okay, bye! is a one-person ‘dramedic’ show by Kaila Galinat, exploring the grief, wisdom, and humor of rejection through sketches, monologues, parody, and characters. Inspired by comedic icons, the show delves into themes of romantic heartbreak, bad friends, and queer identity, highlighting LGBTQ+ experiences and self-acceptance.

Broken commitments, sudden abandonments, and flat-out rejections take a toll on a 20-something queer girl after a while.

This ‘dramedic’ one-person show explores the grief, wisdom, and humor of rejection through sketches, monologues, parody, and characters. Inspired by the works of comedic geniuses like Mike Birbiglia, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Abbi Jacobson, and Amy Poehler, “okay, bye!” covers romantic heartbreak, bad friends, therapists who’ve ghosted, an exploration of gender identity and sexuality, and one irritated cat. In a show that’s equal parts clever comedy and sincere search for meaning, Kaila asks themself: “Who am I really, and what am I looking for?”

This show is for lovers, poets, artists, queer people, women, bisexuals, people outside the binary, anyone in the middle of a huge life transition, storytellers, grievers, people who take themselves on dates, cat lovers, funny people, therapy goers, and fans of Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter.

“Kaila Galinat wins you over with dark humor wrapped in unbridled optimism, taking life’s big and little rejections and treating them with retroactive hilarious kindness.” – Gabe S Dunn, writer

“Kaila Galinat’s okay, bye! is a genre-bending queer romp about self-acceptance in the face of personal rejection […] Galinat is a raucously funny and charismatic presence onstage. Their comedic writing is smart and quick and their timing onstage is perfect; no punchline goes unhit, leaving the audience in fits of laughter.” – Carmen Burbridge, All About Solo (4.5/5 Stars)