EMOJI: The Hieroglyphs of Our Time, or how I learned to stop worrying and send the risky text ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

About this show

In 2025, EMOJI sold out its debut run of the NYC Fringe Festival. Now it's bound for Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August! 🥹 Part love letter, part stand-up set, part concert, and part iPhone commercial (jk!), EMOJI: The Hieroglyphs Of Our Time, or how I learned to stop worrying and send the risky text 🤷🏽‍♀️ explores whether emoji are a uniquely universal shorthand or digital crumbs of connection in a fractured society. It will have you like 😂, but also like 🥺. In this hilarious, heartfelt, ADHD-friendly show — packed with energetic musical numbers, sparkling visuals and audience participation — Aarushi Agni delivers a chaotic TED Talk / musical about emoji and the risky texts that keep us connected, blending keen comedy instincts and impressive vocal dynamism. \------------------- “Absolutely dazzled… I expected to laugh, but not to be so deeply moved.” —Kirthana Ramisetti, author “Aarushi is a brilliant talent that shines as bright as the supermoon..…she lends us the courage to know that it’s not only okay to send a risky text, it’s absolutely necessary.” — Raquel Palmas of Baby Wants Candy \------------------- **Aarushi Agni** (she/they) is a queer South Asian writer, poet, comedian, musician, actor, artist, educator and person. Aarushi grew up in Madison, WI, but is now based in New York City. Aarushi has performed her original work at New York Poetry Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Madison’s Funniest Comic, New York Queer Comedy Festival, Asian Comedy Festival, Porchstomp, and iconic NYC venues like Joe’s Pub, and Littlefield, and Madison’s Overture Center, The Comedy Club on State and The Orpheum. In Madison, she fronted the award-winning folk rock band Tin Can Diamonds. Aarushi earned an MFA in Writing from Pratt Institute. She's a published essayist, writer, poet, screenwriter and composer. Aarushi is also a Lead Teacher for Octavia Project, a summer youth program that uses speculative fiction to imagine better futures. You can find her writing, performing, and humming a little tune a lot of places and particularly on her website: http://aarushiagni.com 🎶 Presented by Color Club. This is an 18+ event.