LAFPI

REDCAT presents

the World-Premiere of Jibz Cameron’s

Hell in a Handbag

May 1-2, 2026

Queer performance artist Jibz Cameron, best known for her multimedia alter ego Dynasty Handbag, returns to Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) on May 1-2, 2026 for an evening of performance, film, and readings celebrating the debut of her memoir Hell in a Handbag.

The book Hell in a Handbag traces Cameron’s unique perspective shaped by a childhood spent with hippie clowns in Northern California, to making morbid zines as a teen in the East Bay punk scene, to in-your-face experiences of misogyny in New York City’s avant-garde theater scene. By turns both frank and funny, Cameron addresses the impact of addiction and mental illness in her life, as well as her mother’s suicide, in a candid account of her journey. This personal narrative culminates in the birth of Dynasty Handbag, and her gutting commentary on contemporary life. In a first, both Jibz Cameron and Dynasty Handbag will appear each evening to tell the story of these intimately intertwined halves of one iconic individual.

Please note: This program contains mature content including mentions of suicide and self-harm.