But I have fun in clubs. People are rowdier and unpredictable, and I like that. The audience was definitely not rowdy when Jackie Apple and Julie Adler performed together recently at Arcadia. Julie stood motionless with a bucket on her head while Jackie recited a somber poetic litany. Not funny, not mean-spirited, the piece was a welcome change from all the slapstick that preceded it.
Nothing is as potent as human touch . . .
Working actors such as Simone Gad, Erika Schickel and Dan Froot are each engaging storytellers. Gad's frumpy persona speaks volumes about beauty and self-image. Froot uses a plastic water bottle as a prop to talk about his father the inventor. Schickel describes a shopping trip with her two young daughters. Some artists even adapt their performances for a drinking audience.