Play about a Woman

PLAY ABOUT A WOMAN is about someone in the audience. We don’t know who she is yet, but we are certain she’s going to show up. Featuring Natasha Mercado (Adult Swim, HBO) and an audience member, PLAY ABOUT A WOMAN is a comedic blend of absurdism, documentary, immersive theater and a whole lot of surprise.
PLAY ABOUT A WOMAN is a Best of Fringe award winner (SF, Boulder) and multiple award nominee at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe. Audiences have described this work as “funny", "brilliant" "unpredictable". In this new revision for the Lyric Hyperion, we’re making it funnier, brillianter, and unpredictabler. Anything can happen.
Featuring Natasha Mercado and an audience member
Written & Directed by Adam Smith
Devised by andersmith
Natasha Mercado is an actress, director, and founder of The Soft Clown, an approach to performance driven by vulnerability and connection. Known for her work on Adult Swim, HBO, and Edinburgh Fringe, she creates acclaimed live shows, including #1 Son and Tree, while directing and teaching internationally. @champagnetashi | natashamercado.com
Adam Smith is a writer, director, award-winning experimental theater artist, and occasional sound designer/composer. He is a former ensemble member of the New York Neo-Futurists (Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind/The Infinite Wrench), was the founding artistic director of the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, and co-leads andersmith, a dance/theatre company, with dance artist Arletta Anderson. @thisadamsmith | thisadamsmith.com
andersmith (andersmith.co) is Los Angeles based experimental dance/theatre duo that makes work that deals with the quotidian and the extraordinary, the body and effort, and the blurred line between what is real and the absurd. Founded in 2014 by Arletta Anderson and Adam Smith, they work at the intersection of movement, spoken language, and live sound creation. Their work has been seen at the Elysian, Highways Performance Space, CounterPulse (SF), ODC (SF), Joe Goode Annex (SF), Stomping Ground LA, ARC Pasadena, among other spaces. @thesmanderson | andersmith.co

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