"The show is transformational. It is brave and heartfelt, honest and hilarious, knowing and knowable. It is far more Us Too than Me Too."
- Samantha Simmons-Ronceros, Noho Arts, Solofest 2019
The multi-award-winning, Wild At Hart, deeply engages the audience while striking a timely, powerful chord for all ages (mid-teen and up) and genders. Character portrayals from thick New York dialects to wise old oak trees, songs, pathos and humor, all masterfully tell Hart's courageous tale of surviving sexual assault and the healing she found along her surprising, transformational journey. The central character of Shame is the dark side's emcee, the iconic inner critic that everyone cringes in recognition of and yet, in a unique twist, is transformed as well.
With a bachelor’s degree in Speech, Theatre & Communications, a master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology and a lifelong commitment to her personal healing, Kamakshi brings a unique set of skills to augment the experience of witnessing her performance and its content.
Spurred to action by the advent of the #MeToo movement, in 2018 Kamakshi realized a 30 year vision to tell her story from the stage. Her greater intent is utilizing the show as a gateway to teaching about the negative health and life outcomes of all trauma, with a spotlight on the epidemic of sexual violence. Wild At Hart acknowledges that though the majority of sexual assault centers on women and girls (with a disproportionately high number within BIPOC and LBGTQ+ communities), the number of male survivors continues to be underreported.
In addition to the show’s performance and facilitated post-discussion, presentations and workshops are available for high school and college audiences and for organizations and conferences seeking trauma-informed content and training.
"Wild at Hart is not just a solo show, nor a musical, nor a coming out horror story - it is true masterpiece theatre.”
— Naomi Collins-Beltz
I was very impressed by how dedicated to you so much of the audience was. It's evident how deeply you've influenced their lives.
- Stephen Fife
The Audience Is Raving…
“Kamakshi is a brave and talented performer. In the words of Bill Bullard: "The highest form of knowledge is Empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world." Hart has you live in her world, reveals how she disarmed 'shame', and can point you towards your own healing.”
- Sherry Rishel
“Wild At Hart is a riveting and powerfully moving piece about triumph over trauma. Kamakshi’s one-woman show is an inspiring story of transformation and hope for anyone, but most especially for those of us seeking to heal, and it continues to buoy me still, several weeks after seeing it.”
- Shellan Isackson
“Wild At Hart is very powerful, well produced, and superbly performed. The experience touched me deeply in a way I did not expect. A big KUDOS to you for stepping up and out with this important production'.”
-Bruce Royer
The Press Has Spoken…
“Kamakshi brings 20 people from her journey to life on the stage as she turns hopeless into hopeful. And lonely to lovable.”
Splash Magazine Review
“Wild at Hart differs from other solo shows because Hart also provides patrons with a how-to guide to moving on from trauma to positive change and true well-being, just as she does in her popular Wild at Hart Workshops.”
Grigware Blog Review
“Her story, although full of pain and trauma, is told so beautifully that the audience can’t help but be uplifted by her unquenchable spirit and her ability to triumph over that tragedy.”
LA Music Critic Review
“Thank you for such a moving and dynamic piece of storytelling. You have enormous talent and your raw, heartfelt, brave performance was such a welcome piece to be in an intimate room with.”
- Christopher W. Jones, actor/director
Contact Kamakshi for More Information on Speaking Topics, Workshops and Wild At Hart Performances!
Email: KamakshiHart@gmail.com
Kamakshi Hart, (she/her) M.A., Spiritual Psychology, combines the wisdom of her years as a trauma-informed counselor and transformational coach with her gifts as a storyteller and performer, to bring you, 'Wild At Hart: A Tale of Trauma & Triumph'. Premiered in Los Angeles at the Whitefire Theatre's Solofest 2018, invited back in 2019, 2020 and awarded a Best of the Fest Encore performance by (pandemic) livestream in September 2020. Official selection of the Santa Monica Playhouse Binge Fringe Festival 2018 with an encore in 2019, featured by the 2019 Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival and celebrated at the Hollywood Fringe 2018 with an Encore Producer's Award and the Larry Cornwall Award for Musical Excellence. Moving and miraculous, Kamakshi's wide range of talent is showcased through her 25 characters and the songs that masterfully tell her personal tale of transformation. Urged to bring her story to the stage by the advent of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, all members of her audience regardless of background have identified with the central character of Shame. 'Wild At Hart' is a testimony to the power of healing, building resilience and empathy through the telling of and listening to each other's stories.