A special one-night-only performance of Bridget Young’s new monologue “Wild Orphan Baby” will take the stage at Bainbridge Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30.

Funny and poignant, the monologue is a true story about “growing up fast during hard times.” The opening act features The Lonely Coast, a trio of folk music artists who perform mesmerizing close-harmony folk arrangements from Eastern Europe.

An island girl, Young grew up on the “mean streets” of Bainbridge Island and Indianola. The quirky and surprising story of her family’s fall from grace and her determination to patch together a better future for herself in difficult circumstances should resonate with teenagers, BPA officials said, and anyone who survived “New Age” parents and those who have been or who work with the hidden poor.

Young originally started performing “Realtor Lady” using stories from her real estate career as a way to entertain her fellow agents. She has since written and performed numerous shows about motherhood called “Because I Said So.”

She has performed at The Admiral Theatre in Bremerton, Bainbridge Performing Arts, The Indianola Clubhouse, Suncadia Lodge, 12 Minutes Max at On The Boards, The Rendezvous, The Bainbridge Art Museum, and the Jewelbox Theatre.

All proceeds from her performances characteristically go to support non-profit organizations and needy families, and all proceeds from the BPA show go to Morrow Manor, which offers safe, supportive, affordable, longer-term housing for survivors of domestic violence in Kitsap County.

Visit Morrow Manor online at www.supportmorrowmanor.org to learn more.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the Lonely Coast performs at 7:30. Young takes the stage at 8:30 p.m.

Tickets, $25 per person, may be purchased online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org, by phone at 206-842-8569 or in person at BPA (200 Madison Ave. North).

BPA Box Office hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and one hour prior to each performance.

“Wild Orphan Baby” is suitable for ages 12 and above.