The Idiots Guide to Surviving Teenagers in Black and White

... tune and tale 
Nationally renown performers, Singer/Songwriter Don White, and storyteller Judith Black, will present a night of hysterical reflections on that most difficult job: Maintaining non-homocidal behaviors during your child’s adolescence. Black and White promises to be a perfect stew of entertainment for the beleaguered parent, anyone celebrating the passing of that era, or as a preemptory strike for those just entering this life adventure. For educators and those working in social or psychological support roles it's a perfect springboard for discussion, analysis and revelation!

 


Don White, a loyal denizen of Lynn has been writing, singing, and being manipulated by his kids for way over 20 years.
The Boston Globe says of his work:
No artist on the coffeehouse circuit today is better than Don White at combining the heartfelt aesthetics of the singer-songwriter with sidesplitting laughs. He mines the same regions for his jokes as he does for his serious songs: his streetwise, sometimes warring, sometimes loving family in Lynn............Even his silliest jokes shimmered with emotional truth, healing barbs that allowed parents and kids to both laugh at and examine their own family struggles.”  
The Boston Herald says:
"...there is an honesty and self-deprecating wit in his material that is an immediate tonic."
Plus you’ll emerge with real time strategies :
“At one point he snarled, ‘And I told her, 'If you don't start treating me like a human being, I'm going to get a job playing folk music at the mall!'"  Ann Arbor on Line

Sharing the evenings stage with Don will be Marbleheads’ Judith Black whose work draws so strongly on her son’s growing he is suing her for royalties.  Judith’s stories have been heard from Cape Town to Jerusalem and the Montreal Comedy Festival to the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro TN.   
The Boston Phoenix says: 
"Her sympathetic persona is a cross between Lily Tomlin and Woody Allen, the hard edge of feminist certitude cushioned by self-deprecating humor that never slides into self hatred."
The Boston Globe says
“Black has culled the minefields of childhood and elevated them through her storytelling to a level of universal experience that is not only painful and poignant, but gut-wrenchingly hilarious. ”
Linda Weltner, former Boston Globe Columnist says
Teen-agers got you under siege? These two Veterans of the Teen Years have songs and stories to make you laugh, cry, and hope. It's darkest just before Don, and he and Judith will inspire you with their unexpected confessions, their wily strategies and their outrageous humor. Lift your spirits. Don't miss this show.
Susan Jacobs, Journalist says
Nothing in life is ever black or white. When describing life with teenagers, Judith Black and Don White do it in full, techno-glow color.
Kathy Sands-Boehmer, director Harbor Music says
The Idiot's Guide to Surviving Teenagers is a comical primer for parents who are about to start parenting teens as well as those of us who have already weathered the joys and challenges of raising teens. Black and White complement each other in song and story. They entertain and educate. This program should be mandatory for all parents!
Henry Christensen, 25 year high school veteran says
'Black and White' is funny, sad, very real, and heartbreakingly poignant. It was very much like actually raising an adolescent, but much more fun. I loved this show!
Jack Weltner, MD Child Psychiatrist says
You'll laugh 'til you ache, as Judith Black and Don White relive their experiences struggling to maintain sanity as their teenagers careened through adolescence. A tender, hilarious and ultimately optimistic and reassuring evening. You'll love it!