Kathleen Denny presents
What the critics said about
Kathleen Denny's previous show
Nice Is Not What We Do
"Her storytelling skills pull an audience into her slightly tilting world."
"MUST SEE!"
“Will leave you grateful ... profound.”
The Watermark
Central Florida’s LGBT daily newspaper
“Tells her tale with conviction.”
Orlando Sentinel
Winnipeg Free Press
says
“FOUR STARS”
Readers say
FOUR AND 1/2 STARS
The rule is, you don’t speak ill of the dead, but Oakland, Calif., storyteller Kathleen Denny does speak the truth as she rewinds a family funeral that brings six adult siblings back to their childhood home in Milwaukee.
Funny, a wee bit poignant and entirely honest, it’s a nice spin on a universal tale.
One of two siblings asked to pen eulogies for their father, Kathleen struggles to find words to describe the man she knew, and realizes he was quite a different man from the one her brothers and sisters knew.
“It’s like every child grows up in a different family,” she says.
That Rashomon effect becomes even more apparent at the funeral, as friends and acquaintances weigh in with perspectives that are as surprising as they are illuminating. Life’s like that. Death too.
Pat St. Germain
July 13, 2015
Performance at St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth, MN
AUDIENCES LOVED IT!
SOLD OUT
2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival
"So, so, so good! And funny!" My mom
Maureen (Boulder)
Excellent - Five Stars
"Wow! Funny, articulate, and made me feel like I’m not alone. Her family’s trials and tribulations are very relatable. Loved it."
Shannon P (Boulder)
Excellent - 5 stars
"Highly recommend seeing! A great story that will touch you and make you laugh. If you have ever been a part of a family, you will be able to relate. Spend an hour and you will want to hear more."
Thomas Christopher (Boulder)
Very good - Four Stars
"I recommend it highly: well performed, well written. She’s well worth spending an hour with."
"Very enjoyable,insightful and funny performance. Kathleen helps me be more honest altogether."
Nicole, San Francisco
"Love the way this show captures the Midwestern community, “Where I come from, people bring food.” And the totally contradictory views of her father. Funny and touching as she tries to come to terms with all the different things her father was."
Sharon, San Francisco
Performance at St. Scholastica Monastery, Duluth, MN