{"id":4633,"date":"2026-05-19T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/versions-of-her-performing-artist-tonoccus-mcclain-premieres-moving-multimedia-theater-piece-at-2026-hollywood-fringe-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:27:09","slug":"versions-of-her-performing-artist-tonoccus-mcclain-premieres-moving-multimedia-theater-piece-at-2026-hollywood-fringe-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insuracarelife.com\/blog\/versions-of-her-performing-artist-tonoccus-mcclain-premieres-moving-multimedia-theater-piece-at-2026-hollywood-fringe-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Versions of Her: Performing Artist Tonoccus McClain Premieres Moving Multimedia Theater Piece at 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (HOLLYWOOD, Calif.) \u2014 Prolific actor, writer and \u201cmaker of all things theatrical,\u201d Tonoccus McClain, is pouring his heart and soul into a deeply personal work in his first venture as a producer and writer, \u201cVersions of Her,\u201d at the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The Festival is Known for being an open-ended event with bold experimental performances.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\u201cVersions of Her\u201d is a one person performance that showcases Tonoccus\u2019 natural charm as he unfolds his journey into the serious issues that evolve from his series of recorded interviews with Kerry Walsh \u2013 a celebrated opera singer and actor in her own right before illness began to take its toll \u2013 who is now negotiating the challenges of living with several autoimmune diseases and a terminal diagnosis amidst a medical system that marginalized and ignored her.<\/p>\n<p>In this multimedia experience infused with actual clips from these interviews, McClain bears witness to her experience through revelations that he deeply relates with, but keeps it uniquely Her story. McClain doesn\u2019t see \u201cVersions of Her\u201d as a departure from that experience but a natural progression.<\/p>\n<p>McClain\u2019s wide experience informs his ability to create what he describes as \u201ca deep collaboration that puts the work first but utilizes theater\u2019s ability to bring attention to vital issues through story, hard conversation, and even disarming humor.\u201d He adds, \u201cThough I always aim to ask something of my audience beyond their entertainment, this piece has been the most demanding, but ultimately the most profound to date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though dramatized by McClain, this piece is the real testimony of his friend Walsh and her experiences in a system that complicated her health while she simultaneously felt the full gravity of diagnoses, false diagnoses, experimental treatments in Mexico, and the uncertain long days of increasing symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKerry is still here. She\u2019s hoping to be in the audience on opening night. That\u2019s the deadline I\u2019m working against \u2013 and it\u2019s why this piece exists,\u201d says McClain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVersions of Her\u201d is playing at Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, June 7-26, 2026:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Sunday, June 7 at 8 PM<br \/>\u2013 Friday, June 12 at 5:30 PM<br \/>\u2013 Sunday, June 14 at 4 PM<br \/>\u2013 Wednesday, June 17 at 8:30 PM<br \/>\u2013 Saturday, June 20 at 5 PM<br \/>\u2013 Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 PM<br \/>\u2013 Friday, June 26 at 5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>For more information and tickets, visit: https:\/\/www.hollywoodfringe.org\/projects\/1391<\/p>\n<p>A veteran performer whose voice has been heard on more than 50 film and television soundtracks \u2013 including \u201cAvatar,\u201d \u201cGlee,\u201d and \u201cThe Lion King\u201d (2019) \u2013 McClain spent over 2,400 performances on the North American tour of Disney\u2019s \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d appeared in LA Opera\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201cOmar,\u201d and has performed at three Academy Awards ceremonies. His stage work spans the Hollywood and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Helsinki, Taiwan, and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>IMDB: https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1021901\/<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/misterhyjinx<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/misterhyjinx<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>SUMMARY:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-section-id=\"1xewfcz\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"249\">Actor and performer <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Tonoccus McClain<\/span><\/span> is debuting his first self-produced and written theater piece, <em data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"143\">\u201cVersions of Her,\u201d<\/em> at the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hollywood Fringe Festival<\/span><\/span>, known for experimental and boundary-pushing performances.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1f927rg\" data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"507\">The one-person multimedia show centers on recorded interviews with opera singer and actor <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kerry Walsh<\/span><\/span>, exploring her struggles with autoimmune diseases, terminal illness, misdiagnoses, and a medical system she says failed her.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"4qz76c\" data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"807\">McClain, whose credits include <em data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"581\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Avatar<\/span><\/span><\/em>, <em data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"622\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Glee<\/span><\/span><\/em>, and Disney\u2019s <em data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"676\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Lion King<\/span><\/span><\/em>, says the production combines storytelling, difficult conversations, and humor to spotlight urgent social and healthcare issues.<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"lnhdkr\" data-start=\"809\" data-end=\"1020\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><em data-start=\"811\" data-end=\"830\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cVersions of Her\u201d<\/em> runs June 7\u201326, 2026, at the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Stephanie Feury Studio Theatre<\/span><\/span> as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, with Walsh hoping to attend opening night despite her ongoing health challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* * *<br \/>This version of news first appeared on CaliforniaNewswire.com \u00a9 2026 \u2013 all rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE (HOLLYWOOD, Calif.) \u2014 Prolific actor, writer and \u201cmaker of all things theatrical,\u201d Tonoccus McClain, is pouring his heart and soul into a deeply personal work in his first venture as a producer and writer, \u201cVersions of Her,\u201d at the 2026 Hollywood Fringe Festival. 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