Theater: Theater 80 / 80 St. Mark's Place, New York, NY, 10003
Helen & Edgar is an expanded version of a story Oliver has been weaving piece by piece since his debut at The Moth in 1998, when he instantly became an audience favorite.
Unscripted and evolving from one night to the next, the evening showcases the power of spontaneity and authenticity celebrated by The Moth, stripping away the artifice and set pieces of scripted plays to reveal an honest, unadorned personal tale.
October 13, 2012: The waitress at the Brazier Burger drive-in in Savannah got it right, sort of, when she decided that Edgar Oliver and his sister must be from Transylvania. Mr. Oliver was a little boy, and had rarely ventured far from his Georgia home, when that assessment was made. But if he talked anything like the way he does today, it was a logical assumption.
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