Kimberly Akimbo at Bass Concert Hall

Origins

Kimberly is a Girl trapped in a 72-year-old elderly woman, and a teen that has decided to live every day as if its the last. Following asking a friend about his newborn niece and, And getting the reply “Oh, she’s amazing—she’s like this little old woman trapped in a baby’s body”, David Lindsay-Abaire thought "what a great idea for a Theate".

Kimberly Akimbo is a performance that premiered Off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club New York City on February 4, 2003. Starred by Victoria Clark, and Directed by Jessica Stone, often celebrated for his potential for bonding humor and harsh reality.

Story

The story took place in 1999 in suburban New Jersey, a teenager called Kimberly was born with a disorder that made her age four and a half times than she actually is. Put in an difficult reality to experience mortality and adolescence at the same time.

Unlike the rare clinical condition, she is struggling with, Kimberly is rarely seen taken care of in her life, in fact, you will see her compassionately consumed by her family’s recklessly, which places her in various emotional burdens including psychological strain, financial troubles, isolation, and the need for belongingness. Despite this, she demonstrates great resilience, empathy, determination, courage, and above all humor.

Reviews

Widely acknowledged for triggering topics of discussion regarding death, self, and family.

Kimberly has the power to pull out the outcast in all of us, the misfit we all felt at some time and the building blocks that created what we are today.

Offered to you by the breathtaking Bass Concert Hall on Friday 3rd October 2025, in Austin, Kimberly is here with a good laugh, and a bag of life lessons. On Friday 3rd October 2025 at the stunning Bass Concert Hall grab your tickets today for this Friday performance for just $5.