Lauren Weedman Kicks Off Passage Theatre's 8th Annual Solo Flights Festival

Lauren Weedman, "the bad girl of confessional comedy," (Seattle Times) will make her highly anticipated return to Trenton when she opens Passage Theatre's 8th Annual Solo Flights Festival on Friday, March 5. Former Daily Show correspondent, Weedman will perform her critically-acclaimed one-woman show Bust, March 5 through 7, and her new show No...You Shut Up on March 12 and 13.

Bust draws from Ms. Weedman's own experience- volunteering in a southern California jail while simultaneously navigating the mean streets of Hollywood, auditioning and pitching projects to film and television producers. In Bust, Weedman plays more than fifteen different characters, among them: inmates, fellow volunteers, Hollywood gatekeepers-and herself.

In 2007, Lauren Weedman published Woman Trapped in a Woman's Body - a hilarious book of essays detailing her struggles with family, body-image and the search for fame. The book went on to become one of Kirkus Review's Top Ten Indie Books of 2007 and now she will bring some of those stories to the Passage stage in her new show No...You Shut Up.

Lauren Weedman made her television debut on Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in 2001 as a featured Correspondent. It was at that same time that Lauren was a regular on NPR's national, political satire show, Rewind and appeared in her solo show, Homecoming, Off-Broadway at The Westside Theatre. She has appeared multiple times on Reno 911 for Comedy Central, as well as Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO. She also starred opposite Eddie Griffin in Pryor Offenses, a Showtime pilot based on the life of Richard Pryor. Her other credits include the HBO series Hung, as well as opposite Eddie Murphy in Imagine That, and in the upcoming comedy film Date Night opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey.

Performance Schedule:
Bust and No...You Shut Up!
Written and Performed by Lauren Weedman
Bust - Fri. March 5, Sat. March 6 @ 8p; Sun. March 7 @ 3p
No...You Shut Up - Fri. March 12, Sat. March 13 @ 3pm; Sat. March 13 @ 8p

Passage Theatre performs in the historic Mill Hill Playhouse an intimate 100-seat theater in the heart of downtown Trenton adjacent to the beautiful Mill Hill district. Security-guarded on-street parking is available on S. Montgomery St., Ernie Kovacs St., E. Front Street and in the Artworks parking lot.

The 2010 Solo Flights Festival returns with 7 events for the month of March! Regular admission: general, $20; students, $10; groups of 10 or more, $15; seniors, 10% off.

To reserve tickets, please call (609) 392-0766 or visit online at www.passagetheatre.org

Tickets can also be purchased at the Passage Theatre Office: 219 East Hanover Street in Trenton, Monday through Friday from 10:30 pm - 5:30 pm or at the box office, one hour before each performance at the Mill Hill Playhouse.

For over 20 years, Passage Theatre has developed and showcased new work by emerging and established playwrights. As a key participant in the revitalization of urban Trenton, Passage presents outstanding plays that celebrate experiences common to all and transcend culture and race.

Accessibility
Passage Theatre is committed to ensuring that all individuals have access to the joy of the performing arts. Passage is dedicated to being a leader in the education and assistance of all organizations, working towards making our programs and services accessible to people with disabilities. For more information, please call (609) 392-0766.

Passage Theatre's mainstage season is made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts; New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; the Princeton Area Community Foundation; The Times of Trenton; Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard; the City of Trenton, Department of Recreation, Natural Resources and Culture; WIMG 1300; the Curtis McGraw Foundation; Rose and Louis H. Linowitz Charitable Foundation; The James Kerney Foundation; PNC Bank; and The Garfield Foundation.