A COMEDIC CAGE MATCH PITTING RACE AGAINST CLASS, “THAT’S FUNNY. YOU DIDN’T SOUND BLACK ON THE PHONE.
That's funny. You didn't sound black on the phone.
For Immediate Release:
A comedic cage match pitting race against class, “That’s funny. You didn’t sound black on the phone.” returns to the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
Media Contact: Greg Zenon, 212-380-8582, [email protected]
Hollywood, CA (April 15, 2013): 2010 Hollywood Fringe Best Comedy Nominee and 2011 United Solo Festival Pick “That’s funny. You didn’t sound black on the phone.” returns to the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
NYC writer and storyteller Jacquetta Szathmari spins an autobiographical tale of a non-conformist black girl in rural Maryland who almost “gives up on black people”, discovers the Official Preppy Handbook, and flees to boarding school with dreams of being upper class and Jesus-free in Connecticut.
Lauded by LA Weekly Critic Paul Birchall as “crackingly smart, funny, philosophical and often politically incorrect”, Szathmari’s solo show is a witty, acerbic, and candid commentary on race/class relations and the failures of modern society as observed by a skeptical young girl.
She has been featured in Barathunde Thurston’s NY Times Best Seller “How to Be Black” and Karyn Langhorne Folan’s “Don’t Bring Home a White Boy.” Szathmari’s stories have repeatedly captured the wallets of NYC, Philadelphia and LA audiences.
The running time is 60 minutes.
Showtimes:
“That’s funny. You didn’t sound black on the phone.”
Written/Performed by Jacquetta Szathmari
Theatre Asylum: Asylum Lab
6320 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
June 15, 4:00pm
June 18, 8:30pm
June 20, 10:00pm
June 23, 4:00pm
June 28, 11:30pm
About the Hollywood Fringe Festival
http://www.hollywoodfringe.org
The Hollywood Fringe Festival (June 13-30) is an annual celebration of the emerging arts. Environments for the Fringe include both traditional and unorthodox venues; fully equipped theatres, street corners, clubs, bars, and places unexpected. Performances are self-produced by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers. In the spirit of most Fringes, participation is open and uncensored.
For more information on “That’s funny. You didn’t sound black on the phone” visit
http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/1127
For more information on Jacquetta Szathmari visit : www.biggunsbigtobacco.com
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