Medicine Woman takes on Adelaide Fringe this MARCH after winning the Tour Ready Award at Hollywood Fringe!
By JL Ducker
MEDICINE WOMAN
An Award-Winning Comedy Ritual by Veronica Osorio
A spellbinding mix of clown, and ritualistic storytelling, Medicine Woman explores identity, healing, and the immigrant experience with sass, absurdity, and unexpected medicine. Created and performed by internationally acclaimed comedian and actress Veronica Osorio, this one-woman show has captivated audiences across the globe—from sold-out runs at Hollywood Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe to its next stop in Australia.
Winner of multiple international awards
Headed to Australia and Italia 2025
A theatrical medicine cabinet of humor, truth, and chaos
Every show is different. Every show is alive.
ABOUT THE SHOW
"Once in a lifetime, a magical traveler arrives in your town with a suitcase full of medicines and changes the vibe forever."
For one night only, Medicine Woman—a traveling Venezuelan healer—performs a shamanic comedy ceremony unlike anything you've seen before. The medicine? It depends entirely on you. Tarot readings? A chaotic dance? A kiss? A curse? She channels what the room needs—whether it’s healing, havoc, or hot spiritual girl energy.
Does this Venezuelan stranger hold the secrets of the universe? Or is she just a lil’ rascal trying to steal kisses from gorgeous strangers? Does it matter? Once you’re healed, you’ll understand that matter... doesn’t really matter.
A part-clown, part-shamanic ritual, and total night out with your bestie, this show is an invitation to laugh, feel, and maybe even be transformed. Every show is different, but one thing remains: sassiness, Venezuelan healing techniques, and the thrill of falling mutually in love—until she vanishes into the night, off to the next town.
Enjoy her while you can.
AWARDS AND TOURING - NEXT STEPS ‘25
After an award-winning, sold-out run at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2024, a six-show residency at LA’s Lyric Hyperion, and a UK tour that included a hit run at Brighton Fringe, Medicine Woman took Edinburgh Fringe 2024 by storm—captivating international audiences and critics alike.
Nominated for six Hollywood Fringe awards—and winner of three, including the Best Fringe International Award (🇻🇪)—this wild, unhinged shaman is out here changing the vibe forever.
"When I created Medicine Woman, all I wanted was a show that reflected my own healing journey, my Venezuelan upbringing, and the immigrant experience—something evergreen that could travel the world. Let’s be honest: we’ve all wished for a healer to tell us what the fck is wrong with us. I didn’t just draw from my own process; somewhere along the way of being in the diaspora, I became a healer myself."*
Veronica Osorio—who has acted opposite Gary Oldman and Meryl Streep, been directed by Steven Soderbergh, and starred alongside Tilda Swinton in the Coen Bros.’ Hail, Caesar! (and who is currently typing this in the third person)—has returned to her stage roots with this award-winning solo clown show.
Now, she’s bringing the healing (and the chaos) Down Under for her first-ever Australian Fringe tour, performing in the Courtyard of Curiosities at the Migration Museum, Adelaide Fringe 2025. And after that? She’s heading to Italy for Catania Fringe 2025.
After a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Brighton Fringe Festival (UK), and the Hollywood Fringe Festival – where Medicine Woman was honored with six nominations and took home three awards back-to-back – the journey continues!
🏆W️INNER - Best Fringe International Award
🏆W️INNER - Adelaide Fringe
Winner of the Tour Ready Award – bringing Medicine Woman to Adelaide Fringe March 2025
🏆W️INNER - Italia Fringe Exchange
Winner of the Tour Ready Award – bringing Medicine Woman to Catania Fringe October 2025
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NOMINATED - Top of the Fringe Award
NOMINATED - Fringe Award for Comedy
NOMINATED - Sydney Fringe Exchange
Winning both the Italia and Adelaide awards means that Medicine Woman is now set to tour the world, spreading its magic far and wide.
Possibly the only clown show to ever represent Venezuela internationally, Medicine Woman comes from a country facing a deep humanitarian crisis and political turmoil, where Venezuelans make up the 6th largest diaspora in the world. It is this very experience—of being uprooted, of searching for home—that inspired the show.
A traveling Venezuelan shaman, healing strangers with sass, absurdity, and a touch of chaos… but the real question is: where is home for her? And why is she so horny? And is being horny medicine?
PRESS REVIEWS
What the Critics Say
“★★★★★ – A mesmerizing, genre-defying experience.”
“Raw, hilarious, and deeply moving—a must-see.”
“A stunning blend of comedy, performance art, and spiritual ceremony.”
By JL Ducker
Audience Reactions
"I laughed, I cried, I left transformed. Veronica Osorio is a force of nature."
"A deeply personal yet universally resonant show—unlike anything I've ever seen."
"Medicine Woman is a theatrical medicine cabinet of humor, truth, and healing energy."
The Comedy Bureau - The 101 Best Things in Comedy We Were Witness To in 2023: Medicine Woman
“Veronica Osorio put all of her being, experiences, desires and penchant for mischief into her Venezuelan shamanic clown show, Medicine Woman, and made for one of the most enchanting, mystifying, original solo shows we saw all year long.” – The Comedy Bureau
Stage Raw - RECOMMENDED
“Osorio delivers an exuberant, entertaining performance, one that celebrates the erotic, the sensual and the human comedy in all its silliness, and all in a brief one-hour package.’ - Stage Raw
“Getting the audience under her sway is part and parcel of Osorio’s charm”
“everyone, including myself, fell under her spell” - Stage Raw
Comic’s Comic ★★★★
“she’s able to maintain a playful, silly tone for the hour leading up those deeper moments” - The Comic’s Comic
“Osorio seemingly just wants to spread joy. Whether she’s anointing someone as the night’s “dumb bitch,” channeling an unseemly tropical lawyer, or giving us an impromptu collective Tarot reading, Osorio is a shaman looking to heal us.” - The Comic’s Comic
https://thecomicscomic.com/2024/08/07/veronica-osorio-as-medicine-woman-at-edinburgh-fringe-2024/
"It’s a very visceral experience for the performers and the audience."
– Vera Magazine
"Osorio tells me she studied clowning and commedia dell’arte techniques in her native country before emigrating to the US."
– Vera Magazine
AUDIENCE PRAISE FOR MEDICINE WOMAN
“Gorgeously vulnerable & absolutely magnetic. There were so many moments of delightful audience play and Veronica interwove stunning storytelling elements that gave this show beautiful depth and soul.”
“Get your a** healed by this uplifting, hilariously sexy, deftly unifying work from a ferocious and unabashedly human performer.”
“Hot damn was this FUN! A clever and unique concept, hilarious and unpredictable – one of my Fringe faves!”
Medicine Woman at the Hollywood Fringe Fest - Photo by JL Ducker
Medicine Woman at the Hollywood Fringe Fest - Photo by JL Ducker
“A unique, expressive, comedic, and powerful storytelling. I was healed in many ways!”
“Veronica manages to capture the pain and frustration of living in America 2024 – especially as an immigrant or outsider – while simultaneously reminding us what can be so beautiful about it all. Oh, and she does it while making the entire audience laugh for an hour.”
“Veronica’s ability to captivate and engage her audience is unparalleled.”
“This was the best show I’ve seen at Fringe, and one of the best live performances I think I’ve ever seen. The rawest example of how theatre can be an experience and a connection between the artist and the audience.”
“It’s clear that Veronica and her team have created something special here.”
CO-DIRECTED BY NATASHA MERCADO AND ELIAS MUÑOZ
Co-devised with Osorio by popular LA clown and Hollywood Fringe royalty Natasha Mercado and Venezuelan Clown Master and renowned live comedy performer Elias Muñoz, Medicine Woman is a truly international addition to Edinburgh Fringe this year, in a night filled with laughter, introspection, audience participation with tiny percussion instruments and the medicine of Venezuelan charm.
