Manic Pixie Nightmare

Comet Sweeper Theatre

LOCATION: Salt Lake City, Utah

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FULL SYNOPSIS: Manic Pixie Nightmare is a one person show deconstructing the infamous “Manic Pixie Dream Girl" archetype that has plagued the lives of quirky independent women for centuries, but has been exposed greatly during the 21st century, on and off screen. Either she is someone you know, someone you adore, someone you envy, because she always has the right thing to say, the most optimistic outlook, because she is someone who seems to appear when you need her most, and disappears leaving you an important life lesson. She is the perfect person to come into your life and inspire you and then leave you with a new sense of self and drive for life. But who cares who she is when she is out of sight right? Because anyone can pop in and play the ideal woman to the right person in need, right?

GENRE: Theatre, Dance, Music, One-Person Show, Comedy, Drama, Original Script, World Premiere, Audience Interaction

CONTENT RATING: FF - Fairly Fringe-y (PG-13)

ARTIST BIO: Comet Sweeper Theatre is a young company creating new work out of Salt Lake City, aiming to tell wonderfully weird and unashamedly unnatural stories featuring queer women.

You may have seen our previous project, Telephone, at Great Salt Lake Fringe 2019.

Kimi Handa Brown (They/She) a queer artist existing and creating in SLC. After Graduating with their BFA in Musical Theater from the University of Utah, they have gone on to perform in last year's Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival in “Bluebeard” as Second Wife and in Cocain Triptych as Nora. They went on to kick off Salt Lake Acting Company’s New Play Sounding Series with their show “Daddy Issues” and will continue to write and act and collaborate in many more things later this year. They want to thank you for coming to the show, and is so thankful to be surrounded and supported by amazing artists and humans.

Sam Allen (Director) is a class of 2020 alum of Westminster College’s Technical Theatre BFA. His most recent works include GOOD STANDING 2020 and SNAPSHOT 2019 with The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival (Director), The Audacity and Of Color with Plan-B Theatre (Assistant Director), First Date at The Grand Theatre, (Assistant Director), Cherry Wine in Paper Cups with Sackerson Theatre (Stage Manager) , Prometheus Bound (Stage Manager), Women of Trachis (Assistant Stage Manager) with the Classic Greek Theatre Festival, The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival 2018/2019 (Technical Director.) At the Bottom, (Sound Designer) , Macbeth (Sound Designer), The Real Thing (Sound Designer) with Pinnacle Acting Company.

ARTIST DEMOGRAPHICS: BIPOC Artists, LGBTQ+ Artists, Women Artists & Artists of Marginalized Genders

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