FIRST DAY OFF IN A LONG TIME Opens Tonight at Steve Allen Theater

Moth storyteller Brian Finkelstein is set to bring his comic solo show First Day Off In A Long Time to the Steve Allen Theater for four performances only, it was announced today. First Day Off In A Long Time is directed by Adam Swartz and opens tonight, October 1 at 8pm. The run continues on Wednesdays only, October 8, 15, and 22 at 8pm.

First Day Off In A Long Time is a comic solo show. About suicide. Written and performed by Moth storyteller Brian Finkelstein, it tells the true tale of the four years he volunteered at a New York City suicide hotline. The story winds its way to Finkelstein's own failed suicide attempt, a call from his ex-girlfriend about Spalding Gray, and finally to a call from a 19-year-old college student that changed Finkelstein's life.

Writer/Performer Brian Finkelstein is a regular performer at The Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles as well as a storyteller and host of the Moth Storytelling Series. He has performed his solo shows in a variety of venues from the HBO/US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen to the 2014 Summer Nights Festival in Perth, Australia and New Zealand. Finkelstein is also an Emmy Award-nominated writer for his work on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Most recently he was published in the Moth: 50 True Stories (Hyperion), he developed a TV show for Universal, and he has been writing a blog for The Huffington Post. Finkelstein is currently working on his first book.

The lighting design for the show is by Carter Edwards. For further info, visit www.brianfinkelstein.com.

First Day Off In A Long Time will play four performances only on Mondays, October 1, 8, 15, and 22, at 8pm. Opening is set for Monday, October 1 at 8pm. Admission is $12 and tickets are available online at www.trepanyhouse.org or by phone at (323) 666-4268. The Steve Allen Theater is located at 4773 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, 90027.