The Last 5.5 Years (not to be confused with the musical)

Kayla had high hopes for 2020 (as did we all). But truly, 2019 had been, up until that point, one of her worst years on record. Her cat died, she had an out-of-town Fringe flop, experienced some minor heartbreak, and almost got evicted because of OCD-related hoarding. With the freshness of the Fringe flop, she almost didn’t enter the lottery for the 2020 Victoria Fringe, figuring she needed a bit more time to lick her wounds. Ultimately leaving it up to the universe (because honestly, she was probably going to be waitlisted anyway, as per usual), the universe decided she was being a baby and told her to suck it up.

But in the worst ever example of mixed signals she had ever experienced, a few months later, the universe turned around and said, “Ha. Just kidding.”

The five years that followed took her on a journey through new mental health lows, a broken wrist, and a renoviction. But it also brought her opportunities for new beginnings and provided the necessary space to start to heal – mentally and physically. Now, after a five year delay, the universe has given her the chance she missed out on in 2020 – with a much more compelling story to tell this time around.

When Kayla got offered a spot off the waitlist on July 15, she decidedshe needed to take it. Especially since she had been applying ever sinceher first in 2012, and finally got in for 2020 (and we all know how that turned out). With that said, the show was indeed put together in a month, and should be considered more of a workshop production, with script-in-hand.

No latecomers after the show begins. 

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