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Round 2
KAREN, I Said
written and performed by Eliza Bent
presented in association with Bentertainment & New Georges
FALL 2020
KAREN, I SAID
is a three-part, 45-minute-long Zoom theatrical.
KAREN, I SAID
begins as an Instagram story about a white
lady's friend named Karen.
KAREN, I SAID
shows what happens when one white lady tries
to out-woke another.
OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 2
written & performed by Eliza Bent
directed by Tara Ahmadinejad
designed by Erma Fiend
produced by Sarah McLellan
"A wicked 45-minute satire on wokeness.
KAREN, I SAID reaches way past the easy tropes of Karenism
and even the easy explanations of it."
Jesse Green, The New York Times
(Read full article featuring Jack Was Kind and Karen, I Said)
"Eliza Bent is the love-grandchild of
Lily Tomlin, Pee-wee Herman, and Mr. Peanut."
David Cote
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