The Connie Converse Universe, Starring Hope Levy - a BFF 2023 MUSICAL SELECTION

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Santa Monica Playhouse has been a cultural treasure in the seaside community for 63 years. Now, the Playhouse is giving love back with its 8th Annual Binge Free Festival (BFF), five weeks of free performances, workshops, readings, music and poetry in Santa Monica’s ONLY fringe festival. What’s on today?

The Connie Converse Universe, Starring Hope Levy – A BFF 2023 MUSICAL SELECTION - 9:00 PM, The Other Space, 65 min, all ages

What is The Connie Converse Universe Starring Hope Levy? It’s a one-person cabaret act exploring the true life & mystery of our first female modern folk singer-songwriter, Connie Converse, whose songs, written in the 1950s, helped pave the way for the future folk singer-songwriters who came along in the 1960s. Connie Converse has not been seen or heard from since that August day in 1974 when she packed up her belongings in her VW Bug and drove away. 35 years after her disappearance her songs were re-discovered. A CD put out in 2009 with her original 1954 song demos went viral on Spotify. Singer-songwriter Hope Levy performs Connie's songs in her live acoustic show, sharing the stories and mystery of Ms. Converse’s life intertwined with some of her own! Includes post-show Q&A with the artist.  

BFF 2023 Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre is presented through generous grants from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, and Playhouse PALS.

Any protocols in effect on the date of the performance will be observed. Masking is no longer required. We have extras if you’d like. Just ask.