Helmet Heart

HELMET HEART

Kathy Fischer’s one-act comedy gets off to an ingenious start with a video projection of events unfolding through the eyes of lead character Addie (Kim Chase). Her husband tells her he’s leaving her for his personal assistant Monica, and she reacts by trying to force her engagement ring down her throat before blacking out.

Watching these events unfold in horror live onstage is the shackled figure of Cupid (Robbie Rittman), who’s soon joined by the choking Addie as she enters the playing area, which we soon recognize is the domain of her own psyche. Pissed at how her marriage has come to an end, Addie’s first order of business is to kill Cupid. Before she can do that, however, various people from her life—including her mother (Jeanette O’Connor), her psychologist (Todd Aaron Brotze), her unhelpful best friend (Maria Russell) and her “darkside” (Corina Boettger)—all show up with advice for her about love and relationships. Hearing all these other voices in her head, Add

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Hollywood, CA (June 2015) — What is love? Do we have soulmates? Is a woman really more likely to be killed by a terrorist than marry after 40?! Why is Cupid such an asshole? Award-winning writer Kathy Fischer explores love from all angles in HELMET HEART, a hilarious multimedia comedy that will change the way you think about love.

The production will be presented at the Ruby Theater at The Complex located at 6476 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90038 with a preview on June 5 at 7:00 pm and shows on June 14 at 4:30 pm, June 15 at 9:00 pm, June 21 at 4:45pm and June 27 at 2:30 pm.

HELMET HEART is a comedic one-act play centering on Addie Ranger who is emotionally side-swiped when her husband asks for a divorce as well as for the wedding ring back. After all, it’s been in his family for five generations. In protest, Addie swallows the ring, causing her to choke and blackout. While unconscious, we travel into Addie’s mind where she goes head-to-heart wit