BFF 2023 presents Anzu Lawson's The Rub

This show is technically full. But with free events there is (sadly) a 10-15% no-show rate so there is a chance you can still get in. Arrive at the Playhouse when Will Call opens (2:30pm) and put your name on the Wait List and then hang around  (or take a walk on the Third Street Promenade). Right at show time - 3:00pm - any seats not picked up will be given to the people on the Wait List in the order of when they signed in. Fingers crossed that you get to see this great show! 

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ALREADY HAVE TICKETS: If you are unable to attend let us know at theatre@SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com or 1-310-394-9779 x1 so you're not depriving someone else of a seat. Thanks!

Santa Monica Playhouse has be

Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural treasure in the seaside community for 63 years. Now, the Playhouse is giving love back with its 8th Annual Binge Free Festival (BFF), five weeks of free performances, workshops, readings, music and poetry in Santa Monica’s ONLY fringe festival. What’s on today?

The Rub - 3:00 PM, The Other Space, 60 min, 13+

Inspired by Anzu Lawson’s 30-minute single camera comedy pilot about her life as a stand-up comic who secretly pays her bills by being every Asian mother's worst nightmare... a masseuse. The Rub is based on Lawson’s true-life experiences as a celebrity masseuse. This is the first time she has come out publicly about her two decades long secret “survival job” that ultimately became the greatest spiritual lesson of her life. By touching other people’s pain, Anzu ultimately healed her own. Written & performed by Anzu Lawson. Directed & developed by Jessica Lynn Johnson. Includes post-show reception with the artist.

BFF 2023 Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre is presented through generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, and Playhouse PALS.

Any protocols in effect on the date of the performance will be observed. Masking is no longer required. We have extras if you’d like. Just ask.