Embark on Meg Chizek's hilariously chaotic quest for perfection, achieving her dreams, and finding life's true meaning! As she twirls through rejection, conformity, and even joins a dance cult, every pirouette leaves her in a spiral of existential dread forcing her to answer the ultimate question: who am I?! Join the laughter, storytelling, and unexpected dance moves in this solo show that teaches you the art of giving up on dreams—because who said that can't be fun? Get ready to question everything, including your coordination!
Cast and Creative team for How To Give Up on Your Dreams at Caveat
Cast
Meg Chizek
Writer/ Performer
Meg’s quirky nature and vibrant energy is sure to charm the pants off of any crowd. Recently she performed at the Far From Here Comedy Festival in Toronto! She is the producer of The Cat’s Meow, a monthly woman & LGBTQ+ variety show, as well as Comics Uncorked a woman and LGBTQ+ open mic.
Carly Polistina
Host/ Director
Carly Polistina is a New York based comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Friends have informed Carly that she is the cross section of Leslie Knope and the girl who falls into the trashcan in the first five minutes of the movie as a voiceover asserts, "You're probably wondering how I got here."
Emily Fury Daly
Opening Comedian
Emily Fury Daly has a whole lot to be furious about these days and she bets you do, too. In an attempt to understand her own inner female rage, she unleashes herself from a lifetime of holding it back in her solo show, Furious.
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