Lee Michael Buckman
New York, NY
BAGS: Obsessions of a Hoardaholic
Written by Lee Michael Buckman
Glimpses of an obsessive personality and some of his adventures as he attempts to cling onto objects that he thinks will help him navigate through life. While exploring and attempting to understand his OCD related instincts better, he searches for & finds the root of it and discovers that there’s a bit of this inside each of us. As I wrote this show, I thought I was outing my freak, but the more I spoke to people about it and heard their own experiences with obsessive nature, the more I realized how human and universal it was. The extra pens you stash in your desk. The packets of Sweet and Low from the coffee shop. That was my mother's favorite. We found hundreds of them stashed in her stuff after she died. I began this project to out myself as a hoarder and discovered we are all indeed hoarding something.
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CAST |
Lee Michael Buckman |
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WEB SITE |
www.leebuckman.com |
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ART FORM |
Solo, Improvisation, Music, Comedy/Personal Discovery
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RATING |
R - Restricted: Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian |
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WARNINGS |
Adult language, Smoke, Partial Nudity |
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DURATION |
60 min. |
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SCHEDULE |
Thu Aug 13 - 7:30 PM
Sat Aug 15 - 9:30 PM
Sun Aug 16 - 9:30 PM
Wed Aug 19 - 9:30 PM
Thu Aug 20 - 8:00 PM
Fri Aug 21 - 9:30 PM
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VENUE
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CU Museum of Natural History
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TICKETS
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$15/12
(Ticket Deals: Aug 13 - 2-for-1 special)
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Rate It!
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Average Rating:
Good -
4.75 Stars!
Lisa Duff
5
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Saw this last year -- outstanding!
Judy Wilner
5
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Superb 1-man show. Lee Michael Buckman brings us of laughter and tears in his poignant biographical story of obsessive-compulsive behavior and the wisdom that comes with life experience if we are paying attention.
J b
5
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great show!! Highly recommend
Iris Burman
5
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I saw it last year and it was fantastic. This year is even better! You will be moved by the message and entertained by the stories and totally relate to the univeral quirks he explores. A MUST SEE!!!
Michael Behar
5
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Incredible. Engaging. Better than therapy!
meredith
5
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Honesty at its best. This one will stick with you. See it!
Anonymous
5
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RESTORED MY FAITH IN THE ONE MAN FRINGE SHOW.
Dana Reiland
5
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Lee is a gifted and honest storyteller. I was captivated from the second the lights came up until the final moment.
Peter
5
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This show was great! It touched on so many themes that resonate with me the hoardaholic theme is just part of it. And hes such a good storyteller - his passion really comes through.
Michael
5
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Most imressing fringe show for me so far, by far. Slightly misleading title, I expected something superficially funny, but this is very deep and very compelling. Lee is not only a teriffic actor, but also a master in bringing out the comic in the tragic, and more so the tragic in the comic. And he tells a true story that will shatter you. Fabulous.
diane
5
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THE BEST!!! See it twice
Desiree
5
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Wow! Thank you Lee for sharing your tremendous gift and insight with us. Lee shows us what each of us carry inside, even if undetected by others. I laughed, I cried. What a talented actor, dancer, and musician! I left the show thoroughly entertained, and hopefully, a bit wiser. This was a fabulous blend of entertainment, philosophy, and psychology. I wish I had seen it sooner so I could have recommended it to friends!
djfryer
5
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LMB is a talented character actor and a gifted storyteller. He confronts his inner demons with eloquence, honesty, humor and courage, and forces us to do the same. I cant stop thinking about this play and the deeper message of what stuff we are we all carrying around that is not serving us and why do we insist on holding on to it. Brilliant, subtle, heart-opening. Go see it.
dana c.
3
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narcissistic to the nth degree. i dont need to see a 50 year old man re-living his 24 year old adventure as a male stripper.
lee buckman is a compelling performer but his play is too self-referential to be all that interesting.
dana c.
3
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narcissistic to the nth degree. i dont need to see a 50 year old man re-living his 24 year old adventure as a male stripper.
lee buckman is a compelling performer but his play is too self-referential to be all that interesting.
Kari St-W
5
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Being a sort of hoarder, chronic finder of great stuff! and hospice nurse I found much to relate to in this performance. Found the essence and inner connections quite subtle. Appreciated the actors vunerabilty and willingness to bare so much of his and really all of our messed up and beautiful humanity.
