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 caregiver to twins with profound special needs all while working in TV and film.
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.
"Adventures in Baby Hitting" premiered in 2025 and was awarded "The Fringiest Show" at the Fort Myers Fringe Theater Festival. Ritter’s essays have won the Soul-Making Keats Humor Competition and the Seven Hills Literary Non-fiction Contest, among others. His 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.