FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RESERVOIR DOLLS RETURNS TO THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL 2026

Reservoir Dolls: The Whole Bloody Affair

Reservoir Dolls: The Whole Bloody Affair
Written and performed by Lani Harms
Directed by Laurie Magers
Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026
The women of Quentin Tarantino in a one woman show

Los Angeles, CA (April 1, 2025) Lani Harms brings her razor sharp solo comedy show about what it takes to survive in a man’s world, Reservoir Dolls, back to the Hollywood Fringe with brand new multimedia elements, new characters and a full hour long runtime! Written and performed by Lani Harms and directed by Laurie Magers, Reservoir Dolls premiered in LA with a sold out run at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The show had a New York premiere as an official selection at the NY Comedy Festival, playing to a full house at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater NY.

What do a deadly assassin, a South Bay stoner, a crime lord’s wife, and an undercover German spy have in common? They’re all women from the twisted mind of American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. Known for graphic violence and profane, pop culture heavy dialogue, his film universe is not one you would want to find yourself in without a katana or a pistol handy.

So when Atlanta Springfield, a barefoot call girl in a seedy Los Angeles bar, suddenly realizes she’s a woman in Tarantino’s tenth and final film, she runs for her life. But standing in her way are all the women who came before her.

*HIDDEN GEMS “GEM OF THE FEST”
*HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2026 ARTIST GRAND RECIPIENT
*FRINGE ITALIA OFF EXCHANGE NOMINEE
*NAMBA PERFORMING ARTS SPLASH AWARD FINALIST
*OFFICIAL SELECTION OF THE NY COMEDY FEST 2025

Performance Dates & Times:
Tuesday June 9 2026, 8:00 PM | Sunday June 14 2026, 2:00 PM | Saturday June 27 2026, 11:55 PM – 1 HR Running time

Where:
The Broadwater Black Box, 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038 (Street parking)

Tickets at: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/12042?tab=details

Bios:

Lani Harms is an actress, writer and comedian based in Los Angeles, originally from Minneapolis. She has been seen on house teams at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, on television on Discovery ID and national commercials, and online in viral videos for Scary Mommy and The Dad. Her voice has been heard on the sketch comedy podcast These Were Humans, a Tribeca Film Festival Audio Selection, and as host of the feminist Olsen Twins deep dive podcast, They Thought I Was You. She trained at The Groundlings, UCB, Moscow Art Theater School, and at the Fordham Theatre Program. She’s repped by Sandstone Artists and FSE – Commercial.Lani Harms Website: https://www.laniharms.com/ Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laniharms

Laurie Magers is a Filipino- American director, writer, and actor based in Los Angeles. She proudly hails from the San Francisco bay area where she began her writing career as a competitive poet, gracing famous stages and winning poetry slams across the country. Once landing in Los Angeles, she trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater where she is currently the Artistic Director of Sketch Comedy. Laurie was also featured as a cast member in the 2020 ViacomCBS Showcase as well as a Head Writer/Executive Producer for the 2023 Showcase. She was a participant in the Sony Pictures Television Diverse Writers Program, a writer and actor on Netflix’s action-comedy “Obliterated." Most recently, she’s been working as a writer and actor for an upcoming Netflix animated series. She has also worked for projects at CBS, AppleTV+, Amazon Prime, VH1, Disney+, Comedy Central Digital, Roku, and more.