The Marsh Presents Todd Lejeune's DON'T LET GO OF THE POTATO

When: Now through April 6, 2007
No Show March 24.

Showtimes: Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

Where: The Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia Street at 22^nd

Tickets: $15 to $22, sliding scale
Call 1.800.838.3006 or online at www.themarsh.org.

For more information call 415.826.5750 or visit www.themarsh.org

“An engaging theatrical monologue, this darkly comic Cajun coming-of-age tale doesn't lack for much....Sprightly and affable, with a sly, self-effacing wit.” Rob Avila. SF Bay Guardian.

When your dad has a baboon ass from passing out on the toilet, and you're in jail for beating up the guy in Cajun reeboks, and mom says you ain't datin' that girl no more, then it's time to take Aunt Tatut's advice and Don't Let Go Of The Potato!

The Marsh is proud to present ‘DON’T LET GO OF THE POTATO,”a one-man comedy created and performed by emerging Bay Area monologist Todd LeJeune. This darkly humorous autobiographical piece offers a vivid portrayal of growing up in the cultural backwaters of rural Louisiana, exploring through a very personal lens a complicated landscape of racism, class tension, and domestic conflict. With adroit comic instinct and unflinching social observation, LeJeune reveals the disturbing truth, hidden beauty, and profound lessons behind the cloak of misguided religion, familial alcoholism, loyal friendship, and the transformative power of being average