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Come see “THE AGED OF AQUARIUS” on May 12th and 19th at 7PM at The Monkey House 1638 University Avenue, Berkeley.

Tickets for May 12th here:

and May 19th here:

“THE AGED OF AQUARIUS,”is a solo show created with these fabulous artists…

Director, Leonard Pitt

Acting Coach, Carolyn McCandlish

Dramaturg, David Ford

THE AGED OF AQUARIUS was created for those who have lost friends or family down the political rabbit hole and need some laughs.

UNSOLICITED FACEBOOK COMMENTS FROM 7/16/23 WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE

“Andrea was SPECTACULAR!!!! funny, poignant, insightful!!!” Diane Barnes, solo performer

“Such a fun evening with some of my solo performance friends seeing an excerpt of Andie Mock’s The Aged of Aquarius, which will be at The SF Fringe Festival next month. Be sure to catch it. Laugh-out-loud funny. We loved it.” Irma Herrera, solo performer

“Thanks for an evening of delightful, crowd-packed theater. I loved the overlay of COVID-19 trauma on family dynamics. And the Trump/Putin figures—priceless. P.S. Milo (23-year-old son) thought it was hysterical. You’ve got wide-ranging age appeal.” Sandy N., audience member

“Best Trump imitation I’ve seen, including that guy on SNL.”Lillian Padilla, playwright.

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Come See THE AGED OF AQUARIUS at the SF Fringe !

Sunday’s workshop production filled every one of the Monkey House’s 60 seats on 7/16/23! The longer version will be presented as part of the 2023 SF Fringe Festival, 277 Taylor St on these dates/times:

Sat. Aug.13, 2:30 pm Fri. Aug.18, 7:00 pm Sat. Aug 19, 4:00 pm.

Here are some pix from Sunday’s show. These photos were taken off a video we had set up.

Putin’s Puppet – Trump and Putin dancing to “Cheek-to-Cheek.”

The “Trump Burka dance” captures Trump’s orange essence.

Trump shows off at a rally.

Press Release for AGED OF AQUARIUS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dancing Ear Presents:

THE AGED OF AQUARIUS

Written and performed by Andrea Mock

With Leonard Pitt, Director; Elizabeth Dunn, Choreographer; Carolyn McCandlish, Acting Coach.

Presented as part of the 2023 SF Fringe Festival, 277 Taylor St.

Sat. Aug.13, 2:30 pm/ Fri. Aug.18, 7:00 pm/ Sat. Aug 19, 4:00 pm.

Set amidst the age of Covid and Trump, Berkeley performer Andrea Mock dons a MAGA hat, red tie, and a fine Italian wool suit to choreograph a Trump-lampooning modern dance to stop doom scrolling and recover her creative power. At a family reunion, she shows the dance to her New Aged siblings so that they will (finally) take their baby sister seriously. Unfortunately for Mock, the costume’s strange power only lets her make Trump moves, i.e., wrong 80’s disco, and her Trump-loving sisters mistakenly believe Mock, like them, wants to “own the libtards.” When Covid hits, Mock is deluged with her sisters’ whacky anti-mask, anti-vaccine, and horse dewormer texts. Rife with conspiracy theories, death, and a desire to belong, THE AGED OF AQUARIUS offers comedic relief for those of us with family or friends lost to Q-anon, MAGA, or Covid, or those who suffer from “last-born child” syndrome.

Tickets: In Person/$15 and on Eventbrite.com. The performance runs for approximately 55 minutes.

PR Contact: andiemock@gmail.com; 510.292.5019; www.andreamock.com.

UNSOLICITED FACEBOOK COMMENTS after a workshop performance of THE AGED OF AQUARIUS at The Monkey House in Berkeley on 7/16/23:

“Andrea was SPECTACULAR!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 funny, poignant, insightful!!!” Diane Barnes, solo performer

“Such a fun evening with my solo performance friends seeing an excerpt of Andie Mock’s The Aged of Aquarius, which will be at The SF Fringe Festival next month. Be sure to catch it. Laugh-out-loud funny. We loved it.” Irma Herrera, solo performer

“Thanks for an evening of delightful, crowd-packed theater. I loved the overlay of Covid trauma on family dynamics. And the Trump/Putin figures—priceless. P.S. My son thought it was hysterical. You’ve got wide-ranging age appeal.” Sandy N., audience member

“Best Trump imitation I’ve seen, including that guy on SNL” Lillian Padilla, playwright, and Mock’s mentor at the 2022 Sewanee Writers Conference

How did you spend your pandemic?

When the plague hit, the theaters closed, and my two beloved sisters (Sandy and Mary Anne) suddenly went conspiracy-adjacent. I survived by making THE AGED OF AQUARIUS, directed by the incomparable Leonard Pitt.

This solo show is a works-in-progress performance in preparation for the SF Fringe Festival in August. Come see it at 1638 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94703 on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7PM. Tickets are FREE! but seats are limited, so RSVP here:

Also on the bill is Pamela Hollings performing her work-in-progress, MACHIAVELLI /SFORZA, along with Greta Turken.

The full performances of THE AGED OF AQUARIUS will be at the SF FRINGE FESTIVAL on these dates:

SUN AUG 13 2:30 PM The Aged of Aquarius; FRI AUG 18 7:00 PM The Aged of Aquarius; SAT AUG 19 4:00 PM The Aged of Aquarius. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here:

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-aged-of-aquarius-tickets-655843314007