TALES OF A SEXUAL TOMBOY Comes to United Solo Next Month

Tales is a raucous one-­woman comedy about a lusty tomboy with bad boundaries from her hippie upbringing, looking for empowerment in all the wrong places. Blending standup and storytelling, Raven recounts some of the more hilarious and misguided moments from her treacherous path towards sexual liberation. This bold comedy couldn't be timelier, arriving as it does amidst the outpouring of #metoo confessions currently flooding our news streams. Raven's uproarious and relatable stories highlight the blatant veins of misogyny that lurk in our culture and sex lives. With unflinching honesty, Raven delivers 60 minutes of dark comedy with deep heart.

More information is available at www.talesofasexualtomboy.com.

Joyful Raven is an actor, writer and comedian based in Oakland, California. Born into an iconic theater family, she has been performing professionally since childhood. Her solo comedy Tales of a Sexual Tomboy recently won "Best of Fringe" at the 2016 San Francisco Fringe Festival and has been on the road much of this last year -­? hitting Portland, New York City, San Francisco and Los Angeles - gaining accolades and fans along the way. Raven studied theater at Sarah Lawrence College in New York and earned an MFA in Dramatic Art from UC Davis. She was lead actor and co-­?author of 4 plays for 'Prize of Hope' award winning theater company Human Nature and a founding member of the ensemble driven theater company Rococo Risqué, which won SF Weekly's 2005 'Best Theater Ensemble'.

Jael Weisman is a founding member of the Dell'Arte Players Company. During his tenure there, he directed many of their early works and received multiple 'Drama-­?logue Awards'. He later directed four productions at the San Diego Repertory Co., including the American premiere of Peter Barnes' Red Noses, which received numerous awards including the 'Best Production Award' from San Diego Critics Circle. He also directed the original production of The Dragon Lady's Revenge, which traveled to NY and was awarded an Obie.

2017 United Solo, the world's largest solo theater festival, currently in its 8th year, will present 120 shows from six continents at Theater Row: 410 West 42nd Street, New York City. Tickets, with a price of $35 (plus a $2.25 theater restoration charge) are available at Theater Row box office, 410 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036, as well as over the phone at 212.239.6200 and online at telecharge.com. More details can be found at www.unitedsolo.org.