CAN A PLAY ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S BE FUNNY? MADE FOR EACH OTHER COMES TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 26, 2019
Press Contact: Monica Bauer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 520-392-4386
CAN AN ALZHEIMER’S PLAY BE FUNNY? EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL DRAMEDY “MADE FOR EACH OTHER” COMES TO HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL
“Made for Each Other,”the world’s first gay marriage/Alzheimers play, is coming to the Hollywood Fringe Festival from New York, for six performances only, June 10 through the 22nd at Studio C, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90038. Written by award winning playwright Monica Bauer (Emerging Playwright Award, Urban Stages: Heideman Award Finalist, Actors Theater of Louisville) especially for versatile actor John Fico ( former company member at the Flea Theater; TV:“The Blacklist”), this touching dramedy has been performed to rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Orlando Fringe, Boulder Fringe, and Off Broadway at the United Solo Festival.
Gay marriage, with an Alzheimer’s twist. One actor plays four parts in this tour de force dramedy about a gay couple, the power of memory, and the need to tell the truth. Vincent’s desperate to have at least one good year before he falls into what could be Alzheimer’s. Should he tell Jerry before the wedding, and give him a chance to back out? John Fico (“an incredible performance” Three Weeks) stars in this five-star hit first performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Edinburgh Fringe reviewers gave the production five out of five stars, including this from Jane Bristow, writing for Fringe Guru: “This is a frequently hilarious and thoroughly thoughtful analysis of a relationship. Both the writing and the acting could not have been better. Impressively performed by John Fico…A magnificent play.” www.fringeguru.com/reviews/edinburgh-2012/made-for-each-other-free.html

PRESENTED BY Good Works Productions, a play for one actor written by Monica Bauer, starring John Fico, and directed by John FitzGibbon.
WHERE: ASYLUM – Studio C, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles
WHEN: Monday, June 10 at 7pm (preview); Thursday the 13th at 6, Sunday the 16th at noon, Monday the 17th at 7, Wednesday the 19th at 5:30, and Saturday the 22nd at 1 . Running time: 60 minutes. Mature themes.
All tickets: $20. At the door, or in advance at hollywoodfringe.org
Comps available for press on request at [email protected]
Show website: www.madeforeachothertheplay.com Facebook @madeforeachothertheplay Tweet us @MFEOtheplay

THE ARTISTS
Monica Bauer, playwright. Full length plays produced Off Broadway, Off-Off Broadway, regionally, and internationally. Alumna of Boston University graduate program in playwriting. Selected awards: 2018 Best New Writing at Edinburgh Fringe, IKE Award for VIVIAN’S MUSIC, 1969; CHOSEN CHILD won the 2017 Bechdel Test Festival at the Bridge Initiative for Women in Theater. Full production history, awards, and publications at www.monicabauer.com

John Fico (solo performer) is an actor and voice over artist in NYC. He won the 2017 Planet
Connections Theatre Festivity award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Comedy
for his role in Monica Bauer’s ANNE FRANK IN THE GAZA STRIP. Notable NYC credits: A. R. Gurney’s SCREEN PLAY (Flea Theater), IRON CURTAIN (Prospect Theatre, Off Broadway), TV and Web Series: THE BLACKLIST, I LOVE YOU BUT I LIED, THE OUTS.

John FitzGibbon (Director) Actor, director, composer, pianist. Off-off Broadway: in 2017 he directed Monica Bauer’s TWO MEN WALK INTO A BAR at Theater for the New City’s Dream Up Festival. As an actor, he received a Best of Boston Award for MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN (Jim Tyrone) and an OBIE nomination for CAT AND THE MOON (lame beggar). He is an accomplished pianist/composer: his CD “Reflections” can be sampled at CDBaby.com.