Death and Coffee

Annie Lesser

A conversation over coffee. Although this show deals with death and grief, it has a PG rating.
Hollywood Fringe Audience favorite and deeply intimate show includes free drink of choice. Coffee, tea or vegan hot cocoa. Runtime approx 30mins. One audience at a time.
An autobiographic immersive one-woman one audience member show by Anne Katherine Lesser (…please, call me annie). Annie Lesser is the creator of Getting to Know You, the Lumpy Cramp Spirit of the Fringe winner 2015, and A(partment 8), Top of the Fringe nominee 2016, winner of the Fringe Immersive Theater award 2017, and Fringe Screamiest Show winner 2017.
Featured in We Like LA and LA Weekly as shows to watch out for at the Hollywood Fringe. What Audiences and Critics Say about Death & Coffee: 
"The best magicians aren’t the ones on a huge stage, making white tigers disappear. The best are the closeup magicians, who perform small miracles while sitting mere inches from you. Annie is such a magician. Her performance is wonderful. Every emotion is believable—her smiles are real, her eyes convey sadness without ever crying false tears. She shares her story as if she was telling it for the first time." -James H-
"It was such a subtle performance...when you realize the significance of what she gives you. Just masterful." -Erik E-
"Sometimes the shows that seem the simplest are the most complex. A cup of coffee (or tea or vegan hot cocoa) and a conversation. On the surface, that seems pretty simplistic, but what follows are emotional ups and downs. This isn’t a Fringe show, this is a conversation you’re having with a friend. This is your friend wanting to open up and let out things that are on her mind. This is the type of thing we all need to do, but rarely get to." -My Haunt Life-
"You need not have experienced a loss like hers to connect with Annie Lesser’s story; she’ll bring you along with her from death through grief to, hopefully, what comes after. Hers is not a standard story, though death is the most universal of human conditions. Her honesty and perspective are such that, by the end of her story, you’ll feel as if you’ve processed something along with her; that maybe that taste of death need not linger so strongly on the tongue. Death and Coffee is a fitting name for the show in so many ways; yes, it’s a description of the conversation itself, but it also serves as a sort of metaphor for loss. Death is bitter, not unlike a strong cup of coffee; think of Death and Coffee as what’s needed to make that once bitter story sweet."- HAUNTING
"Annie has fantastic emotional insight and is an extraordinary writer — her monologues are powerful and moving." -Michael H-
"Annie provides a lovely story about loss and memory that made me feel a gamut of emotions, and even though she was doing almost all the talking, she really made me feel listened to and drew me into her world." -Drew P-
"SEE IT... This piece is beautifully cathartic without causing the audience to feel like a therapist. Lesser didn’t force any emotion nor added any dramatics to merely evoke emotion from the audience - it was simply a conversation that is guided by Lesser’s story. Lesser’s exploration of loss and memories leaves the audience to ponder their own life, but more importantly the lives of those around them." -See It or Skip It LA-
"It’s brave, honest and open. Annie Lesser always manages to get me to think about things a little differently, and this is her at her most intimate." -Tim B-
"Though it is actually quite short. It doesn’t feel it. It feels rich and involving." -Daniel M-
 "I’ve caught myself pondering the themes several times after setting down my mug." -Benjamin S-
"The intimacy of the conversation and how the deep reflection made me reevaluate my priorities and to learn to just live a little, have fun, and cherish the moments I have." -Spencer F-

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