THE ABNORMAL HEART Comes to United Solo Theatre Festival Next Month

The Abnormal Heart, a new solo comedy which recently enjoyed an acclaimed sold-out run in the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival, will perform one show only in the upcoming United Solo Theatre Festival in New York City on Friday, October 4, at 7pm. The Abnormal Heart is written and performed by Parker Mills, directed by Marilyn McIntyre, and produced by Dawn Sebock. The United Solo Festival stage is at 410 West 42 Street in New York City. Tickets are $52.50 and may be obtained here. Running time is 75 minutes.

From pretending to be a born-again Christian to a short career in phone sex, to narrowly escaping death dressed as a gorilla, The Abnormal Heart is a comedic journey chronicling the adventures of a #brave, unsuccessful, middle-aged homosexual, and his lifelong search for ... something. The show celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the idea that a heart never truly breaks, it just gets banged up a little.

Parker Mills is an actor, writer, and teacher. He has taught writing and solo performance at The Village Acting Studio and The Howard Fine Acting Studio in LA, The Penobscot Theatre Company in Maine, and worked with Homeboy Industries to create a storytelling program to help ex-gang members turn their narratives into performance pieces. A proud company member of both Rogue Machine and Pacific Resident Theatre, he has also performed at Celebration Theatre, EST LA, and most recently, Geffen Playhouse.
 
Marilyn McIntyre has been acting professionally for five decades, playing leading roles on and Off-Broadway and with several major regional theatre companies (Alley Theatre, Walnut St. Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and more). She has garnered various awards for her work in LA including two LA Drama Critics Circle Awards, an Ovation Award (plus two nominations), LA Weekly Award and nominations for her work with the VS Theatre Co, Matrix Theatre Company, Deaf West, and Interact. Her TV credits include series regular and guest star roles on Grey’s Anatomy, Chicago Hope, LA Law, X-Files, and others. Film credits include The Amendment, 30-Love, First Daughter, Very Bad Things, and cult favorite George Lucas in Love. She has also directed several productions, workshops, and readings of original plays including The Intercession by Cybele May, Enroute by Devon O’Brien, and projects with Interact, Playwright’s Kitchen, WIT, and university and conservatory workshops and showcases.
 
The annual United Solo Festival, the world’s largest solo theatre festival, presents a selection of local and international productions including storytelling, puppetry, dance, multimedia, improv, stand-up, magic, musical, and drama. Since its inaugural year in 2010, United Solo has featured more than 1,500 productions from all over the world. In 2021, United Solo launched a new virtual platform (United Solo Screen) to present shows for its global audience and theatre enthusiasts.

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