ClownFest:
Tutti-Frutti
Tutti-Frutti
Presented By Iveliz Martel
Sept. 8, 2024 @ 7:30 PM
Join an apricot from Chile in cleverly plotting her escape from a packinghouse in pursuit of her ultimate dream: to shine as a soap opera superstar. Along her journey, this spirited apricot encounters the formidable presence of Paola Bracho, her idol and a beloved diva of Mexican telenovelas. Infused with humor and heart, this solo clown show explores the themes of migration, dreams, and the stumbles towards success.
About the Creative Team
Iveliz Martel (Creator – She/Her) is a Chilean actor based in Seattle. Her clown show Tutti Frutti Soap Opera, co-created with Bradley Wrenn, was part of the Springshot Festival at 18th and Union in Seattle. She also performed her solo show Buda Errante for 12 Min Max at Base Art Space. Iveliz has performed in productions at Seattle Children’s Theatre (Luchadora), Seattle Shakespeare Company (The Merry Wives of Windsor), Yun Theatre (Chalk), Strawberry Jam at 12th Ave Arts (Passage and Glass. Kill. Bluebeard’s Friends). Iveliz graduated from the MFA in Acting program at the University of Washington School of Drama, and she is also a science journalist who has developed a career as a radio reporter in her country.
Bradley K. Wrenn (Director/Co-Creator) is a theater artist dedicated to ‘joyful play and absurd whimsy.’ His work has been hailed as ‘daft, ephemeral and joyous’ by the Scotsman, and he has been praised for his ‘refusal to relinquish that unrefined creative spirit’ by the New York Times. Original works produced by his theater company, the Berserker Residents, include: The Jersey Devil, The Giant Squid, The Annihilation Point (NYTimes Critics Pick), The Lapsburgh Layover (commissioned by Ars Nova, NYTimes Critics Pick and Village Voice Critic Pick), The Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure Show (commissioned by Theater Horizon and published by PlayScripts), It’s So Learning (Presented by FringeArts and ASU Gammage), The Post Show (Presented at The Assembly in Edinburgh, Scotland), and Broccoli, Roosevelt and Mr House (commissioned by FringeArts). His work has been presented nationally and internationally at the Abraham’s Art Center, The San Francisco Mime Troupe, The Annenberg Center, The Assembly in Scotland, and ASU Gammage. Additionally, he has worked as a deviser, writer, and producer with Swim Pony Performing Arts, Pig Iron Theater Company, and with the director Nell Bang-Jensen. As a performer, he has collaborated with Mum Puppet Theater, The Lantern Theater Company, Theater Horizon, Azuka Theater Company, and Shakespeare in Clark Park.