THE OY OF SEX to Play Hollywood Fringe Festival
Fresh off an Off-Broadway New York premiere of award-winning Bay Area comedian Alicia Dattner's solo show THE OY OF SEX, will play three shows June 23 - June 26 at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, 6500 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles.
Directed by Tom Bentley-Fisher, this fast-paced, laugh out loud, "romantic" comedy has won awards all over the West Coast and has sold out shows at the San Francisco Fringe Festival, San Francisco's Marsh Theater, and most recently Shetler Studios in New York.
The Oy of Sex, is the newest solo show from standup comedian Alicia Dattner, whose previous show Eat, Pray, Laugh! spun the comedic yarn of her yoga and meditation journey into the heart of India.
In Oy, Dattner turns her comedic gaze on her own sexuality as she takes us through an emotional escape artist's history of her love life, with hilarious results. Starting out as a shy girl, obsessed with spin the bottle, her life becomes a whirlwind of hook-ups, make-outs, and all manner of romantic misadventures as she deals with the gap between the desire for love and intimacy and the fear of commitment.
Says Dattner, "It's time to de-stigmatize love addiction and call it for what it is: our biggest all-American pastime." In pure Amy Schumer / Mindy Kaling style, she makes the point through self-effacing humor.
Discovering sexuality as a superpower, but realizing rejection is like Kryptonite, Alicia shares her story as the culmination of a lot of years of both comedy -- and therapy.
"For me, comedy doesn't really hit a home run until you expose your raw, vulnerable heart," says Dattner. She wants people who see her show to see there's "so more possible for them in intimate relationships. Laughing at our foibles is the best way to accept them, love ourselves, and really just enjoy the ride."
|
The Secret Garden Warren Theater at Sonoma State University (6/12-6/28) |
|
|
West Side Story—Film with Live Orchestra Davies Symphony Hall (7/09-7/10) |
|
The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
|
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
|
Disney''s Beauty and the Beast San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (9/08-9/13) |
|
Dracula Orpheum Theatre-San Francisco (7/03-7/12) |
|
L’Anima Napoletana San Francisco Conservatory of Music (6/25-6/25) |
|
The Cottage Cloverdale Performing Arts Center (8/01-8/16) |
|
Macbeth Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/12-8/30) |
|
The 1940s Radio Hour City Lights Theater Company (11/19-12/20) |