Introducing US comedian and actor Olivia Levine who will perform her debut hour
‘Unstuck’ at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Just The Tonic @ the Mash House Bottle Room
for the month of August.
‘Unstuck’ is a very candid and raunchy comedy show about one woman’s quest to
embrace her queer sexuality. During this time, Levine’s OCD
started to rear its head, as she tried to cope with the shame of her ‘sinful behavior.’
Levine explains that, after a few years, she was able to forgive herself for her public
displays of sexuality. However, her discomfort with her body started to manifest via new
fears and behaviors. She delves into her high school years, which were fraught with new
quirks! Through impressions, standup and storytelling, Levine takes us through her most awkward and tumultuous years, which
were filled with profound shame and confusion.
When she finally gets to college, a revelation smacks her in the face – she’s gay! From
here, Levine explores her fixation on the college’s most admired lesbian, her journey
from courting her to losing her over the course of one evening, and the fallout from the
heartbreak…
Olivia Levine is a queer actor, comedian and writer based in Brooklyn. Originally from
San Francisco, she moved to NY for college, and received her B.A. in Theatre from
Barnard. Other training includes The Studio/NY, Uprights Citizens Brigade (UCB), and
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (London). In 2020, she did a month-long run of
‘Unstuck’, at the Tank NYC. The show garnered her lots of critical acclaim and was
resurrected at the same location in 2023.
Her first short film, LET LIV, premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2023. Levine wrote and
starred in the film alongside Christine Taylor (Zoolander, Arrested Development) and
Rosaline Elbay (Ramy, Kaleidoscope). The film was also a finalist at Film Pipeline 2023,
and showed at Montclair Film Festival, Slovakia Queer Film Fest, and many others. She
is presently developing the feature film version with director Erica Rose. Other film
credits include Tallulah opposite Allison Janney, and I Hate Kids with Tituss Burgess and
Tom Everett Scott. Olivia performs standup all over the city at venues such as The Bell
House, Union Hall, Club Cumming, Stonewall Inn and more
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