LIZ COIN IS
lizzy sunshine!
Written & Performed by
LIZ COIN
Directed by Holly Mandel (The Groundlings)
Developed with Tim Murray (Witches, TikTok)
Everything’s Coming Up Lizzy
With her co-star unaccounted for, ever-positive Lizzy Sunshine carries a vaudevillian double act alone. This show-within-a-show ends with a twist, revealing the farcical fate of addiction's little sister.
It's like Glee meets Baby Reindeer ... but hot?
An original show that breaks the mold and is as hilarious as it is heart-achingly real.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Put on those rose-colored glasses - it’s SHOW TIME!!!
Vaudeville Double-act.
Music.
Singing.
Costumes.
Magic.
Cartwheels. Addiction.
A show within a show, LIZ COIN is Lizzy Sunshine — an eternal optimist and positivity powerhouse. However, when her partner isn’t there for the debut of their double-act, it’s up to Lizzy to carry the performance, bring the joy and make sure the show GOES ON…and on…and on.
"Lizzy Sunshine" was first produced at The PIT's SoloCom Festival (April 2024). It completely SOLD OUT.
The PIT brought it back as a stand-alone show in July, this time it was a RECORD-BREAKING performance, overselling and almost doubling the house!
“Lizzy Sunshine” then played at the 200-seat Center for Living Arts (IL) for 2 nights.
COMING UP:
Caveat (NYC) Nov 18th 9:30pm
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater (Minneapolis) Nov 22nd 7pm
A FUNNY, FULL-ON HOUR CHOCK FULL OF:
Musical numbers
Special effects & magic
Bottomless props, boundless energy
Audience participation
Crowd work
Take-home rose-colored glasses under your seat!
Lived experiences
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Liz Coin is a NYC-based improviser, actor, and comedian originally from Bettendorf, Iowa. Liz holds a BA from Northwestern University and is a proud Second City alum. As a professional silly goose, Liz has appeared on stages and screens around the country – notably, The Second City, The Annoyance, The Den Theatre, The PIT, Magnet Theater, and regional sketch tours. She tours with “Broadway’s Next Hit Musical” as their emcee.
Liz believes that laughter is the best medicine and she’s ready to fill your prescription! Liz teaches improv in rehab centers (and beyond) with a special focus in bringing sunshine to those touched by addiction. With her unwavering welcoming energy, audiences feel like they’re all on the same team. You might cry, but you WILL laugh, and we'll do it together!
“Lizzy Sunshine is the biggest risk I’ve taken as an artist - it reveals not only what is deeply true about me and about my brother’s struggles with addiction, but also my unique voice as an improviser, comedian, and entertainer.
I take the audience’s hand figuratively and literally (there is a lot of participation!) and let them understand and trust Lizzy Sunshine with over-the-top fun, creating a safe space for moments of raw vulnerability.
Ultimately it’s about having empathy not only for those who are struggling personally, but for yourself as a loved one of someone who’s struggling—which is a lot of us.”
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Finding your joy
Toxic positivity & the pressure of performance
Family dynamics
Addiction
Don't worry - this show IS NOT SAD!
It is a heartfelt whirlwind of FUN and DRAMA.
You might cry, but you WILL laugh!
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