Flat Tire Theatre Company presents

SURVIVAL CHECK
Written by Amanda Lloyd
Directed by Michael Massey

Part of the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival

When four millennials on a camping trip stumble upon strange artifacts and weapons, they realize that this weekend escape has turned into an escape for their lives! They’ve been thrown into a world with monsters and magic, and they’ll have to role play and battle their way out.

RUN TIME:
1 hour

DATES:
Thursday, June 31st at 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 9th at 8:00 PM
Thursday, June 14th at 6:00 PM
Saturday, June 16th at 3:00 PM
Saturday, June 23rd at 10:00 PM

LOCATION:
studio/stage
520 N. Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004

TICKETS:
hff18.org/5209

CAST:
ANDY- Nicoletta Brunelli
ALICE- Natalie Pellegrini
KATE- Shae Tomlinson
CHASE- Gordon Meacham
STRONGHEART- Michael Hettler
FILIMORE- Bekkah Walach

PRODUCTION TEAM:
Playwright/Producer- Amanda Lloyd
Director- Michael Massey
Asst. Director/Fight Captain- Lauren Gaudite
Designer- Sam Roseman
Music Producer- Gabriel Lloyd
Board Op- Jake Fielder
Producer- Martin Rodriguez
Producer- Sarah Marcum
Networking Producer- Michael Reyes
Asst. Producer- Ian Price
Asst. Producer- Amanda Dacks

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Trafficked 2.0 tells a story that occurs much too often and is told not nearly enough. On her 13th birthday, a young girl is kidnapped and sold into the horrors of sex trafficking. While in containment, she meets a young woman who has been there for a long while. They form a special bond until tragedy strikes and they are separated from each other. Trafficked 2.0 is a show that interweaves Thai, Spanish, and English throughout the show. The production also has four dances throughout the piece. By utilizing music, dance and the expressive movements of the body to represent our story, it forces audiences to acknowledge the awful operations that are going on right under their noses, in their countries, in their neighborhoods, by people that they know. It is a powerful, informative, call to action in the most beautiful and heartbreaking way.

Show dates at Studio/Stage (520 N. Western Ave Los Angeles, California 90004):

Preview – Thursday, May 31st, 2018 @ 6:00 P.M.

Opening – Thursday, June 7th, 2018 @ 6:00 P.M.

Show #3 – Wednesday, June 13th, 2018 @ 9:30 P.M.

Show #4 – Friday, June 15th, 2018 @ 11:59 P.M.

Closing – Saturday, June 23rd, 2018 @ 2:00 P.M.

You can also check out our Trafficked 2.0 Vlogs to see our company’s journey so far or follow us on social media: instagram = @trafficked 2.0 / twitter = @trafficked2_0. Last but not least, our hashtag is #trafficked20 and #trafficked2018

Trafficked 2.0 Vlogs #1: Meet our Company (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loqk5nSpoiI&t=1s)

Trafficked 2.0 Vlogs #2: Dancing and Choreographing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssJhVNpt_qs&t=35s)

Trafficked 2.0 Vlogs #3: Daniel’s Hidden Talent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaxPRgKurvo)

Trafficked 2.0 Vlogs #4: Maddie’s Hidden Talent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i0kW06yuvY)

Trafficked 2.0 Vlogs #5: Sarai’s Hidden Talent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xGzmMEs9oc&t=2s)

Blind Spots by Colette Freedman

In Colette Freedman’s BLIND SPOTS, politics become personal when the homophobic, reactionary president of a small New England college tries to quiet her sister’s poison pen by blackmailing her, leading to a showdown in which dark family secrets are exposed. The play is produced and directed by Constance Dalton-Pawle and will be presented at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre, as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 1st -22nd, 2018.
An acclaimed gay journalist. Her homophobic sister. Both have blind spots. Could it lead to … murder? Colette Freedman’s dark comedy, Blind Spots, is particularly relevant in our present political climate in which listening to differing opinions has become a lost art.

Sibling rivalry and one-upmanship reach sinister heights when two sisters with diametrically opposed beliefs clash in Blind Spots. The play is set in 2014 before the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage is handed down. Gretchen, a gay journalist who is going blind, becomes incensed and decides to publish an editorial damning the anti-gay decrees from the liberal-arts college president. The problem is, this president is her abusive, homophobic sister, Kate. Gretchen’s act of public humiliation ignites an all-out war between the sisters as the pair dredge up recriminations, accusations and even threaten blackmail. Meanwhile, Gretchen’s young lover, a student at the college, might get hit by some shrapnel, her writing partner and friend is infuriated that Kate is threatening to make Gretchen’s encroaching blindness public, and the sister’s eccentric mother is totally unaware that there is trouble brewing.

The all-female cast of this ensemble play includes Veronica Wylie, Tamara Burgess, Michelle Pedersen, Koni McCurdy, and Lindsay McGee. Assistant Director Melissa Vitello wrote and directed SPACEMAN, which is also playing in the Fringe Festival at the Stephanie Theatre. Director Constance Dalton-Pawle, writes, directs, and acts in Dalton-Pawle Productions Mysteries to Dine For, a musical murder mystery company. She and writer Colette Freedman have been friends for over 20 years and have worked together on numerous productions, including a documentary narrated by Alfred Molina: MAKING SHAKESPEARE ACCESSIBLE TO KIDS.

Performances
Friday, June 1, 7:00 pm
Sunday, June 10, 1:30 pm
Friday, June 15, 5:30 pm
Monday, June 18 at 9:00 pm
Friday, June 22 at 7:00 pm.

Appropriate for ages 16+

Facebook:BlindSpots Twitter @HFFBlindSpots

WITH MY EYES SHUT – A WEST COAST PREMIERE
by Kira Rockwell, produced as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018

A love story, between two prodigies with Asperger’s Syndrome, that explores how we make connections

With My Eyes Shut is a love story that explores how we make connections, when typical forms of connection aren’t available. Two neuro-divergent young people meet in what appears to be clown college. Learning emotions through facial expressions and working towards the goal — interaction. Cole and Naomi both have Asperger’s Syndrome and relate to the world through their own expertise. Cole a musical savant and Naomi a dance prodigy who feels in color, grow closer as the perils of “performing” and the interjections of the Stage Hand weigh on them.

“Two of my younger brothers identify on the Autism Spectrum. This play began as a question, ‘Will my brother find love?’” said playwright Kira Rockwell. “The play then was me drafting up the perfect partner for him.”

Through instruments, Simon says, nerf guns, and dance, Cole and Naomi discover their truth and a connection they never thought possible. Director/Producer Tara Donovan says, “At its core, this is a love story. It’s two people overcoming the challenges of connecting to find their person. Living in a world with ever increasing difficulties for making real connections, everyone can relate to their struggle and be inspired by their endeavor.”

Naomi is played by Fringe and LA stage veteran, Esther Mira. Her recent credits include Clutch Production’s empowHER Series, Revolution in a Catsuit, Fifty Shades of Shrew, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Craig Shields, makes his first return to the Hollywood Fringe since 2010, as Cole. A professional musician, Craig can be seen performing with his band Cuaño or accompanying dance at Cal State Fullerton. Olivia Schlueter-Corey rounds out the cast as Laura Hue, our over-worked Stage Hand. Olivia’s LA Credits includeThe Nina Variations, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Othello, and Macbeth (Shakespeare By The Sea), and The Winter’s Tale (Porters of Hellsgate).

Kira Rockwell is a playwright from Texas, currently based in Boston. Kira’s plays have been developed and or produced with Fresh Ink Theater, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Goat Song Theatre Collective, and Little Black Dress INK. Her work has been featured in the One Minute Play Festival-Boston (2017), the Out of the Loop Fringe Festival (2015, 2016), and Alaska’s Last Frontier Theatre Conference (2016). Kira is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild. BFA in Theatre Performance: Baylor University. MFA in Playwriting candidate: Boston University. Find out more at www.kirarockwell.com

With My Eyes Shut marks Tara Donovan’s Hollywood Fringe directorial debut. She produced and performed in the Hollywood Fringe with Broads’ Word Ensemble since 2014 and serves as the Producing Managing Director at Little Fish Theatre.

SHOWTIMES

Friday 6/1 @ 7:30pm

Saturday 6/9 @ 1:30pm

Thursday 6/14 @ 7:30pm

Sunday 6/17 @ 8pm

Thursday 6/21 @ 6pm

Hff18.org/5315

IG: @Laura_Hue789

PLAY ON! A One-Woman Musical Romp With Shakespeare’s Heroines
Written and performed by Laura Jo Trexler

Play On! is a one-woman modern day musical retelling of Shakespeare’s most famous women. From Juliet to Lady Macbeth, audiences will experience each woman’s unique perspective through song in this 45-minute musical roller coaster! An innovative and refreshing new interpretation of classic stories, Play On! is an immersive dive into the psyche of Shakespeare’s leading ladies using the power of music to make you laugh, cry and sing along.

Artistic Team:
Laura Jo Trexler

Dates and Times:
6/1 @ 7pm
6/11 @ 7pm
6/15 @ 10pm
6/16 @ 12pm
6/24 @ 11:30am

Website: http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5402

Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/ljotrex/
https://www.instagram.com/ljotrex/

STILL by Olivia Fischer in collaboration with cast

“He’s the victim, Nick, and I’m the drunk girl.” After the music has died, the red cups trashed, the gavel’s fallen and the sentence passed down – what remains? STILL follows three young adults whose lives are at once changed and entangled forever. Chloe, Aaron and Julia attended a party wanting to start the school break with a bang. Instead, sinister events unfold that leaves one teen violated, another dead and the rest reeling. Years later Aaron and Julia are brought together by an underwhelming high school reunion but it is their need to absolve, to forget, to heal, that forces them to revisit what really happened that night at that party in that dark bedroom.

Created, directed and produced by Olivia Fischer in association with her production company LIV Studios; cast includes Jazzara Jaslyn, Laura-Lee Mostert and Nelson Menell.

Previews | 1st June @ 20:30 | 3rd June @ 14:00 | 7th June @ 20h30 | 8th June @ 20h30 | 9th June @ 17h30 | 10th June @ 12h30 | 14th June @ 20h30 | 15th June @ 19h30 | 16th June @ 17h30 |16th June @ 23h55 | 17th June @ 12h30 | 21st June @ 20h30 | 22nd June @ 23h30 | 23rd June @ 16h00 | 24th June @ 13h30 | 24th June @ 18h00

http://hff18.org/4857

Facebook: @stilltheplay | Instagram: @still_theplay | hashtag: #stilltheplay

What I Want To Say To You, Written by Female Playwright Em Hoggett & Male Playwright Umar Malik

What I Want To Say To You began as a 4 track EP, produced by Grammy-nominated Bruce Witkin, and performed by British singer-songwriter Em Hoggett. It now takes to the stage as a physical theatre/dance piece, vulnerably sharing one woman’s experiences with sexual assault and its aftermath.

Powerful, brave, spine-tingling, What I Want To Say To You aims to raise awareness, helps survivors feel less alone, encourage survivors to speak out and to expose, to the world, the horrors of rape.

Show dates: June 01 @ 7pm, June 08 @6pm, June 16 @ 3:30 pm, June 23 @ 4pm, June 24 @ 1:30pm

For more information please visit our website: http://hff18.org/5400

A portion of ticket sales will be donated to sexual assault charities.

Social Media:

Instagram: @what.i.want.to.say.to.you

Twitter: @WIWTSTY

When Skies Are Gray by Ashley Steed

The last time the daughter saw her mother, she was in a bed in the nursing facility, clearly declining but still able to talk, eat and move around. She’s come to visit and is shocked to find that the room has been emptied, in the middle lies her mother on a mattress on the floor. This is it. It’s time and all she can do is wait.

This is a deeply intimate and experiential piece about death and the unbreakable bond between a daughter and mother. Select audience members will be able to volunteer as Nurses (and will be given instructions of what to say and do). Signing up for Nurse roles is on a first come first served basis.

June 2 8:30pm
June 8 7:30pm
June 9 4:30pm
June 15 8:30pm
June 16 5:30pm
June 22 9:30pm
June 23 4:30pm

Created by Ashley Steed who also plays daughter. Melissa Randel plays mother. Christina Bryan is the stage manager. Original music by David McKeever. Lights by Brandon Baruch.

http://hff18.org/5170

twitter @visceralcity
instagram @visceralcityproject
http://facebook.com/visceralcity

From the critically acclaimed writer, “Son of Man” The musical comes
MARON DOLL The Emotional Reunion of a Mother and Daughter

One night, after 30 years apart, a daughter returns to her lonely mother. With a bitter history between them, the two struggle to mend their broken bond ridden in a tragic circumstance. “Maron Doll” explores a difficult relationship and how we can rebuild bridges we thought were long-since burned. Opens June 2 at the Studio/Stage Theatre in Koreatown – 520 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004.

This all female cast drama makes its debut at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018. In February 2018, “Maron Doll” was performed at NOHO Arts District where it received heartfelt reviews from those who were deeply touched by the story of a mother and daughter’s struggles through abandonment, failure, poverty, and Alzheimer’s disease.

PERFORMANCES:

3 SHOWS ONLY
Sat | June 02 @ 2pm (Preview)
Sat | June 16 @ 4:30pm
Sat | June 23 @ 3:30pm

Reviews

“Maron Doll will strike a chord” Actor, Comedian – Cameron Weir
“..odd fusion that I have never seen in other shows” Actress – Courtney Hahm
“..raw, emotional, convincing and powerful” Writer, UCLA – Morten Bay

Additional Reviews
https://better-lemons.com/production/maron-doll/

Soo Chyun’s Fundraiser for “Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles(ALZGLA)”
https://www.facebook.com/donate/569287236791362/10156426692514680/

About the Writer
The play was written by director and writer, Soo Chyun, who received critical acclaim for “Son of Man” The musical. This musical was performed at the Downey Civic Theatre with an audience of nearly a thousand and also broadcasted live on YouTube worldwide to the audiences from America, Thailand, Australia, and Korea.

Soo Chyun’s 8th production, “Maron Doll” was originally introduced as a 25-minute Korean short story in an anthology known as “The Door,” now featuring as its own localized full-length one-act play.

Family will often come under many struggles and unfortunate events. Some will experience abandonment, betrayal, loss, disease, and many more that will test the familial ties that bind their lives. This play showcases a family dilemma and it’s progression from despair to hope. Everyone has the fear of watching someone we love slowly slip away and the struggles that come from this.

About the Production Company
Produced by Ezekiel Theater Company. Ezekiel Theater Company is a non-profit Christian performing arts organization established in 2013 by active theater professionals and actors with the purpose of “expanding the audience of Christian-themed plays to the general public.” Now in its 5th year, Ezekiel has grown into one of the most highly regarded Korean-American theater companies in LA.

Social Media Handles:
FB page – https://www.facebook.com/MaronDollPlay
FB event – https://www.facebook.com/events/1550094975089362/
Twitter – https://twitter.com/ezekiel_company
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ezekiel_company/

After a rapid succession of really bad breaks in life, writer and single mom Stacy is left broke, unemployed, and facing a mountain of debt due to a devastating divorce. For purely mercenary reasons (like needing to pay the light bill), she takes on the job of mentoring a federal inmate as he writes his story from prison. What transpires is an unexpected journey of two unlikely people at the lowest points in their lives helping each other climb out of the deepest holes fate has thrown them into. It’s a story of friendship, trust, and tremendous leaps of faith against all odds that are hard to believe—except for the fact that it’s all true.

Saturday, June 2, 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 10, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 13, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 16, noon
Thursday, June 21, 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 23, 3:00 p.m.

@StacyWriteNow

www.thememoirmidwife.com/the-other-side-of-the-razor-ribbon/

Room No.9 at the Chrysalis Inn is an animated story about Alice’s journey as she cocoons herself to heal from domestic abuse and memories of childhood trauma. While in her cocoon she is visited by several surprise guests, including the Great Mother, Yemaya who help her to navigate her healing journey.

Featuring live music by Clayton Joseph Scott.

Written, directed, and starring K Buttetfly Smith.

Assistant Director, Madai Antunes; Costume Designer, Jeanette Godoy; Producer, Hazel Lozano.

Twitter: @kelleyplanetla

Instagram: thewarriorbutterflyproject.

Facebook: RaTheatre Experiments

Three best friends from high school, run aground on shitty jobs and instability in their early twenties, try to keep their adolescent love for each other alive while caring for a fourth friend who has become a powerful, ravenous, cave-dwelling entity. Even worse, the neighborhood gay bar is a total ghost town and the Target is closed. ‘Crunch’ explores the intimacy and pressures of female friendship, the complexity of looking for justice when there’s no clear place to put blame, and 101 fun and easy ways to cling to heterosexuality by your fingernails.

90 minutes

Saturday June 02 2018, 3:30 PM preview
Saturday June 09 2018, 11:00 PM
Sunday June 10 2018, 9:30 PM
Wednesday June 13 2018, 9:00 PM
Saturday June 23 2018, 4:30 PM

Info: hff18.org/4952

“YELLOW WALLPAPER” by “DENISE M. BARRETT”

SHOWTIMES – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018 Preview: Saturday, June 2nd @ 7:00 PM; Performances: Sunday, June 10th @ 4:00 PM, Saturday, June 16th @ 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 20th @ 6:00 PM, Saturday June 23rd @ 10:30 AM

SYNOPSIS – A woman in 1950’s America is taken to a remote Victorian house to recover from her nerves, only to descend slowly into madness by the torturing wallpaper she has to endure and the woman haunting her. A blend of live performance and animation.

This ensemble features Tatum Langton as JANE, Matt Hudacs as JOHN, Bailey Sorrel as JENNY, Evette Murphy as MOM, Danielle Stout as NELLY, Ava and Alyssa Quimby as THE GIRLS.

This is Playwright and Director Denise M. Barrett’s first time participating at the Hollywood Fringe Festival and she is excited to become a part of the Los Angeles Theater community.

WEBSITE – http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/learn/content/4092

FACEBOOK- https://www.facebook.com/ywhff18/

HASHTAGS – #ywhff18 #yellowwallpaper

TICKETS – Preview: PWYC; Performances: $12

Mulatto Math: Summing Up the Race Equation in America by Monique DeBose.

Description:

Mulatto Math Summing Up the Race Equation in America is an edgy one woman show.  Through original music and stories of her family’s history, this mixed race woman (from an African American father from the segregated south and Irish American mother from upstate New York) shares her most precious, vulnerable stories of her exploration of family, race and identity.

As an audience member, you get the have the experience of being a fly on the wall for some of the most potent and real conversations from ‘the other side’.

​The show is heartfelt, funny and an intimate look at race and the implications of race consciousness in America. Yes, it’s one woman’s story…but audiences from all backgrounds have found themselves and heard their own voices in Monique’s story.

Artistic Team:

Directed by Denise Dowse, Produced by Victoria Watson, Associate Produced by Tiffany Thomas

SHOWTIMES:

Sat., June 2 at 8pm;

Sat., June 9th at 6pm;

Wed., June 20th at 10pm;

Thur., June 21st at 6pm;

Sat., June 23rd at 10pm

Websites

www.MulattoMath.com

www.hff18.org/5181

Social Media

FB: facebook.com/MulattoMath

IG: MoniqueDeBose

Twitter: @MulattoMath

#MulattoMath

#metoo written and performed by Star Stone

Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson

A one-woman comedy, #metoo evaluates our modern dating culture through the eyes of a mid-twenties woman struggling to embrace her body while also exploring her sexuality. Told with an impressive myriad of unique characters and stories from acclaimed artist Star Stone’s life, the show also focuses on sexual safety, highlighting the wide spectrum of #metoo experiences and why this movement is so important in educating men and women alike.

“It’s really an edutainment piece in that you’re not just witnessing a story about a woman who went through all these different experiences, but you learn alongside her, the narrator, as she learns,” Stone said. “Terms like ‘consent,’ and ‘boundaries’ are described in the show and stand out to me as important moments for both the character and the audience because we get to see how while a lot of these terms are absent in our culture and our education growing up, they are vital to successful adult relationships. I’d like to think that this show is a marriage between a really fun comedy show and a feminist TED Talk.”

#metoo debuted earlier this year at the Whitefire Theatre Solofest. Directed by Fringe veteran Jessica Lynn Johnson, it received rave reviews for its poignancy, intelligence, wit and humor. Stone herself received praise for her honesty, depth, passion, energy and the fact that she embodies over 30 characters in her story-telling. A former member of the Oakland Slam Poetry Team and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, performing a solo show like this has been Stone’s dream and she’s thrilled to share it.

“Hopefully, audiences will come away with a basis of understanding of what narcissistic abuse looks and feels like, understand the multitudes of sexual assault, and have greater compassion for survivors.” Stone said. “I also hope they walk away feeling a sense of healing and a sense of connection, that we are not alone and we just all want to be loved and treated fairly.”

Saturday, June 2, 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 16, 3 p.m.

Friday, June 22, 8:30 p.m.

www.hollywoodfringe. org/projects/4936

Rayn: An Electronic Burlesque Experience by Elena Rayn

Rayn is a one-woman psychedelic electro-opera about a muse that becomes trapped in the “real” world and becomes a sex worker to support herself financially as she attempts to navigate her newfound existence as a human being. It’s a little bit sexy, a little bit trippy, and incredibly feminist, sex positive, and pro sex workers’ rights. Audience members – come prepared to dance (and maybe even be danced on)!

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT SEX WORKERS OUTREACH PROJECT LOS ANGELES
http://www.new.swopusa.org/

http://hff18.org/5405

Saturday June 2, 10:30 PM; Saturday June 9, 10:30 PM; Friday June 15 10:30 PM; Saturday June 16 3:30 PM; Thursday June 21 6:30 PM

Social Media: IG – @elena.rayn

Twitter/FB – @elenaraynmusic

soundcloud.com/elena_rayn

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZxp7Cz6L7J7Z05ehuzY6Q

This play weaves together Ella Turenne’s own stories of struggles with identity and beauty. From rituals that Black women hold in relation with their hair, to Ella’s experience as an American woman with strong ties to her Haitian culture, the play explores many deeply personal issues. Blending poetry, song and humor, Ella unlocks the history of locs experienced by Black women, revealing many mishaps and triumphs. Through the eyes of 21 different characters, a 5th grade bully to Madam CJ Walker, she exposes the hair connection – to politics, identity and culture, illustrating why hair is an intimate and essential part of Black life.

A fractured fairy tale of love &loss,

addiction & internet stripping,

and a traveling bow & arrow act.

The darkly humorous journey of a woman ever on the outskirts of showbiz in her quest to avoid a real job. The death of her mother and incestuous relationship with her step father propels her 20 year decent into drugs & alcohol and her rocky recovery makes for a wild ride. From having apples shot off her head in a bow & arrow act, to pioneering internet stripping, Lucinda will do just about anything to keep the party going.

Starring Sandi Milne, Written and Directed by 2 time Emmy nominee Robyn Migel

LAERTES LOVES HAMLET LOVES OPHELIA
A WORLD PREMIERE BY KATELYN SCHILLER, KELLEY PIERRE, AND PAYDEN ACKERMAN
June 2 – June 22, 2018
The Broadwater (Black Box)
6322 Santa Monica Blvd

Lucid Dramatics is proud to present “Laertes Loves Hamlet Loves Ophelia,” a re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, premiering June 2nd as part of the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival.

There’s no space for soliloquies in this apartment. What happens when three of Shakespeare’s most iconic characters move in together? A sexy, bloody, love triangle.

From Fringe veterans Katelyn Schiller and Payden Ackerman, and introducing Kelley Pierre, Lucid Dramatics invites you to experience Hamlet’s tale anew – and hear the other side of the story.

Lucid Dramatics formed in 2014 with the aim of producing original dramatic works and expanding the utility of theatre. Past award winning female written/driven productions include “Murder Blood Bear Story”, “How to be a Virgin (In Twelve Morally Ambiguous Steps)”, and “Quantum Entanglement”.

Location:
All performances are held at The Broadwater (Black Box) 6322 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Dates/Times:
Saturday, June 2 2018, 5:30 PM
Sunday, June 10 2018, 1:00 PM
Thursday, June 14 2018, 7:00 PM
Sunday, June 17 2018, 2:30 PM
Friday, June 22 2018, 8:00 PM

Hashtags: #LHO #HFF18
https://www.facebook.com/KatelynSchiller/

“Balls’ON”

A One Woman Show by Katt Balsan, directed by the late Gary Austin, Founder and Original Artistic Director of The Groundlings, Produced by E.R. Ruiz.

Follow Fate and Destiny as they’re working on their “Earth Being” of the day; Katt Balsan pronounced “Balls’ ON”. 

“Balls’ ON” will take you on a journey from France to America with a medley of 25 different characters brought to life through Katt’s real life adventures!

Beware of cultural shock, explicit language and breaking stereotypes. 

 Duration 60 minutes

“Confessions of a Hopeful Southerner…in Front of Strangers.” Written and performed by Melinda Grace. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson.

Mel is a young woman from the South (Texas, specifically) and she is attempting to forge a life and career for herself in the Big Apple. New York can be rough and harsh on a young woman. However, Mel has a tough-as-nails (but fair) acting teacher. Mel also seeks comfort in the characters and writings of Southern playwright Tennessee Williams (particularly his lesser-known works).

Melinda Grace portrays 19 characters in the presentation of Mel’s story.

Previews Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Performances on Thursday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 16 at 9:00 p.m.; Friday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m.

http://hff18.org/5095

Carrie Mikuls is proud to present the World Premiere of I Came to Make Noise. a hip hop feminist theatrical performance that uses dance, beatbox and spoken word. Three women share their fears, faults and journeys to self-awareness. Never again asking permission, but speaking with vision in the first person: I am enough,  I am brave, I am an American. I Came to Make Noise opens as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 3rd at the Lounge Theatre 6201 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Bill Raden of L.A. Weekly called Mikuls’ choreography ”harrowingly evocative hip-hop choreography that packs a good deal of the pieces’ visceral and political punch.”

Featuring Brooke Ivory, Mary Polhemus, Mariya Gordon and NAACP Award winning actor, John “Faahz” Merchant.

WHERE: Lounge Theatre – 6201 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca 90038. Lounge 1

PERFORMANCES
Sunday, June 3, 4:00 PM – Preview
Thursday, June 7, 8:00 PM
Friday, June 15, 6:00 PM
Saturday, June 23, 6:00 PM

Running time: 50 minutes

Website: http://hff18.org/4903

Social Media: Women & hip hop. Speaking with vision in the first person: I am enough, I am brave, I am an American

Follow Carrie Mikuls on: 

Twitter: @camdncer

Instagram: @cmikuls

Facebook: facebook.com/carrie.mikuls

#ICTMN   #ICameToMakeNoise

For press comps, photos, and additional information, please contact

Carrie Mikuls – 

cmikuls@gmail.com – (951) 231-5609

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

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Read at excerpt at LCG Lounge: http://www.lcgeditores.com/blog/2017/12/4/houses-without-walls-by-susannah-rodriguez-drissi
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There’s more to strength than meets the eye. For childhood best friends Tiffany and Molly, life’s all about the art, the cheap wine, and the endless string of dead-end jobs on the road to chasing their dreams. Suddenly, an unexpected turn of events reshapes their reality and tests their bond in ways neither of them expects. Together, the two must forge a new path and redefine what it means to be STRONG.

Powered by an all-female production team and written by up-and-coming playwright Victoria Elizabeth, Strong is a new drama-comedy set to premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on Saturday, June 3, 2018. The production stars Victoria Elizabeth and Claire Buchignani and is directed by Hannah Harper and stage managed/technical designed by Tia Bean.

“A Mile in My Shoes” written and performed by Kathryn Taylor Smith.

In this Poetic Dramedy (clever mix of poetry, drama & comedy) Kathryn portrays various characters inspired by research and personal interviews with past and present members of the homeless community as well as those who advocate for them. Have you ever passed a homeless person on the street and wondered, How did they get that way, What did they do before they were homeless, What do they do all day on the streets, Is it safe for women and children, What can I do to help, What are they going to do with the money, food or clothes that I just gave them, Why won’t they just go to a shelter, Why can’t they just get a job, Why won’t the city feed or house all the homeless. If you’ve ever asked these questions then “A Mile in My Shoes” is a must see show for you. This socially conscious and social relevant piece speaks to the audience from a raw, uncensored, unapologetic perspective. It will make you laugh and cry but most of all it will make think. It will compel you to do more, to be better & to act kinder; but not because they are homeless, simply because they are human and “There but for the grace of God go I.”

Directed by Zadia Ife

Hashtags: #AMileInMyShoes #AMIMS

GIRL MEETS BOY, BOY MEETS BOY,GIRL MEETS DRINK

SEX RATED G is a personal trip across Hollywood’s unsettling salacious landscape. A sexual resume told with such candor that in the end SEX will no longer be a four-letter word. “The wonderful character that is Lisa Verlo is charmingly honest about her own personal sexual growth, from her first ‘grope’ to her slutty younger sister, she talks and talks with the hope of getting us to do the same.” – Jessica McFadyen (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine.)
With original songs cowritten with Frank Simes (Musical Director for The Who) Lisa Verlo brings a light heart to a heavy subject. Add in creative visuals and a pointed song or two and she’ll have people singing #MeToo as well as talking about it.

“Negative Spaces” by Melanie Holmes.

Negative spaces. There’s life, there’s death, and there’s the spaces in-between.

Adam and Lily are lovers and doctors. Adam is divorced, with joint custody of a teenage daughter from a previous marriage. Adam wants to have a baby with Lily, and asks her to marry him. But things aren’t so simple. Adam repeatedly impregnates Lily, and she repeatedly mis-carries.

The stresses mount. Lily and Adam both have hectic professional lives. Adam’s daughter, Emma, is growing from a sweet, adorable girl into a contrary teenager, hurting as a child of divorce. Lily endures a physical toll from successive unsuccessful pregnancies. She also has issues of consent: when she wants to be pregnant and when she does not. Adam’s ex-wife tries to everyone’s life miserable. A friend of Lily’s from the neighborhood coffee shop, Cosette, comes around to help out in Lily’s and Adam’s home from time to time, which is fine until she seems to be there a little too often.

With all of the challenges facing them, can Lily and Adam’s love survive? Will they finally have the baby of which they’ve dreamed?

Directed by Blythe Auffarth. Starring Melanie Holmes, Laura Coover and Wes McGee.

Preview on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Performances on Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, June 10 at 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 23 at 7:30.

http://hff18.org/4875

“Oh ye Gods…Alas… Why call I on things so weak for help?”
-Hecuba, Trojan Women

In perhaps one of the first recorded pieces of theater in the Western canon that passes the Bechdel test, Euripides’ Trojan Women tells a story of women who are stronger than gods. Trojan Women offers an unapologetic and powerful look at the act of community-building during times of grief, the gendered violence of war, and the messy aftermath of both real and mythic Greek conquests. Written circa 415 BCE and set immediately after the Trojan War, Trojan Women follows in real time the lives of nine remaining Trojan women (and two Greek men) as their city is captured. Project Nongenue digs up, reworks, and breathes life into this historical text through movement, modern and classical language, and contemporary themes.

Chekhov’s Three Sisters make it to Moscow…and become the Kardashians.

Full of existential dread at the bleakness of life in a small Russian town at the turn of the century, sisters Olga, Masha and Irina pack up and move to Moscow. Back in the glittering city of their youth, the Prozorovs search for love, gaiety and purpose. But is Moscow enough to make their dreams come true? Find out in this glamorous peek into the exploits and privileged private lives of the Prozorov family. Every day is a chaotic mix of fame, business, family, lip filler and vodka!

Written by Lucy Gillespie—creator of the cult-hit series, UNICORNLAND—and directed by Katie Lindsay—founder of NYC-based theater company, The Habitat.

IT’S JUST MY LIFE

Conceived and Directed by Kathleen Rubin, Produced by Steven Bray

Written by:  Phoebe Carter, Ali Deyer, Keli Daniels, Nadine El Khouri, Mary Kincaid, Jacquelyn Levy, Gaye Lowenstein, Dawn Medina, Kelly Meyersfield, Sunita Param Olazabal, Jule Rotenberg, Kathleen Rubin, Jody Vaclav, Shari Walker

SHOW TIMES: June 4th 8:00PM; June 8th 6:00PM; June 17th 8:00PM, June 21st 8:00PM.

IT’S JUST MY LIFE is a first person storytelling show in which women are empowered by sharing defining moments from their lives, moments that were game changers.  True stories told by the powerful women who lived them.  It exemplifies how extraordinary circumstances become part of the fabric of your life – the new normal.

From the transgender experience to the harrowing joy of being a new mother to breaking the chains of familial abuse, audiences explore the human condition as seen through the experiences of these women.  It’s powerful, heart wrenching, funny and inspiring.  As one member of our audience said, “Now, more than ever it is so important for women’s voices to be heard!”

Tickets available at:

hff18.org/5330

brownpapertickets.com

eventbrite.com

goldstar.com

Website:  its-just-my-life.com

Instagram: @itsjustmylifeshow

Twitter: @itsjustmylife4

Facebook: @itsjml

“The Importance Of Being Oscar” by Brandie June

“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.” -Oscar Wilde

Inspired by an award-winning short play, “The Importance Of Being Oscar” follows the legendary playwright and poet, Oscar Wilde, through the last years of his life. Finally released from prison, Oscar tries to reclaim his life. He has three visitors during his final days, his friend, his estranged wife, and finally one of his fictional creations. They discuss love, loss, mistakes and morality (or lack thereof). Sometimes whimsical and sometimes heartbreaking, “The Importance Of Being Oscar” is a beautiful tribute to an icon of the world of theatre, liberally laced with his very own witticisms and quotes.

“Author and creation have a conversation, immortal character and dying human man, about life and art and desire. Frankly, the whole thing proved so well-written I wanted a longer play.” –Review from The World Through Night-Tinted Glasses of the original short play, A Picture of Oscar Wilde.

Matthew Martin (Director/Producer), Brandie June (Playwright), Actors: Richard Abraham (Oscar Wilde), Richard Lucas (Frank Harris), Cyanne McClairian (Constance Holland), Patrick Censoplano (Dorian Gray)

http://hff18.org/5152

#OscarGoneWilde

Baba, Jee (Father, Yes) by Ayesha Siddiqui

Maria, the daughter of a Pakistani father and an American mother, lives in New York City with her boyfriend Dave. On the eve of Hurricane Sandy, her father (Baba) comes to visit from Pakistan for the first time in years. Trapped inside while the storm rages on, Maria, Dave, and Baba must all confront their differing views on culture, love, and belonging. In the end, they find that what they all want is perhaps not so different after all. A warm and explosive play.

Directed by Matthew Martin, Featuring Ayman Samman, Chris Tedrow, and Ayesha Siddiqui

June 4 @ 7pm, June 10 @ 3pm, June 16 @ 7:30pm, June 21 @ 9pm, June 23 @ 3pm

http://hff18.org/4943

#babajee

Called a “compact and emotional duet” Death of a Mailman is a world premiere and debut for playwright Annie C. Wright and is under the direction of Fringe veteran Ruth Isabel Guerra. With a five show run during Hollywood Fringe Festival, you can catch this production June 2 – June 23 in the Dorie Theatre at The Complex.

Synopsis: Marty and Joe have worked together at the USPS for nearly thirty years, but when Marty discovers that Joe has been hoarding mail, he starts to question their relationship and the difference between what it means to be a friend or merely an acquaintance.

WHERE?
The COMPLEX Hollywood – Dorie Theatre (1st floor/handicap accessible)
6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038

WHEN?
Friday, June 8 @ 6:00 PM
Saturday, June 16 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, June 17 @ 6:30 PM
Saturday, June 23 @ Noon

Running Time: 65 Minutes

Charlotte’s World or The Lone Terrarium

Written and Performed by Fiona Lakeland

“Charlotte has always wanted to be able to fly. She’s not a bird and she knows she can’t technically do it, but she’s determined to try!”

An inspiring solo show about following your dreams and learning how to fly!

Saturday, June 9 at 3:30pm
Thursday, June 14 at 6:30pm
Saturday, June 16 at 8:30pm
Thursday, June 21 at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 23 at 3:00pm

Run Time: 60 minutes

Twitter: @terrariumplay

Tix Online: http://hff18.org/5006

Jane Austen’s Emma Frankenstein
written and directed by Jenelle Riley

www.HFF18.org/5339
www.facebook.com/events/2020585224881673/

SATURDAY JUNE 09 2018, 8:00 PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 13 2018, 7:00 PM
SUNDAY JUNE 17 2018, 1:30 PM
SATURDAY JUNE 23 2018, 8:00 PM

Monsters, music, and a comedy of proper Regency manners! The winner of Sacred Fools’ “Serial Killers” playoffs returns with a full-length musical production. Looking to capitalize on the success of such mash-ups as “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” Jane Austen brings us the story of the Woodhouse sisters and their search for love with the Frankenstein Family.

Part of Sacred Fools Theater Company’s MONSTER MASH at the Fringe!
www.sacredfools.org/fringe

In Healing: After the Tragedy, accomplished artist Nesha Wonderland shares why and how she is “the woman fighting to beat the statistics.” Playing multiple characters and sharing tragic, heartfelt and often funny stories, Wonderland offers her empowering and unique life tale of picking up the pieces and chasing her dreams following the unsolved homicide of her father. Combining her passionate storytelling with clever multimedia art, elaborate costumes and a little bit of education, Wonderland brings patrons on her journey through healing and gives a voice to those who desperately need one.

Saturday, June 9, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, June 15, 6 p.m.
Saturday, June 16, 2 p.m.
Monday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, June 22, 9:30 p.m.

http://hff18.org/5218

www.neshawonderland.com

Boy meets Girl.

Girl meets Girl.

Boy becomes Girl.

& everybody needs the toilet.

The Parisian Dream by Cabaret Versatile / Lola Ohlala

Looking to escape an absurd political election outcome in his country, a young man decides to move to France and to begin a new life in the city of Love, Beauty, and Lights – Paris!

The show immerses the audience in the extraordinary Parisian universe; its ladies, its ambiance, and its aesthetics. The sights, the sounds, the tastes of French delicacies, and all other senses are united to transport the audience to Europe and experience a myriad of unique moments full of surprises. Meanwhile, in the style of the original European cabaret using humor, sarcasm or irony, the story also addresses some eternal societal issues, hoping to not only give our audience cravings for French cuisine, but also “food for thought.”

Cast :

Lola Ohlala – Creative Director / singer/dancer/actor

Evan O’brien – Actor

Sarah Marquelle Kruger- Actress / Singer / Dancer

Georgie Leahy – Actress / Dancer

Julianne Kusmierczyk – Actress / Dancer

Natalie J. Davis – Actress / Dancer

Melissa Papel – Actress / Stage hand

Aaron Stiles – Actor / Stage manager

http://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/5281

IG : @cabaretversatile

Twitter : @cabaretversatil

FB : @Cabaret Versatile

The Goddesses Guide: Adura for the Women of African Diaspora

Follow the revealing journey of three Yoruba goddesses as they grapple with the responsibility of creating a guide for black women trying to survive in a world that doesn’t always allow them to thrive.

When summoned by three modern day women, Oba, Oshun, and Oya, powerful Orisha sisters, attempt to make sense of societal obstacles unique to women of African Diaspora. They discover that the task at hand is challenging, even for goddesses.

Playwright/Director/Producer: Camille Jenkins

The play stars Olu Agoro, Enisha Brewster, and Briana Hunt as the three Yoruba goddesses: Oba, Oya, and Oshun respectively. It features choreography by Fernando Christopher, costume design by Olu Agoro, sound design and musical compositions by Ed Mubarek, and lighting, scenic, and prop design by Lubomir Kocka.

The Goddesses Guide was one of 10 productions, out of 125 applicants, to receive a 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival scholarship, which awards productions that will enrich audience experience and the quality of the Hollywood Fringe Festival’s artistic offerings through the presentation of unique, underrepresented themes.

Showtimes: Fri. June 22, 8pm; Sat. June 23, 2pm; Sat. June 23, 8pm; Sun. June 24, 2pm

Website: http://hff18.org/4934

Social media links and/or hashtags:

https://www.facebook.com/events/604584539902180/?notif_t=plan_user_joined&notif_id=1525387387017006 

Instagram: @camajenks

#goddessesguide

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