Double Solo Bill:

You Don't Climb a Pepper Tree, You Go Around It & Coming Out To Dead People

June 21st at 7:00 PM

You Don't Climb a Pepper Tree, You Go Around It

Creator and performer: Chisom Awachie Crew

Board operators: Anna Green, Aliya Hunter, Kenneth Keng

When you can’t talk to your family about work, dating, or a floating glob of white supremacist bile hell-bent on consuming you, you call a great-great-aunt. This isn’t how Igbo ancestral altars work at all, but maybe she’ll hit you back before you're digested.

TW: White supremacy, mentions of cannibalism and misogynoir, loud music

Coming Out To Dead People

In this darkly humorous tragicomedy about family secrets and grief, Ricky shares his journey from being born with a cleft palate, to growing up as a closeted Gaysian immigrant in the US, to coming out to his conservative Chinese-Malaysian mother… just as she’s diagnosed with cancer. Good timing, huh? With tales of awkward gay teenage sex and observations about the American/Western perception of Asian men, An Asian Queer Story: Coming Out to Dead People explores acceptance, closure, and family love.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of two doses of an approved covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.