Kirkland Performance Center Presents…
Mike Daisey in Monopoly! & Invincible Summer
January 30, 8:00 PM
January 31, 8:00 PM
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Mike Daisey has been called “the master storyteller” and “one of the finest solo performers of his generation” by the New York Times for his extemporaneous monologues. His Friday performance will be the monologue Monopoly! In this piece Mike Daisey explores Nikola Tesla and his war with Thomas Edison, Microsoft’s historic antitrust lawsuit, the board game Monopoly, and ultimately the story of Daisey’s hometown and its one remaining retailer: Wal-Mart. On Saturday he performs Invincible Summer. In this performance Mike tells his story of the last glorious summer before everything changed. Starting with the bizarre history of the Manhattan Transit Authority’s epic subway system, Daisey maps New York City from the bottom up as he paints a picture of his Brooklyn neighborhood before and after 9/11. By setting an intensely personal story of a family in crisis against the backdrop of massive social change, Daisey tells a story of loss and faith for our time. Don’t miss Mike Daisey: the man, the table, a chair, a glass of water and an explosion of energy certain to make you laugh.

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