Sex and the Solo Show

Theatre Development Fund – TDF: In their new solo shows, Jacqueline Novak and Lois Robbins talk honestly and hilariously about sex, but they have very different takes on the subject. In Get On Your Knees at the Cherry Lane Theatre, Novak, a millennial stand-up comic, presents a personal and intellectual history of blow jobs. Lois Robbins, an actress of a certain age, chronicles her romantic relationships in L.O.V.E.R., which begins performances at the Pershing Square Signature Center on August 21. Novak's show is lewd, sarcastic and heavily academic, examining the absurdity of physical sexual desires and acts. Robbins' piece is more emotional and confessional, beginning with her memories of childhood orgasms courtesy of the family washing machine. Despite their varying approaches, both writer-performers find it empowering to talk so openly about sex onstage.