Grief

FUNERAL SHOW is a one-woman dark comedy seeking closure when your parent is neither gone, forgotten...nor in your life. Elena Martinez is throwing a musical, drag clown funeral to remember the bygone good times and you’re all invited. Bring your tissues and dress in black, the mourning has begun.

After her father’s sudden death, a young Black woman prepares to shut down the beloved record store he left behind until the teen he mentored in her absence challenges everything she thought she knew.

from African dad quirks to misguided condolences, the loss of a beloved parent sparks a surprise glow-up—and a solo Southwest road trip that changes everything. ​​laughcry/crylaugh through the good, bad, unbelievable, and funny of grief. | 4.5 stars and Best of Capital Fringe 2023! (DC Theater Arts)

Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother is a solo show that weaves personal and cultural narratives of identity, family, loss, and resilience. Balancing humor with heartbreak, Lani T. Montreal shares what it's like growing up with a celebrity mother with a dark past in a patently patriarchal society.