Hollywood Fringe Best Show Winner Set To Blow Edinburgh Audiences Out Of The Water
Acclaimed US performer and writer brings his high-octane, soul bearing show, MUTANT OLIVE to the Scottish capital this August
Mitch Hara is Adam Astra. Adam is an actor. He is auditioning… and this is one audition, the like of which has never been seen. Prepare for something you’ll never forget.
With his past constantly seeping into his present, Astra breaks the fourth wall, confronts his audience and gleefully spoons out tales of his soul-sucking childhood, monstrous substance abuse, rampant sex, crashed cars & a black cape, all whilst going for a part in Hamilton Unplugged.
“Hara’s cracked perspective and fearless honesty are reason enough to check out his humorously cauterizing account.”
In Mutant Olive 2.0, an award winning solo show that brings on tears of laughter and despair and visions of God, Hara takes his audience on a heart-wrenching rollercoaster ride, featuring sex, drugs, disco balls and blackouts.
“Hilarious! Tragic! Shocking! Run!”
Mitch Hara has directed or had sex with John Travolta, Maura Tierney, Susan Lucci, Sally Kirkland, John Savage, Angela Lansbury, Doris Roberts, Joe Manganiello, Karen Black, Marlon Wayans, Ilana Glazer, Colton Haynes, and half of NYC.
Hara was raised by speed-freak alcoholics, an experience that shaped his unique voice and eccentric view of the world. Drugs, cookies and chaos also helped inform his artistic flare. He escaped to New York City at age 19, when he was invited to join the acclaimed Actors Studio. There, he performed in several plays off-Broadway as well as comedy clubs, Studio 54 and a few rehabs. He’s guest-starred on numerous series, including a recurring role on ER as Stanley a suicidal mental patient, several pilots and film roles, including a snuff-film producer, Latin Jerry in The Art of Dying. Hara has also written, directed and performed in 5 critically acclaimed plays, winning an “Outstanding Performance” award from Backstage for his portrayal of “Sister Coco Call-Me-Ishmael,” a mental-patient-drag-queen-nun, in The Tragic and Horrible Life of the Singing Nun. His short form series, Smothered Season 2 went viral on Amazon Prime and voted “Top 10 to Binge.”
Mutant Olive runs from 31 July to 25 August at The Gilded Balloon Patter House at 13.40hrs - https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/mutant-olive-2-0