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June 3, 2005/Iyar 25 5765, Volume 57, No. 40
Comic brings one-man play to Valley
JENNIFER GOLDBERG
Staff Writer
"My Uncle Vito suffered from kleptomania. Whenever it kicked in, he took something for it," says comedian Steve Solomon.
Solomon's one-man comedic play, "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm In Therapy," which will run in Scottsdale June 9-12, draws much of its inspiration from Solomon's eclectic family and his experiences growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y.
"It was great," Solomon says jokingly of his childhood. "With a Jewish dad and an Italian mom, I pretty much never had to go to school. Every day was some holiday."
A talented voice artist, Solomon channels about 15 different personalities in the show, from airport security officers to his grandmother, "who said things like, 'Life is like a roll of toilet paper - the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes,'" Solomon says.
"My Mother's Italian" also contains Solomon's humorous takes on a wide range of human experiences, from interactions with police officers to being an expectant parent. He feels the secret to the show's success is the universality of the subject matter.
"It's a bit of everyone's life," Solomon says. "Everyone's been pulled over by a cop. Everybody's been stopped by security. Everyone's gone through all this stuff, so they identify."
Details
- What: "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm In Therapy"
- When: June 9-12
- Where: Kerr Cultural Center, 6110 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale
- Cost: $42.50-$45
- Call: 480-596-2660
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