Villain Era

What happens when 17 million people on the internet think you're a villain? #villain era #Evewastheoriginalvillain.

It's 2019 and Star is cast in a YouTube reality competition series called Odd Man Out: Vegans versus Meat Eaters where contestants find the non-vegan mole for a cash prize. This video goes viral to over 17 million views, great! Only problem is that Star was given the "Villain Edit" and as a result is harassed and bullied for over 5 years. Simply put- her life changes overnight. Told through musical satire, standup, a variety of characters, and real threads from Reddit, comments on Instagram, and footage from YouTube, Villain Era examines the effect social media has on our mental health and the politics of cancel culture.

Star Stone (writer/performer) is a recipient of the V- Day Foundation Grant Award and The C Venue Spark Award(Edinburgh Fringe). Star has trained at The Uprights Citizen Brigade, The Groundlings, and The PIT. She is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and CWP's program for Teaching Artists. Her work blends disciplines of stand up comedy, musical satire, character work, and poetry to draw social and political commentary. Writing/Producing Credits include: #MeToo, a one woman show (Solofest, The Hollywood Fringe Festival, Second City Hollywood, United Solo, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival) and Villain Era (59E59 Theaters, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival).

Drew Lausch (Voice of "The Lawyer") is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer based in Brooklyn, NY. (SHOWTIME, MTV)
Zach Teague (Role of "Zoom Matt") is a queer comedian, writer, and actor (TruTV) He has been described as a “crushworthy comedian” and "stunt queen” by TIMEOUT, NY.

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"This is her Phoenix Rising from the ashes. Smart, funny, honest, and sincere"- Theatre Beyond Broadway

"By the end you'll feel like fighting to have the programmers pay for her therapy"- The Scotsman

"You can't hear it and not be affected" Saysmesaysmom

"A vulnerably personal and intimate look into the dark side of social media and reality TV"- Audience Review

Ryan Cunningham (director)is a queer writer/director and Emmy & Peabody award-winning producer in film, television, and theater. Directing credits: Samantha Bee presents Wits End (NYCF, SXSW), Alan Cumming’s Club Cumming Presents a Queer Comedy Extravaganza! (Showtime), Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning (Amazon), Expecting Amy (HBO Max) TV producing credits: Broad City (Comedy Central), Search Party (TBS/HBO Max), Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central), The Last O.G. (TBS), and Ziwe (Showtime).

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