Pearl Necklace at wild project – New York, NY

On the eve of marriage—an institution Jamie resisted for 30 years—he replays his sex life, which gives new meaning to the term parks and recreation. “Pearl Necklace is funny, sharp, and a hysterical romp” through Jamie’s amorous adventures in bathrooms, beaches, bookstores, and appallingly decorated apartments “delivered with a bawdy panache and a naughty sense of the comic.” Called “a natural raconteur” by the Washington Post, this 6-time Moth champion’s darkly comic stories of his sybaritic journey reveal his struggle to shed shame and guilt and reach self-acceptance before finally tying the knot.

Award-winning writer and storyteller Jamie Brickhouse has recorded voices on Beavis and Butthead, appeared on PBS-TV’s Stories from the Stage and The Moth Podcast, and his daily #storiesinheels TikTok videos have over 6 million views, one million likes, and 75 thousand followers. He’s the creator of the memoirs and solo shows Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and My Mother, I Favor My Daddy: A Tale of Two Sissies, and The Brothers Orphan.

“Pearl Necklace is funny, sharp, and camp. . .hugely enjoyable and hysterical romp. . .delivered with a bawdy panache and a naughty sense of the comic. . .Brickhouse brings each character to life and makes each encounter real and immediate, with a wild sense of wordplay, as he navigates the lure of getting laid and the longing to be in love.” —London Theatre’s LouReviews

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This production is a part of Frigid NY’s Gotham Storytelling Festival.