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Mama’s Boy
Blake Friis
Show Information:
Blake Friis grew up a proud, self-proclaimed mama’s boy. His mother was smart, funny, and the toughest person in town. After a devastating car accident, she made a recovery that exceeded everyone’s expectations…except her own. Three days after Blake’s 13th birthday, she ended her life. Set to original Americana music by Ryan Atkinson, Mama’s Boy tackles the stigma of suicide, growing up a loss survivor, and learning to find peace with questions that can never be answered.
Venue
Buffalo Room at Westport Flea Market
817 Westport Rd
Kansas City, MO 64111
Show Times
July 22 – Saturday – 4:00pm
July 22 – Saturday – 10:00pm
July 29 – Saturday – 2:00pm
July 29 – Saturday – 10:00pm
Category
Spoken Word
Theatre
Runtime
60 Minutes
Rating
All Ages
Warning
Adult Language
Comments
2 responses to “Mama’s Boy”
Story of dealing with the suicide of his mother and how he grew up under it’s shadow. An honest look into how we internalize and deal with our issues. Some of the humor in the beginning fell a bit flat, but he hit rhythm in the second half where the power of his story shines through.
This play is storytelling about the actor’s real experience with recovering from his mother’s suicide. I had a cousin that killed himself and his parents, 30+ years later, died still blaming themselves. The play is about how a suicide affects loved ones more than it is about suicide itself. Very powerful story with a few songs by a “supporting actor” that sang the songs. Not sure which one was the saddest part, the story or the music that was also very sad sounding. The show was performed very well. I just wish that there were more performances for more people to get to see this, but I just saw it on its last night of this year’s Fringe.