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14Y Theater Presents
The Adventures of Sleepyhead
Featuring Gemma Soldati
Performance Dates:
Saturday, March 30 | 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM
From award-winning clown Gemma Soldati, The Adventures of Sleepyhead is an otherworldly, interactive hour that explores the source of imagination and the tick-tock of our internal clock.
She’s the dreamer of dreams. The walking-talking nap. A snoozer and a muser. Children and adults alike will delight in this adventure to the heart of dreamland as Sleepyhead fends off the Zzz…The Adventures of Sleepyhead promises better dreams and a good night sleep or your money back. Learn more.
Run time: 60 Minutes
About Gemma Soldati:
Gemma Soldati is an American performing and teaching artist. She won Best Comedy at the 2019 Melbourne Fringe with The Living Room. She has taught in Los Angeles, New England, Chicago, and Toronto for both adults and children. She is currently a resident at Ars Nova’s Makers Lab in NYC. She also won Artist of the Year 2023 from Stay Work Play.
Gemma’s focus is clown inspired work, developed in front of live audiences. Her projects playfully dive deep into the heart of vital themes, probing audiences with questions and meaning making – Grief, Ritual, Sleep, Dreams, Money, Power, and beyond.
The Adventures of Sleepyhead was developed at the New Hampshire Theatre Project and had a successful run with critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe at Assembly in 2022. Sleepyhead has also been adapted as a short video series for NHPBS with support from the New Hampshire Humanities. The videos won her Best Performance at the 2022 NH Film Festival. The show has since been adapted into a children’s book illustrated by Sarah Diamond.
More from Gemma Soldati:
A Funny Workshop
Monday, April 1 | 7:00PM
Want to have fun? Join Gemma for A Funny Workshop that explores using clown, physical games, and improvisation. This workshop will help participants unleash their muse and confront their doubt. You will also use the development process of material in class as an inroad to learn more about yourself, your peers, and your wildest dreams onstage.
This class is for folks of all experience levels who are ready to take their comedic practice to the next level in a supportive and creative environment. Workshop is for ages 18+.
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Next up: Celebrating Jewish Women in History
Tuesday, March 19 | 7:00 PM.
Join us in the Gallery at 14Y for an evening of theater, dialogue, and social engagement with our friends from the Jewish Theater Circle. For Women’s History Month, the Jewish Theatre Circle will present readings, monologues, and excerpts of short plays about Jewish women and our allies.
This is a free event; donations are encouraged and welcome.
Cash Bar: $5 beer and wine. | $3 Soft Drinks. | Concessions available.
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