The idea behind the show is reading/performing actual entries from your childhood/teenage journals and diaries. Such a show can bring up extremely personal aspects of the performer’s past as well as humiliating memories. You may have heard about ‘Mortified’ from such awesome shows as NPR’s ‘This American Life.’
And if you decide to go to a ‘Mortified’ show in the future, DO NOT BRING THE KIDS. Just because performers read from childhood diaries doesn’t mean the shows are appropriate for kids. You have been warned.
The show:
- Overall, FUH-REAKIN hilarious! You know it’s personal when professional performers are shaking on stage as they read.
- I can’t believe Holland Holzer is a school teacher from San Diego and drove all the way to LA to perform. She was probably the only performer who isn’t directly associated with the entertainment industry in LA.
- Amber Benson & Adam Busch performed a fantastic play that Heath Corson wrote when he was 15. By the sound of it, you would think that he wrote the play two months ago; it was incredibly humorous and angst-filled.
- Maurissa Tancharoen (co-creator, writer, actress in Dr. Horrible) had the most unique Mortified story that night. Her’s was one of those stories you swear was from an episode of a sitcom or something.
- The house orchestra was incredibly talented. They topped off every performance with an appropriate ‘80’s tune. The end of the night called for an MJ tribute of “Thriller.”
VERDICT: Popped! I would definitely go to a Mortified show again in the future.
The following is just me gushing about my ‘celebrity’ experience at the show. And if you don’t believe me, I’ve got pictures. Some highlights:
- Watch HIMYM? You know the guy who plays Stuart? You know, the guy who had an intervention for his alcoholism? His name is Matt Boren, and we met him!
- We met Felicia Day before the show! And she called me cute! Squeeeeee! And she introduced us to Tom Lenk.
- We also got to meet and congratulate Maurissa Tancharoen on her awesome performance. She then introduced us…
- …to her husband Jed Whedon, his brother Zack Whedon, and the Whedon parents. By golly, we’ve met the whole Whedon family.
- Mike suggested we bring our Dr. Horrible DVD and a Sharpie. Felicia Day, Maurissa, Jed, and Zack all signed it.
- Then while making our way out of the venue, we met both Enver Gjokaj and Dichen Lachman from Dollhouse.
- Free parking! The $15 King-King parking was out of our budget, so we opted to walk just a bit further to our spot at a failed meter. WIN!
