Ragged Blade: Somebody Else's Life

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Written by and starring Jerry Rabushka
Directed by G.P. Hunsaker

"Rabushka's gift for witty and compelling monolougues are always a treat. But to see him transform into the characters he's created demonstrates an untapped genius that is utterly astounding to see live."--Jade Esteban Estrada

" A tour de force, Jerry Rabushka gives a scintillating performance. He gets you laughing so hard and then before you catch your breath he takes it away again! He touches on the realities of being gay today in rich, poignant human moments. Jerry Rabushka is Living 'Somebody Else's Life' OUT Loud."
- Jaime Kelley & Joy Ovington, KDHX Radio Show "Living OUT Loud"

"This powerful play is about being gay in this day and time. Somebody Else's Life is about OUR lives, OUR loves, OUR fears, OUR tears, and OUR laughter!! It addresses how WE feel, how WE live, how WE love, how WE hurt and so much more..." -- Denise Akers, Vision of Pride, Cape Girardeau, MO

"Jerry Rabushka's 'Somebody Else's Life" is AMAZING! Rabushka creates incredibly believable character portraits and perfectly blends vulnerabilty, humor, politics, fantasy, desire, and gay identity issues. The result is a vibrant and hilarious solo piece that resonates on a plethora of levels. 'Somebody Else's Life' is a definite must see!"
-- Michael Burke, NYC performance artist

"Jerry Rabushka delivers his gay tales of the heartland with earnest verve and deep conviction. Even as he relates all the considerable conflict and tragedy in SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE, he resolutely remains fascinated, even in love, with small town/rural American life." -
--Robert Urban, URBAN PRODUCTIONS, NYC

You down with the blond, big boy?

Sometimes it’s all about the hair. The blond head on the grocery bagger. The black ’stache on the cowboy. Sometimes it’s enough to make you wish you could be someone else. Or at least, have somebody else’s life. Rabushka’s solo production starts off innocently enough on a street corner in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 81st and Yale, to be exact, with a character that realized that if he can’t, in fact, be someone else, he can at least go out with it.

On one side is Chuck – the cowboy who’s most likely never ridden a horse, but drat if he doesn’t have the duds! On the other side, young Ryan bags groceries and pines for the love of his life – a new feeling at 16.

Somebody Else’s Life explores exactly that – the burning questions of life… somebody else’s, that is. What happen when marriage loses its sanctity? Can a gay couple and a straight couple live next door to each other if the local preacher says there isn’t enough sanctity to go around?

Meanwhile, Ryan’s fondest dream comes true when he gets to kiss the boy he loves… but moments later his world starts falling away from him.

Hilarious, yet chilling, full of surprises, and with as much fun as can be had with a pump organ, we invite you to spend a few moments living Somebody Else’s Life.

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Production History

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The Gayly Oklahoman, May, 2005

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Southeast Missourian, September 2005

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MGW News, Sacramento, September 2005

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The Missoulian, December 2005

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Missoula Independent, December 2005