Smita Russell: Odds Are

Featuring the same humor, heart and fantastic head of hair that made her a two-time Moth StorySlam Champion, Smita Russell’s latest show untangles crazy coincidences and explores the limits of language and logic in the face of grief. For anyone who’s ever experienced loss and come back for more.

100% of proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the March of Dimes.

Smita Russell is a performer, writer and photographer. She began storytelling in 2023 and found unexpected joy and success in sharing on the stage. Before settling down in New York, Smita lived on six continents and spent long stretches sailing the high seas, despite crippling motion sickness. Professionally, she advises media moguls, CEOs, Oscar winners and G.O.A.T.s on all matters of education. This is her first solo show.

Jacqueline Loewen is a Canadian theatre maker and founding member of the physical sketch group Hot Thespian Action, which has been nominated for multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. She has worked extensively as a fight and movement choreographer on stages across Canada, won two Winnipeg Theatre Awards for outstanding choreography, taught “Live Art Making” at Arts Letters and Numbers in New York, and created and directed several experimental physical theatre pieces — notably In Time (Theatre Projects Manitoba) and La Belle Laide (nominated for Harry S. Rintoul award). She is grateful that these experiences have led to helping Smita birth this beautiful piece.

Jack Mitchell is an award-winning composer, songwriter, and music director based in Brooklyn, NY. Current projects include the first-ever Dr. Seuss podcast, The Cat in the Hat Cast (Wondery/Seuss Enterprises, 2024 Ambie Award Nominee for "Best Original Score and Music Supervision"), Popcorn Brainstorm (Netflix/Realm) The Plate Show (WNET), and 6+ seasons as lead composer for The Story Pirates Podcast (Realm/Spotify/Gimlet). Other recent credits include the Looney Tunes Podcast, "Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip" (Warner Bros. Animation, streaming on HBO Max), Sesame Street, SPTV (PBS) and Don't Break the Rules (Pinna). Musicals include The Claw (Beat by Beat Press), Strange! The Musical (CO/LAB Theatre Group), The Wrong American, and Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book?. Jack is a proud graduate of Northwestern University and member of the BMI Workshop and Dramatist Guild.

Poster design by Karen Vanderbilt.