Bøger af Dan Bernitt

"Simultaneously hysterical and heartrending! Bernitt's personal accounts of intense discomfort and personal embarrassment are startlingly universal." - BACK STAGE"Harsh, funny, unforgettably absurd" - CITY PAGESOrganic. All-natural. Raw. Hormone-free. Vegan. Paleo. Locavore... MAKE THIS INSANITY STOP! Beginning in Taos, New Mexico, and ending in New York City, "Yelling at Bananas in Whole Foods" follows Dan Bernitt as he embarks on an epic journey to change his relationship with the food he eats. A chance meeting with a 1990s infomercial health guru sets him on his mission, but as he ventures into the rabbit hole of the future of food, the effects of food, and on and on, will his newfound passion turn into a militant obsession that isolates him from humankind?In addition to Bernitt's critically acclaimed monologue, this collection includes the audience favorites "Ghoti" and "This Is Stonewall" to form a trio of stories about learning to take action after information overload.

Scabies, drag queens, and talking stuffed animals. A Lambda Literary Award finalist, 'Dose: Plays & Monologues' is the first full-length collection of Dan Bernitt's dramatic works. In the one-act 'Almost, ' Mark and Paul have a beer to catch up on life since the college dorm. When Mark asks for a hug as they say goodbye, the reticent Paul sharply refuses. How did these two young men arrive at the point where they can't even touch? At once comic and devastating, 'Almost' quietly dissects a prejudice that does not say its name. With a voice often likened to David Sedaris, the volume also features the texts to Bernitt's critically-acclaimed solo performances, including the tragicomic self-portrait 'Thanks for the Scabies, Jerkface!' and the monologues 'Button-Down Showgirl' and 'My Parents Talk to Stuffed Animals.' "One of America's next great monologists." - Emily Otto, nytheatre.com "Simultaneously hysterical and heart wrenching ... Bernitt's personal accounts of intense discomfort and social embarrassment are starlingly universal." - Paul Menard, Back Stage "It is Bernitt's talent as a writer that is stunning. He is incredible. ... The tempo and nuance of his words are so well-chosen that even his prose becomes poetry." - Paul Kreft, Cincinnati CityBeat

Two years after a gay-bashing, how will the fraternity react when a brother comes out of the closet? Using the structure of a Greek tragedy, 'Phi Alpha Gamma' weaves together the voices of four fraternity brothers as they grapple with the remnants of a hate crime and their own fears. This haunting portrait of panic focuses a compassionate eye on the complicated threads of brotherhood embedded in Americana. "MUST-SEE SHOW ... The fast-paced piece examines masculinity, faith, brotherhood, and love in a college fraternity struggling to deal with two brothers, one an imprisoned gay-basher and the other newly emerged from the closet. Bernitt's savvy script offers few easy answers and plenty of twists that toy with the audience's sympathies." - Ross Raihala, St. Paul Pioneer Press "Only in his early twenties ... [Dan Bernitt's] solo piece, Phi Alpha Gamma moved, surprised, and even shocked some Fringegoers. Its harsh portrayal on homophobia and its emotional residue in a college fraternity understands the tragic psychology of homophobia. Hence, it's rendered with anguish, not vindictiveness. ... He's an exciting young writer-performer." - John Townsend, Lavender Magazine "One of America's next great monologists." - Emily Otto, nytheatre.com