A Live Solo Musical · Written and Performed by Rudi Harst
Ready or Not
A funny, tender show about growing older without growing smaller.
Rudi Harst braids memoir, comedy, audience participation, and eleven original songs into one generous evening that helps a room remember, laugh, and listen together.
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- 60 to 75minutes
- 11original songs
- 5instruments
Sold out premiereURBAN 15 · San Antonio · February 2, 2025
Artist grant recipientCity of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture · 2024
Why Book the Show
Give your audience a reason to laugh, remember, and stay for the conversation
Ready or Not turns the universal experience of getting older into an intimate live event that is warm enough to welcome a room in, and thoughtful enough to travel home with them.
A roomful of connection
Songs and stories open a shared conversation about memory, change, gratitude, and the joy still waiting in the present.
A clear, human scale
One performer, five instruments, and a focused 60 to 75 minute arc give presenters a distinctive program with an immediately understandable shape.
Laughter with a long echo
Comedy and candid storytelling keep the evening light on its feet, while the music gives its emotional moments somewhere to land.
See the Show
A glimpse of the music, mischief, and memory
Watch the short trailer, then open the complete performance when you want to see the full arc.
What the Room Felt
“He helped us remember, and think, and laugh, and even be grateful.”
Carole M.
A sold out first room
Presented at URBAN 15 in San Antonio on February 2, 2025.
Backed by the city
Made possible by a 2024 Individual Artist Grant from the City of San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture.
Shaped for the stage
Directed by Chuck Squier, a founding member of Jump Start Performance Company.
The Album
Eight Frames and Four Turns
A compact look through the rooms, songs, and memories that shaped the show. Use the arrows to turn each spread.
A life in music rarely arrives in a straight line. These photographs move from stage lights to quieter rooms, holding the people, places, and small surprises that became Ready or Not.
Ready When You Are
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