A Comedian and A Philosopher Walk Into A Bar

The Alliance Theatre is partnering with the Center for Ethics at Emory University to present a series of post-show dialogues after select performances of EVERYBODY.

Hosted by Atlanta-based comics David Perdue, Lace Larrabee, and Katherine Blanford, each dialogue invites a guest philosopher to talk about the meaning of life, our relationship to death, and everything in-between.  

Join us at the North Alcove Bar for some seriously funny conversation with theologians and interfaith leaders, ethicists and philosophers, therapists and love gurus.

The drinking is optional. The laughing is not.  

Storyteller Jon Goode // Thursday, SEP 15, 2022 

Following the 7:30pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian Lace Larabee talks with Jon Goode, Emmy-nominated poet, author, and local Atlanta host of The Moth. 

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Ethicist Gerard Vong // Saturday, SEP 17, 2022  

Following the 8pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian David Perdue talks with ethicist Gerard Vong, Associate Professor and the Director of the Master of Arts in Bioethics Program at Emory University. 

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Death Doula Monica Hairston O’Connell // Wednesday, SEP 21, 2022  

Following the 7:30pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian David Perdue talks with Monica Hairston O’Connell, Ph.D., death doula and avid baker. 

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Rabbi Brad Levenberg and Reverend Lyn Pace // Thursday, SEP 22, 2022  

Following the 7:30pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian Baron Vaughn talks with Rabbi Dr. Brad Levenberg (Temple Sinai), Reverend Dr. Lyn Pace (Chaplain, Oxford College), and Dr. Geshe Lobsang Negi. 

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Philosopher Shay Welch // Wednesday, SEP 28, 2022  

Following the 7:30pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian Lace Larabee talks with Shay Welch, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Spelman College. 

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Life Coach and Therapist Ikeranda C. Smith // Thursday, SEP 29, 2022  

Following the 7:30pm performance, North Alcove Bar, 2nd Floor 

Comedian Lace Larabee talks with Dr. Ikeranda C. Smith, life coach, professor and expert in family dynamics and intergenerational trauma.  

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An international leader in the exploration of ethics, the Emory Center for Ethics is dedicated to exploring how ethical issues underlie the decisions that shape our minds, lives, and society. To do so, scholars from across the university gather at the Center to collaborate and study. The Center also hosts public programs, partners and consults with private and public community organizations, and teaches students at every level of university life. The Center is committed to asking tough questions and developing strategies to help enable people and organizations put ethics into practice.