The successful world premiere of Secret Identity Crisis, a super one-man show that asks, 'Is ASIAN the mask we choose, or the mask we're given?' Yen reimagines three iconic superheroes to examine the history of Asians in America and his own struggle with identity in the film industry.
Back by popular demand after being a hit of the 2017 SoloFest, accomplished actress Claudia DiMartino once again shares her touching, moving and hilarious story of leaving the corporate world to pursue her acting dreams in IT'S ONLY LIPSTICK at the Whitefire Theater in Sherman Oaks on Thursday evenings at 8pm through August 17. Directed by acclaimed solo show veteran Jessica Lynn Johnson, the show is DiMartino's story of surviving the dysfunction of an Italian-American family in Brooklyn to weathering the instability of being a marketing executive in the beauty industry in corporate America before the life-shattering events of 9/11 caused her to take a good, hard look at her life and make the decision that it's never too late to go after your dreams.
During her 22-year career in the beauty and cosmetics industry, when Claudia DiMartino found herself exhausted and working around the clock or when colleagues stressed out over projects, she would often say, "It's only lipstick." Then, after a life-changing event in 2001, Claudia's catch phrase took on a completely different meaning…and she has been pursuing her true dream ever since.
The successful world premiere of Secret Identity Crisis, a super one-man show that asks, 'Is ASIAN the mask we choose, or the mask we're given?' Yen reimagines three iconic superheroes to examine the history of Asians in America and his own struggle with identity in the film industry.
Back by popular demand, accomplished actress Claudia DiMartino once again shares her touching, moving and hilarious story of leaving the corporate world to pursue her dreams
During her 22-year career in the beauty and cosmetics industry, when Claudia DiMartino found herself exhausted and working around the clock or when colleagues stressed out over projects, she would often say, "It's only lipstick." Then, after a life-changing event in 2001, Claudia's catch phrase took on a completely different meaning…and she has been pursuing her true dream ever since.
During her 22-year career in the beauty and cosmetics industry, when Claudia DiMartino found herself exhausted and working around the clock or when colleagues stressed out over projects, she would often say, "It's only lipstick." Then, after a life-changing event in 2001, Claudia's catch phrase took on a completely different meaning…and she has been pursuing her true dream ever since.
Shattered starts off with Diana asking herself 'why don't I date much or like sex?' What ensues is a whimsical and shocking journey through Diana's mind and past experiences that shaped her views of sex, sexuality and relationships. Playing over 35 characters, Diana delivers a powerhouse performance that is filled with wit, poignancy, and vulnerability.
Sonia Jackson was performing in a production of The Vagina Monologues when she had a revelation.
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.
LA Based Activist, Writer, and Solo Performer Bonnie Joy Sludikoff is back with her third one-woman show, The Magic School Bus: A Traumedy.
'If you judge a book by its cover, you miss out on the story.'
After her first time at age 14, Cherise Pascual was addicted to sex. At age 32, she was diagnosed as an Asymptomatic Carrier for herpes. Despite it being a non-fatal disease stemming from nothing more than the folly of youth, the shame, depression, negative self-image and other ramifications of contracting herpes nearly killed her. Her journey through living with the disease, and the addictions, psychological trauma and self-loathing that came with it, is a story that needs to be told…in Cherry's own…ahem…special way.
As Jon Jacobs faced considerable internal and external struggles over the course of his life, he found something completely unexpected…a sense of humor. He also found he had a show.
Long Beach theatre company, Olio Theatre Works presents the Los Angeles Premiere of "Willy's Lil Virgin Queen", a mad-cap, comic romp through the ages as Willy Shakespeare teaches a 20th century "lil virgin" how to skip the prince and be the queen she was always meant to be.
Sonia Jackson was performing in a production of The Vagina Monologues when she had a revelation.
Paul Yen announced today the world premiere of Secret Identity Crisis, a super one-man show that asks, "Is ASIAN the mask we choose, or the mask we're given?" Yen reimagines three iconic superheroes to examine the history of Asians in America and his own struggle with identity in the film industry.
Brooke Baumer is obsessed with the month of October, from hayrides to pumpkin bread to what she considers the motherload of all holidays…Halloween.
Subtitled "A Suburban Jacobean Play," MacLeod's shocking The House of Yes is most famous for being a critically acclaimed indie film starring Parker Posey. Custom Made proudly presents a new look at this modern classic. Directed by Stuart Bousel (Grey Gardens, the Musical) and featuring Caitlin Evenson, Shelley Lynn Johnson*, Elliot Lieberman, Juliana Lustenader*, and Casey Robbins. The House of Yes runs March 30 - April 29 at Custom Made Theatre, 533 Sutter Street in San Francisco.
Performer Heather Dowling is bringing her award-winning solo-show, Unemployed. Finally. to New York City as part of the United Solo Festival on 42nd Street - the world's largest solo theatre festival - on October 19th. Dowling's show has been invited back on stage many times in Los Angeles, CA since the show's premiere in the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival. At Fringe, Dowling performed 6 sold-out shows, won the Producers' Encore Award and was nominated for Best Solo Performance, out of more than 80 shows.
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