The Crown Witness is a Stand-Up Comedian?
By Jeff Gobeil		Jeff Gobeil Productions - Winnipeg, MB
V.27 - West End Cultural Centre - ACU Hall 
The Crown Witness Does Stand-Up is a darkly funny solo show from Winnipeg comedian Jeff Gobeil. Coming from a family of lawyers, Jeff always knew he might end up in court someday, just not like this.

After reporting his childhood abuser to police, Jeff finds himself on the stand as the Crown witness. As the trial unfolds, he processes the experience the only way he knows how: through comedy.

Blending courtroom testimony with stand-up, this powerful story moves between heavy and hilarious.

Director:
Cory Wojcik

  		Show Info:
60 Mins minutes
Genre:
Play-Comedy

Audience:
Mature

Coarse Language, Sexual Content

Wed July 15 7:00 PM
Thu July 16 7:00 PM
Tue July 21 8:45 PM
Wed July 22 7:00 PM
Thu July 23 8:45 PM
Sat July 25 5:45 PM
Sun July 26 4:00 PM

The Crown Witness is a Stand-Up Comedian?

Jeff Gobeil Productions—West End Cultural Centre – ACU Hall

Jeff Gobeil delivers an outstanding memoir of a traumatic event: his journey to a courtroom as a Crown witness in a child sexual assault trial. It’s heavy material with exceptional pacing; Gobiel keeps it moving by lightly embodying a cast of characters he encounters on his way to testify, giving welcome texture and levels to an intensely personal story. He pauses when he needs to, breaks the tension with breathing exercises when things get rough, and lifts his audience up with a well-placed punchline. By the time he ties everything together with a little rap, it feels like a natural extension of a story told with remarkable confidence and care.

It is rare to be invited into such a candid first-person account of something that feels so ripped from the headlines. Gobeil offers remarkable insight into a deeply private experience, told with authenticity and artistry.

Ashley Frantik