"Mortified" Beyond Belief...in Front of an Audience

Bostonist has had its share of mortifying moments, with most involving inserting our foot into our mouth with the likeliness of alcohol being involved. We’re sure you too have cringed at the memory of some of your less-than perfect moments. So why not share those moments on stage in front of an audience? “Mortified” is a show that shares one’s most personal, embarrassing moments being read aloud on stage and it opens tomorrow night in Boston for the first time. While the “Mortified” production first launched in L.A. back in 2002, the show has expanded to New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and now our fair city; the concept of the show definitely sounds intriguingly guilty as you listen to a rotating cast read their real life humiliating letters, locker notes, diary entries, etc. all for the sake of your entertainment. All the material is taken from that socially awkward time of 5-19 years old, so don’t expect to hear any adult confessions of embarrassing run-ins with your corporate boss. To get an idea of what the show is like, check out the “Woe and Tell” section of the website where you can post your own mortifying entries and rate others' entries.

Mortified sounds simple in theory and it sounds quite entertaining in that “slow down and look at the car accident on the side of the highway” sort of way. Because if you can’t laugh at others' humiliating times, what else is there?

The show starts at 8p.m. tomorrow night at The Tribe Theater on Stuart Street. We’re not sure if tickets are still available but the show is held monthly, so you can always see it next month. Tickets are $20; the realization that you wrote an even cheesier love poem in 7th grade than the one being read at the show is free.

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