RAT NYC Rob Nash's Dysfunctional and Sex Farce at Don't Tell Mama's

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THE SMITHS
(or 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Family)
Written and performed by Rob Nash
PLUS 
Sneak previews from Rob’s newest one-man play
SEX FARCE

When:             Sat. April 7, 6 PM; Sun. April 15, 5 PM; Sun. April 22, 5 
PM.
Where:            Don’t Tell Mama’s Cabaret, 343 W 46th between 8th and 9th.
Tickets:            $15 plus a two drink minimum.  
Reservations:   (Call after 4 PM) 212-757-0788
General Admission.  Limited Seating.  Advanced reservations recommended.

The Smiths, or 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Family (currently being 
developed into a screenplay) marked Rob Nash’s New York solo theatre debut at 
the first International New York Fringe Festival, four summers ago. New 
Yorker’s have since seen Rob’s one-man plays at The New York Theatre 
Workshop’s 4thStreet Theatre, HERE, La Mama Solo Arts, Venue and Surf Reality.
 
In Dysfunctional: Ashley purges, Matt runs away, Fred confronts protease 
inhibitors and bankruptcy, Margot excels in Divinity School, Windsong gets in 
touch with her colon and somehow Mildred manages to keep the whole family 
together…again.  Witness the unbearable intimacy that is family!  A must 
foranyone who’s been anywhere near a 12 Step program!

Nationally,The Dysfunctional Family Saga (which also includes 12 Steps to a 
More Dysfunctional You and 12 Steps to a More Dysfunctional Christmas) and 
FreshmanYear Sucks! Sophomore Slump, Junior Blues and Senioritis, The Holy 
Cross Quadrilogy have played Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, 
San Diego, Houston, Tampa, Durham, Austin, Provincetown, UC Berkeley, UCLA, 
Dartmouth, Princeton and The Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Rob’s stand-up 
comedy has been featured on VH1 Stand-up Spotlight with Rosie O’Donnell and 
Comedy Central’s Out There in Hollywood.

Sex Farce, a Romantic Comedy will world premiere at Austin’s VORTEX REPERTORY 
THEATRE May 24 through June10.  Don’t Tell Mama’s will host the first sneak 
previews of Sex Farce before its world premiere.  

In Sex Farce, “Meg wantsTom.  Waylon wants Monty.  Ruth still wants Naomi who 
wants Eleanor who’s sick of Frank who wants a three way. Ada dumps Eve who 
ends up with Ruth, while Ada dominates Frank.”

Rob’s Freshman Year Sucks! Sophomore Slump, Junior Blues and Senioritis, The 
Holy Cross Quadrilogy is in negotiations with The New York Theatre Workshop 
for production at PS122 in October.

Rob also teaches his method of solo theatre writing and performance in a 
class called FLYING SOLO for writers who act. 

What’s being said:
 “Rather a find.”                                                            
                                        -Julia Reid, THESCOTSMAN
“A genuine artist.”                                                          
                          -Charles Whaley, DRAMA LOGUE
“Laugh-out-loud, God-that's-me funny”                                        
           -RobertFaires, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
“Nothing short of brilliant as a writer andan actor.”
-Glenna Bell, PUBLIC NEWS
“How do you do that?”
-Ann Richards, FORMER TEXAS GOVERNOR
www.robnash.com