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You Can't Be Serious

From the Ground Up Presents: 

You Can’t Be Serious

In partnership with BodyVox

A final bow in Germany, a cancer diagnosis, a death, a cookie, a conversation with God. This evening of solo dance and storytelling by Andrea Parson explores various memories and scenes surrounding the loss of her younger sister to breast cancer in 2020. You Can’t Be Serious is a hilarious and tragic story about witnessing, and grappling with death. Andrea sinks to the bottom, attempts a stand up routine and shines a light in the deep waters of the ocean. The audience is pulled toward Andrea as she directly asks them questions about death and love. This show lives between light and dark, between down and up, between the weight of tears and the levity laughter.

Written and Performed by: Andrea Parson

Directed by: Katherine Murphy Lewis

Original Music: Joe Kye

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When: 
November 9-11, 2023
Where:
BodyVox, 1201 NW 17th Ave, Portland