About Seven Layers
Most women have a strong desire to be fully expressed, free, totally be themselves and share their voice/vision with the world.
AND most women also have this overwhelming urge to be perfect in every way.
This piece explores how those two facets of being a woman simply cannot exist in the same space.
Influenced by Arlo Guthrie, Wendy Wasserstein and the self help industry, this fast-paced, inspiring and surprising show incorporates monologue, poetry, movement and song.
The Team
Andrea Schell
Writer/Performer
Andrea is a Santa Monica-based solo performer, monologist and writer.
She was a recipient of The WildAcres Residency this past year, is the Creator/Producer/Host of the web show What Would Men Say? currently showing on Evox Television and is Associate Producer of the award winning indie feature, Tiger Orange.
Andrea is an active member of the storytelling scene in LA.
To learn more about her and her work, visit www.andreaschell.com
Wade Gasque
Director
Wade is a 2010 Nicholl Semifinalist for his screenplay, Half Truth. He's a Film Independent Fellow (chosen for their Director, Screenwriter and Producer labs) and was a finalist in the Netflix Find Your Voice Competition.
Wade is the Director and Co-Writer of the award winning indie feature Tiger Orange, currently sweeping through the festival circuit worldwide. The film had it's West Coast premiere at The Ford Amphitheatre and East Coast premiere at Lincoln Center. To see if Tiger Orange is coming to your town, visit www.tigerorangemovie.com
Character Gallery
What Audiences Are Saying
“She is a skilled, facile performer with a keen gift for accents and elastic facial expressions.”
DCist
“By seizing each of her characters in full from the moment she becomes them she performs the theatrical magic trick of making us forget that this is one actor playing many roles so that we can focus on the story, and enter the fictive dream...it's good art.”
DC Theatre Scene
“Count Andrea among the tiny handful of solo artists who can grab you by the lapels, pull you in and get you to listen. It is a rare, honed skill.”
“Andrea weaves different perspectives of the feminine deftly, bringing forth aspects of culture and the female experience in ways that made me laugh until it hurt, and want to cry for the wounds we as women carry.”
“I had the rare opportunity of watching Andrea's one woman show in the beautiful setting of Bali. She was funny, uplifting and oh so witty! I can't wait to catch her show in Los Angeles! Don't miss it!”
“You laugh+cry with her yummy+delicious characters!”
“Andrea writes with the perfect blend of comedy and pathos.”
Videos
Clips coming soon
Past Performances
July 18th & 19th - Capital Fringe @ Tree House Lounge - Washington, DC
August 8th - Private Residence - Charlotte, NC
August 21st & 22nd - Raleigh Arts Collective - Raleigh, NC
October 31st, 2014 - The United Solo Theatre Festival - New York, NY
October 29th, 2014 - Excerpts to be performed at the All For One October Salon - New York, NY
September 19th, 2014 - Poinciana Resort - Bali, Indonesia
April 10th & 17th, 2014 - Santa Monica Rep Solo Series - Santa Monica, CA
2009 - IO West - Los Angeles, CA
2009 - The McDougal Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
2009-2014 - Excerpts of this show have been performed at various coffee shops and performance spaces in both NYC & LA
This piece was developed through workshops at The Field in NYC.