square product theatre presents:
HUFFS
the Regional Premiere of an acclaimed solo show
written and performed by Kelsie Huff
directed by Jason Madeja
presented as part of the 2008 Boulder International Fringe Festival
8:30 p.m., Sunday, August 17
6:30 p.m., Monday, August 18
9:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 19
8:30 p.m., Thursday, August 21
5:30 p.m., Friday, August 22
4 p.m., Saturday, August 23
The Carsen Theatre at the
Dairy Center for the Arts
2590 Walnut St., Boulder
$10 general admission, $8 students/seniors
2-for-1 tickets Opening Performance!
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Community Box Office at the Dairy, or in advance at www.boulderfringe.com or 303/444.SEAT
square product theatre presents the Regional Premiere of Kelsie Huff’s acclaimed solo show HUFFS. Sometimes the biggest leap forward is the one you take back home. Forced to leave the comforting solitude of Chicago, Huff finds herself back in the suffocating claustrophobia of her mother's mini van, en route to her grandfather's funeral. As the odd characters of her small Midwestern town gather around the casket, her sarcastic survival philosophy weakens. Through a barrage of big haired aunts and recollections of school bus carnage and a boozehound father, Huff struggles to find forgiveness in one funky family tree. Don't miss this hilarious and touching autobiographical tale, filled with humorous hometown antidotes and dark family moments.
“Huff owns this story. With a Sedaris-like attention to detail and a playfulness that's infectious, she continually serves up the type of unexpected turns that smack of honest-to-God truth. Huff pulls you in with wide-eyed physicality and razor-sharp focus. True to her best comedic forbears, she plays the absurd so pitch perfectly that when the climax arrives, it feels less like a major tonal shift than a revelation of something we knew was always just offstage. Undoubtedly, this show (wo)man is headed for an even bigger stage. DON'T MISS: Solo artists Kelsie Huff's tragicomic story of a trip to a Midwestern funeral will make you love one-person plays again.”
- Dan Granata; Time Out Chicago, March 06'
"A high energy Kelsie Huff takes us to her grandfather's funeral in small-town Illinois in HUFFS, a monologue well served by her unique perspective, vivid imagination, and willingness to embarrass herself. The memories aren't always sunny, but they deliver some hearty laughs along with the bitterness and guilt."
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Jenn Goddu; Chicago Reader, March 06'
for more information about Kelsie Huff, visit www.kelsiehuff.com
HUFFS illustration and design by:
The biggest leap forward is
the one you take back home.
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