The Day I Accidentally Went to War

From the award-winning comedy team behind mega-hit The Day I Became Black (Off Broadway Alliance Best Solo Performance), comes this hilarious and powerful true story.
No one wins and breaks hearts like writer/comedian Bill Posley (Netflix's Kobra Kai, Apple TV’s Shrinking). Some people accidentally miss their bus stop, some accidentally misplace their keys, but Bill? In The Day I Accidentally Went to War, he will take you on a roller coaster journey from his childhood traumas to real-life combat and back. Packed with laughs, gasps, and all the feels, this show bares brutal truths, honors the Veteran experience, and celebrates the human spirit.
**WINNER - International Fringe Selection @SoHo Playhouse**
**WINNER - Splash Award @Namba Arts**
**WINNER - Best of the Broadwater @HFF24**
**NOMINEE - Best Solo Performance @HFF24**
"Bill Posley is one of the most talented writer / performers working today. His show brought all the laughs and then had the audience in tears by the end. Very powerful stuff highly recommend." -LAURA MORAN, HFF24
"Bill Posley performs a poignant, emotional and hilarious solo show that goes into the veteran experience in ways I've never experienced. It was an incredible performance, and I couldn't recommend it more." -ANDREW HENDRON, HFF24
"This saying can come often across as pretentious and political, but I mean it in the most emotional and empathic way: If you're an American, you need to see this show. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!" -MATT RITCHEY, GIA ON THE MOVE

WRITER/PERFORMER - Bill Posley (Shrinking, Kobra Kai, Kenan, Bitch Ass) is a biracial military veteran and multihyphenate whose recent writing credits include Emmy nominated series COBRA KAI and KENAN. He is currently an EP on the Apple comedy series SHRINKING. He just booked a coveted Pixar writing assignment on the heels of writing a spinoff of FERRIS BUEHLLER’S DAY OFF for Paramount and Counterbalance. His directorial debut, horror film BITCH ASS, which he co-wrote, won an Audience Award at SXSW 2022 and sold to Quiver after receiving several offers. His one man show THE DAY I BECAME BLACK sold in a 7 studio bidding war in 2019, and ran for 12 weeks at the Soho Playhouse in New York in repertory with Phoebe Waller-Bridge's FLEABAG. Bill was previously a Just For Laughs New Faces Character in 2017.
PRODUCER - Kristen Boulé (For the Record, The Beetlejuice Afterlife Experience LA, Welcome to the Continental NYC) has been working with Bill since 2018 and is thrilled to be representing this groundbreaking new show, slated to run Off Broadway in early 2025. Kristen was the longtime Artistic Director of 2Cents Theatre in Hollywood (Psychosical, NILBOG, Rabbit Hole) and the 7-year producer for their popular annual Acting Out INK Fest. She is a multi award winning creator for Loose Change immersive (Vote for M**der!, Gatsby: an Immersive Illumination, Unreal City). Kristen is a former Producer for Fever Originals US and is currently Bill's theatrical producer and the Director of Operations for For the Record's The Cinevita.
DIRECTOR - Bente Engelstoft (The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Unstable) is a four-time Emmy award winning writer and producer based in Los Angeles. She is thrilled to be working with Bill Posley again on his second solo show The Day I Accidentally Went to War. Bente previously directed Bill’s first solo show, The Day I Became Black, which was nominated for Best Solo Show and Top of the Fringe at the 2018 Hollywood Fringe Festival. TDIBB enjoyed an extended run off-Broadway at the SoHo Playhouse in New York. Bente is also the proud director of The Troll by Rochée Jeffrey and Do You Accept These Charges? by Laurie Magers - both currently running at The Broadwater in Los Angeles.

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Lyric Hyperion Theater & Cafe, 2106 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, United States