O N E N I G H T O N L Y

A whipsmart comedy about unfunny things, A Short-Term Solution to a Long-Term Problem is writer and performer David Schmader’s solo play, first performed in 2012. The play is about the dramatic life upheaval that drove Schmader to spend a decade “living every day like it’s your last!” Based on Schmader’s autobiographical performance at a Hugo House Lit Series event, the play was commissioned to share Schmader’s profoundly ridiculous adventure and direct his pointy-headed wit at marriage, Mormons, and the type of relaxation that comes from watching a baby get a spray tan.

The show, which runs for one night only, premieres at 8 p.m. on Sept. 19. $15 general admission and $10 students.

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David Schmader is a writer and performer who’s been living and working in Seattle since 1991. A performance artist devoted to everyday behavior, complicated ideas, and serious comedy, Schmader writes autobiographical solo plays that tackle larger social and cultural issues. Directed by Dan Savage, Chay Yew, and Matthew Richter, Schmader’s shows have toured the country. Schmader has been a writer for the Seattle newsweekly The Stranger since 1998 and is currently writing Weed: A User’s Guide, which will be published by Sasquatch Books in spring 2016.