Starring Ken Straus
October 29 at 7:00 pm
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One man. Decades of noise. BOOMER is a raw, comedic, and deeply personal tour de force exploring a lifetime of rapid cultural transformation. Written and performed by Ken Straus, BOOMER tracks a protagonist’s journey from the auto-plant roots of Detroit through the psychedelic ’60s, into the sun-drenched, dream-chasing streets of Los Angeles, the high-octane greed of Wall Street, and the ash of 9/11.
Equal parts stand-up, social critique, and eulogy, the show puts a generation’s idealism through a woodchipper of grievance and irony. Through a rapid-fire gallery of vivid characters, BOOMER holds a mirror up to the generation that set out to save the world and ended up owning it. It asks the uncomfortable questions: When the incentives change, do you abandon your beliefs? Was solidarity just a song on the radio, or did we trade the freedom of Venice Beach for title insurance and three espresso machines?
Strap in for a full-throttle reckoning with the world inherited, the world built, and the digital wilderness ahead. BOOMER challenges audiences of every generation to confront their own choices, compromises, and the fragile fiction of modern civilization.
Written and Performed by Ken Straus
UNITED SOLO* is the world’s largest solo theatre festival. For twenty seasons, it has presented the very best in solo performance from around the globe. Founded by Omar Sangare with the mission of uniting a diverse community of artists passionate about storytelling in all its forms, the festival has grown into an internationally recognized platform for singular voices. From its home base at Theatre Row in the heart of New York City’s Theatre District, United Solo has presented over 2,000 productions. With festivals held each fall and spring, it continues to champion both emerging and established artists, bringing powerful and distinctive stories to audiences in New York City and beyond.
