My One Woman Show (The Search for a Truthful Moment)

About the Show

* WINNER – StageCrafts Freeway Circuit Award – Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026

* NOMINEE – SOHO Playhouse International Fringe Encore Series 2026 

“An exceptional exploration into the mind and soul of a lifelong actor and writer. How does he keep going on. Relationships are challenged, time passes and the personal psyche takes significant hits along the way. Does what we do in live theatre matter anymore? Should we even bother to make the next show? We vote yes. And Stefan’s wonderful play shows us why.” – Darren Lee Cole (SOHO Playhouse)

* NOMINEE – Hollywood Fringe Award for Solo Theatre 2026

“It has to be one of the funniest, cleverest, and most shocking plays I have seen… ever… From funny to sad and hilarious to devastating, My One Woman Show (The Search for a Truthful Moment) is the kind of show that takes up space in your head for days and weeks and potentially months after you see it…  It’s hard to surprise me now. I must have seen a thousand shows, half of which have probably been solo shows of one kind or another. But My One Woman Show is something on another level entirely…  Brilliantly written, flawlessly performed, achingly beautiful… I absolutely loved it. The Hollywood Fringe offers an opportunity to brilliant writers and performers like Stefan Marks to bring something more to the stage. To explore our expectations and change us a little. That’s how I felt when I left the theatre. Quiet and changed a little. It was stunningly perfect, and you have to see it!!!” – (NOHOARTSDISTRICT)

“Stefan Marks’ comedic timing and self-deprecating humor balance the heavier elements that escalate as the show reaches the climax. This is a multi-layered and dynamic performance that will subvert your expectations and tug your heartstrings. Beautifully written and performed with true emotion, this is one you’ll want to catch.” – (PICK OF THE WEEK • LARCHMONT BUZZ)

“The dialog is raw, real, relatable and meaningfully profound. Marks opens his heart and very soul to the audience and most importantly to himself in a hilarious and compassionate telling. Very Highly Recommended.” – (GIAONTHEMOVE)

“As quirkily entertaining as the first three-quarters of an hour have been, it’s the turn My One Woman Show takes at about the 45-minute mark that turn it into something extraordinary and extraordinarily moving.” – (StageSceneLA)

"Marks possesses the rare ability to make a stream-of-consciousness narrative feel purposeful, drawing us in with natural humor, incisive writing, and a beautifully expressive singing voice.” – (STAGE AND CINEMA)

Kicked out of a Develop-Your-Own-One-Person-Show-Workshop, an older man struggles to find a truthful moment and finish his “One Woman Show.” It’s literally… about an hour.  A seriocomic exploration of the creative process…

Stefan (He/Him) sometimes acts in his own plays, including Ophelia at The Odyssey, The Mirror at The Two Roads Theatre and The Tourniquet, The Singing Skeleton, Space, Middle8 & Hello (LA Ovation Awards for Lead Actor/Playwriting) at The Stella Adler Theatre. TV/Film acting credits include: Velvet Buzzsaw, Bosch: Legacy, Criminal Minds, Matador & Red Leaf Complex. As a playwright/director his other plays include: Baseball, White Whine with Roman Blanco, Sitcom the play, T4P – What the Hell Happened?, The Good Year and Lucy & The Wolf. Stefan is a proud member of the LA based rock group, THE FOUR POSTMEN. Special thanks to his family and all his amazing friends for their love and/or support!

Press photos: Baranduin Briggs