SexyNurd: Rockstar Trapped in a “Nurd’s” Body
by auGi + Pema Teeter 

Festival Performance Date(s): Jan 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 7:30 pm
Venue: Curious Comedy Theater (5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd)
Single Tickets: $10-$15. (Free with Tandem ticket) Call 503.205.0715 or online at www.sexynurd.com         
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RockStar fantasy supernova—auGi—belts, pleads, power chords, and PowerPoints his way out of the basement of his country-boy youth in his one-man, autobiographical comedy, SexyNurd. But can he ever escape his nurd-boy image?  SexyNurd is an irreverent, heartfelt autobiography of a teenage boy’s attempt to escape from the middle of nowhere by becoming a rock star. The only problem…he’s a nerd. Thirty years later, auGi is still Robert Plant trapped in Woody Allen’s body—simultaneously railing against and milking stereotype to fuse comedy, storytelling, motivational satire, personal photos, and rock ‘n’ roll to see if he can shed the nerd image once and for all. If you didn’t have a motley view of rock stardom before the show, you just might when it’s over. Veteran of L.A.’s Improv, The Second City, NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Portland’s Mortified and Live Wire, auGi workshops SexyNurd in progress.  Directed by Brad Fortier.

*WARNING* Exposure to 80’s prog-rock, hip thrusts and untamed back hair may cause heart palpitations

Curious Comedy presents
Tandem
Created and performed by Jean Louis (Stacey Hallal & Bob Ladewig)
Festival Performance Date(s): Jan 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 9:00 pm

Venue: Curious Comedy Theater (5225 NE Martin Luther King Blvd)
Single Tickets: $15 (Free with SexyNurd ticket). Call 503-477-9477 or online at www.curiouscomedy.org 
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In their debut show, Tandem, Jean Louis' Stacey Hallal and Bob Ladewig explore the challenges of relationships and communication through character-based sketch, stand up, and video - ultimately proving that two wrongs can make a right... though they often take three lefts to get there. Stacey is well-known for her one person show, The Humperdink Family Reunion, which she performed in Portland to rave reviews before touring across the U.S. and Canada. Bob Hicks of the Oregonian said of Stacey: “Comic actress Stacey Hallal has a face that can rise like a puff pastry or fall like a mob informer with an anvil tied round his feet. Her eyes can pop like a Looney Toons critters, and she can stretch a grin as crazy-wide as Jack Nicholson’s in The Shining. Her voice has the same cockeyed flexibility, and she uses both to highly amusing effect. In other words, she’s a genuine talent.”  Directed by Tamara Carroll.

Comedy/Theater: Late Night at the Hothouse
Bad Reputation Productions presents
Road House: The Play
developed for stage by Shelley McLendon and Courtenay Hameister

Festival Performance dates: Jan 28 at 10:30 pm
Venue: Hothouse on the Mezzanine, Gerding Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th)

Single Tickets: $10. Call 800-494-TIXS or online at http://www.fertilegroundpdx.org/Calendar.html

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First released as a film in 1989 and starring the late Patrick Swayze, “Road  House” tells the timeless tale of a bar bouncer with a mysterious past who lives by his own rules, a small town terrorized by a wealthy senior citizen, a sexy doctor, and karate. Debuting as a staged reading during the Fertile Ground’s Hot House series, “Road House: The Play!” is the magic that results from taking the original film script, putting it on stage, and adding original songs. For more information: http://badreputationprods.wordpress.com/