Seattle director/designer Jennifer Zeyl (BlahblahblahBANG!, My Name is Rachel Corrie) directs the world premiere of Joanna Horowitz’s one-woman country musical 100 Heartbreaks, playing for six nights only at the Capitol Hill Arts Center. Part theatre, part cabaret, part country show, 100 Heartbreaks combines quick-witted storytelling with live country music inspired by the likes of Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash.
When it comes to pick-ups, break-ups, and hangovers, Charlane Tucker is a pro. The aspiring country singer has been hitting dive bars across the U.S. trying to polish her act and find 100 men who will love and leave her—all with the sole purpose of accumulating enough “country cred” to be taken seriously in Nashville. The plan goes off without a hitch…until #43.
Inspired by a year in which writer Joanna Horowitz suffered through 30 unsuccessful first dates and considered chucking it all and moving to Nashville, 100 Heartbreaks is both a send-up and a love song to country music, and to love itself.
WHEN: February 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, March 1, 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Capitol Hill Arts Center Lower Level – 1621 12th Avenue.
COST: Tickets $15, available online through Brown Paper Tickets.
