Adam Strauss’ The Mushroom Cure

Adam Strauss’ The Mushroom Cure to the Throckmorton
* Friday. April 5, 7:30 pm

Written & Performed by Adam Strauss
Directed by Jonathan Libman

Inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms may cure obsessive-compulsive disorder, Adam Strauss embarked on a program of vigilant psychopharmacology.

By turns hilarious, harrowing, and heartrendering, The Mushroom Cure is the true story of Adam’s attempt to treat his debilitating OCD with psychedelics.

This unique theatrical experience first ran in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, garnering widespread acclaim before being workshopped in the New York Fringe Festival, where it won the Fringe’s Overall Excellence Award for Solo Performance

REVIEWS:

“Mines a great deal of laughter from disabling pain.” –The New York Times

“Arrestingly honest and howlingly funny” (3.5/4 stars)  –The Chicago Tribune

“Riveting…a true life tour de force.” –Time Out New York (Critcs’ Pick)

“Brilliant, hilarious and moving” –Michael Pollan

Adam Strauss is a writer and performer based in NYC. He won the Leffe Craft Your Character Storytelling Competition and the New York Fringe Festival’s Overall Excellence Award for Solo Performance.

He is also a stand-up comedian who performs throughout the US and the UK.

Strauss received his BA in psychology from Brown University.