Brainwashed

Brainwashed

Written and Performed by Alina Konon

Directed by Nathan Mohebbi

Hollywood Fringe Festival

Brainwashed is a solo clown show about growing up in a dictatorship.

Alina brings her personal sometimes bizarre experiences from living in Belarus under a brutal regime to the stage. Her dark comedy explores the surreal and disturbing reality of growing up under dictatorship. She shares her childhood love for all things communist, and, through a series of absurd clown bits, she engages the audience in the process of brainwashing. The show features a mix of silly elements, including live cooking of soup, which is shared with the audience, creating an interactive and intimate setting.

Trigger warnings:  This is a dark comedy based on a personal experience, there will be mentions of death, murder, self-harm, and police brutality.  Also partial nudity.

Dates:

Location: ACTORS COMPANY (THE LITTLE THEATER), 916 N. Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, 323-463-4639

Tickets: hollywoodfringe.org/projects/10475