“I’m Barbie” on the Bridge Road Theatre

Due to the blockbuster Barbie film, Barbie fever has actually swept the summer season scene. And arriving proper on the excessive heels of Barbie is “I’m Barbie,” which can make its regional premiere run on the Bridge Road Theatre from August 31 by September 10.

Written by Walton Beacham, “I’m Barbie” initially premiered in Houston in 2011. “It’s Barbie’s sixtieth birthday,” says the official synopsis of the play, which is really helpful for viewers members who’re 12 and older because of its sexual innuendos. “[A]nd she celebrates by reminiscing with us about her innumerable careers, everybody’s obsession along with her chest, her on-again-off-again relationship with Ken, and with different characters from her life together with GI Joe, She-Ra, Skipper, Annette Funicello, Britney Spears, and her creators Ruth Handler and Jack Ryan. Barbie’s ascension as a cultural icon, image, and assertion of female standing, energy, and vulnerability was most likely probably the most unlikely developments of the second half of the twentieth century – and she or he’s nonetheless goin’ robust!”

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“I’m Barbie” will likely be offered on the Bridge Road Theatre in Catskill from August 31 by September 10 at 7:30pm (2pm on Sundays). Tickets are $28.