Heart Held at Knife Point

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How do you navigate love when wounding is inevitable? For Micah, this is literally true. To break-up with someone, you must stab them… or slice them, or burn them, or shoot them... so long as they bleed. Micah pursues her first college romances while trying to keep her heart (and body) in one piece. The play is a blood-soaked cautionary tale that explores (literally) messy relationship dynamics, the inherent vulnerability of trust, and the struggle for emotional self-preservation when everyone's trying to take a chunk out of you. At times funny, the show remains intimate and earnest as Micah wrestles with the lasting wounds of love and heartbreak.

Content Warnings:

Fake Blood, Emotional Abuse Dynamics, Implied Sexual Assault

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Cast

Creative Team

Meet the Company

Grady Hicks

Micah

Grady Hicks is thrilled to to be making her Fringe debut. She graduated with a BA in Theatre from the University of Denver in 2020. Grady is originally from Colorado, but has recently made the move to LA. You can see Grady in the web series “Hell is Other People” coming out later this year. Some of her other favorite credits include Annelle in Steel Magnolias (Kentwood Players), Phoebe in As You Like It (Shakespeare in the Wild), Sharla in Killer Joe (DU), and Sandra in One flew over the cuckoo’s Nest (DUPAI). Grady has had the best time working on Heart Held at Knife Point. A truly enchanting new work that explores love and heartbreak in a way you have never seen before! (The blood is a perk too) Enjoy the show! Leave us a review!!

Elliot Davis

Ry

Elliot Davis is honored to be debuting the role of Ry in the world premiere of Heart Held at Knife Point at Hollywood Fringe 2024. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Elliot is an actor, director, and producer now living in Los Angeles. Elliot is a main company member of Echo Theatre Company and is a Lab Company member of Impro Theatre. With the latter of which, Elliot performs full-length improvised plays in styles such as modern Chekov, Tennessee Williams, and Noel Coward. Elliot has also performed in the UCB Del Close Marathon, and is a former champion of the UCB Cagematch Tournament. Elliot has also worked as a teaching artist, namely with Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, serving as an assistant director and fight choreographer. He also has assistant directed a main stage production at his alma mater, Occidental College, where he received his BA in Theater.

Micah Conway

Seth

Mikah Conway is delighted to be making his Hollywood Fringe debut along side such an amazing group of people. With a BA in theatre from the University of Denver, Mikah made his move to Los Angeles in 2022. His past credits includes Christopher in The Sound Inside (Curious Theatre Company), Edward Beale in Into the Wild Frontier (INSPTV), and multiple characters in The Life is Strange Series (Deck Nine Games). He can’t wait to share is latest work on Heart Held at Knife Point with you.

Darbianna Dinsmore

Cora

Darbianna Dinsmore was born in Texas, and graduated from the University Of Mississippi with a BFA in acting. She has played many notable roles (predominantly period pieces). She specialized in Commedia dell'arte in both the US and Siena, Italy at Le Piccolo Theatre de Sienna. In Los Angeles, she has been in numerous Shakespeare shows produced by Pints & Players where she played Juliet, Claudio, and Lady MacDuff. This is her 5th year doing the Hollywood Fringe festival. Past shows include Karma in a Fish Bowl, and She Stoops to Scandal. She most recently co-created and produced an immersive theatre puppet show, Long Ride Home: A Garage Fairytale, and she plans on continuing her work with puppets. She is very proud to be part of this show and to work with such a talented team.

Eliran Sternin

Playwright

Eliran Sternin (they/he) is a queer nonbinary playwright from Los Angeles with a focus in horror drama, specifically relational body horror. This is their first full-length produced work, beginning as their college senior project in 2019 (where it was based in much more literal goings-on). Outside of playwriting, Eliran is an immersive theatre performer, most recently starring in Production of Agora’s Long Ride Home: A Garage Fairytale. They are so thrilled to finally be able to pour their innards out after 5 years of work, and they are unbelievably grateful to the cast and crew for dedicating their time and talent to this messy dream project.

Shayna Sternin

Director & Sound Designer

Shayna Sternin (they/them) is proud to be part of Heart Held at Knife Point’s world debut! It’s been a privilege for Shayna to help these talented actors bring life to this show, which wouldn’t have been possible without the brilliance of the (small but mighty) production team. When Shayna’s not in rehearsal, they can be found teaching voice lessons for the CalArts CAPs Music program, LARPing as a sword-wielding raccoon, or trying to befriend a feral cat. Lastly, they want to thank the participants and audience of Hollywood Fringe for sustaining the vibrancy of the LA theatre community!

Autumn Scott

Producer & Technical Director

Autumn Scott (she/they) is a Los Angeles based artist and producer. Her lifelong compulsion towards storytelling and making has led her to a career in technical theater, with a special interest in immersive arts. At 25, she has already worked on over 100 productions in a wide variety of roles including but not limited to stage management, scenic design, and lighting design. Most recently, she has taken the leap into self-producing her own projects with The Long Ride Home: a Garage Fairytale, and is looking forward to discovering more outlets for her unquenchable creative appetite. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review on the Fringe website, and follow us on Instagram to keep up to date on future projects!

Kayla Franco

SFX Makeup Artist

Kay Franco (they/she) is a special effects artist who has always had a passion for the gory. They have spent 6 years working in the film industry and are excited to have the opportunity to be in the theater with Heart Held at Knife Point. They have worked on productions such as the Netflix special Griselda & the TV series This is Us. When not creating bloody messes, Kay works as a professional dog trainer by day and is a loving bird parent by night. Kay would like to thank Eliran, Autumn, and Shayna for inviting them to be apart of such an amazing production.

Reese Shald

Guitar Composer

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