Solo Fest 2021 – Featuring Carla Vega and Shyamala Moorty!

It’s nigh time for the 4th Annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, celebrating the work of intrepid solo performers as they harness their immense imaginations to captivate our attention for close to an hour — no small feat for a solitary creative in front of an attentive audience. This year’s festival boasts an impressive roster of personal storytelling, free-wheeling fiction, and docudrama dives into histories public and private.  We encourage you to catch every show at least once for the full experience, but to help you sift through the embarrassment of riches and learn a little more about our creatives, we asked our performers (and writers!) a few questions about their relationships with Solo Performance and PlayGround!

Next up: Carla Vega (she/her) in Shyamala Moorty’s (she/her) touching tale Grandma’s Hands!

PG: Why is Solo Performance important to you?
CV: Solo performance is a healing and inspiring outlet that helps me celebrate my passions, honor my stories, and make a creative contribution that speaks to the heart of our humanity.
SM: The opportunity to share stories that matter, even at a distance.

PG: How is the PlayGround Solo Fest helping you reach your artistic goals?
CV: Playground SoloFest is encouraging me to keep creating original work, stay inspired in the midst of an acting career shutdown and uplift voices like mine (women, BIPOC) that have been marginalized.
SM: Playground is giving us support to translate our work into an on-line platform.

PG: In one sentence, what should audiences expect from your show?
CV: My prayer is that this creative offering- combining acting/characters/poetry/music/movement/video- brings some healing, beauty, light and laughter to those who watch, reminding us of our connection to ancestors and the lessons of hope they hold for us.
SM: A story that will pull at your heartstrings and connect you to the ancestors.

You have two chances to see Carla in the Solo Fest: second weekend 1/31/2021 @ 7PM PT, and closing weekend 2/5/2021 @7PM PT!
Click either date to purchase tickets for that event, and check out the full schedule of performances in this year’s festival!