NOT ANOTHER TEEN SOLO SHOW Set for Chicago Fringe Festival, 8/29-9/1

Rati Gupta is set to bring her Hollywood Fringe and FringeNYC hit NOT ANOTHER TEEN SOLO SHOW to Chicago's own Fringe Festival for a series of performances beginning on August 29 at Hold The Pickles Stage.

After a less than ideal youth-hood, an Indian girl in Indiana turns to the popular teen movies of the time for guidance on how to master high school. Because real life is totally just like the movies... right?!

From cheerleading stunts and IM conversations to bad boy crushes and girl posses, NOT ANOTHER TEEN SOLO SHOW combines storytelling and sketch videos to bring to life Rati's diehard mission to have the perfect high school experience. Which in her mind meant an Andrew Keegan type boyfriend, a Sarah Michelle Gellar 'esque power, and of course... a She's All That prom miracle.

Whether you hated high school or peaked in high school, Rati's true comical tales of teen angst and torture will make you feel a little smarter and a whole lot cooler.

Rati Gupta (Writer/Performer) is a rare breed of professional hip hop dancer turned comedy actor and writer. She trained with some of Chicago's most renowned choreographers while studying at Northwestern University, and worked alongside musical artists Lupe Fiasco and Flo Rida. As an actor, she has worked on various indie films, lent her voice to Sasha of The Bratz, and co-starred in the MTV movie Worst.Prom.Ever., directed and produced by the internet comedy conglomerate Derrick Comedy. Rati is a Moth StorySLAM champion, graduate of the Upright Citizen's Brigade improv program, and has performed at comedy venues all over Los Angeles, including the Hollywood Improv and the World Famous Comedy Store. Not Another Teen Solo Show is Rati's debut one-chick show, previously a part of the 12th Annual LA Comedy Festival, the Hollywood Fringe Festival and the New York International Fringe Festival.

NADIA VAZQUEZ (Director) is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and can be seen headlining at Second City Hollywood with her musical improv team, Hug Bear. Her theatre credits include the Pasadena Playhouse's sold out run of Tales of a Fourth Grade Lesbo and Lip Service: Queering The Musical Theater Canon. Her directorial credits include The Hardy Boys and the Mystery of Where Babies Come From by Christopher Durang (USF College Players) and Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues (Stella Adler New York).

The performance schedule is as follows:

Thursday Aug. 29 @ 7pm
Saturday Aug. 31 @ 5:30
Sunday Sept. 1 @ 10pm

To learn more about the production and team, please visit www.NotAnotherTeenShow.com

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