I LOVE MY FAMILY, BUT…

“Inventive, funny, and satisfying. Delightfully off-kilter…filled with promise.” Gerry Geddes, Bistro Awards

SYNOPSIS

I LOVE MY FAMILY, BUT… (formerly titled JUST LAUGH) is a “delightfully off-kilter” (Bistro Awards) story about how your family is always there for you - in all the wrong ways! Join Timmy, his parents, and their fast-talking neighbor Claire on an 80-minute tour through life’s most important ups and downs: The birds and the bees talk. Funerals for pet fishes. Learning how to properly ask for a divorce. And everything in between. Hilarious, awkward, and full of heart, this new musical is for anyone who has ever thought “I love my family, but who are these people and why are they ruining my life?”

[2M, 2F, piano, 90 mins. no intermission]

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HISTORY AND AWARDS

I LOVE MY FAMILY, BUT… premiered off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse’s Huron Club in Spring 2023. It ran for 21 performances to sold-out houses.

It was developed at The Duplex Cabaret, 54 Below, The Clemente, The York Theatre, and The Triad. Songs from the show have been performed all over the country, including at the Seattle Rep’s New Voices Concert.

I LOVE MY FAMILY, BUT… first premiered in Ken Davenport’s inaugural Rave Festival in August 2019. It received the award for Best New Musical of the festival.