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Monday, March 12, 2012

Upcoming: The Flea - YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS’ DIVORCE

The Civilians Debut Latest Theatrical Investigation
YOU BETTER SIT DOWN:
TALES FROM MY PARENTS’ DIVORCE
Off-Broadway Engagement Begins Previews April 7

The Flea Theater and The Civilians present the New York Premiere of The Civilians'  YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS’ DIVORCE, by Anne Kauffman, Matthew Maher, Caitlin Miller, Jennifer R. Morris, Janice Paran and Robbie Collier Sublett. Conceived by Jennifer R. Morris and directed by Anne Kauffman, previews begin April for this limited-run Off-Broadway engagement, with opening night slated for April 12.

Four members of The Civilians sat their parents down and asked them for the real story behind their divorces. Each actor assumes the role of their own mother or father (or in one case, both) in a show crafted entirely from those verbatim interviews.  YOU BETTER SIT DOWN: TALES FROM MY PARENTS’ DIVORCE is shockingly candid, unexpectedly hilarious, and proves that what we want to know about our parents’ lives and what we actually should know are two totally different things.

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