The United States of Tara

The subway posters for the show The United States of Tara are meant to outline the main character's multiple personalities: "Buck is a Brawlin' Biker," "Alice is one Tough Mother," and so on. But the one for her teenage personality , T, doesn't quite fit: it simply says "T is a Teenage Biatch." Teenage biatch isn't an occupation—it's just an age range and an insult. That's like if had a younger alter-ego and his tagline was "D is a Pre-Pubescent Dickwad."

This Happened

From: Leola
To: Recipient List Suppressed

Hi,

I want you to know that there are two weeks left to see my completed mural at the Jewish Museum. It is 11x7 feet, painted directly on the wall and on view until January 4th.

Museum is located on 92nd St & 5th Ave, on Central Park and Museum Mile. They are also showing: Dead Sea Scrolls, Chagall & the Yiddish Theater, and an installation called The Light of Sound

Admission is $12 and free on Saturdays.

Hope you get to see it.
Photos will not do it justice.
Thanks to all of my supportive friends & associates, even the ones who made fun of me when I would not hang out during design phase.
Please pass this along to anyone who may be interested.

-Leola


From: Daoud
To: Leola

Hi! You drew a picture of me on the F train a year and a half ago—August 24th, 2007, which I remember because I was on my way to play a house show in a friend's basement in Williamsburg. We both got off at 14th and I handed you a business card before you were out of sight, hoping that maybe you would send me a scan of the drawing but feeling too sheepish to ask outright. Then I forgot about the whole thing until today.

The crazy thing is, I'm leaving my job—today is my last day at work, and the last day I'll have access to my powerHouse email account. Had you sent this message out a day later, there's a good chance I'd never have seen it.

I'm going to go see your mural before it comes down; I feel like I would be violating the universe's instructions if I didn't. If you do still happen to have that drawing—a guy with glasses, rendered in blue and yellow and fuschia marker (I think), on a page in a big black sketchbook—I would absolutely love to see it again.

Yours
Daoud


From: Leola
To: Daoud

i remember of course. and of course i have the drawing. it's blue and orange, not fuschia. but orange and fucshia are not unsimilar. i'll scan it.
that's awesome. your card was in my card organizer but not in my email til the night I sent that out.

some people would say that took me too long, but they don't understand impeccable timing.
glad to be in touch!
- Leola