This is a multimedia, musical, and solo show about a changeling named Mage Lynn. Mage Lynn the Changeling. She was an imaginative child with an extraordinary imagination. After being abused and outcast, she is left alone with no friends, no talents, and no control over her emotions (or bodily secretions). Desperate to find joy and acceptance, Mage Lynn embarks on an absurd quest through movie musicals, game shows, and even cartoons to find her happily ever after.

Though the play begins as a fairy tale, it soon becomes clear that we are actually in the imagination of a little girl, who is actively using fantasy to survive the harsh realities of the world and deal with her real-life trauma

The Fairy Who Cried Gems

by Lily Abha Cratsley

The Fairy Who Cried Gems is a one-woman show exploring how we can build joy out of legacies of trauma. Lily Abha Cratsley serves as the storyteller, presenting a collection of folktales inspired by the lived experiences of Indian women growing up in the United States. This love letter to her little sisters is often fantastical, sometimes verbatim, and always honest. Join us at the Madnani Theater during the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June for an immersion into the oral history of Desi-American girlhood.

Artistic Team for the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival

Written & Performed by Lily Abha Cratsley

Directed by Simran Fulton

Scheduled Performances at the Madnani Theater

Sunday, June 9 at 7:00pm
Saturday, June 15 at 11:30am
Monday, June 17 at 7:00pm
Wednesday, June 26 at 7:00pm
Sunday, June 30 at 6:30pm

Purchase tickets & leave reviews at hollywoodfringe.org/projects/10449

Follow our journey on Instagram at @thefairywhocriedgems

Learn more about the playwright & production history at lilyabha.com

I’ve Grown Plenty, Thanks! by Maria Bartolotta

We all have that friend – who life seems to throw so many wrenches at them, we run out of supportive things to say. All we’ve got left are cliche quips like “you’ll look back on this some day and see how much it helped you grow!”

Maria is that friend.

An evening full of music and laughs, Maria Bartolotta lets you in on her latest therapy session as she navigates why certain things in life, like love, don’t come so naturally to her. Combined with music from some of your Broadway favorites, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Garfunkel & Oates, and many more, Maria takes us on the mental rollercoaster of dating in the last 10 years, balancing phone screens with vulnerability, and her unique experience – causing her to ask the ever-alluding question: What’s Wrong With Me?!

Will she figure it out? Who knows. Will she make you laugh in the process? Most definitely.

TRIGGER WARNING: THIS PRODUCTION MAY CONTAIN SOME EMOTIONALLY CHALLENGING CONTENT

Created and Performed by Maria Bartolotta

Preview Saturday June 8th 7:00pm, Friday June 14 2024, 8:30 PM, Saturday June 15 2024, 4:30 PM, Sunday June 16 2024, 12:30pm, Monday June 17 2024, 6:30 PM @ Three Clubs (Three Clubs Stage Room) 1123 N VINE ST.

hollywoodfringe.org

MariaBartolotta.com 

Instagram: @maria_bartolotta_ 1 Tiktok: @avemaria869

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