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ImageThe Kitchen Theatre Company’s KITCHEN COUNTER CULTURE series, featuring extraordinary solo performances by guest artists from around the country, begins this month with the return of comedian Vijai Nathan. Vijai performed her solo show Good Girls Don’t, But Indian Girls Do to sold-out crowds at the Kitchen in 2007. Now she returns for an extended run of her latest piece, McGoddess: Big Macs, Karma, & the American Dream. Performances are Wednesday, September 23 through Sunday, September 27.

In McGoddess, Vijai takes on some rather big themes-faith, hope, and the meaning of life in America. As she puts it, "With a father who's obsessed with McDonald's and Marx, a sister who's a born again Christian, and a mother who warns her of the legend of the "cat baby," what's a good Indian girl to believe?" She sorts through all these ideas and more-and will have the audience laughing hard. It is recommended for ages 16 & up.

In 1997, Vijai mortified her parents by giving up a career in journalism, canceling her wedding, and becoming a stand-up comedian--and she hasn't looked back since! Today, Vijai Nathan is the leading Indian American female comedian, making people laugh across America and internationally too. She has performed in South Africa, England and Canada. NBC chose Vijai as one of its top 10 comics in the Nation for their Stand-Up for Diversity Showcase in Los Angeles, in Sept. 2004, Back Stage Magazine named Vijai one of the top ten stand-up comics in 2003, and she was chosen as one of two comics to represent America at the Smirnoff International Comedy Festival in Cape Town, South Africa in September, 2003. TV appearances include: ABC News’ 20/20, PBS, The Oxygen Network, and the BBC.

Performance Dates:
Wed., September 23, 2009 at 7:30pm
Thurs., September 24, 2009 at 7:30pm
Fri., September 25, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sat., September 26, 2009 at 8:00pm
Sun., September 27, 2009 at 4:00pm (closing)

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