GULP! Uh-oh! Aww? A normal day falls into chaos when Henry falls in love with a banana.
Both deranged and delicate, GULP! is a lucid dream of the ordinary.
A clowning, physical comedy play.
TL;DR: It’s like…
…a car crash of american life through breakfast fruit.
Artist: Prith
Director: Todd Sullivan
Genres: alt-comedy, physical comedy, clown
GULP! Is an alternative-comedy clown play written and performed by Prith Khalsa and directed by Todd Sullivan. Thursday, 3/5 at 7:30pm at the Buntport Theater: 717 Lipan St, Denver, CO 80204.
Doors & Seating: We open the doors and start seating 15 minutes before the show. Seating is General Admission, so show up early to grab your favorite spot.
The Standby Line: For sold-out shows or our Pay What You Can tickets, a standby line will form 30 minutes before doors open. If any seats stay empty, we’ll sell them to the folks in line.
Late Arrivals: If you’re more than 30 minutes late, we may give your seat to someone on the standby list. We don’t offer refunds.
The lineup is subject to change.
Perks: Your ticket to this show also gets you free admission to the Freaky Weeky Awards Show on Saturday, 3/7 at 8:00 PM.
Reviews
“A wildly inventive piece of physical comedy that turns absurdity into something playful, tender, and unexpectedly heartfelt.”
GULP! is a beautifully absurd physical comedy where an ordinary morning spirals into a full lifetime love story between Henry and… a banana. In just 30 minutes, Prith dances us through romance, marriage, family life, loss, and memory with playful commitment and surprising tenderness.
Prith’s performance is both silly and graceful. His movement has a balletic quality, and he uses the entire stage with creativity and joy. The props are simple but brilliantly imagined, transforming again and again in unexpected ways. His expressive eyes and physical storytelling carry the audience through every emotional turn, while the audience participation is light, welcoming, and perfectly balanced.
Beneath the absurdity is something quietly moving: a reminder that love and life are a little fragile, a little bruised, and wonderfully short. Henry dances us through it all with warmth and delight.
My one small hope for future versions would be slightly less time in the funeral slideshow and one more emotional Henry moment—perhaps a brief, bruised-hearted dance before the final beat. I want more Henry. I want a deeper emotional dip before the slip. I love this show it should by analyzed and taught in English and Theatre classes for years to come. Prith, keep it up, I am a fan.
A wildly imaginative piece that feels perfectly ripe with life and silliness.
10 leaping bananas out of 10. 🍌”
-TC M.
“GULP! Felt like classic Lecoq and/or Gaulier-style clown: A premise that was easy for the audience to follow, and lots of fun explorations and games within that premise. I loved the physicality, and Prith's acting was heartfelt and genuine. This show felt so relatable and was extremely clever with how everything was choreographed.”
-V.
“The eulogy wrecked me. I have a banana shaped hole in my heart now too.”
-NLB
“The originality of the show was impressive, the physical comedy, the timing and the facial expressions were spot on”
-SE
“Gulp was hilarious. Prith is just such a unique character and he really makes me crack up in a way unlike anything I’ve experienced.”
-JWB