WORLD PREMIERE: “Vixen DeVille ReVealed” by Cat LaCohie

Los Angeles, CA, April 2018 – Burlesque, Circus, Magic, Comedy … and a few home truths. British actress, Cat LaCohie reveals the truth behind her multi-talented Burlesque persona, ‘Vixen DeVille”, inviting you on the journey to discover YOUR own inner Vixen, opens June 1, 2018, at The Lounge Theatre – 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, CA 90038.

Embrace the freedom to express yourself, BE yourself, CELEBRATE yourself, the GOOD, the BAD and THE WOBBLY!!

Vixen DeVille Revealed is written and Performed by Cat LaCohie.

A show guaranteed to leave you entertained and inspired.

“…more than worth the price of admission for me: a gorgeous, hilarious, sexy Brit.!”
Paul Franco – www.LoganBruin.blogspot.com

“Charming, eloquent, sassy, sexy, shocking and great fun…Audiences are delighted by her. The men want her, and the women want to be her.” Paul Draper – Producer

“She was everything you need, funny, able to improvise, flirty and great command of the stage.”
Rachel Ford – www.Ogeeku.com

PERFORMANCES:
Friday, June 1st – 10 pm Preview Show
Thursday, June 7th 10 pm
Saturday, June 9th 2 pm
Friday, June 15th 8 pm
Sunday, June 17th 2 pm
Monday, June 18th 10 pm

Running time 60mins

WHERE: The Lounge Theatre (Lounge 2) 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, CA 90038

TICKET PRICE $20 http://hff18.org/5071
Admission age: 18+

DISCOUNT NIGHTS: Preview Night, June 1st – PWYC AND Sunday, June 17th – PWYC

VIP EXPERIENCE: $40 – Ticket via www.VixenDeVille.com/Vixen-Revealed only – Learn to EAT FIRE or WALK ON BROKEN GLASS live on stage as part of the show.
Only 3 available per show.

ABOUT THE WRITER/PERFORMER

Vixen DeVille is an accomplished, multi-talented, international Variety Burlesque performer, and live event Host, specializing in fire-eating, glass-walking, aerial hoop, and magic, with multiple appearances on TV’s, ‘Masters Of Illusion’. Starting her career in London, England with appearances at Cafe De Paris, The Ritz Hotel and three West End runs at The Charing Cross Theatre, she has since relocated to Los Angeles. She performs regularly around town at The Viper Room, LA Convention Center, The Roosevelt Hotel, as well as venturing out to The Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. She’s had the honor of performing private events for, ‘The Simpsons’ and Neil Patrick Harris.

In addition to performing for audiences, Vixen also teaches her craft both privately 1-on-1 and in supportive group workshop environments. She is a one-stop-shop for anyone interested in the world of Burlesque, with classes ranging from “Introduction to Burlesque & Body Confidence” to full “Solo Act Development” as well as supplementary classes covering “Costume Crafting” and a range of specialty performance skills including Fire Performance, Aerial and more.

https://www.vixendeville.com

Follow “Vixen DeVille ReVealed on:

Instagram @VixenCatVixen

Facebook @https://www.facebook.com/Vixdeville/

For press comps, photos, and additional information, please contact: Cat LaCohie –
LaCohie@gmail.com – Phone: 310.309.0169

THE FOXHOLE STORIES: TWIST, PULL, SMOKE, RUN-MOTHERFUCKER-RUN!
Ensemble Theater | Drama

LOS ANGELES (June 1, 2018)— The Foxhole Stories: Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! is making it’s world premiere at Lounge Theater (6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038) in June as part of the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Tickets are $15 and the Preview on June 1st is ‘Pay What You Can’. For more information, visit http://hff17.com/4481/ or www.foxholestories.com

Fans of military drama, heartfelt pathos, and thought-provoking theater will delight in this new, stunning addition to the Theater of War genre. Playwrights MATTHEW DOMENICO and KATHERINE CONNOR DUFF are proud to present the world premiere of The Foxhole Stories: Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! to the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

The Foxhole Stories is a play series that encompasses every phase of the American-Veteran experience for the stage.

Based on a school assignment from a college class, Domenico reached out to two Marines from his former unit and interviewed them about their experience acclimating back into the civilian world. These two conversations inspired this play. Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! is a story of a war veteran who repeatedly dodges his girlfriend Leah’s questions about Afghanistan. He is continuously haunted by his PTSD, who he finally decides to talk to. From Veteran to dependent alike, this project is driven by a cast that has all been touched personally by the Military community. Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! demonstrates the difficulty of living with PTSD and the naked brutality and ultimate humanity of a combat veteran’s mind.

Quotes
“In recent times, it’s up to the artists to make people aware of sometimes long-time chronic problems that just won’t make it on the evening news. It’s been refreshing that certain artists have stepped up to the plate to show us pieces that educate us. I hope at the end of this that we made the audience think. I hope that we’ve made them go home to draw their own conclusions, that we haven’t shoved an agenda down their throats. I don’t feel like that’s what we’re doing. I hope that what we’re doing is the art of exposure and not the art of propaganda. I don’t think we come at this with any kind of agenda other than please understand what these boys and girls have gone through. Please give them their respect and please help them reintegrate back into life. That’s my hope for the piece.” – CHRIS GAME

“I am so thankful Katherine decided to take on this journey with me and push me to complete this play,” says Domenico. “As a writer, she has an eye for unfolding characters, creating archs, and developing dialogue. She has helped elevate this work to an emotional and compelling piece.” – MATTHEW DOMENICO

“I began working on this play with Matthew two years ago. I knew immediately that I wanted in. We address aspects of the veteran experience that have never been addressed before and I was beyond excited to help bring this project to the stage. Matthew and I spent hours mining his personal experiences and I thank him for his candor and openness in working with me to create this piece. The veteran community is an overlooked minority in our country because it is now a minority by choice. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be heard.” – KATHERINE CONNOR DUFF

“When it comes to the Theater of War genre, what makes us standout from everybody else is that we are giving the veteran community its’ representation onstage. Before us, I believe military works were produced for civilians and later people asked the veteran community for authenticity. What we’re doing is writing military works for veterans first, and then later asking civilians if they understood it. These plays, in my eyes, do not belong to me alone. They belong to the active duty and veteran community. Their voices need to be heard. Let us now give them that chance.” – MATTHEW DOMENICO

“When I first met Matthew and Brock, we instantly made a connection. When they were explaining to me what they had been working on and what their thoughts and feelings were toward the project, I knew instantly that I wanted to help. There has not been a day where I have not been excited to help put this show together. This is one of many stories that need to be told in a true light. I hope that we can create shows that give the voices back to so many veterans and their families.” -JOSEPH KING

WHAT:
Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! — Based on a school assignment from a college class, Domenico reached out to two Marines from his former unit and interviewed them about their experience acclimating back into the civilian world. These two conversations inspired this play. Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! is a story of a war veteran who repeatedly dodges his girlfriend Leah’s questions about Afghanistan. He is continuously haunted by his PTSD, who he finally decides to talk to. From Veteran to dependent alike, this project is driven by a cast that has all been touched personally by the Military community. Twist, Pull, Smoke, Run-Motherfucker-Run! demonstrates the difficulty of living with PTSD and the naked brutality and ultimate humanity of a combat veteran’s mind.

WHO:
Playwrights: MATTHEW DOMENICO & KATHERINE CONNOR DUFF
Director: CHRIS GAME
Production Stage Manager: JOSEPH KING
Featuring: MATTHEW DOMENICO, BROCK JOSEPH, and KATHERINE CONNOR DUFF

WHEN:
Friday, June 1, 2018, 8:00 PM (PREVIEW)
Friday, June 08, 2018, 10:00 PM
Sunday, June 08, 2018, 4:00 PM
Thursday, June 08, 2018, 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 08, 2018, 10:00 PM

WHERE:
Hollywood Fringe Festival –
The Lounge Theater | 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038 (Allow time to find street parking)

HOW:
www.foxholestories.com | http://hff18.org/4821

TICKET PRICE:
$15, at http://hff18.org/4821

DISCOUNTS:
“Preview” $1 (pwyc) Preview Night, “Veteran” $10 to Any Performance, Active Duty and Veteran Service Members please contact MATTHEW DOMENICO for a $1 (pwyc) discount to any performance

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION:
Check out our documentary on the productions journey on The Foxhole Stories website and how we hope to send this piece across the country.

REVIEWS:
“I had a family member that was a WW II vet and, after watching this, I feel like I finally understand him now.”
Audience Feedback, Staged Reading

SOCIAL MEDIA:
Adam dodges his girlfriend’s questions about Afghanistan and chooses to argue with his own PTSD to find the answers.
#foxholestories #twistpullsmokerunmotherfuckerrun #

PHOTOS:
Contact MATTHEW DOMENICO at domenicomatthew@gmail.com

Houses Without Walls
Written, directed, and produced by Susannah Rodriguez Drissi
Magdalena Emar, Assistant Producer
All-female cast with Yelyna De Leon, Magdalena Emar, Maria Ignacia Hojas

PERFORMANCE DATES
Sunday, June 3 – 2:30 PM – Preview
Saturday, June 9 – 6:00 PM
Saturday, June 16 – 1:00 PM
Wednesday, June 20 – 8:30 PM
Sunday, June 24 – 1:00 PM
Running time:
Approximately 35 minutes, followed by Q&A (1 hr. total)

TICKET PRICE: $ 15 http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/4939?tab=tickets
Appropriate for ages 14+

Houses Without Walls portrays two generations of women coping with motherhood and madness in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution of 1959. Candela and Gloria’s stories are almost impossible to tell apart. Each day, without reprieve, they speak to themselves and to each other across a wall. One day, however, the wall no longer holds, and Candela and Gloria come face to face. Premiers at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 3rd at Stephanie Feury Theatre Studio, 5636 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Torn between historical and personal traumas, love, fear, and resentment for their daughters, Candela and Gloria simply can’t forget—if anything, they remember too much. Likewise, their daughters—now women living in exile—grapple with lives turned upside-down by history and personal choices. Their mothers will die without them. Their own daughters, too, will leave them one day. Ultimately, Houses Without Walls reminds us that motherhood, like a revolution, is a life-altering event—often wrought with obligation, madness, and pain.

Houses Without Walls was inspired by events Rodriguez Drissi experienced while living in Cuba during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift when Fidel Castro opened the sea border, unleashing a major refugee crisis. “The mothers and daughters of Houses Without Walls,” Rodriguez Drissi explains, “could be any mother and daughter who has experienced separation, political violence, and the madness that ensues. This play is about walls—the ones we imagine, the ones we build and, ultimately, the ones we must tear down.”

“Houses Without Walls is an extraordinary work exploring the topical issues of emigration, physical and virtual borders and the difficulty of communication between two generations of women. Rodriguez Drissi uses a language that is both poetic and brutal, the lyrical tones being cut through by sharp notes of realism. The main characters, mothers, and daughters inhabit a space that ensures an emotional and sensorial permeability between geographical zones, between life and death, overseen by a narrator whose role is not to provide spectators with more information but to overemphasize the impossibility of the women’s situation. This is a play that clearly captures the pain of physical separation and distance at a time when the plea of refugees and the politically justified need to build walls test our humanity daily.”

Carmen Levick, Ph.D., Department of Theatre University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Follow as on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/houseswithoutwalls/
at Hollywood Fringe Festival at http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/4939
Read at excerpt at LCG Lounge: http://www.lcgeditores.com/blog/2017/12/4/houses-without-walls-by-susannah-rodriguez-drissi
Follow us on Twitter at @rsdrissi #houseswithoutwalls

Many Trump Refugees in One Body, written and performed by Lyralen Kaye, directed by Caitlin Inglis, dramaturgical direction by Lisa Merchan of Second City Toronto.

Dates: June 3 at 3pm, June 7 at 7pm, June 9 at 11pm, June 10 at 2pm, and June 14 at 8pm.

Ticket range: $9-12

www.anothercountryproductions.com
http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5040?tab=tickets

Many Trump Refugees in One Body is the hilarious story of one woman’s struggle to claim a new country. The story opens on election night, November 8, 2016, and moves quickly to Kaye’s decision to immigrate…on November 9!

As her much-loved and change resistant partner throws up roadblocks, as immigration questions and demands throw her into frantic posturing in trying to prove she is more together than anyone could be, as she argues with herself and her partner about when and how to leave, as she finds a safety in Canada that the US sorely lacks, Kaye takes the audience deeply inside her own experience of being “an overly credentialed multicultural activist (gluten free)” and a woman with a diagnosis that immigration lawyers are concerned might ‘mean going through a medical interview that you really don’t need.’” Through a combination of physical theater, storytelling and stand-up comedy, she lays it all on the line. “This is the time for being transparent, because there’s no other way to bring communities together.” She grins. “Except for making them laugh. And I plan to do that, too.”

Kaye is a professional actor and award-winning writer and storyteller. Most recently she won the Moth Story Slam and the Boston Story Slam and was a finalist for the Black List Women in Film competition. Her other wins include the Meryl Streep Writers Lab, the Stanley and Eleanor Prize in Playwriting, the Boston Amazon Poetry Slam and Slam Finals. She has a Pushcart nomination in fiction, and finalist credits for the Half the World Literati, the Massachusetts Council of the Arts Awards, the Roy W. Dean Prize in Screenwriting and the Pride Films and Plays Awards. She believes in keeping your sense of humor while fighting for social justice, and laughing at yourself whenever possible.