The Book That Won’t Close - Confessions of a Love Addict
The show follows a bi-culturally fluid deaf woman through a series of bad relationships, until she meets a transgender sex coach who walks her through a self-contained rehab for love addiction.
Through her unique relationship with TREVA, a fluid trans person who embraces both masculine and feminine, our protagonist learns to claim her place as a sacred hybrid on the path of healing and integration.
The show is a dark comedy that includes original rock music, dance, video projection and sign language and is not only inspirational but is "Edu-taining” to both cultures.
Directed and developed by award winning director Jessica Lynn Johnson. The show is inclusive to both hearing and d/Deaf audiences through the use of American Sign Language and spoken voice, and captioning.
"TL’s life experience as a hard of hearing person living in a fluid no man’s land of diversity packs a punch that will shake you to your soul!"
-Sharri Barrett, Broadway World/Culver City News
“The best one-person show I’ve ever seen. A master at unfolding societal taboos. Not to be missed! “
-Yvonne Ronceros, NoHo Arts District
“Some plays make me laugh, some make me think, a few stun with technical skill and passion, some do indeed make we weep. The Book That Won't Close does all of the above and more. “
-David MacDowell Blue, Theatre Reviewer- Night Tinted Glasses.
The show debuted at the Binge Fringe festival 2019 where it won “Best of Fest” and continued to win “Best of Fest’ and “Encore Awards at Solofest 2019 and 2020.
The Book That Won’t Close” was a diversity scholarship winner at the 2021 Hollywood Fringe where it was nominated Top of the Fringe, won Hollywood Encore Producer’s Award for commercial viability and success, as well as a Namba Splash Award for Cultural Enhancement and Female Empowerment.
ASL and English with English captions
Company: TL Forsberg
Rating: 18+
Cost: Pay-What-You-Can
Runtime: 75 minutes
DIGITAL PERFORMANCE
SCHEDULE
This performance is available on-demand. Your single ticket purchase allows you to view the show at any time during the 5-day festival from March 30th to April 3rd.