Carolyne Das, Shohana Sharmin, Jackie Twomey, Anne McMaster, King Chiu,
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Dead Parents Society: A Dark Sketch Comedy Revue is made up of comedians—each of them having lost a parent at a young age—banded together to mine their experience of grief for comedy. While this sounds rather morbid, the show is remarkably upbeat and often very moving.
Under the direction of Kirsten Rasmussen, this troupe (Shohana Sharmin, Anne McMaster, Carolyne Das, Jackie Twomey and King Chiu) highlights the absurdity of trying to function in everyday life while grieving the loss of a parent. Continue Reading