Son of Semele announces the nine exciting artists and solo works that will make up the 2018 edition of its popular Solo Creation Festival, performed at the Son of Semele Theater at 3301 Beverly Boulevard, from July 12 to July 29, 2018. This curated showcase for the diversity and creative potential of solo performance, founded in 2014, is a proven incubator for works that go on to be performed elsewhere in LA - including multiple festival alumni in the Hollywood Fringe - as well as in other U.S. cities and abroad.
If there was ever a time and place for Star Stone to share her story, it's right here and right now. The poet, activist and artist had been toying for a while with the idea of a solo show that examined her experience in the sex-positive communities of the Bay Area and de-stigmatized women working in the sex industry. However, something was missing…
Psychodelicate is an immersive, existential, magical, variety show. Psychodelicate and her Psychedelic Clown Jam Band, "The In Toxic Ants," invite you to inquire into the nature of reality and discover the ability to create new ones! It will be fun! May cause mind altering experiences. Opens May 31st at Studio C - 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038.
Psychodelicate is an immersive, existential, magical, variety show. Psychodelicate and her Psychedelic Clown Jam Band, "The In Toxic Ants," invite you to inquire into the nature of reality and discover the ability to create new ones! It will be fun! May cause mind altering experiences. Opens May 31st at Studio C - 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038.
Kamakshi Hart first heard a voice call to her 30 years ago as she was walking down a Manhattan street. It said, "You will be called upon to tell your story." About 15 years later, while studying what would become her profession, the spiritual psychologist finally faced her repressed trauma and began writing. Another 15 years of intense work and healing, a serendipitous meeting with her director Jessica Lynn Johnson, and the advent of the #MeToo movement led her to finally fulfilling that prophecy.
Rob Bruner did not have a normal childhood. When he was 12 years old, he was indoctrinated into a religious movement based on the teachings of guru Sri Chinmoy who his family brought to America, he was called by his spiritual name Gauranga, and he befriended celebrities who joined the group.
Ageless Wonders: A Grown up kids Guide to Growing Newer: is a triumphant one woman performance designed to enlighten people on aging in modern times under the direction of Best National Solo Artist Jessica Lynn Johnson. This musical/dramedy promises to shed light on the benefits of entering the club of senior wonderhood.
When artist Sarah Rose Reynolds started writing a show about her experience, she realized three poignant things about her life: 1) Her ADHD made it extremely hard for her to stick with anything; 2) She's never been comfortable with her gender and feels more like a 12-year-old boy who'd rather make fart jokes than take responsibility; and 3) She's spent way too much money on psychics to plan her future, hoping the answers would magically appear for her…without having to do any work.
Julia Cavanaugh's World Premiere Solo-Show, Stripped, directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson opens at the Hollywood Fringe Festival next month. Stripped follows one woman as she strips bare to the soul in this one woman show about her triumphant journey into self love and discovery. With poignancy, humor, music multi media and a variety of eclectic characters, Julia shows us the demons she battled in bulimia, stripping, and self-abandonment; and how she found the path back to herself.
Rob Bruner did not have a normal childhood. When he was 12 years old, he was indoctrinated into a religious movement based on the teachings of guru Sri Chinmoy who his family brought to America, he was called by his spiritual name Gauranga, and he befriended celebrities who joined the group.
If there was ever a time and place for Star Stone to share her story, it's right here and right now. The poet, activist and artist had been toying for a while with the idea of a solo show that examined her experience in the sex-positive communities of the Bay Area and de-stigmatized women working in the sex industry. However, something was missing…
New Venture Theatre continues its 11th season with a new pop musical, 'Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical' by Douglas Lyons and directed by Greg Williams Jr., running March 2 and March 3 at the LSU Shaver Theatre.
In January 2017, Diana Varco premiered her solo show Shattered at the Whitefire Theatre SoloFest to a standing ovation. 'I was nervous to do the show because sexual assault wasn't a topic most people openly talked about' Varco said. Today, in January 2018, it's a topic everyone is talking about.
In 2016, Heather Keller's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. Overnight, she went from being a healthy, vegan runner to a cancer patient and since then her life has been and continues to be an inspiring journey of growth filled with love, friendships, disappointments, betrayals and yes, even some humor.
Producer Adenrele Ojo and The Zephyr Theatre are proud to present the premiere of tHis Is Very IMPORTANT - Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, starring Rahvaunia. The powerful production is set to open January 18, 2018.
Producer Adenrele Ojo and The Zephyr Theatre are proud to present the premiere of tHis Is Very IMPORTANT - Directed by Jessica Lynn Johnson, starring Rahvaunia. The powerful production is set to open January 18, 2018.
Award-winning Brooklyn actor-writer, Dan Ruth, brings his tour-de-force black comedy, A Life Behind Bars (Winner United Solo 2016, Best Autobiographical Show) to Los Angeles for two performances in association with Whitefire SoloFest 2018.
Queer Art, the New York-based nonprofit for supporting LGBTQ artists, has just announced the eleven Fellows accepted for the 2017-2018 Queer Art Mentorship program cycle, and the Mentors with whom they will be working.
Diana Varco never intended to write a solo show. In fact,she worked for a long while trying to build a career in comedy. But, as a victim of a sexual assault, she struggled to laugh when the world around her joked about rape. "Often, I would leave therapy only to go to class where my peers were glorifying rape," she said. "But I stayed silent because I was too ashamed to share my story."
