Hollywood – JUNE 2026
Coco Blignaut (Lady Macbeth, playwright, producer, costumer) Born and raised in South Africa, Coco Blignaut studied Theater at The University of South Africa, and had her first break- through in Cape Town as the lead in Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding, playing the Bride. She traveled all over the world as a backpacker, surviving on little money, but enriching her soul greatly. In Paris, she studied French and Theater at La Sorbonne. She played Sandy in a French version of Grease at the legendary Le Trianon in Pigalle, Paris, and on London stages she played Nina in The Seagull, Salome in Oscar Wilde’s Salome, and sang at the infamous jazz club, Hollywood Savoy in Paris. She studied The Method with Jack Waltzer in Paris and London for 2 years. In Los Angeles, she graduated at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in 1996, and then studied with Salome Jens for over 15 years. She became a lifetime member of the illustrious Actors Studio, New York & Los Angeles, and has spent the past almost thirty years perfecting her craft on their stages.Other stage credits include Agnes in Agnes of God, an experimental Nina in The Seagull being nailed to a cross, and Masha in Chekov’s The Three Sisters at The Marilyn Monroe Theatre in West Hollywood, Abby in Eugene O’Neill’s “Desire Under The Elms, The Nun in The Madman and the Nun, Helen in Athol Fugard’s Hello and Goodbye, and Maggie in Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, when she wore a catsuit and cracked a whip to tame a blindfolded Brick. Screen credits: Mary Magdalene in “Iscariot”, a gypsy fortune teller in a silent film, The Kid, Death in “Starburst”, La Baba in a French film, “La Malediction”, an Irish witch in “The Tale of a Village”, Homeless Lady in “Night of Terror,” Rebecca in the viral YouTube horror hit, “Don’t Look Back”, Florence Nightly, a Cabaret singer in “The Big Night”, and the Seamstress in the horror, “Needlework”.
Coco adapted her first play, God’s Gypsy, from a New York Times best selling author, Barbara Mujica’s book, “Sister Teresa”, about the life of the great mystic, Saint Teresa of Avila. She lectured on her play, and performed it at Georgetown University and at The Gala Theatre in Washington DC, between 2011- 2015. In 2014 her journey with the REAL Lady Macbeth started. It took time to research the life of this iconic Druid queen from the 11th century Scotland, NOT Shakespeare’s fictional character of the same name. Co-authoring the play with Edison Park, their mission is to lift the curse on The Scottish Play, and set the memory of the true Lady Macbeth free!
Coco is also a published children’s author, with six picture books under her belt. See her books at https://flowerchildbooks.world/
Coco has written three full length screenplays, of which her piece d’oeuvre with co-author Edison Park, SAINT, the story of Saint Teresa of Avila – is in development at their film company, Rosarium Films.
Also in development at Rosarium Films – the real Lady Macbeth, Boho Hobo, an unusual story of a homeless couple in New York; and The Book of Daniel, a screenplay about a modern day Los Angeles prophet and heroin addict.
It is a years-long dream come true for Coco to have the real LADY MACBETH be staged as part of the very dynamic Hollywood Fringe Festival in June!
Edison Park (Macbeth, playwright, executive producer) Edison was born in Billings, Montana, but grew up in Los Angeles. He studied at the Theatre, Film and Television Conservatory of UCLA. He got accepted because of his innocent portrayal of Edmund in King Lear. He was cast in the musical version of Two Gentlemen of Verona, in which he had the balls to play a Cupid wearing a sparkling purple diaper and purple Doc Martins, hanging and swinging from aerial bars, delivering love letters to the characters below. In Edison’s one person show, “Saga Munchie”, he is a lone wolf-warrior, looking for the meaning of life. The legendary Salome Jens became Edison’s acting guru, and he studied with her for 15 years. In 2011 Edison became a member of the legendary Actors Studio, winning the judges over with his unbelievable transformation into a homeless, innocent young man with a speech impediment and a touch of catatonia, in the play The Townhouse.
Other stage acting credits, Phil in “Hurley Burley”, Phil in “For Those the River Keeps”, Goose in “Goose and Tom Tom”, Brick in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, Williamson in “Glengarry Glenross”, Madman in “Madman and the Nun”, Orin in “Morning Becomes Electra”, Starbuck in “The Rainmaker”, George in “Of Mice and Men”, and Prior in “Angels in America”. Edison is a GrandMaster, who comes from a long line of martial arts masters and has taught the martial arts for over 40 years.
Eve Sigall (Glyde) Eve Sigall, soon to be seen in the feature film “Gum” and currently appearing in “The Napa Boys,” has had a lengthy career. Guest-starred on Hulu’s, “The Good Doctor”, (Season 6, Episode 6), appeared with Rita Moreno in Norman Lear’s One Day at a Time on Netflix, as well as in “Hidden in Plain Sight,” and “Yellow Jackets,” “Lady Across the Street from The Girl in the Window,” a regular on “The Baxters”, and more. Winner of two Drama-Logue Awards, two Ovation nominations, and voted Best Actress in the Romanian Film Festival for “Confessions”. On stage, she toured the East Coast and Canada as Ariel in “The Tempest,” starred in “Lettice and Lovage” in Palm Desert, “Handle with Care” at the B Street Theatre in Sacramento, appeared in “Partners” at Delaware Rep., served as a stand-in for “Angels in America” at the Mark Taper, and played Woman ‘A’ in “Three Tall Women,” twice. And more. On screen, she performed with Candy Clark in “Roadside Stars,” played Melisa Leo’s mother in “A Space Between,” and acted opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in “End of Days.” She has been in innumerable films and television episodes. And now she is delighted to be appearing with the fine talent in “The Real Lady Macbeth”!
Savannah Shackett (Ilyss) Savannah Schakett is a multi-faceted actress and artist originally from Houston, TX. Recent regional credits include Natalie (Next to Normal), Lulu (The Birthday Party), Sabina (The Skin of Our Teeth), and Anne (Anne of Green Gables). She can also be seen onscreen in Livestream (Apple TV) and Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix) among others. She has dreamed of telling stories like this.
Hollywood Fringe debut!
Sofia Streisand (Director) Sofia STREISAND is a multi-award-winning Russian-born director and producer whose career in theatre began at age fourteen. By 24 she was head of production of one of the prominent opera companies in Russia, the Mikhailovsky theater. Her directing credits include The Master and Margarita, one of Russia’s longest-running musicals, and an adaptation of The Queen of Spades, which has been selling out an 1,800-seat theatre for five seasons. In 2021 she received national nominations for best director and best writer, along with a win for best producer for The Queen of Spades. Streisand has directed opera and musicals across Europe and Asia, earning recognition for her interpretations of classical works and her dynamic staging of contemporary repertoire. She is also the founder and artistic leader of theatre companies in Paris, France, and Belgrade, Serbia. This June she’s happy to be part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival with the world premiere of “The real Lady Macbeth”.
Music Music by Norwegian multi-award-winning singer/composer, Kristin Amarie, https://kristinamarie.eu/ and Grammy-nominated co-composer and producer, Alex Salzman, https://alexsalzman.com/
