“...Zander has eyes that pierce and the ability to register an overwhelming number of emotions at once...”
— Exuent Magazine

Press Release for immediate publication:

Enter the afterbirth at Anne Zander is MOTHER, a postpartum comedy!

Portland’s physical comedy powerhouse brings her “raw and primal and side-splittingly funny” solo show to The Elysian Vault for one night only, Saturday, May 3 at 6:30pm.


From the mind that created the “painfully funny” smash-hit JUICEBOX (Official Selection 2020 HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival), and the body that birthed twins 3 years ago, comes a show that is clown, character, truth and fantasy, all rolled into one woman, dancing to the beat of her own breast pump.

Called “poignant,” “sexy,” “genius,” and “hysterical”  by audiences, this outrageous, wet and messy postpartum comedy is darkly hilarious, yet undeniably familiar to anyone who has ever given birth. 

“She takes things we as a society don’t like to talk about, or only talk about in whispers… and amplifies them to the most outrageous extreme you can imagine. She’s a clown, so it’s funny, but it also has the effect of making you feel not alone in your own essential weirdness.”

— Krista Garver, BroadwayWorld

Only an artist as “completely ridiculous [and] completely vulnerable” as Anne Zander will lay out postpartum in its unbearable rawness AND make you laugh until you pee a little (or a lot, no pelvic floor judgment here). 

Featuring opening antics from Elysian’s resident company: Clowns of Color!

Part of the Anne Zander is MOTHER Spring/Summer tour, 2025.



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Event Details

Show date:

  • Friday: 05/03/2025

Showtime:

  • 6:30pm

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  • Anne Zander (she/her/hers) is a queer mother, actor, clown, solo-character creator, and physical comedy teacher whose deep interest in rites of passage has led to solo works that capture the body horror, desire/repulsion andtender recognizability of these irreversible life transitions.

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    Clowns of Color is an audacious comedy duo whose work pushes the boundaries of comedy and identity, proving that laughter—when wielded with boldness and artistry—can be a tool for both joy and disruption.

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  • Contacting Anne:

    For interview, press comps and other press inquiries, contact team@annezander.com.

    Questions about ticketing and payments

    For questions about tickets, please contact hello@elysiantheater.com

    All sales are final. Entry is guaranteed only if you arrive before showtime.

    Questions about the venue

    Please contact hello@elysiantheater.com or visit the about section of elysiantheater.com.

  • “Zander is a master at identifying the essential weirdness of the human experience… and [she] amplifies them to the most outrageous extreme you can imagine. She’s a clown, so it’s funny, but it also has the effect of making you feel not alone in your own essential weirdness.”

    — Krista Garver, BroadwayWorld

    “... hysterical, sweet, poignant, and deeply representative of what it’s like to bring children into this world.”

    — Laurel Wilde, Audience Member

    “I don’t have kids. I will never have kids. As I watched Anne’s powerful and moving performance in MOTHER, tears welled up in my eyes and, for the first time, I felt real compassion for my own mother. Anne’s performance pulls no punches and gives an experiential vantage point into a world we don’t often get to see. My mom and I have a complicated relationship but through Anne’s evocative performance, I felt a real healing occurring. It opened something up in me that took me quite by surprise."

    — Patti Ibanez, Audience Member

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