Sad Boys in Harpy Land at Glitterbox Theater

Sad Boys in Harpy Land at Glitterbox Theater

“A THRILLING & FRENETIC MENTAL BREAKDOWN OF A SHOW” (NYT) 

Equal parts anxious clown show, demented cabaret, and extended crisis of meaning, Sad Boys in Harpy Land collages narratives of art making and despair into an unhinged solo performance that takes place in the hellscape of the mind.

After sold-out runs everywhere from Off-Broadway to multiple basements, self-proclaimed “experimental clown artist” Alex Tatarsky brings their (dubiously) hit show Sad Boys in Harpy Land to The Glitterbox! Embracing the spiral, the unfinished, and the broken bits, the piece attempts to move through the inaction born of anxiety, shame, and overwhelm towards strange & ecstatic modes of re-writing the world together.

Created & Performed by Alex Tatarsky

Live Music by Shane Riley

Directed by Iris McCloughan

Scenic, Costumes, Props Design by Andreea Mincic

Lighting Design by Masha Tsimring

Developed with Eva Steinmetz

Called a “hilarious, finely tuned absurdist” (Theatre Jones) and “outrageous and profane” (NYT), Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the uncomfortable in-between zone of comedy, dance-theater, performance art, and deluded rant–sometimes with songs. Tatarsky experienced fleeting fame as Andy Kaufman’s daughter and used to perform as a mound of dirt. Playing with perceptions of language and narrative structure, their live performances are highly responsive to venue and audience. They are currently touring their composting clown show Dirt Trip. Past shows include: Americana Psychobabble (La Mama, MoMA PS1), Untitled Freakout (The Kitchen), MATERIAL (The Whitney Museum) and Buttplug Gnome (Gibney). At the Poetry Project, they organized a series on the poetics of rot. @tartar.biz

Sad Boys in Harpy Land was commissioned by Abrons Arts Center through the Jerome Foundation AIRspace Residency Program. Playwrights Horizons, Inc, in New York City produced the NYC Off Broadway Premiere of Sad Boys in Harpy Land in 2023. Sad Boys in Harpy Land received development support through FringeArts, the Jilline Ringle Solo Performance Program at 1812 Productions, Poetry Electric at La Mama, MAAS and Cannonball Festival.

Photo by Maria Baranova

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Doors open at 7pm