ADVENTURES IN BABY HITTING
A One Man Show
Written and Performed by Joshua Ritter
Directed by Mayra David
Summary: Actor Joshua Ritter explores his latest role as father and permanent caregiver to twins with immense special needs while getting his crotch manhandled at work by Matthew McConaughey.
Description: Award-winning writer and professional actor Joshua Ritter performs a solo show detailing his hilarious and heartbreaking experiences as primary caregiver for his special needs twins. Noah and Aidan were born eleven weeks premature and diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, ADHD, and OCD. While his wife worked to provide for the family, Ritter pulled himself into the world of neuro-divergence in an effort to give his sons the opportunities that many parents take for granted—all while working as an actor in film and television. Ritter’s essays have won the Soul-Making Keats Humor Competition and the Seven Hills Literary Non-fiction Contest, among others. His latest piece, Falling Down, was a finalist for the Perkoff Prize and published in The Missouri Review. Combining his acting and writing skills, Ritter presents a show where the audience can laugh at the absurdities of his life while contemplating the connection to their own.