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Spy Comedy Play “Simone” Starring Pete Gardner (Crazy Ex Girlfriend)

Poster for “Simone.” Maya, wearing glasses and her hair up in a bun, is sitting at her desk with her hands typing on a typewriter. She cheekily looks to the side where, in a doorframe, is the silhouette of Simone the spy wearing stilettos and ready for action.
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$15    |  Jun 16, 2025  |  7:00PM - 8:00PM
The Other Space @The Actors Company
916 A North Formosa Avenue, West Hollywood 90046
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Simone follows Maya, a mild-mannered MI6 desk clerk and single mom whose literary dreams have long been shelved. Joining MI6 conjured vivid images of sneaking through the shadows and thwarting evil villains. Instead, she spends her days behind a desk, taking phone calls and losing the will to live. To make ends meet, she becomes a muse-for-hire—and finds herself paired with Everett, a washed-up novelist grasping for one last hit. Tensions flare, and soon, bedtime stories spun for Maya’s daughter evolve into the outrageous tales of Simone Le Barre, a fictional French superspy who’s fearless, foul-mouthed, and completely over the top. Everett inserts himself into this story by creating the suave yet increasingly flustered Agent Dalton, Simone's MI6 handler and father. Simone the spy is a personification of the fantasy version of Maya she wishes to be. When Everett starts believing Maya's ruse that she is the mythical Simone, things go hilariously off the rails, and what was seemingly fictional before may have more truth than he was anticipating.

Starring the incredible Kate Krieger (writer, director and star of Delivery Girl, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival) as Maya/Simone and the marvelous Pete Gardner (best known as Darryl Whitefeather on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) as Everett Shaw/Agent Dalton. Kate and Pete have a brilliant back and forth chemistry, firing dialogue back and forth with wit and ferocity. This whip-smart comedy, making its world premiere at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, is a rollercoaster of absurdity, emotional chaos, and yearning for an identity bigger than your own.

In an era where prestige drama dominates, “Simone” unapologetically embraces farce. The show leans into pulp tropes, satirical dialogue, and cheeky insanity to create something that’s as unhinged as it is cathartic. Expect hijinks, outrageous spy antics, and a whole lot of spicy language (we will not excuse our French). Viewer discretion and a good sense of humor is advised.