DESCRIPTION OF PIECE

TOO FAT FOR CHINA is an award winning solo show about adoption, the transatlantic slave trade, capitalism, zoloft and sea turtles. TFFC follows Phoebe Potts, comic storyteller and professional Jew, as she tries, fails and eventually succeeds to adopt a baby. After a US adoption goes horribly wrong, Potts finds herself surprised, disgusted and ultimately resigned to the role she plays as a middle class white lady in the business of adopting babies in the US and internationally. Potts’ tragicomic journey is about all the terrible things she did to get more- life, love and family.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Phoebe Potts is a comedic storyteller, graphic artist and professional Jew. Her show TOO FAT FOR CHINA has sold out the Suffolk’s Modern Theatre in Boston, the Den Theatre in Chicago, the Gloucester Stage Company and a three week run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. TFFC is the sequel to Potts’ critically acclaimed graphic novel “Good Eggs” (HarperCollins). TFFC recently won “Best Storytelling Show” at the United Solo Show Festival in NYC.