SPERM ASSASSINATION
Reviewed by Amalisha HuEck
Pam Levin’s out of time when her husband’s biological clock is ticking and she’s dodging pregnancy like a full contact sport hence, SPERM ASSASSINATION. This wildly funny, dark comedy is the rebranding of her critically acclaimed solo show, ‘Tales of Modern Motherhood, this sh*t just got real.’
What happens when the sperm assassination goes right? We know what happens when it doesn’t. Pam tried everything she could think of – not getting pregnant and having kids. She was on operation sperm assassination, on mission impossible.
When she was only six years old her parents divorced and her dad left. Her mom was a single mother with two kids. They were living on food stamps, watching some bad shows, and eating pizza. Soon after she got a new dad. Her brother and her never felt they had a real home. So, she found all kinds of excuses not to have kids and sabotage that idea.
Brad made the moment he proposed truly magical. There was cheering, the lights came on, it was beautiful. But then came the question, ‘When will we have kids?’ Her beautiful husband wanted to have a real family, because to him ‘family is everything.’ He said, ‘I want to have a baby with you’ and live a happy life.” Her first response was, ’In five years,’ she loved her life exactly as it was. But all her efforts were shattered by one night …
Everything is happening in real time. She is completely in the moment. With her funny approach to everything she makes her solo show playful, realistic, and peculiar. She is beautiful on that stage, truly adorable. Great job!
Produced by Brett Winn and directed by Mark Hatfield, Sperm Assassination is written and performed by Pam Levin. She is multi-award-winning solo artist and has been performing one-woman shows for the past twenty-five plus years. She has been an ‘Encore Performer’ at the United Solo Festival numerous times. Pam has received ‘Best of Fest’ four times at the Whitefire Annual Solo Festival.
Performances were on Sunday, June 14, 16, 24 and 26 at Bad Ladder (Main Space), 1514 N. Gardner Street, Los Angeles CA, 90046. Estimated running time is 75 minutes. Suggested for audiences 16 to adult.