The Liar Show

Three true stories and one pack of lies.
Expose the fraud.

SpeakeasyDC brings Andy Christie’s The Liar Show for one night only from NYC

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
at The DC Improv at 1140 Connecticut Ave.
Doors open 7pm. Show starts 8:30.

Buy tickets online at the DC Improv. $20.
Or call 202.296.7008, or buy in person at the box office (1140 Conn. Ave)
Hours: M-F, 10 am and Sat-Sun we open 12 pm. If they are open at night during the week tickets can be purchased until 10 pm. If they are closed at night, box office is only open till 5 pm.

Featuring:

The evening’s host is Andy Christie, the creator of The Liar Show, author of I Wasn’t Kidding: How to Commit Suicide So They’ll Never Forget It , and the 2007 Moth Urban Storytelling Grand Slam Champion. The evening’s storytellers at the April 30 show are:
• Mark Katz, a wordsmith/creative consultant who brings comic sensibilities to strategic communications and is a former White House speechwriter for President Clinton.
• Ophira Eisenberg, a comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central and a regular contributor to US Weekly’s Fashion Police feature.
• Faye Lane, a comedian, storyteller and creator of the one-woman show, I Wish It So. She is currently working on a new show, Beauty Shop Stories, which chronicles her childhood in a Texas beauty salon.
• Jim O’Grady, an author and former reporter for The City section of The New York Times. He is the current Moth Urban Storytelling Grand Slam Champion, as well as the research director at the Center for an Urban Future.

Since the summer of 2006, The Liar Show has taken the art of deception to theaters, cabarets and cultural centers around the country with a rotating cast that includes comics, journalists, film directors and even NYPD detectives. Last summer, The Liar Show made its international debut at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and received rave reviews.

A TimeOut NY Critics Pick
“A Winner.” – (4-stars) The Scotsman, Edinburgh Festival Fringe
“”A detective-comedy extravaganza. A night of solid fun. ” – BroadwayBaby

1: THE STORIES
Four writers, storytellers and comics tell short, extremely personal stories that will make you laugh, possibly make you think, and almost certainly make you glad you don’t live with them. But listen closely, because only three of these people are telling the truth. The fourth is making it all up.

2: THE INTERROGATION
After the stories have been told, all four performers return to the stage and defend their stories while the audience tries to uncover the lie with a fact-finding question and answer session, refereed by the host.

3: THE VERDICT
Each audience member casts a ballot and when the Liar is revealed, the perceptive geniuses who have guessed correctly walk away with a prize T-shirt amid a bitter chorus of “Congratulations, Einstein,” from the empty-handed losers.