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As part of L.A.’s largest celebration of performing arts, Rogue Machine Theatre presents plays that are new to Los Angeles. While focusing on social issues from female playwrights, offerings include the world premiere of The Pleasure Project by Ava Bogle and In the Valley of the Shadow by Katherine Cortex, the American premiere of The Interference by Lynda Radley, and the Los Angeles premiere of We Are Not These Hands by Sheila Callaghan.

Women, no longer timid about their right to freedom of speech and sexual expression, pose the question… can female sexuality save humanity? In their weekly Aliens Anonymous meeting, the group wonders “What do the humans have that could possibly be worth saving?” Paula, the sexiest of the aliens, knows the answer! “It’s the clitoris, the only organ in the human body designed solely for pleasure.” Skeptically they wonder, “Well then why isn’t the clitoris revered by all?” What follows is a hilarious, irreverent, and sensual romp exploring gender, masturbation, cunnilingus, Christianity & much more in a multimedia one-woman variety show that includes music, dance, lip syncing and, yes, donut holes.

“Anyone who is wondering if there’s a young audience for theatre need only to wander down the sidewalk on Santa Monica Blvd. in June. This is fasten-your-seatbelt theatre.” – John Perrin Flynn; Founding Artistic Director/Rogue Machine

Ava Bogle (Playwright/Performer) is a writer, filmmaker, comedian and sex blogger at DiaryofaSluttyFeminist.com. A few selected stage roles include Brenda in Four Dogs and a Bone, Emily in Our Town, and Harold’s 3 Internet dates in Harold and Maude. As a comedian, she has appeared at The Comedy Store, Flappers, and The Viper Room, where she likes to talk about feminism. Her directorial debut Meryl Fuckin Streep is currently playing the festival circuit.

Rachel Avery is an award winning directed (New York Musical Theater Festival – Huffington Post list of top 20 shows for 2011 in NYC; nominated for Best Director of a Musical by the Calgary Theatre Critics’ Awards). Last year she directed the pilot Wake Up America! Rachel has appeared Off-Broadway in Re-Animator the Musical, which had a subsequent World Tour. She is a member of Rogue Machine Theatre and Pacific Resident Theatre in Los Angeles and has been involved in numerous plays winning Ovation, LADCC and LA Weekly Awards. Her short film “Jet Lag” premiered at The California Women’s Film Festival. She is slated to direct a feature film later this year.

ROGUE MACHINE THEATRE recently received the Polly Warfield Award for Outstanding Season from the LA Drama Critics Circle, as the only theatre company to be given this award twice in the past sixteen years. KCRW (Best Theatre 2016) was another highlight of last season as well as receiving a Shubert Foundation grant, awarded to select theatre organizations for their artistic achievement, administrative strength, and fiscal stability along with company’s development of new work and other significant contributions to the field of professional theatre in the United States. A recipient of the American Theatre Wing’s 2014 National Theatre Company Grant, given only to 12 theatre companies in the country, Rogue Machine has garnered recognition for their work in upwards of 75 awards and nominations.

Produced by John Perrin Flynn and Heather Tyler

The Pleasure Project begins performances on Thurs 6/8 at 10pm, Fri 6/9 6:30pm, Thurs 6/15 8pm, Fri 6/16 10, pm, Tues 6/20 8pm Fri 6/23 6:30pm, and Sat 6/24 3pm. Rogue Machine is located at The Met, 1089 N Oxford Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Tickets are $15. Reservations: 855-585-5185 or at http://www.roguemachinetheatre.net/fringe-2017