Written and Performed by DREW DROEGE
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THe most acclaimed new comedy of the season!
Directed by MICHAEL URIE
Photos by: Russ Rowland, rrsnapshop.com
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Josh and Brennan are about to get married in Palm Springs on a lovely Saturday afternoon. However, the night before becomes a drunken, drug-fueled riot, because their friend Gerry has arrived, furious that their invitation says “Please refrain from wearing bright colors or bold patterns.” In the struggle for equality, what do we really want? What do we lose?
And is there any cocaine left?
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80 minutes with no intermission
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Margaritas available at the bar 30 minutes prior to curtain

The highs are high and the lows are low, but what else is to be expected on the coke-fueled gay wedding weekend in Palm Springs? At the risk of being self-deprecating, Bright Colors and Bold Patterns doesn’t need my praise. Drew Droege’s one man show, directed by Michael Urie, is back on stage at the SoHo Playhouse after its New York City debut at the Barrow Street Theatre in 2016, a near sold-out run which garnered giddy reviews from every major news outlet and spots on Buzzfeed and Time Out’s Best Of the Year lists. Yet there’s still plenty to say about a performance that sells itself as a hilariously campy night at the theatre (which it certainly is), only to give way to a fearless solo performance with a hell of a lot of heart — though the main character, Gerry, wouldn’t likely admit it — and more depth than the mosaic pool in the backyard of the rental house that, in Gerry’s own words, “looks like Trina Turk and Betsey Johnson threw up Bacardi Razz and sold it to Target.” The performance takes place poolside, on the eve of the wedding of Josh and Brennan. The accommodations were arranged by Dwayne, Greg’s once-upon-a-time-in-NYC roommate and maybe boyfriend who’s now with Mack …Read more