The BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre! What’s playing on BFF SUNDAYS? 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 happening on BFF SUNDAYS?

Oct 18, 2:30pm: On the opening day of United Against Hate Week, Visiting Artist Michael Anthony Tatmon performs George Stevens Jr’s acclaimed play THURGOOD, bringing Justice Thurgood Marshall’s extraordinary journey from courtroom crusader to Supreme Court legend to life in a Soaring Solo theatrical event. Directed by Prodan Dimov. All ages.

Oct 25, 1pm: Sergei Stern’s musical CampKing. When two 10-year old girls' parents are kidnapped, they go for a dangerous quest to find and defeat the magical force, which corrupts everyone and everything it touches. Featuring Jane Ellen Stern, Taylor Leffler, Diana Ciraulo, Kendall Colletti, Kristina Ieshkina, Nikita Maksimov, Brendon Morris-Dice, Vio Letta, Tara Parker, Sergei Stern. 8+

Oct 25, 3:30pm: Mary Guillermin’s drama The Island Queen: Part III of Love on the Other Side of Death. An ancient past life story of a queen and prince intrudes into the present day where Mary, 69, has adopted Michael, 35. Watch as the ancient and present-day stories unfold and restore karmic harmony. Directed & Developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Rated 14+

Nov 1. 3pm: Shelley Cooper’s musical dramedy Emily F-ing Dickinson; America’s Favorite Recluse. Not your English teacher’s Emily Dickinson. Shelley Cooper’s new solo musical is feral, funny, manic, musical, and unexpectedly hilarious. One wild night you definitely didn’t read about in class. Developed with and Directed by Kelsey Miller; Produced by Soaring Solo Studios, Jessica Lynn Johnson. 13+

Nov 15, 1:00pm: Visiting Artist Ada Cheng’s dramedy, The Trouble with My Hair: Coloring, Cutting and Coming into Who I Am. The Trouble with My Hair, a transformative solo performance, examines Cheng's gender and sexual identities through hair and takes audiences on a journey of self-love, healing, and transformation. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Rated 16+

Nov 15, 3:30pm: Paige Wilhide’s dramedy Break Up Addict. A woman survives two simultaneous toxic situationships, lands in a 12-step program for love addiction, and battles her way through her own trauma toward a shot at loving herself. Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. 18+

Binge on the BFF Free Theatre Festival – it’s your new Best Fabulous Friend!

Can't make it to the theatre? BFF shows are live-streamed, too!

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.

Sundays, October 18– Nov 15