Los Angeles, CA. The nonprofit Coho Theatre in my hometown of Portland, Oregon was an exceptional place to stage SHOWSTOPPER. The show was sold out. The theater professionals at Coho are fantastic, particularly the technical department.
Here’s how Coho promoted my one-woman show:
SHOWSTOPPER
November 22, 2023 @ 8 PM
Following her sold-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Portland native Isabel Klein showcases her jaw-dropping talents in this one-woman show. The self-proclaimed, famous Hollywood actress takes you on a self-indulgent journey, working her way to the top. But when everything goes horribly wrong, can she hold it together until the final curtain? Find out in this cringe-worthy spoof about reaching for the stars in Tinseltown. Don’t let Klein’s credits from the Hollywood Improv and Groundlings intimidate you! She puts her clown shoes on one foot at a time. Come for a night of laughter, surprises, and unforgettable acting – Book your tickets to SHOWSTOPPER today!
The Reviews Are In
“Klein is such a charming stage presence that you can’t help but root for her.”
-The Scotsman Newspaper, Fringe Festival
“Isabel Klein is an amazing performer, singer, and has hilarious facial expressions. Truly exceptional, not to be missed.”
– One4Reviews, Fringe Festival
About the Creator
ISABEL KLEIN is from Portland and makes people laugh in Los Angeles. Training includes Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, Groundlings, Second City in Chicago, Pepperdine Fine Arts Division, and Robert D’Avanzo. She’s passionate about storytelling, improv, and sketch comedy. Isabel has over 20 stage credits and a dozen video/film projects completed. She is a writer and producer of 11 variety shows and has performed at the Improv in Hollywood and the Comedy Store. An improviser for six years, Isabel’s Groundlings-based troupe is called Off-Leash. Additionally, Isabel is a TikTok creator with over 3 million views and performs stand-up comedy and sketch comedy all around Los Angeles. Isabel is also the director of the Improv program at Pepperdine University. Connect online, on Instagram at @isabel_klein, and on TikTok at @frizzyhairizzy.Mission
The mission of the Cuomo Theatre Collaborative is to secure a sustainable home for the performing arts at 2257-2259 NW Raleigh Street that provides space, resources, and opportunities to artists and audiences. Through a model of collective leadership, artist empowerment, and affordable access, this space will reverse the gentrification narrative and integrate the arts as a necessary piece of community vitality in Portland’s exploding Slabtown neighborhood.
Vision
Performance requires a place. A place to make, to practice, to gather, and to share a visceral experience. Smaller itinerant companies and individual artists are dependent on access to high-quality, affordable performance, rehearsal, teaching, and office spaces. Over the last several years, venue after venue has closed or downsized. There is a scarcity crisis that limits opportunities. Covid has compounded the problem. There is no shortage of creative sparks lighting up Portland. They just need the right place to land, catch, and burn steadily. The vision of the Cuomo Theatre Collaborative is to provide this place at 2257-2259 NW Raleigh Street.
The CTC offers a strong and unique network of programming, resources, and opportunities for the community: compelling productions of scripted work, innovative devised pieces, and community events; accessible performance, rehearsal, and office space; robust technical infrastructure, including a recording studio, design lab, and broadcast equipment; a 10-month training program in contemporary performance; a year-long Mentorship Company for emerging theatre makers; and a co-producing model to subsidize projects by independent artists and smaller companies. With all of this, creative sparks from artists of all backgrounds will find a promising, radically inclusive place to land; a vibrant, supportive environment in which to ignite; and a sustainable home for self-expression where we can all gather around the fire.
About The Partnership
The Philip Cuomo Family Foundation: The Philip Cuomo Family Foundation is committed to preserving Philip’s legacy. Our first mission is to secure a permanent home, at the CoHo Theatre building, for a consortium of performing arts organizations in Portland.
CoHo Productions: For the past 26 years, CoHo has nurtured and supported Portland area theatre artists through a model of theatrical co-production, championing exceptional local artists and deepening the theatrical landscape of the community. Inspired by the vision of previous Producing Artistic Director, Philip Cuomo, their mission is to empower a robust and sustainable producing community in Portland by providing emerging artists with essential creative resources, opportunities, and networking support, centering marginalized and oppressed voices in order to foster a more liberated theatre culture in our city.
