The BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre! What’s playing FRIDAYS at SEVEN? at Santa Monica Playhouse

Join us for the 11th Annual Santa Monica Playhouse BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, Oct 13 – Nov 20, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering 40 plays, workshops and family-oriented events with local and national artists from as far away as Chicago and Hawaii! What’s playing FRIDAYS at SEVEN?

Oct 16. 7pm: Jacqi Bowe’s musical, #What I Did On My Summer FAKEcation. What do you do when you become a parent to a 92-year-old? Write a musical! Star as mom, frenemies, a therapy-bot & a Gen-Z cat to find your real self. The craziest trip you’ll take without leaving the theatre! 12+

Oct 23, 7pm: Vikki Kelleher’s Daddy Issues. Vikki is a Gen X-er raised on hose water and neglect. A DNA test changed her future… but also how she viewed her past. How many dads does it take to raise an unapologetically self-reliant woman? Directed by Dan Sanders Joyce; Produced by Jessica Lynn Johnson 13+

Oct 30, 7pm: The Madeline Minx Cabaret: Still Not Domesticated – an L.A. Visiting Artist premiere. Madeline Minx belts, dances, and hot flashes her way through a lifelong quest for pop stardom and the one rave review she can’t get: her mother’s. Writer, Performer Sexy-over-the-top-neurotic-wannabe Noemi Ziegler; Keyboard, Back Up Vocals, Second Banana Greg Zema. 13+ Stay for the Closing Night R & R (Refreshments & Reception) with the artist.

Nov 6, 7pm: Barbara Brady’s My Dead Uncle’s p*rn Collection. Barbara has to clean out her “funny uncle’s” house after he dies. In a house full of secrets, his p*rn isn’t the strangest thing she discovers. Directed by Joyful Raven. Dramaturg David Ford. 18+

Nov 20, 7:00pm: Barbara Williams’ musical, LEAVING. “With song, wit, and courage, Barbara Williams has crafted a riveting journey through her unusual and challenging life that had me laughing and crying…sometimes at the same time.” Jane Fonda. David Robinson (piano), Liam Hayden (bass). Stay for the Closing Night R & R (Refreshments & Reception) with Barbara.

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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, Steve and Liane Horsley and Playhouse PALS.

Fridays at 7pm, October 16 – Nov 20