WHAT DOES A YELLOW DRESS MEAN? PRESS RELEASE
Yellow Dress
Marissa Lichwick presents Yellow Dress at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Marissa Lichwick
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What does a Yellow Dress mean? Yellow Dress production company debuts the 2nd Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival with their inaugural world premiere of YELLOW DRESS. Conceived, written, directed and starring Marissa Lichwick. The production plays June 17, 18, 24, 25 at Comedy Sportz LA, Ballroom Studio, 733 Seward Street, Hollywood, CA. The press performance is Friday June 17th at 7pm. Performance times are Friday June 17, 24 at 7pm and Saturday June 18, 25 at 9pm. Tickets are $12.00 and are available at hollywoodfringe.org/projects/602.
In YELLOW DRESS, two young orphans are abandoned at a run down Orphanage in the heart of Seoul. Through the power of dreams bestowed by an angelic grandmother, the children make their way to America. America not only teaches them about McDonalds and Michael Jackson, the heroine struggles with her identity as a twinkie (Yellow on the outside white on the inside). Marissa Lichwick portrays over twenty characters in this zany and magical story. Based on true life events the audience is taken for an entertaining ride from the streets of Seoul to a family of ten (five Korean adoptees and five American) in upstate New York.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
“The classic coming of age story is not a new one, but the unique manner in which Marissa Lichwick came to become an American and an artist are what makes her one woman show YELLOW DRESS a unique theatrical experience. From her beginnings in an orphanage in Korea to her adoption by an American family, Marissa weaves performance and autobiography into a tapestry of fantasy, humor, pathos and personal growth that delivers a powerful human experience for the audience. Crafted with courage and theatrical panache, YELLOW DRESS is nothing short of inspirational.”
“Marissa Lichwick’s kaleidoscopic one girl/one woman tale—peopled with Korean and American “saints and sinners”—turns you on your head. Just when you are about to curse humanity, the wisp of a girl who wears the yellow dress scoops you up and twirls you in another direction—into a world of shining, ever-finding-the-laugh resilience. My world is different after seeing this finely-crafted beautifully acted play— a “yellow dress” lurks around every corner"
" In December 2006, I received a letter from my birth father after twenty one years of living in America. Three months later in February 2007, I embarked on a journey to my past. I will never fully understand my trajectory in Korea, returning as an Ebyoung (adoptee) but I was fortunate to reunite with my birth mother, birth father, birth aunts and uncles. I walked away a year later with a lifetime of stories and emotions. YELLOW DRESS was born from my visit and with the inspiration from my adoptive family."
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Marissa Lichwick is a recent graduate from the Professional Actors Training Program at the University of Washington where she received her Master of Fine Arts. YELLOW DRESS was conceived at the University of Washington and previewed at both The University of Washington and the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. She has appeared on stage in New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and South Korea. YELLOW DRESS was inspired by her family of ten! She could not have found her voice without their stories.
JUST THE FACTS
YELLOW DRESS
written, directed and performed by Marissa Lichwick
Performances: Friday June 17, 24 @ 7pm; Saturday June 18, 25 @ 9pm
Venue: Comedy Sportz LA, Ballroom Studio 733 Seward Street, Hollywood CA.
Tickets: &12.00 and available at hollywoodfringe.org/projects/602
marissalichwick.com
