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I am a
writer ✏️
director 🎬
copywriter 📱
& genuinely happy camper
Now a monthly show at the Kraine Theater in NYC!
Enjoy my award-winning solo show The GynoKid, followed by a Laugh + Learn Q&A with healthcare experts on specific health topics each month. Audiences get to learn and ask questions in a low-stakes environment. Join us in-person or watch virtually, and ticket prices are sliding-scale.
Upcoming Shows:
June 9th — The Kraine Theater (NYC) & Online
Followed by a Q&A with experts on Gender-Affirming Healthcare
July 14th — The Kraine Theater (NYC) & Online
August 11th — The Kraine Theater (NYC) & Online
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
And you thought your parents were up in everybody’s business. As the child of small-town gynecologists, comedy writer Claire Ayoub (Empire Waist, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls) experienced an untraditional and often mortifying adolescence that was destined to end in therapy—and comedy. Join her for a 60-minute walk down cringe-tastic memory lane to find out what being a GynoKid is all about.
WINNER of the Best Solo Show, Top Grossing Show, and EstroGenius Award at the 2023 Frigid Fringe. Featured in Thrillist and TDF Stages.
Produced by Lizzy Bryce, Crystal Collins & Jack Hobbs.
PRESS REVIEWS:
“Ayoub observes that comedy helped her through dark times, and she demonstrates her mastery of the form with a captivating stage presence.” — Thinking Theater NYC
“As she makes us feel every embarrassing moment, she reveals much about her inner life, while sketching a warm, loving portrait of her parents. And makes us laugh again and again.” — Blogcritics
“What might be mortifying to a child is assuredly recounted with loving fondness, winning humor, polished staging and effortless clarity.” — Theater Reviews from My Seat
“We don’t think we ever stopped laughing.” — Young-Howze Theater Journal
AUDIENCE REVIEWS - FRIGID FESTIVAL:
"An absolutely brilliant piece of theatre. One of the best and smartest shows I've seen in a long time. Claire Ayoub has written a masterpiece that is only amplified by her magnetic performance. Her genuine energy and positive vibes and humor pour off the stage and into the audience, leaving the audience in a constant roar of laughter, as well as forcing them to let their guard down to really hear the heart of her story. The journey you ultimately go on is one that you did not expect to go on. This was an exceptionally brilliant show and one that I would expect to see at any of the larger Off-Broadway houses/companies."
"Hilarious and heartfelt! All the stars!!!!"
"Brilliantly written and superbly performed show. Claire shares the humor and awkwardness of growing up in a small community with parents who have an extremely personal relationship with their patients in a deeply insightful way that had me laughing and left me with much to think about. Highly recommend to all!"
"Claire was so funny and vulnerable. Loved seeing all the audience happy and smiling as they left the theater."
"The most refreshing, wittiest performance at Frigid!"
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