2nd Show Added for Smoker at the United Solo Festival

A second show has been added to Award winning monologist Bob Brader's new solo show, Smoker after the first performance sold-out. Tickets are now available for the added performance on Tuesday, November 17th at 9:00 pm. Smoker will have its World Premiere at the 6th Annual United Solo Festival on October 16th. The show is from the award-winning creative team, Bob Brader (writer/performer) and Suzanne Bachner (director/developer) whose previous work includes Bob Brader's shows Preparation Hex and the multi award winning Spitting In The Face Of The Devil. Both productions toured the U.S. and Canada to massive critical acclaim and Spitting In The Face Of The Devil is a 6-Time Best of Fest Award-Winner. The show is being produced by John Montgomery Theatre Company which is also producing The Good Adoptee which will also premiere at the United Solo Festival.

Smoker is the story of Bob's 28-year love affair with smoking, his fear of being without cigarettes and losing himself, and the love that got him to try to quit.

A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

Bob & Suzanne's United Solo History

Bob Brader & Suzanne Bachner are both members of the United Solo Academy and have been involved with the United Solo Theatre Festival since its inception in 2010. Their first production, Bob Brader's Spitting In The Face Of The Devil won Best Script at the Inaugural United Solo Theatre Festival and returned to sell out and win Best Encore at the United Solo in 2014. In 2012, Bob Brader performed Preparation Hex at the Third Annual United Solo. In addition to Bob Brader's Smoker, Suzanne and Bob will also be premiering Suzanne's new play, The Good Adoptee in United Solo 2015, which Suzanne is directing and Bob is acting as dramaturg. The Good Adoptee's first show on November 3rd sold-out and a second show on November 14th at 2:00 pm has been added.

The creative team includes lighting design by Katie Chai and photography and graphic design by Michael Koch.

Performance takes place at Theatre Row - Studio Theatre, 410 West 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Avenues), New York, NY 10036. Subways: A/C/E to 42nd Street. Tickets are $19.25 (including a $1.25 theatre restoration charge) and are available at the Theatre Row box office, or Telecharge at 212-239-6200 - www.telecharge.com.

Show Dates:

Friday, October 16 at 9:00 pm (sold-out)

Tuesday, November 17 at 9:00 pm

Running time: 80 minutes

More info is available at www.jmtcinc.com - www.unitedsolo.org

Awards For Bob Brader & Spitting In The Face Of The Devil:

Winner - Best Show of the London Fringe, The Beat Arts in London

Winner - Best Encore, United Solo Theatre Festival

Winner - Best Script, The Inaugural United Solo Theatre Festival

Winner - Fringe Hit, The Atlantic Fringe Festival

Winner - Pick of the Fringe, Victoria Fringe Festival

Winner - Best of the Fringe, San Francisco Fringe Festival