“‘Stiff Drink!?’ w/Dr. Eustice Sissy (Psy.D.), presents:…”
Created by Lee Rayment
Photo by Nic Adams.
OVERVIEW
A multi-year, multidisciplinary constellation of comedic collaborations between Lee Rayment and Nic Adams, exploring the life of cabaret iconoclast Dr. Eustice Sissy (Psy.D.). Original works include YouTube dating-advice cabaret, Corona Cam Show (The Exponential Festival 2021), fake baking-show recap podcast, Bun in the Oven (Corkscrew 4.0, 2020), and live storytelling cabarets, Love on the Rocks (FEAST 2019), and Songs from the Heart (Interrobang:New Works Festival and Dixon Place 2018).
Design by Lee Rayment.
SYNOPSIS
Driven to near madness by quarantine and the moratorium on live shows, Dr. Eustice Sissy enrolls the help of his personal assistant/nephew/interim producer Toby to bring his extravaganza to a new audience—YouTube! While Sissy bemoans the loss of his second true calling (still a practicing Psy.D.), Toby flourishes: finding love, equanimity, and sass.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Created by Lee Rayment
Written by Nic Adams
Co-directed by Rayment and Adams
With original music by Adams
Edited and shot by Rayment
Starring Lee Rayment and Fernando Gonzalez
Featuring: Becca Blackwell, Leonie Bell, Nic Adams, Cristina Pitter, and surprise guests!
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Corona Cam Show received its world-premiere screening on January 13th, 2020 as part of The Exponential Festival 2021 on YouTube.
STREAM
Enjoy Corona Cam Show on-demand by clicking here.
Design by Brian Hendricks.
SYNOPSIS
The episode you've all been waiting for: 1950s Americana Week. Bun in the Oven co-hosts (and co-homos) Marcus and Eustice recap the TV show’s whiplash moments, social commentary, and the hot contestants vying for the title of An Even Better Baker.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Created and written by Lee Rayment and Nic Adams
Directed and produced by Adams
Starring Lee Rayment and Patrick Truhler
Introducing Fernando Gonzalez as “Toby”
Original music by Jack Adams
Dramaturgy by Haleh Roshan
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Bun in the Oven received its world-premiere on August 10th, 2020 as part of The Corkscrew 4.0 Festival on their website.
STREAM
Enjoy Bun in the Oven on-demand by clicking here.
Lee Rayment. Photo credit Nic Adams.
SYNOPSIS
“‘Stiff Drink!?’ with Dr. Eustice Sissy (Psy.D.), presents: ‘Songs from the Heart’” begins as a tongue-in-cheek love-advice cabaret, replete with covers of popular torch songs. Dusted with Dr. Sissy’s signature rapier wit, the show ends as a sincere meditation on personal barriers.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Created, co-written and performed by Lee Rayment
Co-written, developed, and directed by Nic Adams
With musical contributions by Joel Sparks
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Stiff Drink !? has received work-in-progress showings in NYC at Title:Point’s Interrobang:New Works Festival (2018), Dixon Place (2018), ApartmentPARTY (2019), and FEAST (2019).
Photos by Tucker Mitchell and Sam Horvath.