What happens when a casual encounter turns out to be your sexual soul mate? This is the premise of my first show, SWB - Strangers with Benefits.
SWB follows the story of 2 individuals; She seeks an anonymous hookup on Craigslist and is shocked to learn his picture is a lie — for the better. Boundaries are set and an intimate journey, where sex and kink are both cathartic and therapeutic, begins. Facing the inevitable changes and loss that happen through life, can it survive with “no strings attached”?
SWB was first performed at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington DC in 2022, to rave reviews and audience turn out. DC Theatre Arts called it, "
A riveting relationship drama, a remarkably moving parable about the components of human connection."
My goal is to continue the dream and get the word out by taking this to the biggest and most well known Fringe Festival in the world, The Edinburgh Fringe, in Scotland. Being based in the United States, means a trip to Scotland would incur many costs including (and not limited to) airfare, lodgings, transportation, actor fees, technician fees, theatre rentals, marketing, etc. Your investment in this project will assist with the success of helping this show be seen by a worldwide audience, and eventually moving to television. Profits can be made through performing at a Fringe Festival but unfortunately, due to the expenses to put it on and duration of run, it can be tricky. While it may be hard to see a return on investment in this, my hope is that someone will want to give this little show a chance to be something so much bigger. Thank you for your time and consideration :)
Please see the below link to the edited version of the show as performed at The Capital Fringe Festival:
https://youtu.be/ZV5u9wgcOEg