Solo Fest 2024 Spotlight: Jill Young
The PlayGround Solo Performance Festival is PlayGround’s annual celebration of the best in California solo performance. Now going on its seventh year, this year’s Solo Fest runs January 26-February 11, 2024, with nine double-bill performances over three weeks in-person at Potrero Stage and simulcast.
Today’s spotlight: Jill Young in Little Stars Youth Theatre presents: MACBETH (a solo show), 2/3 & 2/4 at 7pm
Little Stars Youth Theatre presents: MACBETH (a solo show) is a metatheatrical marriage of slapstick comedy and queer existential angst– as an audience member, you walk into what is supposedly a children’s production of The Scottish Play. But when an emergency broadcast announces the incoming end of the world, the young cast evacuates, leaving only their director, Jill, behind. The show must go on…right? This comedic solo piece explores the paradox of live performance in a seemingly-doomed world. As Jill attempts to save the show, it devolves into an anxiety spiral on death and identity, featuring clowning, character performance, and Shakespeare.
JILL YOUNG, they/she, is an LA-based actor, writer, and comedian. They have a BFA in Acting and a certificate in Creative Writing from UT Austin, and have refined their comedic voice by studying sketch, improv, and clowning at The Second City and The Idiot Workshop. Jill is an active member of fluxus-inspired performance troupe The Nonsemble. Jill co-wrote and starred in the feature film “Dear Leo” (2020) which premiered at the Inside Out: Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival. They premiered “Little Stars…” in a sold-out run at the 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival, and are looking forward to bringing it to Edinburgh in 2024. Follow @jillisyoung for updates and more shows!
PlayGround SoloFest 2024 features Amy Bouchard, Steve Budd, Geoffrey Grier, Bethany Mitchell, Miyoko Sakatani, Sonia Sawkar, Nicole Soul, Jill Young, and Hector Zavala, performed live at Potrero Stage and simulcast online. Online registrants can view the on-demand recording for up to one week following the live performance. Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted) and advance reservations are required. NOTE: For in-person attendance, masks are voluntary (PlayGround will provide masks for those who don’t have them). Online viewing is available through https://tickets.playground-sf.org (after reserving ticket, log in, go to main menu at “home”, select “tickets for upcoming performances”, find your show, and click “watch”). For box office questions, including streaming/on-demand access, email boxoffice@playground-sf.org.