LEAVING a BFF 2026 Free Event

It’s BFF 2026, the 11th Annual BFF Binge Fringe Festival of FREE Theatre, October 13 through November 20, the only FREE Fringe Festival in the nation, offering 37 in-person plays, workshops and family-oriented events, presenting:

CLOSING NIGHT!

Special dress rehearsal preview performance on Wednesday, November 4 at 4pm; to make reservations for this day only, email [email protected]

“We grew up like wild animals with the wrong set of instincts for our environment.” From sitting outside skid row hotel bars while her father was inside hustling up logging work over mugs of beer, to socializing with presidents and Hollywood Royalty, Barbara Williams recounts lessons learned and the lifeline her acting career gave her. Written & Performed by Barbara Williams.

Kirkus Reviews said of her memoir The Hope In Leaving "a testimony to one woman’s resilience and ability to love in the face of unimaginable hardship.”

Post-show Refreshments and Reception with the artist!

Special thanks to generous grants from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, and Playhouse PALS. The BFF celebrates the range and depth of the human condition and the idea that theatre arts experiences are vital, transformative, and must be available for all.

FREE as part of the BFF Binge Fringe Festival of Free Theatre. Live-streaming info can be found at SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com. No need to make a reservation If you are live-streaming.