Suggests: Jessica Mele Ed.M. '05 EAT THE MAMA Premiere
Fri, Jun 06
|Los Angeles
Time & Location
Jun 06, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM PDT
Los Angeles, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038, USA
About the event
Welcome to motherhood: the gravity’s crushing, the breast pump’s relentless, and the only escape is orbit. In this critically-acclaimed solo performance, Jessica reimagines herself as an astronaut after giving birth—not to explore new worlds, but to survive the unforgiving terrain of early parenthood. EAT THE MAMA is a wildly funny, deeply tender crash landing into being a mom, where love, shame, and everything you once knew comes undone.
It’s comedy on the surface, truth at the core, and a journey into being completely devoured by love.Writer/producer/performer Jessica Mele Ed.M ‘05 is a comedy writer and performer who co–founded San Francisco’s longest-running female-driven sketch comedy group, Chardonnay. Now based in LA, she spends her time as an unwilling participant in her son’s Lego Star Wars games and writing parody songs about the patriarchy. EAT THE MAMA is directed by May Liang. Presented as part of the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
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