ELEPHANT - The SheLA Summer Theater Festival 2025

  • July 10 - 12, 2025
  • The Zephyr Theatre

    7456 Melrose Avenue
    West Hollywood, California 90046
Ticket Price $32.64 Buy Tickets
Description

ÉLÉPHANT 

by Eva MeiLing Pollitt

Set in a 19th-century Parisian brothel, ÉLÉPHANT follows 13-year-old Clérèse as she comes of age under the care of her mother, Magdith, a sex worker desperate to shield her from a brutal world. When a visitor arrives, Clérèse’s body begins to change, and a fantastical journey unfolds. Developed with Rising Sun Performance Company over several years, this dreamlike, allegorical tale explores puberty, trauma, and transformation. Inspired by Toulouse-Lautrec, global documentaries, and lived experience, ÉLÉPHANT offers an intimate, raw, and visually striking exploration of girlhood, womanhood, and the cost of survival.

Date & Time

Jul 10 - 12, 2025

Venue Details

The Zephyr Theatre

7456 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, California 90046 The Zephyr Theatre
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We know that what audiences watch in plays, musicals, films, and TV shows helps mold the way they see the world around them – and we want audiences to see shows by women & femme artists, through our lens. So, we work to combat the systemic inequities in the entertainment industry that keep women, transgender, and non-binary (TGNC) artists away from the vast majority of leadership roles behind the scenes. 

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