A ONE-WOMAN THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY BAILEY MASON

DIRECTED BY MARK W. TRAVIS

FINALLY HERE!  HOOKED AGAIN!  SUNDAYS FROM OCTOBER 7 - NOVEMBER 11TH     7PM   $10 at THE SECRET ROSE THEATER 11246 MAGNOLIA BL, NoHo PURCHASE TICKETS AT   THE SECOND INCARNATION OF A TRANSFORMATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF BEING OPEN TO CHANGE                   This is a rare opportunity to see the naked truth about issues that we can all relate to but keep hidden in the darkest part of our psyche.  Let your demons dance for an hour and laugh at the triumphs and cry at the tragedies that befall all of us.  Bailey gives expression to those experiences and feelings that we are too afraid to express ourselves.  The Secret Rose is nestled into the NoHo Arts District and is a lovely theater with intimate seating.  Bring friends and make a date.  Bailey Mason stars in her solo show HOOKED, a tale of a stand up comic who has her many up and downs in life while discovering her real true calling, appears as a special presentation at North Hollywood's Secret Rose Theatre. In her show, Bailey tells about her times of being a performer in stand up comedy, something she was "hooked" to do. Even though she attempted to provide laughs while in the comedy clubs, her actural life was anything but funny. She was over this time robbed, attacked (thought not harmed physically), and encountered a few deaths from her mother (natural causes) to her husband (not natural causes!) She also found other work, even though that work isn't necessarily ethical or legal! She eventually finds a partner to share her life, but one element she unearths that makes a change she was seeking; She becomes a Practitioner in the Church of Religious Science. (This doctrine is not to be confused with Scientology, a whole different matter as that stands!) Bailey's show isn't a typical bio performance that make up the majority of one person performances that blends wacky yet real comedy with a few episodes of somber events. This show is just the opposite. She is a strong person who experienced more than she would have wanted, but came out in the end. She herself also experienced some element that she reviles in this show, but this writer won't give that notion away! Mark W. Travis assisted Bailey in the development of a piece (as well as provided the stage direction), that seems to have been years in the making! Of course, there are a few amusing lines spoken, but what makes this show appealing is her endeavor to display her life without feeling sorry for herself and asking the audience to react in the same manor. And speaking of the show itself, the running time is just a little more than an hour. Perchance she could have touched on more notions within her life. (Her printed bio states that she started to be a semi pro skier while in her teens, but after an accident, she decided that acting was a whole lot safer!) But then again, perhaps those tales on the slopes can be reserved for yet another showcase somewhere downhill. HOOKED is Bailey's first solo performance. Let's hope that this one won't be her last as she holds more that meets the ears and eyes!             AUDIENCE TESTAMONIALS: “Great show, Bailey. What a rich, wonderful evening! Thank you. Bless you.”  –Paul H.  “HOOKED is an hour and 20 minute roller coaster ride of Love and Laughs filled with many twists and tickles. If it were fiction it would be a delight, but it's true and so it is delight filled with depth. Do treat yourself to this marvelous woman's story. You will be glad you did.”    –Dean R.  “I want to repeat some of the stories and jokes to friends but I wouldn't dare ruin a single moment of HOOKED. The emotional punch weaves in and out of entertaining and very funny stories. A great show!”    -Landall G.  “Every one should go see my friend Bailey Mason in her Wild and crazy one woman show called HOOKED! It was absolutely amazing!It was the most entertaining, fun, insightful and awe-inspiring hour and twenty minutes! Filled with twists, turns, surprises it is sure to make you laugh and fill your heart with love. ♥ An absolute MUST SEE!!!! I absolutely loved it! It is at The Secret Rose Theater in NoHo every sunday night @ 7:00 for the next few weeks. Go see it!’   -Alexandra B.  “I was fortunate to attend HOOKED last night and I was blown out of the water. What came out of Bailey was nothing less than genius! The courage that it takes to expose oneself to strangers is only had by a few of us. I was mesmorized as Bailey took us on a wild journey into the darkest recesses of her life, the tragedies and triumphs. This is a rare look into ourselves and the secrets we hold, the lies we tell and the demons we hide. Bailey serves as proof that exposing ourselves is healing and others will gather round to nurture us for our courage.” Marcia P. "you're amazing! the show was brilliant! you are a star and a LOVE! I felt inspired. Love always, Jean xoxoxo"   "It was really something to see you up there performing, WHAT TALENT YOU HAVE. You are on your way to Broadway theater performing.  It won't be long and all your hard work and energy will pay off someday".  -Maryann   Yes, Jackie is a doll too.  Your play to me was really about a "Love Story" how you told it.  You expressed  your Love and gratitude towards Jackie, which was really so loving and kind..  You guys are too tooooo special together.   Really glad we went to see your play and will tell my niece who lives up that way to go by too and see it.  Only problem is, she's coming to my house in PS this coming weekend.  But if your plays continues, please let me know so she can go with her friends.  My niece, Danielle, is in acting classes and so are her 4 roommates she lives with, so they would truly enjoy your play as well.   All the Best to you and Congratulations on a Performance Well Done! Love, "Bails!!!!!Thank you and I did get and thought you were spectacular!!!!Love and Hugs Dianne"   -Marcia "OH MY GOD...you were so awesome last night!!! I can't express in words how incredible it was...everyone in my pod loved it and were so inspired by your performance. Five of them attended with me. It was so wonderful that all of our peeps were there. I will still spread the word and I need to know the name in facebook again to make a comment. You will be on Broadway my friend. I was in such a great mood when I got home last night. What a joy you are..."   -Tracy "Lovely, lovely Bailey,   -Amy It is my honor and privilege to call you friend.  Loved last night, and it was so extra special sitting next to your beloved Jackie. She was just beaming and giddy throughout the whole show.  The last monolog about her healing lasered straight from your heart to your audience.  And it was a privilege to experience that.  -Erin xoxo"   "You should be so very proud of the show this evening. Your story is  fascinating. I can only imagine the courage it took. Your honesty and truth were what had me 'Hooked'... Keep doing it...it will only get richer for you! Brava sista! xo Joanne"

PROGRAM HOOKED HOOKED is the captivating journey of a woman filled with anxiety, pursuing a comedy career hoping that the adrenal rush from performing standup comedy will sublimate her fears. She narrowly escapes death on a comedy gig in Tucson, and comes home from another show to find her husband dead.  Trying to please the new person that shows up in Bailey's life, she embarks on a spiritual path which rings untrue until a life altering event occurs. HOOKED is a richly passionate show which will take you on a rollercoaster ride which you can't and don't wish to stop!  Every once in a while an extraordinary story and performer comes along where we can explore the human condition from a new perspective. Such a performer is Bailey Mason and such a show is HOOKED! When you fear death and doctors, intimacy and sex, isolation and companionship ... what do you do?  Welcome to Bailey's world. Welcome to the world of HOOKED. WRITTEN BY AND STARRING: BAILEY MASON  DIRECTED AND DEVELOPED BY: MARK W. TRAVIS  MARK W. TRAVIS Director/Teacher/Consultant/Writer 10322 Mary Bell Avenue, Shadow Hills, CA 91040 Tel: 818-273-9273; Cell: 818-679-7077  BIOGRAPHY  Mark W. Travis is known internationally for the Solo shows that he has developed and directed over the past 15 years. Notably: Time Flies When You’re Alive, A Bronx Tale, No Place Like Home, Undressing New Jersey, Insomnia, Something In His Genes, The Dangerous Lure of High Heels, Cabin Fever, What Does The Sun Sound Like?, They Call Me Mr. Fry, Hip Bones and Cool Whip, Almost Made, Walking Back to Brooklyn, Fornicationally Challenged and Pay Attention. Mark has been credited in the LA Time with having created a ‘new theater genre’.   Mark offers a series of Write Your Life Weekend workshops for all writers, actors, directors and storytellers who want to explore the tools and techniques of autobiographical storytelling.  His first book on film directing, The Director’s Journey became an instant best-seller (L.A. Times) and was followed by Directing Feature Films which is currently required reading by hundreds of film schools worldwide. His third book, The Film Director’s Bag of Tricks was published in September 2011.   Since 1992 Mark has been sharing his techniques on writing, acting and directing across the country and worldwide, including: Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, France, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine, and Russia.   For more information on Mark: mark@markwtravis.com and www.markwtravis.com.  STAGE MANAGER AND SOUND OPERATOR Melissa, formerly a radio announcer of over two decades, currently is an actress, writer and stand-up comedian.   She recently appeared at ‘MonoSlam’ – a monologue competition held at the Secret Rose Theatre; where Melissa wrote and performed an excerpt from her one-person show and won for BEST DRAMA.   You can see Melissa perform standup comedy around L.A. and in Las Vegas and see her this spring, in her one-woman show based on her life. She's currently writing an indie feature film and has also written an original sitcom for television entitled the ‘Flipside’ a show that’s been called groundbreaking and has been described as a cross between ‘All in the Family & Frasier’.