Amy Waller's GLORIA Set For Hollywood Fringe Festival

Vintage Collective announced today that following an acclaimed run in New Zealand, writer/performer Amy Waller will bring her acclaimed solo show Gloria to the Hollywood Fringe Festival for five performances only at the Lounge Theatre beginning June 3 at 8pm.

Performance dates and times are as follows - Sunday 6/3 at 8pm; Saturday 6/9 at 10pm; Saturday 6/16 at 8pm; Sunday 6/17 at 4pm; and Thursday 6/21 at 10pm.

Gloria follows the heartache, secrets, and bravery of New Zealand war bride Gloria Schmidt, whose marriage to an American serviceman made waves when she stood against the tide regardless of social disapproval. A fascinating and fearless solo show that leaps into flickering war-time romances, swing time dance halls, and sons lost to foreign fields. Based on a true story. Running time is 60 minutes.

Said Keeping Up with New Zealand, "Waller's subtlety in portraying such a strong character shines through ... visually and stylistically this production is extremely engaging and fascinating ... a truly inspiring story."

Amy Waller was born and raised in New Zealand by her Cincinnati-born parents. She received her acting training at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and then worked as a series regular on the NZ dramedy Amazing Extraordinary Friends along with a variety of other leading roles in NZ and Australian television, film, and theatre. She successfully toured two shows around NZ which she wrote and performed in. Her three-woman comedy show Death by Cheerleader was nominated for and won several comedy awards. She is now based in LA where she continues to train in an all-female advanced comedy class, as well as improv, scene study, and dance. Her recent US acting credits include working alongside Jason Jones as the Christian sister pop group member Kylie Lee on TBS's The Detour (created by Samantha Bee), and Lisbeth on ABC's new Marvel series, Runaways.

The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual, open-access, community-derived event celebrating freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Each June during the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrate the Hollywood neighborhood: fully equipped theaters, parks, clubs, churches, restaurants and other unexpected places host hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.

Tickets for Gloria are $15 and may be purchased online at www.hff18.org/5317 or by phone at (323) 455-4585. The Lounge Theatre is located at 6201 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, 90038.

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