A Bit Much

the memoir midwife · Ages 16+ · United States of America

one person show

A BIT MUCH Announced At 2019 Hollywood Fringe by BWW News Desk May. 7, 2019

June 07, 2019

A BIT MUCH is a LOL, funny, insightful journey that attempts to answer the question, How can women comfortably step into their own brand of strength and femininity without compromise, while still maintaining romantic relationships with men? (Spoiler alter, it’s harder than it looks, but not impossible.) Directed by and Developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson, Produced by Megan Ford-Miller.
When comedian Stacy Dymalski is repeatedly dumped by men simply because they ultimately find her strong personality to be “a bit much,” she finally asks herself, “Is the common denominator in all these failed relationships truly… just me?” With both sides of Stacy’s psyche weighing in, she comically explores the delicate art of emotional accountability when it comes to being yourself in social situations, versus keeping the peace when different points of view arise. Revisiting her past relationships with men to see where it all went wrong, she attempts to pinpoint what men want when it comes to strong

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The Whitefire Theatre Solofest Presents “A Bit Much” Written by Samantha Simmonds-Ronceros

June 07, 2019

When haven’t any of us at one time or another had the distinct feeling that we were “a bit much?”
Well, I certainly have. Being strong, funny, smart, independent and unafraid, or at least seeming to be, can be a bit intimidating to others sometimes, particularly to the weaker sex…men.
In “A Bit Much,” Stacy Dymalski spins her brilliantly crafted tale of exactly that. Sadly discovering that when she thought she was being successful, witty, capable and…herself, what she was actually being was “too much.”
Stacy chronicles her life from divorce to the present day, with a few unfortunate men-stops along the way, eternally puzzled as to why we have to squeeze ourselves into ever decreasing spaces to ensure that whatever man we might be interested in won’t feel over whelmed, or out done or, perish the thought…out gunned. Stacy is an utterly brilliant performer, an accomplished stand up comic, and the skills she has developed over the years really shine as she lays it all out for us…in da

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