“Mine for the Tribe” is a sermon (I know, no running away yet). Written and performed by Chris Smith, this one person show focuses on mental health in the arts. By following Chris’ journey through growing up on a ranch, attending theater school, being a television producer in LA, leaving LA because of his one-eyed rescue pup and then watching his world crumble as two important women in his life died (one an artist that never faced her demons), he drives home the point that we need to take better care of ourselves. Set up in chapters, some are Chris playing cultural avatars from his life phases, interspersed with “book reports” on the ideas that made him know he was an artist and that his brain ain’t like the average person’s (ideas that, as the show points out. Once the greatest tragedy in his life happens, he realizes that once you heal yourself, the mission is to help the other artists around you, so we don’t lose any more. Armed with only a stack of four books and a few easy to add costumes and props, Chris jumps between clowning, character work, intense need to devour interesting ideas and find the honest problem within to help others. Originally an 80-minute piece, Chris is smooshing it down to under an hour to ensure he meets the guidelines of festivals like yours.

Ages 18+ - 1hr

Location: ACTORS COMPANY (LET LIVE THEATER), 916 N.Formosa Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046

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