THE MARY AND MARGO ART EXPERIENCE Will Come to Hollywood Fringe
Katie Oliver & Kristen Hansen star in the KADM Productions show at Broadwater BlackBox Theatre
The Mary & Margo Art Experience will come to the Broadwater BlackBox Theatre, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038. The show is written by Katie Oliver & Kristen Hansen, directed by Katie Oliver & Kristen Hansen, and produced by Matt Morillo for KADM Productions. Starring Kristen Hansen & Katie Oliver, performances will run June 8-28.
Meet Mary & Margo: two professional performance artists who take their craft VERY seriously-perhaps a bit too seriously. They've curated the ultimate showcase for a big-time Hollywood producer, Mr. Goodman, featuring hilariously awkward audience participation and their most "profound" work. Theres just one problem-Mr. Goodman is nowhere to be found.
Watch as the wait for Hollywood fame turns into a celebration of the audience right in front of them. The Mary & Margo Art Experience started as YouTube sketch videos, but after being invited to perform a Variety Show thrown by Matt Morillo in 2025, they collectively decided to bring a bigger show to the Fringe stage.
Katie Oliver & Kristen Hansen created, wrote and directed this show together.
Biographies
Katie Oliver is an Actor, Director and Producer. As an Actor Katie has received 5 awards for both comedy and drama acting from short films: Love at the End of Earth (2015), Downriver (2012), Nightfighters (2017) and Good Day (2023). As Director she collaborated with Matt Morillo on, Feminist Theory and How it Relates to the Patriarchal Dividend (2017), which won 3 awards and was screened in 13 festivals. Most recently Katie Directed the 2025 Fringe hit Sweet Air, which also had a successful full run in Hollywood at the McCadden Theatre. As a Producer she is working on two feature Documentaries, Music Innovation: Ennio to AI, and Beyond the 'Lot.
Kristen Hansen holds an MFA in Acting from Rutgers University and is an award-winning filmmaker, director, and writer. While her background is primarily in theater performance, she has written, directed, and produced several short films, including "Sticks and Stones," "Adored," "Wings," "Already Gone," "The Violet Hour," "The Nicest," and "Reflections." Notably, "Already Gone" won the Jury Prize at The Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge, and her music video, "Progress,"was recognized at Warner Bros. Studios. She has graced the stage with numerous performances around the United States including The Actors Gang, The Guthrie Theatre and The Rose. Her feature film directorial debut starring and written by long time friend, Nick Maccarone called "Sonny Boy," is currently in distribution and has earned several accolades, including the Audience Choice Award at Dances With Films.
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