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1518: The Dancing Plague Summer Soiree!
1518: The Dancing Plague Summer Soiree!
Fri, Jul 17
Address Provided Upon Purchase!
A summer evening of food, drinks, and activities to support Hannah Ponturo's new play, 1518: The Dancing Plague, as it prepares to head to Festival Fringe in Edinburgh!
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1518: The Dancing Plague is a satirical comedy set in the year 1518, inspired by the infamous mass hysteria that led to uncontrollable dancing. The chaos of the plague, both absurd and dire, reflects uncanny parallels to the crises of our modern age, making it a relevant and thought-provoking piece.

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Meet the Creative Team for 1518: The Dancing Plague

Hannah Ponturo - Writer/Director

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1518: The Dancing Plague is carefully penned by Hannah Ponturo. Hannah is a proud LA valley girl with formidable NY theater kid aspirations. Hannah’s work has been produced at the Lyric Hyperion Theater in LA and Ensemble Studio Theater in NY. She’s worked as a Writer’s Assistant/Showrunner’s Assistant on BET+ and Paramount’s, Diarra From Detroit and Beef Season 2 for Netflix. Hopefully some of their talent has rubbed off on her!

Meet the Cast of  1518: The Dancing Plague

Britney Shields as The Town Crier

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Britney is a Groundlings-trained, working drag queen in Los Angeles. You can find her performing up and down the West Hollywood strip, in the pits of Downtown, or at Akbar’s “Learn the Words, Bitch” where she is begrudgingly considered a legend herself.  She regularly hosts watch parties for award shows such as the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Grammys which is the closest anyone will allow her to get to any celebrities, through a screen at least 200 yards away. She also hosts the weekly “It Girl Podcast” talking to the rising stars and pioneers of the LA drag scene about current events, pop culture, and politics. In 2025, she produced and hosted the inaugural It Girl Awards, a celebration of the year's biggest pop culture moments and an opportunity to recognize excellence within the local drag community. Britney is thrilled to be joining the “Dancing Plague” cast and hopes you enjoy the show.

Saturday July 11th - 6:30PM PST

Sunday July 19th - 2PM PST

August 24th-August 30th 9PM BST

Want to Support our Upcoming Production?

Donations go to our upcoming production of Hannah Ponturo's new play, 1518: The Dancing Plague, slated for performance at this year's Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland! 

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