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SALON NOIR, part lyric play/sketch revue and whole heartfelt farce.
Created and performed by Asia Martin and Angela Oliver, Salon Noir follows the artist journeys of two former high-school musical standouts as they navigate life from Chicago to the Hollywood hustle. Salon Noir is a living sketch revue production that draws stylistic inspiration from The Wiz, In Living Color, and The Color Purple, offering an imaginative and uplifting exploration of Black creativity, identity, and radical joy.
Our one-act show swings from sketch, to lyric play to afrofuturistic joy ride. In the vein of the Dark Tower Salons of the Harlem Renaissance, there will be music, movement, and a living multidisciplinary performance that evolves with the audience in an intimate black box theater.
Each audience will experience live and unique performances that raise questions and spark honest conversations around centering radical joy.
*This production is being presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Association Los Angeles Self-Produced Project Code.
BACKSTORY:
Asia Martin and Angela Oliver have been friends for 8 years, initially meeting at Chicago’s Sketchfest. Both multi-disciplinary thespians who went to performing arts high schools and hold BFA in Theatre, they bonded over just wanting to be successful enough to have in unit washers and dryers. In 2016 they joined a spoken word improv group called PREACH. With PREACH, they toured nationally at festivals such as Black and Funny Fest (MN), The Nestival (OH),Diverse AF Festival (NY) and also performed all over Chicago at The Laugh Factory, The Revival and The Annoyance. As Mainstage Alums from The Second City in Chicago, they honed their hilarity and genius in Chicago before flying into the LA scene.
Creative Team
Asia Martin
*Angela Oliver
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Meet the Company
Asia Martin
ASIA MARTIN (she/her) is an LA-based actress, standup comedian, and writer originally from Washington D.C. She graduated from DePaul’s Theatre School and wrote and performed in two revues on The Second City Mainstage in Chicago. She was featured in the 2021 ViacomCBS Comedy Showcase and has been seen on Showtime’s The Chi & CBS’s Ghosts. Asia is represented by Grossman and Jack Talent. Follow her on Instagram @_asiatheabstract.
*Angela Oliver
ANGELA OLIVER (She/Her) is a veteran Hollywood FringeFest Performer and NAACP THEATRE AWARD nominated Los Angeles based and long-time professional Chicago made actor/comedienne and multidisciplinary performing artist. Angela’s 2022 spring debut at Casa 0101 Theater in “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale” as Charlene (the titular Bronze Nightingale) garnered her high praise. Angela’s earlier 2022 performance in Sacred Fool Theatre’s production of “How We Got On” as Luann was also well received. Her past notable theatrical credits include performances in Second City’s Chicago Mainstage 107th Revue and Baby Wants Candy’s Shamilton: The Improvised
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SALON NOIR to Make World Premiere at 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival
The 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival will present the world premiere of Salon Noir, a one-act comedic celebration of radical Black joy, blending sketch, lyric play, and heartfelt farce.
Created and performed by Asia Martin and Angela Oliver, Salon Noir follows the artist journeys of two former high-school musical standouts as they navigate life from Chicago to the Hollywood hustle. Part sketch revue, part lyrical theater, the production draws stylistic inspiration from The Wiz, In Living Color, and The Color Purple, offering an imaginative and uplifting exploration of creativity, identity, and resilience.
Salon Noir will preview on June 15 at 12:00 PM at the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre in the Larchmont District (5638 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles). The production will also be performed on June 21 at 7:30 PM and June 29 at 9:30 PM as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival lineup.
SALON NOIR to Have Encore Run at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
SALON NOIR, an *award winning part lyric play, part sketch revue and whole heartfelt farce, celebrates the artist journey of two high-school musical standouts through an exploration of radical Black joy from Chicago to the Hollywood shuffle. Think The Wiz meets In Living Color meets The Color Purple.
*2025 BEST OF FEURY - BEST COMEDY award recipient.
True to its namesake, Salon Noir is a one-act comedic celebration of radical Black joy a la Dark Tower Salons of the Harlem Renaissance. Drawing inspiration from The Wiz, In Living Color and The Color Purple, Asia Martin and Angela Oliver deliver sketches, poetry, and living room style asides that invite audiences to be active participants in setting the stage for radical joy.
Salon Noir swings from sketch, to lyric play to afrofuturistic joy ride. Each show is a living multidisciplinary experience that evolves with the audience in an intimate black box theater. Each audience will experience live and unique performances that raise questions and spark honest conversations around centering radical joy.
The July 12th encore performance of Salon Noir will mark the end of this dynamic duo's World Premiere run. Tickets for the encore show may be purchased at the Hollywood Independent Theatre Festival website for $15.
Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre 2025 Best of Feury Category Award Winners and Encores Announced
In celebration of the 15th Annual Hollywood Fringe Festival, the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre has announcesd the winners of the 2025 Best of Feury Category Awards. These honors recognize standout productions that demonstrated artistic excellence, creativity, and future development potential during this year's festival.
Separate from the official Hollywood Fringe Community Awards, the Best of Feury Awards aim to elevate emerging artists by offering additional visibility, credibility, and a platform for future creative opportunities.
Several award recipients are returning for Encore Performances in July, offering audiences another chance to experience some of the festival's most celebrated work. These productions will be presented at SFST, 5636 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, in partnership with Combined Artform and ticketed via HITFest.
Tickets available at www.hitfesthollywood.com
2025 Best of Feury Category Award Winners & Encore Performances
Best Comedy – Salon Noir
Encore: July 12 at 9 p.m.
A genre-blending celebration of radical Black joy, following two high school musical standouts from Chicago to Hollywood. Part sketch revue, part lyric play—equal parts The Wiz, In Living Color, and The Color Purple.
Best Musical – Charmin: The Musical
Encore: July 20 at 7 p.m.
During the Great Toilet Paper Shortage, a wife sends her husband on an unforgettable quest.
Best Original Play – Sentience
Encore: July 20 at 8 p.m.
A playwright receives a lifelike AI companion to overcome writer's block, sparking a cerebral showdown exploring creativity, integrity, and identity.
Best Solo Show – The Other Woman
Encore: July 13 at 8:30 p.m.
A comedic memory play unraveling one woman's experience as “the other woman,” challenging societal blame and assumptions in adultery.
Development Award – Actorholics' Anonymous: The Agonies & Artistry of an Aging Ingénue
Encore: July 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Emerald spirals through her addiction to acting, navigating identity, grief, and surreal transformation in a solo performance that blurs reality.
Development Award – Ghost Train
Encore: July 13 at 7 p.m.
Aboard a German night train, two politically divided women move from distrust to understanding, confronting beliefs shaped by history and identity.
Development Award – No Good Drunk
Encore: July 20 at 3 p.m.
Stacie Burrows' Southern Gothic solo concert intertwines music and family history, exposing the generational toll of alcoholism.
Sold Out Award – A Haunting Revue
Encore: July 18 at 9 p.m.
Three chilling tales—Birds of a Feather, The Inheritance of Dracula, La Mano del Mono—interweave legacy, horror, and speculative fiction.
Best Two-Person Show – Dolores
Encore performance date TBD.
Best Variety Show – Blow the Man Down
Encore performance date TBD.
Encore Performances: Additional Honorees
Magic Mic – July 12 at 7 p.m.
Two friends face their future in comedy before their final college show in this risqué, heartfelt dramedy.
Layers of Love – July 18 at 7 p.m.
When romance meets mortality, a young dancer faces heartbreak, trauma, and the price of deep devotion.
All About Jaime – July 19 at 9:30 p.m.
A fierce one-woman show dismantling notes, Instagram thirst, and artistic compromise—Jaime is raw, wild, and unforgettable.
Dead Fat Corpse – July 20 at 5:30 p.m.
Bragg confronts industry objectification and homelessness through dark comedy and unflinching resilience. You pick yourself. Fly.
About Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre
Located in Los Angeles' Larchmont District, the Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre supports daring, original, and diverse work—offering a space where artists grow, collaborate, and inspire.
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In Gratitude,
Asia & Angela
Team SALON NOIR
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*For press and additional information, please contact: Angela Oliver, anjeeoliver@gmail.com
Comps available for members of the press upon request. Please contact the Salon Noir production team with additional requests via email at: salonnoirproductions@gmail.com
Instagram: @anjeeoliver & @_asiatheabstract
