Ballet Flats For Dinner is an autobiographical show written and performed by Bridget McGuire; a mix of stand-up and storytelling, Ballet Flats tells the story of McGuire’s life growing up with intrusive thoughts with harm, a form of OCD. From thinking she was pregnant at age 11, to wondering if she killed her friend’s boyfriend at 25, to finally getting help at the ripe old age of 38, Ballet Flats will have you laughing the entire time and perhaps you’ll walk away wondering, “Do I have OCD too?” (Don’t worry, you probably don’t).
Bridget’s show has been hailed as “a flat-out delight, not only because wow, it’s just so good to laugh, but because of how light her touch is in sharing a part of her life that involves a good share of difficulty (actor Peter Hermann) and as “moving, relatable and wildly funny. You can feel how much heart she poured into it. I highly recommend seeing it” (Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping).