So an autistic priest and a service dog walked into a bar...
a comedy about existential crisis
written and performed by Jean-Daniel Ó Donncada
Winner
Artists' Pick of the Fringe
Patrons' Pick of the Fringe
Oscar Wilde Award
2024 Island Fringe Festival
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Content warnings:
This show includes themes of religion, autism, and sexuality. This show contains spoilers for 100-year-old novels, swearing, bathing suit photos, and the Boston accent. This show also implies that clergy are actual human beings, a claim known to equally scandalize both the most and least religious people.
Where can you see it next?
We are in some lotteries for the next season of Fringe Festivals! More to come!
In the meanwhile, do you have a venue in a city with no Fringe Festival? Contact me and let's make this show come to you!
The reviews are in...
Stephanie Alexandre and Alison Bloxham, co-writers and co-stars of You’re Driving Me Crazy
Winner of Patrons’ Pick of the Fringe, Artists’ Pick of the Fringe and the Oscar Wilde Award, SAPSDWIB was the popular kid in this year’s IFF class, written and performed by autistic priest Jean-Daniel O’Donncada (accompanied by his Montgomery-inspired service dog Rilla Blythe). JDO plays a fictionalized, fouler-mouthed version of himself who’s running a church youth group while talking about his autism, his faith, his love life, his Anne of Green Gables fandom, being weird and preaching acceptance. Funny, fierce, smart, moving and packed with positive messages.
"So An Autistic Priest and a Service Dog Walked Into a Bar is a MUST-see. As powerful as it is hilarious, Jean-Daniel is a truly captivating performer. Audience members can expect to leave the theatre feeling joy, love, and most of all, seen. This is a needed show.”