BELA explores what happens when the self we were trained to be collides with the self we were born to become.

Through humor, heartbreak, and cosmic beauty, this one-woman show invites you into a layered world of inner child, ego, and true identity — the parts of us we hide, perform, and forget in the process of surviving.

In a universe that constantly asks us to shrink, BELA dares to ask:
What if you expanded instead?

This is a story for anyone who has ever outgrown the life they thought they were supposed to live. A story about the courage it takes to listen inward. About the joy — and grief — of meeting yourself again.

From Renee Namakau Ombaba and Krystal R. Ali — the team behind Mutu Sakata: My DC Story (Best of Fringe 2023).