Midnight Cabaret 2008

Friday, 10:30 p.m.
Andy Offutt Irwin – That Was Uncalled For
Andy Offutt Irwin will be putting all his eggs in one basket, biting off more than he can chew, as he burns his candle at both ends – all in exactly eighty-nine-and-a-half minutes! His octogenarian aunt, Dr. Marguerite Van Camp, will be there, of course, telling us more about her family, and the goings on at Southern White Old Lady Hospital. She and Andy will introduce us to the Gilstrap Sisters: the Southern Black Old Lady Midwives. Andy’s band of merry musicians, "The Finger Monsters" will crash the gig as well.

With a silly putty voice, hilarious heart-filled stories, and arguably the greatest whistle in the world, Andy Offutt Irwin is equal parts mischievous schoolboy and the Marx Brothers, peppered with a touch of the Southern balladeer. An award-winning recording artist, Irwin has shared his work across the nation. "A fiendishly clever union of Tom Lehrer’s topicality...cut with Bobby McFerrin-style mouth music. ...good, quirky fun." ~The Atlanta Journal/Constitution

Saturday, 10:30 p.m.
Judith Black – Life Dances: The Adventures and Mis-Adventures of Being a Grown Up
Enjoy an evening laughing at the quagmires of aging and negotiating adult life. You’ll meet Judith’s new super-heroine who makes it okay to grow old, and hear the pitfalls of husband/wife and parent/adult child relationships. Come celebrate the inevitable in a Cabaret filled with poking, prodding, and palliating the experiences of being a grown-up.

A creator and teller of tales for over 30 years, Black’s stories wrestle with everything from familial dysfunction to the questionable joys of aging. The recipient of the Storytelling Circle of Excellence Award, she tells for adults and children around the globe. "Her sympathetic persona is a cross between Lily Tomlin and Woody Allen..." – Boston Phoenix