Transference

The following is an interview with Jim Blanchette regarding the launch of the production, Transference, at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival. In this interview, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with Blanchette about the inspiration behind the production, the creative process of preparing with the cast and crew, what he hopes that audiences will take away from the show, how you can purchase tickets, and more!

Barbra Dillon, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief: The production, Transference, will be appearing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this summer. For our readers who may be unfamiliar with the show, how would you describe its premise?



Jim Blanchette: Transference is about a woman who undergoes hypnotherapy to cure her smoking addiction. When she comes out of hypnosis, she remembers all of her past lives. And that her therapist has been the love of her life in every lifetime. Once the therapist learns this, she has to determine if her patient is telling the trut

The veteran playwright brings accomplished actors Lisa K. Wyatt and Esther Mira together in an original piece exploring unhealthy relationships in a dark romantic comedy about past lives.

LOS ANGELES – When theatre, film and television veterans Jim Blanchette and Lisa K. Wyatt saw Esther Mira’s award-winning show With My Eyes Shut at last year’s Fringe, they knew they wanted to work with her. It was just a matter of finding the right material. With their dynamic in mind, Blanchette got to writing and what came out is a unique dark comedy that not only showcases two dynamo actors, but also explores a relationship that truly faces the test of time.

Transference makes its world premiere this June at the Broadwater Black Box Theatre as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

In Transference, a woman awakens from hypnotherapy and remembers all of her past lives…and that her therapist has been the love of her life in every lifetime. This dark romantic comedy tells the story of a woman