DCM26 - Headliner DCM26 - UCB Mainstage Improv
About This Event
Edi Patterson, an actor and writer known for roles in Knives Out, Vice Principals and The Righteous Gemstones, headlines DCM26 at UCB Theatre's Mainstage. Her work spans comedy on film, television and live performance; onstage she leans on precise character choices and plainspoken escalation, bringing screen-honed timing to an improv set.
About PLAYGIRL
Now at UCB Theatre, PLAYGIRL is a comedy show that borrows the title’s cultural charge from the once-notorious magazine while shifting the focus to performance and voice. Built around Edi Patterson’s sensibility as an actress and writer, it draws on the character work that has defined her screen roles and retools it for a live room. In New York, the piece reads as part of the city’s ongoing conversation about gender, gaze, and who gets framed as spectacle. Its sharpest move is treating that history as material rather than nostalgia.
About the Artist
Edi Patterson
Edi Patterson is an American actor and writer whose work is rooted in comedy across film, television, and live performance. She is known for roles including Fran in *Knives Out*, Jen Abbott on *Vice Principals*, and Judy Gemstone on HBO’s *The Righteous Gemstones*.