MS. EDWARDS
a solo dolo written by Sidney Edwards & Byron Coolie
performed by Sidney Edwards
directed by Byron Coolie
JUNE 2025
in the Hollywood Fringe
Tue, 6/10 @ 6:30pm (Preview)
Sat, 6/14 @
5pm
Mon, 6/16 @ 8pm (Masks required)
Fri, 6/20 @ 10:30pm
Sun, 6/22 @ 8pm
Thu, 6/26 @ 8pm
Sat, 6/28 @
12:30pm
Tickets: $15 | Buy Tickets (This link takes you to the Hollywood Fringe site.)
Masking policy below.
WORLD PREMIERE!
Them: "How's your grandma?"
Sid: "Which one?"
Them: "Ms. Edwards!"
Sid: "WHICH ONE?!"
It's the early 2000s and Ms. Edwards (all of them) works at Seaboard Coates Elementary School in rural North Carolina. Young Sidney sits at the meeting of two Edwards families, linked by marriage. Everywhere she looks there's a "Ms. Edwards" to be found... all different from one another... and she wants to be like all of them. Luckily for Sidney, each Edwards woman is an educator in her own right. School is in session, y'all! And Sidney has a lot to learn about family, community, and faith.
Through humor, storytelling, and powerful character work, Sidney brings to life the relentless women whose experiences shaped the fabric of her own identity. Ms. Edwards is a personal and dynamic one-woman show about Sidney Edwards and the women that taught her how to love.
Digital Program
"From the moment she steps on stage, Sidney Edwards has you absolutely captivated." -Fringe Review
"The whole performance was infused with so much love, it was irresistible." -Fringe Review
Performing in the Broadwater Black Box (Entrance at 6322 Santa Monica Blvd.)
Please also check out our other Hollywood Fringe 2025 entry, FAMILY FRIES!
Awards
Hollywood Fringe Fest 2025
Fringe Award for Solo Theatre (Nominated)
Ella Turenne Award, presented by the Hollywood Fringe Access Advisory Committee (Nominated)
Splash Award, presented by Namba Performing Arts Space, Inc. (Nominated)
MASKING POLICY
THE USE OF MASKS IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. THE BOX OFFICE WILL BE ABLE TO OFFER SOME MASKS FOR FREE BUT PLEASE COME PREPARED.
FFULLY-MASKED SHOW - MONDAY, 6/16 @ 8pm: For those that feel more comfortable attending with an entirely masked audience, masks will be required at the Monday, 6/16 performance of MS. EDWARDS. Anyone attending that performance will be required to wear a mask over their mouth and nose at all times while in the theater.
STAY HOME IF YOU ARE ILL: If you or someone in your group doesn't feel well, has exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 or has been in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the previous 10 days, we ask that you make alternate arrangements to attend at a later date. Contact us via the Fringe site to change your reservation.
Cast & crew are tested before all rehearsals and performances. The Broadwater's performance spaces have been upgraded to MERV filtration to comply with clean air standards.
Video
Photos
Postcard photos by Byron Coolie
Production photos by Scott Leggett
Crew
Produced for Sacred Fools by Scott Leggett
Sound & Video Designer
- Jaime Robledo
Key Art - Michelle
Hanzelova
Photography for Key Art - Byron Coolie
Audience Raves
"From the moment she steps on stage, Sidney Edwards has you absolutely captivated."
"...expertly performed and brilliantly staged."
"...delightful and engaging..."
"This show was slick, and Sidney did not miss a single beat bringing these characters and her story to life. MS. EDWARDS is a wonderful show!"
"Ms. Edwards (all of them) is/are a delight!"
"Ms. Edwards is one of the most feel good shows of the Fringe this year."
"I fell in love with Ms. Edwards. And Ms. Edwards. And Ms. Edwards. And Ms. Edwards-Edwards."
"...man did this have me in my feels by the end."
"What a high wire act Sidney Edwards pulls off here! Go see it, you'll have a blast!"
"The whole performance was infused with so much love, it was irresistible."
"The dance break! Lil Sid's project! The singing auntie! You definitely have time for this foolishness."
