Written and Performed by Michelle Renee Johnson
Co-created & Directed by Lila Rachel Becker
NYC Fringe Festival (Under St. Marks & 59E59)
and Edinburgh Fringe Festival
2026
Set Designer: Patti Panyakaew
Lighting Designer: Jennifer Fok with Mikelle Kelly
Sound Designer: Ryan Gamblin
Costume Designer: Maeve Rose
Stage Manager: Cara Kienitz
Producers: Allison Parker (A/Park Productions)
Extra Dry is a one-woman show about coping with alcoholism. The story traces MJ’s journey—from her first drink, taken in a desire to be seen and remembered, to the emergence of an alter ego who feels more alive under the influence. As her dependence deepens, the narrative moves through a series of blackouts, revealing the grip of addiction, and culminates in her path toward recovery.
The set design centers on a transformable bar that fluidly shifts in function: at once a cocktail bar, a tabletop, a seat, and eventually a hospital bed. This evolving environment mirrors MJ’s descent and recovery, embodying the progression of her addiction through each stage of the story.
*Photos are taken at Under St. Marks Theater
Photo Credits: Patti Panyakaew
Design Concept Sketches