Hollywood Fringe: Burn Scar

Dates and Times

Thursday, Jun 4, 2026 7:15pm
Saturday, Jun 13, 2026 4pm
Saturday, Jun 20, 2026 7:30pm

Location

Details

“Burn Scar: A Comedy of Catastrophic Proportions”

In the wake of the 2024 election results it felt like the world was burning. But I was determined to push that shit aside as we entered 2025 and rally!

But metaphor turned to matter a few weeks later when, on the morning of Jan 7 2025, I smelled smoke.

I grabbed the go-bag, my dogs and all the meds in the house (some of the most expensive stuff we’ve got cuz – America!)

and after 3 hours of fighting traffic with 30,000 other evacuees, escaped the largest fire in Los Angeles history.

What followed was a string of Airbnb’s with couches that all seemed to be stained in the same place, a deep dive into

the wine selection at Trader Joe’s and exposure to insurance fuckery of such epic proportions that it seemed a perfect mirror

to the ascendance of cruelty we’re seeing in the greater American landscape.

“Surviving having survived” was its own kind of devastation – manmade, corporate, systemic.

In its face, I became hypervigilant and cynical.

I hardened.

So when I heard the term “burn scar” and learned that it means “earth that’s been scorched by fire and become hard,

brittle and impenetrable” – all I could think was “Yep, that’s me.”

Until a single encounter changed everything.

And I won’t give it away here, but let me just say that it prompted me to have a t-shirt printed that says:

“I went to a disaster and all I got was renewed faith in humanity.”

Written & performed by Christine Dunford

At Theatre of Note: 1517 N. Cahuenga Blvd 90028

June 4 at 7:15pm / June 13 at 4:00 pm / June 20 at 7:30pm

Run-time: 55 minutes

*The theater has wheelchair accessible seating and restrooms

**Content warning: While this is a dark comedy, the subject matter is serious and features photos and film clips of the Palisades fire. This may be upsetting to some audience members, and the show may not be suitable for people under the age of 14.

Learn More at christinedunford.com/burnscar