Theatre Aspen & the Wheeler Opera House presents JAMES BRALY in “LIFE IN A MARITAL INSTITUTION"

Tickets are now on sale for the Theatre Aspen and the Wheeler Opera House presentation of LIFE IN A MARITAL INSTITUTION (20 years of monogamy in one terrifying hour), starring "This American Life" contributor James Braly. The acclaimed monologist, likened to a new Spalding Gray, comes to Aspen following his sold-out runs in New York City and Philadelphia, to perform his darkly comic tale of attraction, repulsion, death, and the afterlife for one performance. The show will be on Saturday, February 18, at 8 p.m.

Braly's monologue, Life in a Marital Institution, was hailed by New York Times as a Critic's Pick and by The Broad Street Review as "a required course before anyone says, ‘I do.'" The first two-time winner of the GrandSLAM Storytelling Competition sponsored by the The Moth - cited by The Wall Street Journal as "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" - Braly has a wide, multi-generational following. His razor-sharp wit led Time Out New York to describe him as "a comic raconteur who can hold a room captive." His stories have been broadcast nationally on This American Life, NPR, and Marketplace, and his essays appear in the recently published anthologies, Afterbirth (St. Martin's Press) and Mr. Beller's Neighborhood (W.W. Norton). He has performed autobiographical stories at New York's Whitney Museum, Long Wharf Theatre, and The Moth, where he was featured on the TNT National Story Tour. His full-length monologue, Asylum, recently premiered at Dixon Place.

The Wheeler Opera House's Aspen Laff Festival follows on February 22 - 25 featuring Bobcat Goldthwait, David Brenner Ben Bailey - the Cash Cab Guy, and more. Visit wheeleroperahouse.com for more details.

Tickets for Life in a Marital Institution are $30 and can be purchased at the Wheeler Box Office by calling 970-920-5770 or online at aspenshowtix.com. For further information, visit www.theatreaspen.org.  

Time:8PM
Location:Wheeler Opera House
Phone:(970) 920-5770
Admission:$30
Website:www.aspenshowtix.com