Solo. A show about friendship

SoHo Playhouse, Off-Broadway

Gabe Mollica begins his critically-acclaimed off-Broadway show "Solo: A Show About Friendship" with a declaration: "I turned 30 and it occurred to me that I don't have any friends."

Over the next 70 minutes, Gabe dives deep into what it means to have friends in your 30s, his special relationship with Stephen Sondheim, working at a summer camp for children with chronic illnesses, and what happens when you break up with your best friend.

“Solo: A Show About Friendship” is a New York Times Critics’ Pick and Time Out New York notes that Gabe is "rare in his incisive ability to identify the problem, analyze its contours and find ways to joke about it. You’ll leave the show with a smile on your face and maybe even a new resolution: to hang out with a friend and ask them how they’re doing—really."

"Very funny, sweet not sappy, intricate, Birbiglian storytelling." – Jason Zinoman, The New York Times

"Mollica's extraordinary hour dances all over the creative spaces that lie between stand up and storytelling, between happy and sad, between hilarity and heartbreak." – The Scotsman

Gabe Mollica (Writer/Performer) is thrilled to bring “Solo” to the historic Soho Playhouse. He is a comedian and writer living in Astoria, Queens. He’s performed Solo at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Manhattan’s prestigious 59east59th street theatre, and cities across the globe including New York, Dallas, Chicago, LA, Albany, and Dublin, Ireland. 

Greg Walloch (Director) is an internationally renowned writer, comedian and storyteller whose live solo shows have toured in Moscow, Toronto, Vancouver, London, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Poland, Scotland, Tel Aviv and in various festivals across the United States. As an openly gay artist with a disability, he uses humor to expose cultural and social fault lines. Walloch is best known for his comedic autobiographical stories, which deal with events from his own life, in a style characterized by sharp wit, poignancy and sexuality.

His recent credits include: Stage Director, Story Development, Sundance Fellow for Hasan Minhaj's Peabody Award winning Homecoming King. Directing Consultant for Hasan Minhaj's The Kings Jester now streaming on Netflix. Story Development for Moses Storm's An Evening With Moses Storm at The Kennedy Center. Story Development for Melissa Villaseñor.

Run Time in Minutes

80

Recommended Ages

14 and up