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Santa Monica Playhouse & Group Theatre
1211 4th Street
Santa Monica, California, 90401
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About this event

MONKEYS ON MY BACK & EVERYWHERE ELSE  is multiple-award-winning and Emmy-nominated comedian, Debbie Kasper’s comeback solo show about her insane (sometimes tragic) but mostly hysterical life as an addictive/obsessive/compulsive/impulsive. She's recovered from drugs and alcohol....for years...but now... ??  SUGAR? SHOPPING? STALKING OLD BOYFRIENDS ON FACEBOOK? "I watch so much NETFLIX, I've started using them as my emergency contact," jokes Debbie. "There isn't much I'm not addicted to, except maybe liver and being nice to people," she adds. Can Debbie heal? Can she find love? Even with herself? Come and find out.  

Deftly directed by Kate Bridges, Debbie slips in and out of twelve characters, who trot us through her crazy childhood, swinging on a branch of her drunken family tree, and up through the decadent years as a professional stand-up comic—where she bottoms out on stage one night right in the middle of a bit. She takes us into her TV writing years and then... After leaving showbizz for a over a decade...she's baaaack, and this prolific storyteller is just chomping at the bit (literallly) to share her insane life with you and let you inside her head.  Ever wonder what makes an addiction grab hold? You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll want to hug her. 

This darkly hilarious show, dIrected by Kate Bridges and Lindsay V. Jones, produced by Maz Siam, runs 90 minutes without an intermission. There is public parking right across the street of the theatre. Tickets are $30.00 in advance, and $35.00 at the door (cash or venmo only). 

LIMITED SEATING - RESERVE EARLY! 

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