Gummy Worm - a new comedy by Nathaniel Foster

Gummy Worm will opening our Hollywood Fringe Festival previews June 3rd at 7:30 pm.

For one night only we would like to extend 50% off tickets to high school or university students on June 3rd for our 7:30 pm showing! Students are welcome to use the promo code STUDENT50 when they check out.

Gummy Worm, written by New York playwright Nathaniel Foster, follows four high school juniors in over their heads when they sign up for their high school’s abstinence-only sex-ed class. Taylor (Grace Ruble) attempts to manage her anxiety. Sophie (Michelle Persoff) hurries to become a liberated woman. Alaska (Hailee Domagalski) ranks the group’s sexual prospects. And Benjie (Caden Healander) just wants everyone to play it safe. Confessions are made. Risks are taken. Long-standing friendships are tested. The audience returns to their youth as they witness these teens, at the height of their intelligence, working out the mysteries of their sexual awakening. It’s not the sex-ed they needed, but t

Hollywood, CA. The New Cosmopolitans led by Ryan Hartley, Founding Member & Director, is making its Hollywood Fringe Festival debut with a workshop production of the new comedy Gummy Worm. Written by New York playwright Nathaniel Foster, Gummy Worm follows four high school juniors in over their heads when they sign up for their school’s abstinence-only sex-ed class. Taylor (Grace Ruble) attempts to manage her anxiety. Sophie (Michelle Persoff) hurries to become a liberated woman. Alaska (Hailee Domagalski) ranks the group’s sexual prospects. And Benjie (Caden Healander) just wants everyone to play it safe. Confessions are made. Risks are taken. Long-standing friendships are put to the test. The audience returns to their youth as they witness these teens working out the mysteries of their sexual awakening.

Nathaniel Foster has crafted a play propelled by wit best described as “heartfelt, adolescent Sorkin”. He explores topics such as social media, sexuality, sexual politics, and A