Set during a chaotic live telethon benefiting “Singing and Hearing Autistic Greatness” (aka SHAG or SAHAG), the play follows three Autistic performers as they’re pressured to deliver sanitized, “palatable” routines for a mainstream audience.
Lisa is going to perform a little ballet. Sean is going to do a family-friendly comedy routine. And Jason is going to perform with his trusty ventriloquist dummy, Gil McGillicuddy. But the three can only take condescending press reps, problematic pop stars, and the widescale infantilization of Autistic people for so long.
When they band together to take over the broadcast and perform their less “appropriate” routines, hijinks (naturally) ensue.
💃🏻ASL interpretation provided by:
Vicente Caycedo, Kimberly Hale and Angela Manfredonia
💃🏻Director of Artistic Sign Language: Garrett Zuercher
💃🏻Use code: EPICASL for discount and ASL friendly seating