Everything you ever want is on the other side of cringe. It's true because I read it on the internet. It's also true because I've experienced this very phenomenon while building this show. In the middle of this process, I almost quit. I didn't think it was good enough or that I'm good enough. But artists are never satisfied, there's always something to deepen, to smooth out, to sharpen. And as my friend Theo pointed out, it wouldn't be a monster show if my monsters didn't peek their heads. So I didn't keep calm, but I did carry on. I hope you enjoy my monsters. A collection of things that have happened to me, are happening and will happen (I'm looking at you menopause!). But this is also a clown show. So hopefully, we'll have a good time. Because what I've discovered is this: once they're in the light, our monsters are not so scary after all. I hope you laugh. I hope you smile. I hope, for the love of God, that you don't get bored. Here we go. Thank you. I love you.
Sol Marina Crespo is originally from Caimito Alto, Puerto Rico. She double majored in Drama and Latin American Studies at New York University. Stage credits include: Oregon Shakespeare Festival; American Globe Theatre; Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre; Pittsburgh Public Theatre; PittsStages; Atlantic Theatre and many more. TV/Film credits: Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane; 911 Lone Star; Succession; New Amsterdam, among others. She has led performance/writing workshops at Pittsburgh University and Lehman College and Teatro Breve in Puerto Rico. She currently works as an audition coach and teaches scene study at Crash Acting. Sol would like to thank her Clowning teachers Chris Bayes, Ian Bratschie and Zach Steel.
Cristina Fernandez is a performer, writer and director. Her practice draws from diverse disciplines including dance, clown and standup to create joyful work built collectively alongside an audience. Cristina has collaborated with Playwrights Horizon, Circle X, CTG, Los Angeles Performance Practice, Public Assembly, to name a few. She’s performed in countless venues and festivals including Skirball Cultural Center, Bootleg Theater, Hammer Museum, Miami Light Project, Comedy Store, Laugh Factory, UCB, LAX Festival and Radar LA. She received her MFA in Acting from CalArts and is originally from Puerto Rico.
