THE BOMB

The Bomb

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

The Bomb
“This is comedy, it has nothing to do with fun”

Written by Dana Schwartz
Directed by Justin Huen
Part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival
Performing at The Actors Company – Other Space
916 N. Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046

6/18 @ 6:30pm
6/20 @ 11pm
6/23 @ 5pm
6/26 @ 9:30pm
6/28 @ 4:30pm

When the shine on Alex Rey’s career starts to tarnish, he decides to return to his stand-up roots. But he can’t tell if the laughs he’s getting are real – or just polite. Enter Naomi Rose, a new comic with a quick wit and great impression of Alex. He hires her to test out his material since she isn’t afraid to bomb and he can’t afford to. As Alex wrestles with his fear of failure and Naomi fights to step out of his shadow and find her authentic voice, the two form an unlikely partnership— built on jokes, ego, and the uncomfortable truth behind the laughter.

Creators Dana Schwartz and Justin Huen star in the new 59 minute dark comedy “The Bomb”.

DANA SCHWARTZ is an award-winning Los Angeles theater maker. She is currently on a writing a new play commission with Thrown Stone in CT. “@Playaz” is an O’Neill Finalist and had its World Premiere in 2021. “Early Birds” premiered in 2019. “Presto!”, an O’Neill Semi-Finalist, was at the Hudson Valley Theater Festival, and “The April & Mr. Bigglesworth Super Special Funtime Show” was produced by Thrown Stone. She has also had plays at Valdez Theater, Landford Wilson, Surfside, Nomad, Eclectic, Echo, Theatre of NOTE, LeftEdge, Sky Pilot, REDcat LA, Disney Hall, Segerstrom Center, La Jolla Playhouse, The Curtis and LACMA. Dana is the Program Director of the MADLab New Play Development Program at Moving Arts.

JUSTIN HUEN is an award winning actor/director/designer. Directing projects include WHIM, a Commedia dell’arte production, Plain Mr. Smith and Reign of Terror. As a film director, his full length Lolo has won several laurels from film festivals around the country. Other credits include The Hand of Handsome Eddie and the upcoming feature film Dawgs. Some of his favorite television and film credits include a series regular role on Mayans MC, as well as Arctic Void, American Gigolo, New Amsterdam, The Terminal List, Shameless, Justified, Dexter, Weeds, Corrida, Angel of Death. He has performed in theaters around the country including Mark Taper Forum, Milwaukee Rep, Boston Court, Kirk Douglas, Actor’s Theater of Louisville, and the Geffen Theaters. He is also a critically acclaimed set and lighting designer for theater.

Tickets available at: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/14058