LAFPI

“Hello I’m” is premiering on Friday, January 20, 2017. This is Nancy Ma’s debut solo show.

Nancy is a first generation Chinese American girl. She is taught success comes from being the best, being strong and relying on no one. “Hello I’m” follows Nancy as she lives out what she’s taught and survives the mess she creates.

“Hello I’m” is a 70 minute show with no intermission. After the show, there’ll be a short Q&A followed by a reception at the theater. This show is part of The Whitefire Theatre Solofest. Solofest is the largest one-person show festival on the West Coast. Come enjoy an evening of storytelling and community, drinks & food.

Doors open at 7:45PM.
Show begins at 8:00PM.

About the team:

Nancy Ma
Writer, Performer

Nancy Ma grew up on the streets of Chinatown and the Lower East Side in New York City. She is a first-generation American. After graduating from Williams College, Nancy moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and writing. Hello I’m is Nancy’s debut solo piece. As an artist she wants to give a voice to the underrepresented and to empower others, especially women, youth and POC, to share their own stories. Nancy cares deeply about education and arts access equality, oral history, laughing hard and sharing food.

Jessica Lynn Johnson
Director

Jessica Lynn Johnson, awarded Best National Solo Artist by the Dialogue One Festival, has toured internationally with her solo shows for nearly a decade. Johnson uses comedy as a means to examine the influential stereotypes, prejudices, and pressures prevalent in American media. She also currently teaches solo theatre development through her company Soaring Solo at the Whitefire Theatre. Johnson’s clients have been seen in the Hollywood Fringe Festival, the United Solo Theatre Festival in NYC, the LA Women’s Theatre Festival, and many others!