Oh midwest moms. Always with the pithy sayings. Always with the casseroles. Always thinking their children have too much self esteem.
COME SUPPORT! JUNE 18TH AT 6 PM in Brooklyn 349 Van Brunt Street
In this fun and funny outdoor event, the hilarious and gentle-nurturer nonbinary storytelling comedian Kelli Dunham hosts some of New York’s most interesting imports: midwestern performers!
Kelli, who is an ex-nun, ex-evangelical and ex-Wisconsinite (“sorry, I was never a cheesehead” Kelli explains) works in a New York City public school where Kelli cooks breakfast for the kids two days a week (because middle aged midwestern queer, what else would Kelli do?)…this event is free, but we’ll pass the hat to raise money for the Breakfast Project!*
AND WE’RE HAVING.A MIDWESTERN COMPETITIVE COMMUNITY POTLUCK. PRIZES (AND TROPHIES…YES REAL LIVE TROPHIES) IN THE CATEGORIES:
BEST USE OF JELLO// BEST USE OF BACON//GLITERRIEST DISH
ALSO, BEST RENDITION (either classic or best modification for a NYC audience) of a recipe from Kelli’s mom’s personal recipe collection:
PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
Kristen Meinzer
Stephanie Shroeder
Lisa Haas
Srilatha Rajamani
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS
Kristen Meinzer
Kristen Meinzer is the co-host, By The Book / Movie Therapy with Rafer & Kristen / The Royal Report from Newsweek and the author of _So You Want to Start a Podcast_ and co-author of How to Be Fine. kristenmeinzer.com
Lisa Haas
Lisa Haas is a comedy writer and actor working in film, television, theatre, voiceover, and education! She LOVES it when people pay a visit to her website: lisa dash haas dot com where you can find queerness and comedy galore!
Stephanie Schroeder
Stephanie Schroeder is a freelance writer based in New York City. She is also New York Certified Peer Specialist and works in the field of housing and homelessness. Stephanie is a widely published journalist, and her nonfiction writing is included in the classic queer anthology That’s Revolting: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation, as well as in Here Come the Brides: Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage, and Easy to Love, But Hard to Live With: Real People, Invisible Disabilities, True Stories, among other collections. www.stephanieschroederauthor.com
Srilatha Rajamani
Srilatha Rajamani (she, her), stand up comedian, story teller and comedy’s biggest K-pop fan originally from Boston and now in New York. She performs wherever she is asked, in real and virtual words. She tries to makes sense of her world and experiences as a middle aged queer Indian immigrant woman with her comedy. She was most recently featured Asian Comedy Festival in New York.
Big thanks to Deb Malkin of Deb Malkin Body Positive Wellness Coaching for donating our performance venue!
https://debmalkin.com/
About Kelli
Kelli Dunham is the ex-nun nonbinary storytelling author nurse nerdcomic ubiquitous in modern Brooklyn. Kelli has appeared on Showtime and the Discovery Channel, the Moth Mainstage, the Cinderblock Comedy Festival, the Risk podcast, the Gotham Storytelling Festival, and nationwide at colleges, prides, fundraisers and even the occasional livestock auction.
Kelli’s latest comic storytelling album, Not the Gym Teacher, was directed by Gastor Almonte and has been called “hilarious” (Comedy Cake) “honest and generous” (The Serious Comedy Site) and “hilariously honest” (The Advocate). Apparently, it’s pretty honest. Kelli was nominated as a 2105 White House Champion of Change for her work as the co-founder and producer of Queer Memoir, NYC’s longest-running most super earnest LGBT storytelling event.
Queer Eye’s Jonathan VanNess once called Kelli’s hair “everything” and Bill DeBlasio once called Kelli “a show off.” To Kelli’s face.
*We really don’t want to call it the Breakfast Club because like all 80s movies, it’s such a frickin mess. I mean yeah of course we liked it but it’s still too messed up for 2022.
DO YOU WANT TO SUPPORT THE BREAKFAST PROJECT AND MAKE SURE KIDS IN BROOKLYN GET A HOT HOMECOOKED BREAKFAST EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY? YOU CAN VENMO KELLI (SEE BELOW) OR PAYPAL KELLIDUNHAM@GMAIL.COM. If you’d like to donate a larger amount and need a tax receipt, email kelli@counselinginschools.org and she’ll set you up.
