Stand-Out Double Header! 15th Century Ballerina & Reservoir Dolls
Schedule
Fri, 15 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
47 South Oak Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 93001 | Ventura, CA
Femme Fatale Galore! Friday, August 15 at 5:00pm, Namba Performing Arts Space kicks off its 5th Annual Playwrights’ SPLASH Festival with two STAND-OUT unforgettable Fun Fringe Performance Shorts: “15th Century Ballerina” and “Reservoir Dolls.” Chosen from this year's Hollywood Fringe Festival, these two performances are sure to surprise, tickle and amuse. TWO performances - ONE low price. Tickets are $20 online at NambaArts.com or $25 at the door.
15th Century Ballerina/Caroline O’Meara
An orphan from the Late Middle Ages revolutionizes into a ballerina at the French Royal Court. Now, she must learn to smile for her audition into the 21st century. Ballet, live cello, storytelling and immersive theatre! An elegant and absurd comedy that aspires to connect with it's audience by casting them in the story.
Caroline O'Meara is an actor, writer and producer. She's studied and performed in London, Chiang Mai, Edinburgh, Melbourne & New York. She wrote for the hit Aussie mermaid TV show H2O-Just Add Water. 15th Century Ballerina is part of her trilogy of solo shows, succeeding Sunset Cowgirl (Hollywood Fringe 2024) and Calling in Love (Hollywood Fringe Festival 2023 & Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024).
Reservoir Dolls/Lani Harms
What happens when a barefoot call girl realizes she's in Quentin Tarantino tenth movie? She runs. Fast. But standing in her way are all the femme fatales who came before her. Reservoir Dolls is a razor sharp solo comedy show about what it takes to survive in a man's world, written and performed by Lani Harms and directed by Laurie Magers. The show premiered with a sold out run at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival, and was nominated for the Fringe Italia Off Exchange Award and a finalist for the Namba Performing Arts Splash Award.
LANI HARMS is an actress, writer and comedian based in Los Angeles by way of New York, originally from Minneapolis. She has been seen on house teams at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, on television on Discovery ID and national commercials, and online in viral videos for Scary Mommy and The Dad. Her voice has been heard on the sketch comedy podcast These Were Humans, a Tribeca Film Festival Audio Selection, and as host of the feminist Olsen Twins deep dive podcast, They Thought I Was You. She trained at The Groundlings, UCB, Moscow Art Theater School, and the Fordham Theatre Program. She's repped by Sandstone Artists and FSE – Commercial. IG: @laniharms
