THE DO OVER to Make Hollywood Fringe Debut With Rachel Austin's Solo Show
THE DO OVER, directed by Shayne Eastin, plays the LGBT Center on McCadden in Los Angeles.
Hollywood Fringe Festival has announced the world premiere of The Do Over, a 45-minute solo performance written and performed by Rachel Austin, directed by Shayne Eastin, with original songs co-written by musical improv darlings Philip Labes and Tony Gonzalez. The show runs for three performances only at the LGBT Center on McCadden (1625 N. McCadden Place, Los Angeles) as part of the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
The Do Over takes the day Austin's mother died - a day that didn't go as planned, a day that still stings - and transforms it into a comedic disco romp complete with original music, a magical set piece, and genuine heart. It's a show about grief that refuses to be solemn about it. It dances instead.
"The day my mom died sucked," says Austin. "She was sick for 18 years, and was gone in an instant; nothing went how we had planned. I spent a long time wishing I could do it over. So I did - onstage, in a sequined fever dream!"
The Do Over is Austin's third solo show and her Los Angeles solo debut. A multi-hyphenate artist originally from Dallas, Texas, she spent over a decade crafting solo work and working in the Twin Cities theatre scene: performing, improvising, and making deeply personal pieces about caregiving, grief, transformation, and resilience. She arrives in LA at a remarkable moment: after a decades-long battle with low vision, her sight was miraculously corrected surgically at the end of 2024, and she is returning to the work she loves with fresh eyes - literally.
"I am thrilled to be able to work again," says Austin, "and thrilled to be able to do it here, in my new hometown."
The Do Over is funny, heartfelt, and deeply personal - a comedic reckoning with the losses we carry and the stories we tell ourselves about them. For anyone who has ever wanted to go back and get a day right, this show is your permission slip to laugh at the impossible.
Director Shayne Eastin says, "Rachel's journey in this show is filled with joy, sorrow and a heaps of magic. From her writing to her performance, this is a show that shouldn't be missed."
Performances:
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Saturday, June 6 @ 1:30 PM
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Friday, June 12 @ 5:00 PM
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Sunday, June 21 @ 9:15 PM
Tickets: hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13967
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ABOUT Rachel Austin
Rachel Austin is a multi-hyphenate artist, performer, improviser, and theatre-maker originally from Dallas, Texas. She spent the last 15 years in the Twin Cities theatre scene working as an actor and arts educator, creating solo work about caregiving, grief, transformation, and resilience. The Do Over is her third solo show and her Hollywood Fringe debut. She most recently performed in Natural Selection at the Zephyr Theatre.
ABOUT SHAYNE EASTIN
Shayne Eastin is a director and theatre artist from California. Recent stage works include Natural Selection at the Zephyr Theatre, Hollywood Fringe 2025's One Day It Will Happen To You at Theatre of NOTE and H7: A Hamlet Study at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. When not working on stages, she spends her days creating premium media at Butcher Bird Studios in Los Angeles.
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