Social Studies

The accent is on sharp-edged, sharp-eyed comedy in this commentary about the lives we lead, by multi-talented writer/actress, Iris Bahr.

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I thought I would be able to avoid Mahmoud when he came to New York last week, but sadly I had already committed to session with him and I have strict no-cancellation policy for both me and my clients. In short, I had to go through four-hour nightmare of post-talk pep session with him over his performance at Columbia University. He's never happy with anything this guy. First thing he does when he sees me - He starts complaining that Columbia was not his first choice, that he had really wanted to speak at Harvard or Yale...

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"Social Studies" is a four-minute, rapid-fire satire about power, politics, and popular culture, seen through the lens of characters who spring from the mind of actress, playwright and author Iris (e-reese) Bahr. Raised in both the Bronx and Tel Aviv, Iris has traversed the globe and has a unique take on just about everything. Her memoir, "Dork Whore: My Travels Through Asia as a Twenty-Year-Old Pseudo-Virgin" was published in March 2007 by Bloomsbury. Her solo show "Dai," a one-woman multi-character play about Israelis, has been performed Off-Broadway as well as at the United Nations and the Edinburgh Festival (August 2007) and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. "Social Studies" characters include Svetlana, Russian prostitute to Hollywood stars and political heavyweights.