Sad Happy Sucker

We saw a pretty rad play last night called, "Sad Happy Sucker", at the Hyperion Theatre in Silver Lake.

Produced by Jenna Fischer (the cutie pie Pam Halpert on "The Office"), written by her new hubby Lee Kirk, and directed by Sean Gunn, SHS is an absurdist comedy that made me laugh a lot, jump in fright at a seemingly emotional moment, and think I had pink eye by the time we left.

Its lead character, Eddie (played by the young Charlie Sheenesque Eddie Ebel), is stuck; quite literally stuck to the ground in his backyard where the entire play takes place. His mother (played by the adorable Jeanine Anderson) tries to help him by calling a doctor (played by the incredibly talented Valentine Miele). It soon becomes obvious that there is nothing physically wrong with Eddie, but that his mind is in charge of his fate.

Dealing with malaise, anxieties, neuroses and questions about life, I related to this play quite a bit. The older I get the more I question EVERYTHING and I've begun to like being around humans less and less. That may have something to do with the fact that we can't do our grocery shopping without at least one or two people approaching us, but I've always been one to like being at home, alone, at my computer with a cold glass of bourbon.

As soon as the doctor character mentioned pink eye in the play, my right eye began to itch, and itch some more. And don't even get me started on the possibility that I may also now have lupus.

But it's comedy like this, where I can laugh at myself through the actors, that is the best comedy.

More info here: http://www.sadhappysucker.com/

I'm a person person, not a people person,

Beth