Allison Landa's looking for change. It could come in the form of a dusty Eastern European apartment. It could be with a roommate named Andrea. But if she takes the room, she's got to be out by the summer ... because Andrea's looking for change too. "Going to Luxembourg, that’s where the rich men are, that’s where I’ll be. I’m sick of this Prague crap, cheap-ass Skoda cars, toothless motherfuckers by the side of the road trying to jump start em. I’m leaving in the summer, so it’s a good thing you’re not gonna be permanent or nothing.” Later she relents: "We could pick up boys together. I like to do that."

Could Andrea and her offerings be exactly what Allison needs? Or is the meeting just a wake-up call to keep Allison on the run?  "Andrea" is a half-hilarious, half-hysterical look at what happens when you're not ready for change -- and change might not be ready for you.

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Allison Landa’s thrilled to freeze her ass off while making her New York City stage debut. She lives in Berkeley, Calif., but please God, don’t hold it against her.

“Andrea” was first developed at the Marsh Theater in San Francisco. Since then, the piece has been adapted for local television, and Allison has returned to the Marsh to perform an updated version. In addition to FRIGID New York, Allison will also be performing “Andrea” at the Prague Fringe Festival in May – which is appropriate since the piece is based on a six-month stint in the Czech Republic.

Allison’s performed her work at local storytelling series including Tell It On Tuesday, Inside Storytime, and Porchlight, A Storytelling Series. During a December 2006 residency at the Julia and David White Artists’ Colony in Costa Rica, she completed a novel, “My Franco: Turning My Face Toward the Sea”, which she’s currently editing. Allison received her MFA in creative writing from St. Mary’s College of California and earns her living as a freelance writer and editor.

You can visit her any time at www.allisonlanda.com.