Kate Berlant Admits Getting ‘Confused’ Creating Multiple ‘Kates’ for One-Woman Show
variety.comJenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Solo shows can be a blessing and a curse; they can be some of the most amazing theater you’ve ever seen… or an overindulgent trainwreck.
Comedian Kate Berlant has somehow managed to capture the ineffable magic of both experiences with her one-woman show “Kate,” directed by Bo Burnham and now playing at the Pasadena Playhouse after heralded runs in New York and London Even before the show, Berlant sets the mood so that the audience feels like it’s attending an industry showcase of sorts.
There are dramatic black-and-white photos of her in various poses lining the theater and her branding has taken over the entire space — just check out the “TICKATES” booth.
The show finds Berlant playing “Herself” in a one-woman show — an actor and comic telling the story of how she came to be a performer.
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