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“Quack” by Eliza Clark
Directed by Neel Keller

A sharp-tongued comedy about the fragility of fame, privilege, and power.

Millions of women across America rely on Dr. Irving Baer and his daytime talk show to help them lose weight, manifest their destinies, and take their health into their own hands. Then, a take-down piece of journalism goes viral, leaving his career hanging in the balance, his marriage on the rocks, and his carefully maintained public persona in peril. In the frenzy of crisis management that follows, one thing becomes clear… if Irving Baer is going to fall from grace, he’s bringing everyone else with him. Eliza Clark’s hilarious new comedy exposes the shaky foundations of the wellness industry, the fleeting nature of 21st-century fame, and the relationship between the powerful men who dole out advice and the women who are supposed to receive it with a smile..

The cast for “Quack” includes, in alphabetical order, Dan Bucatinsky, Jackie Chung, Nicholas D’Agosto, Jessalyn Gilsig, Shoniqua Shandai

Previews (October 21 – October 27): Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

Opens Sunday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Regular Performances (October 30 – November 18):
Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. No Monday performances.

Free three hour covered parking at City Hall, with validation (available in the Kirk Douglas Theatre lobby)