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Katie Rubin Insides Out and Indecision Collision
Thursday Sept 30th and Friday Oct 1st Katie's performance of Insides out! $20
Saturday night October 2nd is the staged reading of Indecision Collision $12
Description
Insides Out!
Written and performed by Katie Rubin
The emotionally charged yet often hilarious story of one young person's journey through the abuse of alcohol, drugs, food and sex; a journey into and ultimately out of self-loathing. Rubin uses stand-up comedy, poetry,
song, improvisation and monologue to reveal the seven conflicting archetypes in her psyche: The Inner Child (Baby Katie), The Hostage(Big Katie), The Romantic (Sylvia), The Judge (The Perfect Monster), The Trickster (Hank), The Artist (Poet), and The Wise Woman.
"Indecision Collision" has been a work in progress for several years. Recently, Capital Stage in Sacramento
commissioned Katie to write a piece which inspired her to complete this show.
IC tracks Katie's journey from man/love addiction into finding a DEEP experience of God on the Sufi Path, and finally on to attempting (messily) to integrate the Sufi Teachings into her day to day life. In addition to Rubin's ability to delve into some deep personal waters with humor, what makes this show unique is that it is, essentially, an epic poem. The story is narrated by the central character entirely in rhyme!
Other characters from Katie's life appear along the way and offer a rhythmic and energetic balance to the show, with their "normal" speech patterns. They also help tell the story of her transition from deep dependence on dudes to deep dependence on The One Big Dude (or dudette, or non-gender specific force for healing, peace and love).
About the performer: Insides OUT! has toured to over 75 venues nationwide. Additionally, Rubin has been commissioned to write three original works for the stage and is currently in development of a new solo work to be workshopped at Capital Stage in Sacramento this fall. Katie
earned her MFA in Acting from UC Davis and her BA in Theater and Dance at Amherst College. She has also studied at the Wynn Handman Studios at Carnegie Hall.
How this piece was born: When I got sober in 2001, I found that I had seemingly endless energy and I decided to channel it into telling my story. I knew it had the potential to help other women struggling with similar issues.
I began with the poems. I went to open mic night at The Wallflower Gallery in Florida and improvised in character voices, telling true stories from my life. I hoped to discover a narrative through line, and ultimately, my improvised rantings revealed just that.
At a certain point, I got stuck and couldn't find my way to the next step. Then my therapist suggested a book: Witness to the Fire, Creativity and the Veil of Addiction. Each chapter explores a different Jungian archetype. Seven of these in particular leapt off the page, and I intuitively
knew those inner characters would be the show's narrating voices.
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LocationStage Werx
533 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94102
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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