Vodka Shoes
Leslie Goshko
NY,U.S.A.
Leslie Goshko
“Rather than abuse her, Leslie’s alcoholic father would buy her shoes, drag race the lawnmower, and burn the neighbor’s bills, while her mother managed a doomed Christian bookstore and prayed in tongues over Leslie’s ailing sister. Leslie’s storytelling navigates a humorously tragic journey through childhood with frighteningly endearing characters.”
60min
UNDER St. Marks
Thu 2/25,7:30 PM,Sat 2/27,4:00 PM,Thu 3/04,9:00 PM,Fri 3/05,7:30 PM,Sun 3/07,1:00 PM
$10.00,$8.00
LESLIE GOSHKO (writer/performer) is a NY performer who loves all things comedy. She is a Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion, recipient of the NY Fringe Excellence Award, and host of the monthly storytelling show at Comix Comedy Club, Sideshow Goshko, which has been hailed as a “top comedy pick.” She performs storytelling at such NY staples as The Liar Show, Risk!, and Speakeasy, and has performed with NY improv troupes, Start Trekkin’, the Headshop Guerillas, and The Red Tie Mafia. Her original one-woman show, S.C.A.B.s Stick Together, debuted at the renowned UCB Theater, and in 2007 she wrote, directed, and produced the original full-length musical comedy, 16 Bars. She’s contributed her comedy writing to the NY Metro Funny Page and funnynotslutty.com. She’s also pretty proud to have performed on Broadway with the cast of Hairspray. Yeah, that was pretty cool. (www.ohmygoshko.com)
KYLE ERICKSON (director) is legally obligated to help Leslie with this show because he married her. When he’s not busy dealing with Leslie’s neuroses or paying the bills, he puts his degrees in theatre and writing to use by directing shows like this. Oh, and he used to live on a farm and raise rheas, these giant birds that look like ostriches.
Just about perfect from beginning to end.
Ms. Goshko’s performance was flawless, despite the hideously clanging radiators!
Her story made us laugh and cringe at the same time. (We especially liked the bit about speaking in tongues.)
Her show is a testament to surviving what must have been, for the most part, an horrific childhood, and to the fact that humor is just about the only way to get through life alive.
Ms. Goshko is an extremely talented and brilliant performer – and writer.
David has only one itty-bitty criticism: In the last 90 seconds she seemed to run out of steam and didn’t provide the “boffo” ending the rest of the piece deserved.
My criticism was that Ms. Goshko still had some time left and I wanted more.
Great show. We hope we will be seeing more of your work.
Debora
PS: How is your sister doing?