Carol and Maija: Growing Up Crazy in America

October 22, 2016

Carol Metcalf and Maija DiGiorgio present

Carol and Maija: Growing Up Crazy in America 

Two Women, Two Stories, One Show

World Premier of Two Original Works by Two Comediennes

Carol and Maija present their unique viewpoints of life growing up in America. Their experiences have helped them deal with pain and anxiety through laughter.

Carol Metcalf wrote and stars in Catastrophic Thinking—The Musical. Carol showcases her heritage as an Air Force brat and Texan, always preparing for the next catastrophic event with catastrophic humor. Carol brings to the stage a cross-section of outrageous characters who, for better or worse, shaped her development. Seen through the eyes of Carol Ann, Brother Bill, Viet Nam “Johnson”, Playboy model Betty, Nelda the Cosmetic Lady, Karma the traveling psychic, Benson the Agoraphobic psychiatrist, and others explain her view of life.

Carol Metcalf has been a professional comic for almost 20 years, appearing at The Comedy Store, Evening at the Improv, and Girls Behaving Badly with Chelsea Handler. Carol toured her one woman show, “My Life is Too Vivid” in California and Texas, where she performed at SXSW. She has performed at Center Stage in Hair, Assassins, Ives Lives, and Vagina Monologues. She is thrilled to premier her original work, Catastrophic Thinking, at Center Stage.

Maija DiGiorgio wrote and stars in Unmistakably Maija. Maija shares her story of growing up biracial, raised in New York by her fascist, post-WWII immigrant Sicilian grandparents who struggle to conceal her own mother's racial identity. And they do…until her African American relatives crash her mother's funeral. At that point Maija finally understands why she never really fit in at her Greenwich, Connecticut, boarding school.

Maija is the daughter of an award-winning mambo dancing father from Sicily and an accomplished African American chanteus/concert performer mother. Growing up, Maija was always saying, "I want to be me, but who am I?" As Maija experienced bigotry and racism, she realized that the solution to these problems might be found through "educational comedy" as a way to handle the sensitive questions of racial differences.

Growing Up Crazy in America will touch everyone who has survived dysfunctional family and work relationships. You don't have to accept what they do or who they are, but you can still respect them and maybe even love them! “Laughter is Healing” is the message we want to impart to the audience.

For more information, visit http://www.comedybycarol.com/ and http://www.unmistakablymaija.com/ 

TIMES: Saturday, October 22, at 8:00 P.M.

TICKETS: $20 general

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