
Therapist Zero is an unflinching, darkly funny solo show about raising a brilliant, but troubled daughter – and the endless revolving door of therapists who couldn’t help her. Written and performed by Brian Leonard and directed by Ken Sonkin, the piece traces a decades-long journey through misdiagnoses, meltdowns, and moments of grace. Along the way, Leonard reflects on his own chaotic childhood: smoking by 2nd grade, forgotten during a family trip to Niagara Falls, etc., and how that upbringing shaped the parent he became. Blending biting humor with deep vulnerability, Therapist Zero isn’t just about parenting a child in crisis; it’s about the generational echoes we carry, the limits of expertise, and the stubborn, imperfect love that sometimes requires walking away to find your way back. Under Sonkin’s deft direction, the show walks a tightrope between laugh-out-loud absurdity and raw emotional truth.
After selling out its run at the San Francisco Fringe, audiences have called the show “an absolute gem of a show,” “hilarious,” and “poignant.”
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Broadway Magic Hour
Broadway Comedy Club (9/30 - 12/30) | |
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Dance, Edita, Dance!
The Factory Series @ The Chain Theatre (12/12 - 12/14) OFF-OFF-BROADWAY PREMIERE
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Lobby Hero
Manes Studio Theatre of Long Island (1/9 - 1/25)
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A Marble Christmas Concert: Everlasting Joy, Narrated by Simon Jones
Marble Collegiate Church (12/14 - 12/14) | |
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Down Once More
Teatro Latea (12/15 - 12/21) | |
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Bette Davis Ain't For Sissies
Triad Theater (12/13 - 12/13) | |
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A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play
Hampton Theatre Company (12/12 - 12/14) | |
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Mixed Emotions by Richard Baer
South Shore Theatre (1/16 - 1/16) | |
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Selected Shorts: Spring Training with Brian Lehrer
Symphony Space (4/29 - 4/29) | |
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Gabrielle's Turn
Green Room 42 (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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Young Concert Artists on Tour
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (2/5 - 2/5) | |
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Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters
Poster House (9/27 - 2/22) | |
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