THE HARDEST ROLE YOU’LL EVER PLAY IS THE ONE THEY EXPECT OF YOU
To make your Existence Easier: a Dual-solo Experience
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact:
Marc Stallion
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 832-744-4848
“TO MAKE YOUR EXISTENCE EASIER: A DUAL SOLO EXPERIENCE” PREMIERES AT HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026
To Make Your Existence Easier: A Dual Solo Experience is a theatrical event bringing together two independently written solo works in one shared evening. A Hollywood Fringe Festival production.
Written by Diya Kumar and O. TsheTshe
Co-Written, Produced, and Directed by Marc Stallion
Co-Directed by Kuʻulei Santiago
Upstairs @ El Centro
1103B North El Centro Ave
Hollywood, CA 90038
WHEN:
Preview: June 7 at 7:15 PM
June 13 at 2:00 PM
June 18 at 9:15 PM
June 20 at 7:00 PM
June 21 at 8:30 PM
June 25 at 6:45 PM
TICKETS:
Available at: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/13792?tab=tickets
RUNNING TIME:
Approximately 75–90 minutes
ABOUT THE SHOW
Two writers. Two countries. Two lives unfolding side by side.
To Make Your Existence Easier brings together two distinct solo works—one following an Indian American lawyer, the other a South African man—each confronting questions of culture, naming, inheritance, and expectation.
Though written separately, the pieces collide in one shared theatrical space, revealing unexpected parallels in identity, belonging, and the quiet pressure to conform. The dual solo format allows each voice to stand fully on its own while echoing the other in ways that are both intimate and expansive.
ABOUT THE COLLABORATION
This production marks a full-circle creative moment: the writers and performers are all alumni of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), now reunited under the direction of former professor Marc Stallion, who also serves as current faculty.
Bringing former students back into a professional creative space, To Make Your Existence Easier exists as both a performance and a continuation of artistic mentorship beyond the classroom.
“This process has been about honoring their voices while helping shape the space where those voices can exist fully,” says Stallion. “It’s rare—and powerful—to witness artists step into their own work at this level.”
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Marc Stallion is an actor, writer, director, and educator whose work centers on identity, empathy, and performance as a tool for human connection & healing. As both an AMDA alumnus and faculty member, his work continues to bridge training and professional practice.
Kuʻulei Santiago is an AMDA alum and young director whose work focuses on collaborative storytelling and performance-driven narratives.
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
This production is part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival (June 11–28, 2026)
MEDIA INQUIRIES
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