(IM)PERFEKT - ACTRESS LOSES ALL HER HAIR AND TURNS IT INTO HER SUPERPOWER, AND A SHOW.

(IM)PERFEKT

In 2014 actress Jannica Olin lost all her hair. It was Alopecia, the doctors said. “An autoimmune disease with no known cause or cure.” And so the journey began. Of losing not just her hair, but her identity. How do you deal with losing that which is your beauty and femininity? Does this now mean people will see you as sick? Or worse. Ugly.

(IM)PERFEKT isn’t the story of a woman’s journey back to herself. It is the story of redefining what beauty and perfect is supposed to look like. Olin is thrilled to be making her Hollywood Fringe debut with her powerful one woman show.
“My hair loss is my access to the question: Who am I now if that which I identify with is gone? We attach ourselves and our worth to a lot of ideas and things that really has nothing to do with who we are. And more often than not, we are limited by it.”

Olin, a Swedish born actor and a graduate of The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York has been developing the show with acclaimed solo theatre artist and award winning director, Jessica Lynn Johnson.
“I started working with Jessica in 2017 to develop the show, but I kept starting and stopping, totally resisting it and even telling myself that solo theatre wasn’t for me. Then I did a TEDx talk in October 2018 which made me present to the power of storytelling again. All of a sudden I felt a responsibility and purpose to create (IM)PERFEKT. Working with Jessica has been amazing. She has such a great eye for this work so once I committed to it, it moved along rather quickly.”

As Hollywood’s Only Bald Blonde, Olin has definitely carved out a niche for herself. By embracing her “condition” she has gotten to work with some inspiring creatives, like Janelle Monae on her acclaimed ‘emotion’ picture, Dirty Computer and Jessie J on the music video Queen. It’s all about creating work in an empowered context.
“I want this show to offer freedom. Freedom to stand proudly and loudly in the beauty and perfection that we all already are and always have been. Losing my hair was one of my worst nightmares. Until it no longer wasn’t. Going through it, and having come out the other side, I can easily say today, that it is a blessing. And if I had the choice to get my hair back, I would say No, thanks, I’m good.”

(IM)PERFEKT
Written and performed by: Jannica Olin
Directed by: Jessica Lynn Johnson

DATES AND TIMES:
June 9 at 4 pm , June 22 at 12 pm, June 28 at 8 pm
LOCATION: The Lounge Theatre, 6201 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
TICKETS: $15
http://hff19.org/5720