BFF 2023 presents Kira Wallace's Unwrapped

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?

Unwrapped - 5:30 PM, The Other Space, 60 min, 13+

Unwrapped is the true story of a young woman trying to play God…and losing spectacularly. An absurdly dark comedy (think Fleabag meets Make Happy), Unwrapped chronicles 18-year-old Kira’s struggle to form genuine connections amidst a series of untimely deaths. Through the lens of her cynical, sardonic worldview, Kira explores the rising phenomenon of “gifted kid burnout.” Her show explores the impact of being told that she was better than everyone else—before she even knew who she was. She thought she could beat death. Then, a bunch of her friends died. Now, she’s not so sure. Throughout her show, Kira dissects her internal power struggle between a maladaptive desire for control and the intrinsic need for human connection. Ultimately embracing the inherent uncertainty of life, Kira abandons the pretense of performance in an unscripted conclusion, subjecting herself to scrutiny in a deliberate assertion of her own humanity. Written, performed and produced by Kira Wallace. Directed by Jamie Sanger.

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.

BFF events fill up quickly so if for any reason you are unable to attend please let us know  by contacting us at 1-310-394-9779 x1 or theatre@SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com