Big Honor Student Energy

Written and Performed by Alisa Rosenthal

Alisa Rosenthal is a writer and actor based in Chicago. A semi-finalist for the Andy Kaufman Award, credits include the Minnesota Fringe Festival, the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival, FRIGID New York, the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, and Artscape Baltimore. Called "...daffy and sweetly outlandish..." by the Chicago Tribune, previous fringe shows include One-Woman Beaches and Songs to Caftan In​. She produces and hosts the podcast Chicago Humanities Tapes.

Kicked out of ballet lessons at 4 for being “too much,” Alisa Rosenthal has carried this same joie de vivre through her whole life. From singing at a nightmare children’s birthday party to job interviews with AI recruiters, she somehow always finds herself underworked and overprepared in this breezy comedic solo storytelling show.

Audience reviews:
"Alisa is a master storyteller and performer, engaging the audience from start to finish with her hilarious tales and follies. A must see! A+"

"Alisa's Big Honor Student Energy was a wild ride that shared lessons from birthday parties and the 'burbs' to the magic of $20 well spent. I walked away with a smile knowing the cool kids are just as anxious as the rest of us and it's OK to still be still figuring things out when I'm well past 50. As Tom Petty said, I''m still running down a dream' and that's just fine by me. Great show with all the big energy!"

​​“...packed with fun escapades and honest reminiscence, delivered by a performer who quickly commands the room and includes her audience in her storytelling.”

"Great energy with tons of laugh out loud moments."

​“...my kind of fringe show…”​

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