

Alex Tatarsky
Alex Tatarsky Called a “hilarious, finely tuned absurdist” (Theatre Jones) and “one of the most exciting and hilarious performance artists around” (ArtSpace), Alex Tatarsky makes performances in the uncomfortable in-between zone of comedy, dance-theater, performance art, and deluded rant–sometimes with songs. Tatarsky experienced fleeting fame as Andy Kaufman’s daughter and used to perform as a mound of dirt. Playing with perceptions of language and narrative structure, their live performances are highly responsive to venue and audience, often breaking the fourth wall and embracing humor to reveal vulnerability and humanity. Venues include La Mama, MoMA PS1, Playwrights Horizons, The Kitchen, The Whitney and many bars and basements. As curatorial fellow at the Poetry Project, they organized a series on the poetics of rot. Research interests include bootlegs, hellscapes, and compost.
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SAD BOYS IN HARPY LAND
Created and Performed by Alex Tatarsky
Directed by Iris McCloughan
Dramaturgy by Basie Allen
Scenic Design by Andreea Mincic
Lighting by Masha Tsimring
Alexandra Tatarsky collages narratives of artmaking and despair into a semi-autobiographical tour-de-farce, as told by a young Jewish woman who thinks she is a small German boy who thinks he is a tree. Equal parts sad clown, demented cabaret, and extended crisis of meaning, this unhinged solo takes place in the hellscape of the mind.
Stage: Black Box
Capacity: Open
Traveling Personnel: 6
Running time: 100 Min
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calendar
SAD BOYS IN HARPY LAND
September 26 2025 | PS21 Chatham, NY
October 2 2025 | Mayo Street Arts Portland, ME
January 8 2026 | Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota