"BOOZE, BALLS AND BLUEGRASS" PREMIERES AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
Booze, Balls and Bluegrass: A Daughter's Journey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Hollywood, CA – BOOZE, BALLS AND BLUEGRASS: A DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY is a one-person show written and performed by Los Angeles based actress and writer Laura Carson and premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 18, 2015.
In 2009 Laura moved back to Atlanta, GA to care for her ailing 77-year-old father. She suddenly found herself balls-deep in a caregiving saga with a demanding father slipping into dementia as she drank in the dark talking to her cat. It’s a funny, moving story about loving the people who break your heart, letting go and growing up.
Directed by Michael Kass with sound design by Mark McClain Wilson.
Tickets are $15. On sale May 1st.
Purchase through the BOOZE, BALLS AND BLUEGRASS: A DAUGHTER’S JOURNEY page on the Hollywood Fringe website: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/2322
Premiere Performance: Thursday, June 18 at 8:30PM
Other performances: Friday, June 19 at 10:00PM, Saturday, June 20 at 7:00PM, Sunday, June 21 at 1:00PM and Saturday, June 27 at 8:30PM
All performances are at Theatre Asylum in the Elephant Studio @ 1078 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038
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Contact: Laura Carson – [email protected] / 213-200-8132
Laura Carson (Writer/Performer) is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles. After attending the College of William & Mary, she was selected as an Acting Apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville under the direction of Bob Krakower. In New York City, she performed in several productions before moving to Los Angeles. She is a company member of Son of Semele Ensemble where she appeared in King Cat Calico Finally Flies Free, Civilization: or all you can eat among others. Her film and TV work includes Grey’s Anatomy, Bruce Almighty, Drop Dead Diva, Boston Legal, Quarterlife with Marshall Herskovitz and the upcoming film Highly Functional with Bruce Campbell. Several of her original short plays have been produced around the country. Her original short film Spare Change is slated to begin production in Colorado in August. Visit her website at www.lauracarson.com for more information.
Michael Kass (Director) is a storyteller, writer, performer and coach based in Los Angeles. As an actor, he has appeared in over 50 shows in Chicago and Los Angeles with theaters including the Tony Award Winning Lookingglass Theater and Son of Semele Ensemble. As a storyteller, he has won a MOTH StorySlam and been featured on podcasts including Taboo Tales, I Love a Good Story and Storyworthy. His solo show, Ceremony, has toured nationally and won awards including Best of Fringe at the Hollywood and San Francisco Fringe Festivals. Michael is also a mentor with the Creative Visions Foundation, helping creative activists around the world bring their visions to life. He’s the founder of StoryImpact Group, helping amazing people and organizations discover and harness the power of their stories to create change, and of Eastside Breathers, a Silverlake based breathwork meditation group.
Mark McClain Wilson (Sound Designer) has designed over 30 shows in L.A. Among his favorite designs are Hearts Like Fists (L.A. Weekly Award Nomination) and Skeleton Stories (Ovation Nomination) at Theatre of NOTE, as well as Neverwhere and Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (Ovation Nomination) at Sacred Fools, and Heather Raffo’s Nine Parts of Desire at the University of Illinois where he was a guest designer. His sound work for film includes Susannah, A Girl, A Guy, and a Space Helmet, Show Me, and Hearts Like Fists. Additionally for the Hollywood Fringe, he will be designing for Anna in the Darkness and Pillar of Fire.
