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—Barry Smith. Photo: Derek Skalko EVERY JOB I’VE EVER HAD From the award-winning creator of Jesus in Montana and American Squatter comes... Every Job I've Ever Had Waterfront Theatre — Granville Island Writer/performer Barry Smith isn’t exactly what you'd call "ambitious" when it comes to careers. He’s managed to resist actual "adult" employment since earning his first buck at age 6 and has gotten by on a lifetime of odd jobs – some decidedly more odd than others. In this solo multimedia comedy told through true words, pictures, sound and video, EVERY JOB I'VE EVER HAD examines the employment consequences of a life spent following one’s bliss. No stranger to fringe festivals, humorist Barry Smith is the writer and performer of previous award-winning, sell-out fringe hits Jesus in Montana (winner of the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival’s Outstanding Solo Show Award) and American Squatter (winner of the 2007 Vancouver International Fringe Festival’s Critic’s Choice Award), among others. Hailed as an “energetic and versatile raconteur” by New York Magazine, Smith transports audiences to a place both entertaining and strangely relatable by all through his signature "modern monologue" style. Smith is just one man, a stage and a screen – ready to entertain with an (always) irreverent look at life and laughter. EVERY JOB I'VE EVER HAD is actually not recommended for children or the obsessively-compulsed.
ABOUT BARRY SMITH, WRITER AND PERFORMER Employing an unusual mix of comedy, monologue and multimedia, as well as a lifetime of bizarre experience, Barry Smith "reinvents the solo confessional memoir," says the Edmonton Journal. Following the stunning debut of his first solo show, Jesus in Montana, Smith continues his signature "modern monologue" style; his latest, EVERY JOB I'VE EVER HAD, examines the employment consequences of a life spent following one’s bliss. In addition to live performance, Smith has penned his weekly humor column, "Irrelativity," for The Aspen Times for 15 years, entertaining his readers with adventures in pursuit of the obvious, the irreverent and the absurd. Smith conducts WriteNow! workshops and has produced a number of award-winning short comedy films. Barry Smith lives and writes in Aspen, Colorado. See more of Smith’s work at www.barrysmith.com.
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