Therapist Zero at Playground Solo Performance Festival

Therapist Zero is a raw, darkly comic solo performance written and performed by Brian Leonard. This deeply personal one-man show explores the complexities of parenting a brilliant but emotionally intense daughter through two decades, 28 therapists, and a mental healthcare system that often felt more confounding than supportive.

The story unfolds in sharply observed vignettes-some heartbreaking, others unexpectedly hilarious-as Leonard interweaves his daughter's journey with searing memories of his own unconventional upbringing. Raised in a chaotic, often neglectful home, he slept on the couch until high school, started smoking at age seven, and was once forgotten during a family trip to Niagara Falls. These formative experiences resurface in surprising and poignant ways as he tries to parent differently-yet finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew about love, responsibility, and repair.

Balancing unflinching honesty with warmth and wit, Therapist Zero asks: What do you do when nothing works? And how do you keep showing up anyway?

A story of generational echo, fierce persistence, and the slow, imperfect path toward healing, Therapist Zero is both uniquely personal and deeply universal.

Monday Jan19 - 7:00pm

Sunday Jan 25 - 5:30pm

Saturday Jan 31 - 12:30pm

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Price: Sliding Scale: USD 30.00

Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre

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