{"id":15434,"date":"2022-09-28T21:31:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T04:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperf.wpengine.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;eventDate=2023-02-24#038;p=14974"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T19:28:58","slug":"robert-dubacs-stand-up-jesus-2023-02-24","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/event\/robert-dubacs-stand-up-jesus\/2023-02-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Dubac&#8217;s STAND-UP JESUS\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>About the Event<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With shows like his popular <em>The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?<\/em>, Robert Dubac draws on decades of showbiz experience as a writer, actor, and stand-up comic to explore social mores, political ideas, and the complexity of the human experience. He belongs to a rare breed of humorists who make comedy smart and tragedy funny.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stand-Up Jesus<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, his most recent solo show, takes an irreverent look at reverence\u2014shining the light of truth on false prophets, duplicitous politicians, and immoral sheeple. It is intelligently designed to redeem sinners of all faiths. His ecclesiastical reviews are stellar.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using humor that is both intelligent and absurd, Dubac dissects culture with a jaundiced and probing eye. His characters boggle our minds with rapid-fire satire while simultaneously crafting a simple story that binds us together. His unmatched ability to combine the boisterous laughter of stand-up with the staggering thrill of live theatre fills seats everywhere, as nothing like this can be seen on TV.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron? <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is his original tour-de-force that tackles the babble of the sexes. It has become a worldwide phenomenon, having been translated into dozens of languages and performed in just as many countries. It is, hands down, the funniest relationship show you will ever see. His second production, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Book of Moron<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, has been lauded nationwide as the kind of razor-sharp satire desperately needed to awaken our world from its catastrophic dumbing down. It\u2019s the definitive remedy for truth in a world that runs on hype and spin.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Working behind the scenes, Dubac has co-written and directed the new avant-garde solo show <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">H@ppyville<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, starring Dave Shirley. He directed the Off-Broadway production of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Man 1, Bank 0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and produced and directed the premiere performance of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a1Satiristas!<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> at The Actor\u2019s Gang in Los Angeles. He also produced and created <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Barbarians of Truth<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for both theatrical houses and foul-smelling comedy clubs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to his theatrical endeavors, Dubac found significant success in the mainstream entertainment industry. After being chosen to study with a select group of actors under the personal tutelage of the late, great Sanford Meisner, he appeared in many feature films, including <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Too Hip for the Room<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After the Game<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cold Ground<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sketch Artist<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stitches<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Innocent Obsession<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Rookie<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. His TV credits range from comedic turns in sitcoms like <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Growing Pains<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diff\u2019rent Strokes<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to drama, with appearances on programs such as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Life Goes On<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jack and Mike<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. He even worked in the melodramatic style of ABC\u2019s soap opera <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loving<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Prior to all this, he toured as a stand-up comic and opening act to the royalty of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eschewing drama in the pursuit of humor, Dubac constantly tours with all three of his solo shows as a one-man repertory company. A supremely skilled performer who challenges convention, he brings every audience to new heights, pulling our emotional strings with biting wit, profound insight, and humor of the highest caliber.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With shows like his popular <i>The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron?<\/i>, Robert Dubac draws on decades of showbiz experience to explore social mores, political ideas, and the complexity of the human experience. Now he&#8217;s back with <i>Stand-Up Jesus<\/i>, an irreverent look at reverence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":14975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[295],"tribe_events_cat":[301,191,30],"acf":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Scottsdale Center For The Performing Arts","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/15434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15434"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scottsdaleperformingarts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=15434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}