A True Story of Hollywood Glamour & Scientific Genius
The World-Renowned Theatrical Tour de Force
Celebrating Women in Science
The 27x Award-Winning, Internationally Acclaimed NYC Play
Written & Performed by Heather Massie
"Captivating" -- The Huffington Post
NEXT:
International Monodrama Festival Carthage
Nabeul, Tunisia - Apr 27 - May 1, 2024
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Show
Hedy Lamarr, glamorous siren of the silver screen, was more than ‘The Most Beautiful Woman in the World’. She invented Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum Technology that makes the world of wireless communication tick. From Austria to Hollywood, WWII, torpedoes, ecstasy, and intrigue to the very cell phone in your pocket, Hedy Lamarr is there!
Heather Massie enchants the audience as Hedy Lamarr, along with Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Louis B Mayer, and more! A 36-character solo play where the audience summons Hedy to unearth the truth behind how a glamorous Hollywood film star could create an invention used in our cell phones, WiFi, GPS, & Bluetooth - launching today's wireless technology revolution!
Mission
To inspire audiences to make the world a better place.
To encourage young women in science & technology.
To establish Hedy Lamarr as a role model for intelligence, ingenuity & invention.
For Touring Worldwide
Theatres, PACs, Arts Festivals, Science Festivals, Universities, Schools, Science Centers, Museums, Libraries, Jewish Centers, STEM & STEAM Events, Technology Conferences & More
Playing Venues 35 - 3000 seats
For Ages 12 through 100+
Community Engagement
Q&As, Panel Discussions, Lectures, Master Classes, Class Visits,
Workshops, & Hedy Lamarr Film Festivals
RECENT & UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
APAP Conference - NYC - Jan 12-16, 2024
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International Women’s Monodrama Festival - El Oued, Algeria - Jan 26-30, 2024
- Jury Prize
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Oxford Community Arts Center - Oxford, OH - Feb 10, 2024 @ 7:30PM
Oxford Community Art Center
Oxford, OH - Feb 10, 2024 @ 7:30PM
TICKETS: HERE
https://oxarts.org/portfolio-view/10soco-concerts-hedy/
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Flint Institute of Music - Virtual Shows for Schools & Seniors - Flint, MI
Feb 24 - March 4, 2024
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Heindl Center for the Performing Arts - Senatobia, MS
Mar 5, 2024 @ 7:30PM
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Info: www.heindlcenter.org
Tickets: Here
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Berman Center for Performing Arts, JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, The J
West Bloomfield Township, MI
Performance - Mar 14, 2024 @ 7:30PM
Dementia-Friendly Matinee - Mar 15, 2024 @ 1:00PM
Info/Tickets: Here
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International Monodrama Festival Carthage - Tunisia - Apr 27 - May 1, 2024
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The International Festival of Monodrama - Kosovo - June 10-15, 2024
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Hamilton Fringe - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - July 17-28, 2024
Now attending a Writing Intensive in Bulgaria to develop my work on Sally Ride!
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More Dates TBA!
RECENT SHOWS:
National WWII Museum - BB's Stage Door Canteen - New Orleans - May 21-30, 2021
RVK Fringe Festival - Reykjavík, Iceland - July 3-11, 2021
National Arts Festival - Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa Virtual - July 10, 2021
Stowe Theatre Guild - Stowe, VT - Sept 11&12, 2021
Suffolk Community College - Brentwood, NY - Oct 27, 2021
Lucido’s Festival "Extraordinary Women" - Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy - Nov 18-21, 2021
APAP Conference - NYC - Jan 10-15, 2022
Private Virtual Performance - Zurich, Switzerland - Jan 24, 2022
Tubac Center of the Arts - Tubac, AZ - Jan 28, 2022
Willcox Theater and Arts - Willcox, AZ - Jan 29, 2022
CPAC Community Performance & Art Center - Green Valley, AZ - Jan 31, 2022
High Point Theatre - High Point, NC - (previously Feb 24) Rescheduled to Oct 7, 2022
Goodwill Theatre - Johnson City, NY - Mar 11 (private) & 12 (public), 2022
District Theatre - Indianapolis, IN - Mar 18-20, 2022
New York Mills Regional Cultural Center - New York Mills, MN - Apr 13, 2022
Sweden Tour sponsored by the US Embassy Sweden & the US Dept of State:
UPPTECH Science Center - Jönköping, Sweden - Apr 26-28, 2022
Navet Science Center - Borås, Sweden - May 3-5, 2022
Vetenskapsfestivalen - Intn’l Science Festival - Gothenburg, Sweden - May 6&7, 2022
Vetenskapsfestivalen Show: May 6 @7PM & Lecture: May 7 @4pm
Finland shows sponsored by Mid Atlantic Arts USArtists International:
FinFringe - Turku, Finland - May 11&14, 2022
Tom Tits Experiment Science Museum - Södertälje, Sweden - May 17-18, 2022
Cincy Fringe - Cincinnati, OH - June 5-11, 2022
PortFringe - Portland, ME - June 14-18, 2022
Virginia 4-H All Stars Centennial - Lecture - Blacksburg, VA - July 30, 2022
WAA Conference - Calgary, Canada - Aug 29 - Sept 1, 2022
Scifest Africa - Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa - Sept 7-10, 2022
Cairo Days International Monodrama Festival - Cairo, Egypt - Sept 12-16, 2022
Sci-Bono Discovery Centre - Johannesburg, South Africa - Sept 22-23, 2022
Intwasa Arts Festival - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Sept 26 - Oct 1, 2022 - postponed TBD
High Point Theatre - High Point, NC - Oct 7, 2022 & Hedy Lamarr Film Festival - Oct 4-6
Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford, MA - Nov 1, 2022 - w/ Hedy Lamarr Film Festival - Oct 18 & Nov 15, 2022
Sigma Xi 2022 IFoRE Conference - Alexandria, VA - Nov 5, 2022
O’ahu Fringe Festival - Honolulu, HI - Nov 11&12, 2022
AMT Theatre - NYC - Dec 9-11, 2022
Amityville Women’s Club - Amityville, NY - Jan 10, 2023
APAP Conference - NYC- Jan 12-17, 2023
Desert Hills Presbyterian Church - Scottsdale, AZ - Jan 27, 2023
Sarasota Jewish Theatre @ The Players Centre - Sarasota, FL - Feb 21-26, 2023
Tickets Here - Extended - *Sold Out*
Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Millikin University - Decatur, IL - Apr 21, 2023
Altesira International Monodrama Festival - El Ksour, Tunisia - June 6-12, 2023
Virginia State 4-H Congress, Burruss Hall, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA - June 27, 2023
Barrymore Film Center - Fort Lee, NJ - Aug 19, 2023 @ 7:30 PM
WAA - Booking Conference - Seattle, WA - Sept 5-8, 2023
MAX - Booking Conference - Indianapolis, IN - Sept 18-21, 2023
Intwasa Arts Festival - Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Sept 26-30, 2023
Bulawayo Theatre - Wed Sept 27 @ 6PM & Thur Sept 28 @ 2PM
Sponsored by the US Embassy Zimbabwe
Alliance Française Lusaka - Lusaka, Zambia - Oct 7, 2023
New York City - Morningside Players, 100 La Salle St, NYC - Oct 25-29, 2023
- Supported by an LMCC Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Grant
International Female Monodrama Festival - El Oued, Algeria - Nov 5-10, 2023
- postponed to Jan 2024
Chilliwack Cultural Centre - Chilliwack, BC, Canada - Nov 16, 2023
Invisible Theatre - Tucson, AZ - Dec 6-10, 2023
APAP Conference - NYC - Jan 12-16, 2024
International Women’s Monodrama Festival - El Oued, Algeria - Jan 26-30, 2024
- Jury Prize
MORE ON RECENT, UPCOMING, & RESCHEDULED SHOWS: HERE
PAST SHOWS: HERE
Fulbright Specialist to South Africa in 2019
through the US Department of State, World Learning, & the US Embassy South Africa
Awards
US Embassy Sweden Grant - Vetenskapsfestivalen & Three Swedish Science Centers - 2022
Mid Atlantic Arts - USArtists International Grant - FinFringe, Turku, Finland - 2022
UMEZ - Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Grant - NYC - 2022
Magna Cum Laude Award - PortFringe, ME - 2022
Oscar Award - PortFringe, ME - 2022
US Embassy Grant - Reykjavík, Iceland - 2021
The Maine Award - RVK Fringe, Reykjavík, Iceland - 2021
Character Actor Award - RVK Fringe, Reykjavík, Iceland - 2021
Best Performance - PRO-ACT Fest, Kyiv, Ukraine - 2020
Fulbright Specialist to South Africa - 2019
US Embassy Zimbabwe Grant - Harare International Festival of the Arts, Harare - 2018
US Embassy Zimbabwe Grant - Intwasa Arts Festival, Bulawayo - 2017
Outstanding Performance in a Solo Show - Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, NYC - 2017
Austrian Cultural Forum New York - Grant Award, NYC - 2017
Audience Choice Award - IndyFringe, Indianapolis, IN - 2017
Sold Out Award - IndyFringe, Indianapolis, IN - 2017
Best Actress - Galway Fringe, Galway, Ireland - 2017
Audience Choice Award - Shenandoah Fringe, Staunton, VA - 2017
Best Actress - SaraSolo Festival, Sarasota, FL - 2017
Special Award - Charm City Fringe, Baltimore, MD - 2017
Austrian Cultural Forum New York - Grant Award, NYC 2016
Festival Bestseller - United Solo Festival, NYC - 2016
Outstanding Actress in a Staged Reading - Planet Connections Theatre Festivity, NYC - 2016
Inaugural Artist-In-Residence - Grange Hall Cultural Center, Waterbury Center, VT - 2016
Reviews
“In Lily Tomlin-esque fashion … Massie channels the iconic star … vividly yet matter-of-factly, and often very humorously … In a balance of high energy and poise, Heather Massie is no less than captivating.”
Jed Ryan - The Huffington Post
"Effervescent and entertaining ... A tour de force solo performance ... Heather Massie wowed the Inspirefest crowd as Hedy Lamarr."
Ellen Tannam & Luke Maxwell - Silicon Republic
"If any woman in history deserves a one-woman tribute show it’s Hedy Lamarr and if any actress is worthy of playing her it’s the exceptionally talented Heather Massie."
Raychel Harvey-Jones - MD Theatre Guide
“Richly realized. Both convincingly real and larger than life … she has us thoroughly swept up.”
Jon Sobel - Blogcritics Magazine
“Highly entertaining ... compelling and humorous … considerable elegance and skill.”
HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr Review - Simple and Effective
C.E. Gerber - Splash Magazines
“Remarkable … I congratulate chameleon Heather Massie.”
Hedy Lamarr was Ahead of Her Time
Ed Malin - Theatre In the Now
“Fantastic … A truly remarkable performance.”
“Hedy! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr" Is Fantastic
Andy B - Andy B Sports
“Heather Massie has created a tribute to this amazing woman … And she does it well.”
Laurie Lawson - OffBway Review
“Gorgeous … Heather Massie is the image of Hedy Lamarr.”
Marie Kilker - Total Theater
“Lively and enlightening ... engaging performance.”
Jay Handelman - Sarasota Herald Tribune
Videos
Presenter Testimonials
“We were just thrilled to have HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr here at the National WWII Museum. It was the perfect show for BB’s Stage Door Canteen. Our audiences left excited about the history and about Hedy Lamarr - raving about the show, telling all of their friends, asking for more, and they were very, very impressed with this ninety minute one woman show. I highly recommend HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr.”
-- Erica Jensen, Director of Entertainment, National WWII Museum, BB’s Stage Door Canteen, New Orleans
“We hosted the show: HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr in May of 2018 as part of our annual science festival. We presented it to a wide range of audiences from adult to university to high school. I was so impressed at how the show connected with audiences in each of those categories – children, students and adults alike were delighted and intrigued by this amazing story and the dynamic way in which it was presented in this one (wonder-) woman show! I have no hesitation in recommending ‘HEDY!’ to you.”
-- Derek Fish, Director, Unizulu Science Centre, University of Zululand, South Africa
“HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr was a delight for our audiences to watch. This great story is inspiring to young girls and women interested in the sciences and the arts. The story shares the amazing truth that one can follow multiple passions and be successful in more than one field. Heather Massie portrays Hedy Lamarr exquisitely and is a delight to work with. She brings her passion and inspiring message to children of all ages and keeps them engaged and excited! This is a show that I would highly recommend, for any venue. It reaches all audiences young and old, those interested in the sciences, arts, history, you name it this show will check that box for all your niche audiences. Book Now!”
-- Dennis F. Malak, Director of Operations, Doudna Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University
"As always your enthusiasm, attention to detail, professionalism and performance brings a stunning portrayal of a woman about whom few know more than she was beautiful. Our audience left knowing so much more about the brilliance behind that beauty of Hedy Lamarr."
-- Pauline Moffat, Managing Director, The District Theatre, Indianapolis
“I feel extremely privileged to write a few lines about an artist whose thought-provoking work touched my spirit and continues to inspire me, even months after the performance. It was an honor to present Heather Massie and her one-woman show HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr at the Doudna Fine Arts Center in Charleston, Illinois.
“It was a fluke occurrence that enabled our paths to cross, thus resulting the two of us seated at the same conference luncheon table. Five minutes one way or another and we may have missed what I consider a meaningful coincidence. I am extremely appreciative of how some random moments bring forth unexpected joy and that’s exactly how I regard the professional relationship that has been established between the Doudna and this amazing actor.
“Through our luncheon courses, I was fortunate to learn of Heather’s passion in carrying the story of Hollywood legend and scientific genius Hedy Lamarr. That noontime encounter would result in HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr being part of our Center’s Premier Performance season.
“Heather Massie’s performance is so mesmerizing that you may begin to believe it’s actually Hedy Lamarr on stage telling her own story. Massie seems to embody the spirit of the woman whose remarkable story is so full of controversy, intrigue, and Hollywood glamour, that we fail to see beyond the outward appearance of the woman who was called “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” and forget this is the person who pioneered the technology that would one day be the basis for WIFI, GPS, and Bluetooth communication. Heather Massie is an amazing artist who tells the amazing story of a visionary woman and she is flawless doing so. Bravo!
“While it seems that sharing Hedy Lamarr’s story on stage would be enough, Heather Massie’s mission goes further. Her goal is to expand her performances by writing and performing the compelling stories of other significant women trailblazers whose impact have profoundly affected humankind. And by telling these stories she will inspire young people, especially girls, to embrace science and technology and excel in all things that make our planet a better place live. Now that’s a mission!
“Heather Massie gave our audience a true gift through her artistry. Heather, thank you for your enthusiasm and passion.”
Sincerely,
-- Dan Crews, Doudna Fine Arts Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
