was Rained out.
The show is about aging, loss, family, community, and how I dated every closeted gay boy in Indianapolis Community theater starting at age 12. It’s about how I’ve always found family with LGBTQ community and there’s a little bit about meeting the actual Mayor of Vegas who was a huge Hacks fan but was disappointed I wasn’t Jewish but thrilled that Wendy was. So it worked out.
A portion of ticket/art sales will go to Create CA.
Create CA is a statewide advocacy organization and coalition dedicated to ensuring all California public school students have access to high-quality, legally mandated arts education. They work to improve equity and access to arts learning—visual art, music, dance, theater, and media arts—by mobilizing, training, and providing resources for advocates, educators, and parents.
Take it from Google Lauren Weedman is an American actress, comedian, playwright, and author known for her work in television, film, and acclaimed solo theater performances. She is recognized for her "cringe" comedy style, often blending personal, autobiographical stories with humor.
She has appeared on numerous shows, including a role as Doris on HBO's Looking, a recurring role on HBO's Hung, and guest roles on Hacks (as Mayor Jo), Abbott Elementary, Euphoria, The Daily Show (correspondent, 2001-2002), Reno 911!, and New Girl.
Weedman is a prolific playwright, having created over a dozen one-woman shows, including Homecoming, Bust (which won the Alpert Award for the Arts in Playwriting)
She wrote A Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body: Tales from a Life of Cringe (2007) and Miss Fortune: Fresh Perspectives on Having it All from Someone Who is Not Okay
She is also the host of the lpopular The Moth storytelling series in Los Angeles/Santa Monica
This show is located in The Main Room
Bergamot Station Arts Center • @bergamotsantamonica
Doors open 30 minutes before
No-drink minimum
FREE PARKING in our lot
Located directly at the 26th Street/Bergamot Station Metro Stop
24/7 security guard on site
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Crow, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, United States
USD 39.11
