THE BIG HOT MESS Comes to DIVAfest

THE BIG HOT MESS, written and performed by Catherine Debon and featuring Kevin Copps as the Boss and voiceover by Owen Walker, will be directed by Amanda Ortmayer as part of DIVAfest this June.

The red numbers on the digital clock stare at her like the devil's eyes. In this corporate Film Noir world, Lavana fights to reclaim her missing soul. But can duct tape stop her from falling into madness while the red numbers stare on, or will our heroine end up one more victim of The Boss.

An exploration of aging and corporate manipulation, THE BIG HOT MESS brings the Film Noir genre to the stage. This exciting new performance piece brings together a year's worth of improvisation and development by DIVAfest board member Catherine Debon, and turns a stylish lens on greed and manipulation in the workplace, exposing the tension between boss and employee, man and woman, limits and limitlessness.

Opening Night (June 3) come in a Film Noir Costume and compete for a $50 prize, then stay for our post-show saketini party. Plus film noir trivia contests every night with special prizes!

Playing June 3-18 at 8 PM at the EXIT Theatre (156 Eddy Street, San Francisco). Get tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2476193.

Catherine Debon is a writer, performer and director who has been involved with the performance art scene since she immigrated from France in the mid 80's. She has created numerous solos from personal stories using physical theater improvisation. She weaves narrative, movement and musicality to create dreamscapes. In 1999, she graduated with a Masters in Drama therapy from CIIS, where she currently teaches and directs students for their Master's performance projects. Her last solo, Alma Colorada, won the Best of the 2011 San Francisco Fringe. The Big Hot Mess is the most "fictional" piece she has written so far and a departure from her solo creations.

Kevin Copps -- Boss has been acting in the Bay Area for the last ten years. He has appeared with, among others, Theatre Q, Ragged Wing, No Nude Men, The Pear, Dragon, Willows and Theatre Rhinoceros. Productions have included The Cherry Orchard, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Proof, Gross Indecency -- The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Breaking the Code, Disney in Deutschland, History of the Devil, and Mame. He was recently nominated by the San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle for featured actor in a play for his performance last year in Theatre Rhinoceros' Shakespeare Goes to War. Before moving to San Francisco near the turn of the century, he worked in the classical music business in New York.

Amanda Ortmayer - Director has worked as a production manager for DIVAfest for the past 13 years functioning in many different capacities. She has spent her theatre career as a technical director, designer, director, and performer in support of the Indie Theatre movement. She has worked for several theatrecompanies including Cinnabar Theatre, Pocket Opera, RIPE Theatre, Foul Play Productions, Three Wise Monkeys, Second Wind Productions, Precarious Theatre, Theater Pub, Abydos Theatre, Mugwumpin, Cutting Ball Theater, Woman's Will, and The EXIT.

DIVAfest has produced over 60 new plays by women. DIVAfest supports new and developing work with commissions, productions, co-productions, and work-shops of new work. DIVAfest celebrates female power and creativity, encouraging female artists, allies, and audiences to broaden their horizons and exceed boundaries.

IF YOU GO:

THE BIG HOT MESS

When: 8 PM

Opening Night: June 3 (cocktail party afterwards and costume contest)

Run: June 4, 10, 11, 17

Closing Night: June 18

Where: The EXIT Theatre (156 Eddy Street, SF)

How Much: $20-30 (sliding scale)

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2476193

More Info: www.divafest.info

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