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Thanks to everyone who came out and saw Murder on the Row last night!

Always thankful to work with my friends at Soapbox Stageworks. It's always a good time!

Be sure to follow @soapboxstageworks for updates and announcements on all their upcoming shows and events!

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Big Sur Vineyards💕💕💕 supports @soapboxstageworks and their Youth Programs Soapbox Kids Kamp and the Youth Playwrights Program. You too can help! Join me, Karen Devaney and the entire team October 15th for a fabulous evening of theatre, food and drink AKA @bigsurvineyards wines at the Stanton Center. Hope to see you there😃#goodcause❤️ #theaterkids #goodlaughs😂 #supportthecause

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Don’t be afraid to share your stories you’ll never know who it will reach ⭐️

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“It healed a certain part of me being a single mother”

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“I’m sorry, but we have a small crowd.”

My response: “No worries. Whoever is meant to be here will be here, and we’re going to make it a good time.”

And that’s exactly what we did. ❤️

Monterey, CA, thank you for the memories and for allowing me to take you on this journey through my show.

We laughed, we cried, and we felt so many emotions throughout this journey on stage. Thank you for embracing us, our story, and the show. Your presence, energy, and support meant more than you know.

Until we meet again.

The tour continues in Peoria, AZ, on October 3rd!

Much love! ❤️🙏

#storytelling #storyteller #california #montereyca #monterreycalifornia

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We’ve got a show tomorrow in Monterey, CA! 🎭❤️

My solo show, Let’s Laugh a Little (Vamos a Reír un Poco), is coming to a new audience, and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to share this story—to laugh, reflect, and connect.

If you have friends in the area, please let them know, tag them, and repost! 🙏🏽❤️
Details are in the comments and on the next slide.

What an amazing ride this has been with this show and the journey of self-producing it.

We’ve invested our own money into this vision, and the love, support, and humanity we’ve received along the way have been incredible.

It’s not about the money. It’s about the story, creating memories, connecting with people, and continuing to do what you love.

Thank you to everyone who has supported this journey. We’re just getting started. ❤️🙏🏽

#storytelling #california #monterrey #monterreycalifornia #supportthearts

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MONTEREY—HERE WE GO! 💥🌈

Three days until I step onto the stage with Polly’s Army of One—a funny, fierce and deeply human story about growing up gay, longing to belong, and finally finding the courage to become yourself.

Come laugh, cry and cheer for the kid inside all of us who’s still hoping to belong.

🗓 Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Stanton Theatre, Monterey
🎭 Part of the Central Coast Solo Festival
🎟 Student tickets are $20

Tickets through the link in my bio or the QR code on the flyer.

And Monterey/Bay Area friends: will you please share this with one person who needs this story—or one person who simply loves great live theatre? Let’s fill those seats! 🩷

#PollysArmyOfOne #CentralCoastSoloFestival #MontereyCA #SoloTheatre #LGBTQStories

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The show is officially hitting the road! 🚐✨

The trunk is packed. The props are packed. The costumes are packed. An alarming number of mysterious tubes are packed. 😂

And next week, Polly and her whole Army of One are heading to Monterey!

This show is deeply personal to me—a funny, fierce and tender story about growing up different, searching for belonging, and finally finding the courage to become who you were all along.

I would absolutely love to see you there.

POLLY’S ARMY OF ONE
Part of the Central Coast Solo Festival
September 25 & 26 at 7 PM
Stanton Theatre, Monterey

Tickets through @soapboxstageworks—the link is in my bio. Ps I am performing with other incredible artists @rhcomedy @kirk_mcgee

And if you have friends anywhere near Monterey or the Bay Area, please send this their way. Let’s fill that theatre! 🩷🏳️‍🌈

#PollysArmyOfOne #CentralCoastSoloFestival #MontereyCalifornia #SoloTheatre #lgbtq

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One week from tonight, I’ll walk onto a stage in Monterey and perform Polly’s Army of One.

I imagined this final week would be filled with excitement, nerves, rehearsals and frantic searches for things I was absolutely certain I had packed.

Instead, I am moving through it while grieving the death of my brother.

Grief and creativity make strange companions. One moment I’m deep inside the show, laughing at a character I love. The next, everything stops and the loss washes over me again.

I’m discovering that perseverance doesn’t mean pushing grief aside. It means letting grief come along. It means resting when I need to rest, rehearsing when I can, and trusting that I don’t have to arrive onstage untouched by what has happened.

This show is about a kid trying to understand who she is. It’s about family, first love, belonging, hiding, courage—and the long journey toward becoming yourself.

My brother was part of that journey. In ways both complicated and tender, he helped me learn how to be the boy I thought I needed to become.

So next week, I will carry him with me.

Polly’s Army of One
Central Coast Solo Festival
September 25 & 26 at 7 PM
Stanton Center Theatre • Monterey

Presented by @SoapboxStageworks, alongside the extraordinary festival artists.

Tickets through the link in my bio. And if you know someone near Monterey, Carmel, Salinas, Santa Cruz or the Bay Area who might need this story, please send this to them. 🩵
#pollysarmyofone #centralcoastsolofestival #soapboxstageworks #soloshow #LGBTQStories

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LOOK! THERE WE ARE! 💛🎭
Weekend Two of the FIRST Annual Central Coast Solo Festival — and I’m getting ridiculously excited!
September 25 & 26, I get to share the stage with two terrific and award winning solo performers:
✨ Rick Wind Herrera — Vamos a Reír un Poco (Let’s Laugh a Little)
🌈 Me! — Polly’s Army of One
✨ Kirk McGee — The Honorable Herbert Peabody
Three performers. Three completely different stories. Two nights of solo theatre.
And I LOVE that we get to be part of the very first Central Coast Solo Festival, created and produced by @soapboxstageworks. Here’s to the beginning of a wonderful new Monterey theatre tradition!
📍 Stanton Center Theatre, Monterey
📅 September 25 & 26
⏰ 7 PM
Come for Polly. Discover @rhcomedy comedy Rick and @honherbertpeabody Kirk. Come celebrate live storytelling with all of us. ❤️
Tickets through @soapboxstageworks — link in their bio.
And if you know somebody in Monterey, Carmel, Pacific Grove, Salinas or the Bay Area who loves live theatre, tag them below or send this post their way. Help us fill the house for Festival Weekend Two! (Note that Week one is fantastic too!)
#SoapboxStageworks #SoloTheatre #LiveTheatre #Monterey MontereyTheatre PollysArmyOfOne

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🚨 MONTEREY FRIENDS — TELL YOUR FRIENDS! 🚨

Polly’s Army of One is coming to the Central Coast Solo Festival! 🌈

September 25 & 26 • 7 PM
@soapboxstageworks

Come laugh, cry, and cheer for the kid inside all of us who’s still hoping to belong. ❤️

I’m performing WEEKEND TWO, so make sure you grab tickets for Sept. 25 or 26!

🎟️ Tickets at @soapboxstageworks or hit the link in my bio.

And if you know someone in Monterey, Carmel, Santa Cruz, the Bay Area — SEND THIS TO THEM! I want to fill that theater with beautiful humans.

I cannot WAIT to see you there. ❤️🌈

#PollysArmyOfOne #CentralCoastSoloFestival #Monterey #SoloTheatre #LGBTQStories

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Thanks to everyone who came out and saw Winter One-Acts this last weekend! I'm always grateful to work with my friends at @soapboxstageworks. It's always a good time! Be sure to check out their upcoming shows! They've got some good stuff in the works.

Big shout-out to Christopher Riven (may our paths cross one day) 😂

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