Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Free Theatre Festival DOUBLE FEATURE DAY at Santa Monica Playhouse

It’s the 10th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 14 – Nov 16, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation. Saturday, November 15 offers not one, not two, but THREE Double Features today (6 s45-minute shows) see as many as you like – make a day of it! the Snack Bar will be open

DOUBLE FEATURE ONE

1:00pm Marilyn Monroe, Unknown Letters, 18+ A WORLD PREMIERE

With moments of tenderness, haunting honesty, and raw vulnerability, and told entirely through Marilyn’s real letters, diary entries, and poems, the audience experiences Marilyn not as a sex symbol, but as a sensitive, poetic spirit who was never truly seen. Written Produced & Performed by Natasha Mikha.

2:00pm My Unexpected Journey into Magic 18+

One part magic show, one part play, it’s the story of one man’s path to discovering his true calling. And yes - There will be magic! Written & Performed by Ian Michael Scheller; Directed by Heidi Jo Scheller/Tim Swiss.

DOUBLE FEATURE TWO

3:30pm If Truth be Told 18+

A rollicking show of personal comic stories told by a woman who has seen a few things. Written & Performed by Jenn Brown; Directed by Lee Costello.

4:30pm HOOLIGANI: A Russian Madame Tells All 16+

Enter Tatyana, a Russian woman who created a family empire trafficking young Ukrainian women in 1990s Los Angeles until a simple misstep made it all come tumbling down. As she attends the sentencing phase of her trial in front of the jury (the audience) who has already found her guilty of human trafficking, Tatyana agrees to tell them the truth about everything in exchange for the sentence she hopes for. Written, Produced & Performed by Venessa Verdugo; Produced by Jessica Lynn Johnson.

DOUBLE FEATURE THREE

6:00pm Cruel Landlord 13+

Four residents conspire to murder their wicked landlord, complete with song-and-cheek parodies of popular musical numbers. Written & Directed by Madeleine Lemay; Performed by Jackie Brehiman, Emmet Sempek, Celine Athan, and Berry Under Your Bed.

7:00pm The Best of Constance & Florence, all ages

A British comedy written and directed by Americans, The Best of Constance & Florence is Monty Python meets Absolutely Fabulous meets Keeping Up Appearances meets The Odd Couple meets Abbott & Costello. Written by Lou Stone Borenstein; Directed by Mike Veasey; Performed by Kate Huffman and Rosie Byrne.

Binge on Theatre this Fall – better than television any day!

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.