Debra Ehrhardt’s New Play, Cock Tales: Shame on Me! Comes To Ft. Lauderdale, October 7
FT. LAUDERDALE – From award-winning creator and performer of “Jamaica Farewell”, Debra Ehrhardt comes a new play, Cock Tales: Shame on Me!
The 80-minute show is based on true stories of up close and personal encounters with those very complicated members of the opposite sex.
Ms Ehrhardt’s colorful history of a lifetime of encounters with a world full of testosterone-fueled gentlemen–and not-so-gentle-men—has given her plenty of “source material” from which to create a memorable evening of theater.
From her early years as a young girl raised in a religious family, through her sexual awakening as a young adult, she takes us on a bumpy ride over a funny, sexy and emotionally rocky road.
According to Debra, “When my husband heard the name of my new show, he almost lost his mind. I gently explained that his penis was not the first I’d encountered in my life, and that Cock Tales and all my one-woman shows have come from my own life experiences”.
“When I began writing this piece, I thought I was writing about sex. But, I came to realize that sex is an entirely different subject. There is nothing new in “Cock Tales” about sex. I cant shed any light on human sexuality. I am no expert on that subject. But, when it comes to overcoming guilt, that is an area where I am an expert. Guilt is something that we have all experienced. It is something that many of us have taught our children”, says Ehrhardt.
To the degree that we can more fully liberate ourselves from the guilt that strangles our most joyous impulses, we are able to live our lives as more fully realized human beings. Hopefully, before the evening is through, I will have worked through my guilt and come to a place of comfort with my own actions.
My other plays have all been long narratives. But, all my shows are autobiographical and I feel as if they’ve been leading up to this show. Its a progression of boldness. Cock Tales: Shame on Me! is very un-Jamaican because Jamaicans are extremely private and ultra conservative.
I had to muster up my courage to talk about my alcoholic father, my family life and even breaking the law in my previous shows, Invisible Chairs, Mango Mango, and Jamaica Farewell.
Now, In Cock Tales: Shame on Me! I’m revealing the boldest things I’ve never told. Everything I’ve ever written has led up to this. Bold. Bolder. Boldest.
Cock Tales: is a whole new level of over sharing as there is nothing more personal than your sex life.
Cock Tales: Shame on Me! will be showing in New York, Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale:
NEW YORK
Poets Den
Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 8PM
Sunday, Sept. 25 @3PM
Call 212.427.1445 or visit http://poetsden.org
ATLANTA
Seven Stages
Saturday, Oct. 1 @ 4PM
Call 800.838.3006 or visit brownpapertickets.com
FT LAUDERDALE
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Dr
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Friday, Oct. 7 @ 8PM
CALL 954.678.1496 or visit SmartTix
