On the Edge FRINGE Festival presents: Bitter Pill
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Bitter Pill
Artist/Company: First Action Theatre
Location: Basement
Genre: Performance Art, Spoken Word/Storytelling, Theatre
Runtime: 20 - 25 minutes
Content Warning: Addiction, Adult Themes, Alcohol Use, Death, Drug Use, Homophobia, Language - Coarse, Language - Explicit, Mental Health Issues, Sexual Assault, There’s a moment that isn’t quite audience interaction but could be seen as confrontational (not physically or signalling anyone out but a explosive moment at the end that could be interpreted as directed at the audience)
Audience Level: Mature Audiences (recommended for adults)
Synopsis: At a NA meeting, a young man named Paul decided to take the floor and explain the circumstances of addiction and recovery. As his story progresses he goes into the complicated relationships with his family, cycles of abuse, and unloads the shame, anger, and confusion he’s been carrying for years while reflecting on the complicated nature of “recovering”
Multiple dates/showtimes available.
ON THE EDGE FRINGE FESTIVAL PASS $110
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