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The Bad Arm - Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer
Santa Monica Playhouse
Santa Monica, CA
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The Bad Arm - Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer
Celebrate St Patrick's Day with this uproarious one-woman comedy that asks what it means to be Irish, what it means if you don't want to be, and what if you're labeled an Irish Wannabe?  London Irish writer-performer Maire Clerkin, who cut her teeth in the 80's alternative comedy scene with an act called The Hairy Marys, relives her past with tales of the disappointing daughter of an Irish dancing-school mistress, ugly duckling syndrome, cultural confusion and a life dedicated to work avoidance.

"...glorious riffs of traditional Irish dance...animated impersonations and snapshot transitions in a world that Clerkin captures so meticulously" - LA Weekly (Theater Pick)

Playwright/Performer Maire Clerkin moved to California in 2003 from London.  She is the founder of The Hairy Marys and Clerkinworks Irish Dance Theatre, both of which have toured the UK & Ireland extensively. Credits include Dancing on Dangerous Ground at Radio City Music Hall; Fennels, Flannels, Funnels at John Hegley; Centenary Knees Up at South Bank Centre; Unconnected Soundings at The Royal Opera House; Music Makers on BBC TV; and Revolver on BBC World Service. Clerkin has created five award-winning choreodramas for Irish Dance Academies since 2006.  She directed Cadence Dance Theatre in Arizona (2004-05) and A Gaelic Gathering for the World City series at Disney Concert Hall in '07. In 2009, she was awarded a Durfee Foundation grant for an eight performance series of The Bad Arm at the Bang Theatre in Hollywood where it played to rave reviews and enthusiastic audiences. Now updated and staged for Santa Monica Playhouse, The Bad Arm - Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer arrives on the Westside in all its glory. Maire Clerkin is a teaching artist with the LA Music Center and Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Director Dan O'Connor is co-founder of Impro Theatre, (Top 10 Best Theatre of 2009, LA Weekly), co-director for Jane Austen UnScripted, Shakespeare UnScripted and Sondheim UnScripted. Theatre credits include Improbable Theatre's Lifegame (Off-Broadway), A Christmas Carol, Horatio, and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream at A Noise Within (Dramalogue Award for Best Actor), Ferdinand in The Tempest at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and Joey in The Homecoming at The New Conservatory in San Francisco. TV credits include Seinfeld, Campus Ladies, Malcolm in the Middle, and The Newz. O'Conner co-created the NBC/ION television improv comedy show World Cup Comedy. His TV directing credits include Sons and Daughters and Campus Ladies.  

Maire's website: www.maireclerkin.com

Online info about The Bad Arm: http://www.maireclerkin.com/bad_arm.html

Location

Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
United States

Categories

Comedy

Minimum Age: 15
Kid Friendly: No
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: No
Wheelchair Accessible: No

Contact

Owner: Santa Monica Playhouse
On BPT Since: Oct 16, 2009
 
Sandra Zeitzew
SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com


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