Written and Performed by Iris Bahr

One woman’s true tales of near death, unfiltered and in snackable form. Including, but not limited to: war zones, elder caregiving, a white water disaster, incompetent Scottish physicians, and a pork-based Yeshiva childhood in the Bronx.

Written and performed by Iris Bahr

"A one-woman show full of “heart and humor” (The New Yorker).

From award-winning performer Iris Bahr (Curb your Enthusiasm, Hacks, Friends, DAI (enough)) comes Stories From the Brink, a wild, touching and hilariously poignant journey through Ms. Bahr’s near death adventures, from her fragmented childhood in the Bronx to her time in Israel, Asia, South America and back to Tel Aviv, now taking care of her mother with dementia and where on October 7th things come full circle. It is a true tale of adventure, escape, thrills and terrors and evolution through perpetual movement. As always, Bahr masterfully combines humor, pathos and masterful storytelling to take the audience on a journey that is funny, heartbreaking and life-affirming all at once.

Her debut solo show DAI (enough) won the Lortel Award, had an extensive run Off- Broadway, a world tour including sold out runs in London, Edinburgh, and across Latin America in Spanish as well as a command performance at the United Nations for over 100 ambassadors and delegates.

Her most recent solo show, See You Tomorrow, was just nominated for a Helen Hayes Award and has been touring across the US and Canada. Bahr has published three books that have been translated into numerous languages; Dork Whore (Bloomsbury), Machu My Picchu (Skirt) and Book of Leon (Simon & Schuster), which she co-wrote with comedian JB Smoove.

*Free parking is available at the venue, through the entrance on Fabian Way.

For more info about this event please email Michelle Shabtai at mshabtai@paloaltojcc.org