a one-woman bathroom graffiti musical
The Writing on the Stall
written & performed by Caitlin Cook
directed by A.J. Holmes
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Confessional, immersive, and uproariously funny, this one-of-a-kind show—literally set in a dive bar bathroom—transforms graffiti scrawled all over the bathroom stalls into the lyrics of Caitlin Cook’s original songs and the trail markers along the journey she takes us upon.
“Inventive and hilarious.”
— David Cross
“The writing, the songs, the performance, the comedy, the heart—this show has got it all in spades.”
— Jo Firestone
“Beware: her songs will be stuck in your head for months.”
— Natalie Palamides
“She’s killer. Big fan!”
— Mark Normand
“An extremely funny and unique voice.”
— Daniel Simonsen
“A brilliant, hilarious, and heartfelt show.”
— Dan Povenmire
“Somebody get this girl a writing job already.”
— Kyle Kinane
“Oh my god, you’re like a female Adam Sandler because your songs are hilarious, and, like, you’re Jewish!”
— Drunk girl in Texas
“Funny and fabulous!”
— Catherine Cohen
“Go see this show.”
— Michael Che
“She’s absolutely lovely, but she wears a lot of velvet, and I hate that texture.”
— Daniel Sloss
“Seriously wow. So funny and also incredibly moving.”
— Isabel Hagen
“The best show I’ve seen in a very long time.”
— Steve Rannazzisi
“Funny, heartwarming, and very rewarding.”
— Sean Patton
“The bard of the bathroom we didn’t know we needed.”
— David Goldsmith
“Delightfully irreverent, slyly intellectual, gleefully vulgar. The Joan Baez of the crapper.”
— Theatermania
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Photographed by Arin Sang-urai
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