Latchkey Larki and Gifted

Sofia drinks chai with her Pakistani family in Chicago; Becca has Shabbat dinners with her Jewish family in Baltimore. These two GenX comedians and storytellers come from different backgrounds, but their stories share universal themes. Join us for an evening of hilarious adventures in growing up, fitting in, and grappling with who we really are.

iPhones still might be 30 years in the future, but growing up in early 90s Chicago still meant plenty of screen time. Sofia Javed’s new comedy show is about being a child of hard-working immigrant parents, a student of teachers who don’t understand her culture, and a devotee of television sitcoms… that provide her real education.

In a lot of ways, Becca Rothman is like her family. And in a lot of other ways, not so much. Whenever she is “too much” (which is often) they call out “RebeccAgenda!!!” as a kind of shorthand for how she moves through the world: always with some sort of scheme, always a messy tornado, and always, always in motion. At what point do we begin to realize that some things we get from our families, and some things are just who we are? Join Becca on a spellbinding journey about growing up, a surprise gift that changed the way she sees the world, and the mysteries that we discover - and sometimes solve - along the way.

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This production is a part of Frigid NY’s Neurotica Festival.

Host or Publisher FRIGID New York