The Brick presents
HOW TO BE NORMAL AND REGULAR
by Celia Krefter & Kate Purdum
playing August 27-30, 2026
at Brick Aux Studio, 628 Metropolitan Ave
running time 80 minutes

Everybody’s saying that nightclub sensation Breathless Mahoney is washed up. Between acts at the struggling mob-run club she calls home, she hardly gets a moment’s rest, and she can’t seem to shake those troubling hallucinations. Her world is upended by the arrival of a dazzling new performer, who has more than just sequins up her sleeve. A tragic farce with the flavor of noir in the shape of a musical comedy, HOW TO BE NORMAL AND REGULAR celebrates a woman driven to the brink by the fever-dreamspace between show business and reality, where divas must be seen to be believed.

CREATIVE TEAM

Directed by: Celia Krefter & Kate Purdum
Performers: Thaleia Dasberg, Sydney Gerlach, John R. Howley, Annika Voorheis, & Mimi Wu
Find them: @galactic_celia @katepurdum @johnrhowley @thals_quals @annikavoorheis @themimiwu @syd_.the._kid

Special thanks: Kara Feely, Travis Just, Mike Banta, Alice Reagan, Greg Winkler, Robin Margolis, Shannon Sindelar, Is Perlman, Pimprenelle Noël, 46 Minutes Collective, Movement Research

Content warning: suicidal ideation, substance abuse, satire

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