'Dentity Crisis

“It was filled with wild antics and Freudian humor, and it went by so quickly that it was over before I knew it.” – Correspondent Kristine Ngo (Note: They serve tasty banana bread pre-show.)

Christopher Durang writes plays: some very funny stuff over the years including one acts like Actor’s Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You. Gnarly word play and silly satire extend to his ‘DENTITY CRISIS, under the brilliant direction of Alexa-Sascha Lewin as part of the current Hollywood Fringe Festival. Only three performances left, but for half an hour of high energy silliness and a nice slice of banana bread, it’s a ‘don’t miss it’ situation.
Just to the west of Theatre Row on Santa Monica are some neat little performance spaces. The 56 seat venue, Theatre Asylum, is a seat of the pants space ideal for the Fringe Festival. One show comes in and plays as another sits on deck. As we enter the theater we are greeted by Edith Fromage (Sela Victor); fresh banana bread (actually her own invention… or so she says) and a smile. A little guitar music lulls us into a false sense of the demurity. And, then, the fun begins.

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Hollywood — How do you prove to the world you’re sane when everyone around you is crazy? In classic Durang, sanity and identity are put to the test in this insane comedy!

Edith Fromage can barely keep up with all of the men in her life – her repressed husband Arthur, her Oedipal son Dwayne, her senile father, and her amorous French benefactor the Count de Rochelay – all four played by her son Robert who has multiple personality disorder. Meanwhile, Edith’s daughter Jane is doing her best to stay sane…

Come for a crazy ride through an absurdist funhouse. You’ll either be relieved you aren’t in the Fromage family or wish you could join the party. Plus, all guests will enjoy delicious banana bread from the kitchen of Edith Fromage… mmm, banana bread.

Directed by Alexa-Sascha Lewin
Produced by Selah Victor and Alexa-Sascha Lewin
Starring Hayley McFarland, Selah Victor, Nicholas Podany, Townsend Coleman, Deborah Marlowe

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