"Tickled Pink"
at the Laguna Playhouse
Performing a stand-up set as Mindy Solomon in "Tickled Pink."
A semi-autobiographical play written by Rita Ruder about the early stages of her stand-up career. Emma played Rita's surrogate character, Mindy Solomon.
"Fassler's delivery of Mindy's extended comedy routines is inspired: she manages to suggest Rudner in her low-key affect, without ever seeming to be trying to do an impression. She is laugh-out-loud funny." - Coast Magazine.
"Fassler now gets the kind of star vehicle that ought to put the delightfully quirky young lady on the Southern California theater map. Reminiscent of a young Carol Kane, Fassler makes for an utterly endearing Mindy, in addition to proving herself quite the expert at stand-up, nailing each and every one of Mindy's one-liners to give Rudner a run for her money." - StageSceneLA
In "Tickled Pink" with Annie Abrams at the Laguna Playhouse.
"Rudner's tale is told through the superbly talented Emma Fassler. When Mindy finally breaks through as a stand-up comic, the audience can close their eyes while listening to Fassler, and imagine Rudner speaking this ironic, self-deprecating dialogue. It's sort of like watching Owen Wilson do a pitch perfect Woody Allen in the movie 'Midnight in Paris.'" - Coastline Pilot
"Steel Magnolias"
at the La Mirada Theatre
In "Steel Magnolias" with Cathy Rigby and Michael Learned ath the La Mirada Theatre.
"The delight of the show, though, is Fassler. Her portrayal of the nervously quirky assistant is a masterpiece of comic timing and memorable character development." - Backstage
"We Are Gathered Here"
with Cartel LA
"Our favorite performance of the evening was by Emma Fassler as bride-to-be Lisa. Fassler crafted a matrix of voluminously layered wavering emotion, exceptional subtly and cleverly divulged intimacy." - LAist
"The Cherry Orchard"
at Theatricum Botanicum
"Emma Fassler's love-hungry maid... melds hilarity to poignancy without overkill." - LA Times
As Clay in "Trog and Clay" with the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble.
"Trog and Clay"
with the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
"Wade and Fassler shine brightly as these downtrodden souls, bringing a delightfully woebegone modern-day Laurel and Hardy - or is it George and Gracie? - sensibility to Vukadinovich's eclectic mix of characters." - Backstage