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ANT: Bullied, Bashed but not Broken

Reliance Merchant Services "Get Real" Series for Families & Teens
Clark Construction Comedy Series


Part of The Ridgefield Prevention Council's Family University Series
Underwritten by Adam Broderick Salon & Spa, Northeast Builders of Ridgefield, LLC and AllShows


Comedian and winner of Last Comic Standing....ANT is back!  Through an amazing performance of both comedy and lecture, ANT's journey will take you through self-doubt, internalized homophobia, depression and chemical dependency. And when he hits rock bottom...The light - inside all of us - begins to shine!

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He tells his story of being bullied at school for being different; gay, of immigrant parents, having funny lunches and peer pressure highlighting the need to fit in lead him into a dark dance with the devil. Years of alcohol, Meth, and Heroin abuse brings him to the brink of insanity. Almost homeless, desperate for a way out, he chooses suicide. But life had another plan!


Friday, February 8th - 7:30pm Parent and Teen Showing: $11.00 -  Available online and by phone

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$1 from your ticket purchase will be donated to True Colors! True Colors is a non-profit organization that works with other social service agencies, schools, organizations and within communities to ensure that the needs of sexual and gender minority youth are both recognized and completely met.  Click here to go to their website and learn more!


Visit Bissell House the night of the show and enjoy a FREE glass of house wine or draft beer at dinner with your ticket stub!

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