A Comedy about Suicide
 
No Traveler began in 2010 in NYC as a one woman play written and performed by Penny Pollak, Directed by Samantha Jones and music by Mike Milazzo.
Currently Penny is collaborating with American History X Director Tony Kaye in adapting No Traveler into a feature film now in pre-production.

 "I want NO TRAVELLER to be important.
Mostly I make movies for my daughters.
LAKE OF FIRE and DETACHMENT I made for my daughters.
This one also is for them."
-TONY KAYE

 
 
In 2010 NO TRAVELER debuted as part of Horse Trade Theater Groups FRIGID New York Festival. The show was then extended as part of FRIGID Hangovers, moved into The Living Theater, was chosen for the summer Mini-Fridge Festival, made its Off-Broadway premier at 59E59, returned with glowing international reviews from both The Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Canadian Fringe Festival then was immediately chosen for the NYC Strawberry Festival where Performer Penny Pollak was nominated for Best Actress.

5 stars
Now THIS is Fringe theatre. Written and acted by New York’s wild-eyed, wild-haired Penny Pollak, this dark, edgy one-woman show focuses on a troubled young woman who, in a wine-induced fit of despair, decides to slash her wrists with a straight-razor. Her cry for attention is a little too successful, and she wakes up in a puke-filled bucket in purgatory. Her way out? Stop at least one self-destructive woman from the same fate. Heavy stuff, to be sure, but No Traveler is indeed a comedy about suicide, filled with macabre humour that Pollak delivers flawlessly. Pollak is also a gifted physical performer who often says more with her body than she does with her mouth, and she was absolutely thrilling to watch. And with a script and story so strong, it’s no wonder No Traveler is being adapted into a feature-length film by acclaimed American History X director Tony Kaye.

— Jen Zoratti UPTOWN MAGIZINE

“Pollak flings herself around the tiny stage, eyes gleaming, hair flying. She creates each character totally a clever piece of theatre by an impressive performer, the kind of show that the Fringe should be about.”
-Kate Copstick THE SCOTSMAN

 
“A real pleasure to watch, she flits and flings herself around the stage, an anarchic rock chick with intense focus, wild eyes and a wide emotional range. There'd be worse ways to spend eternity than watching this charismatic, confident performer.”
-Edinburgh Three Weeks in Review
 
“Ms. Pollak brings a physicality to her roles that make her captivating to watch; she has amazing energy and vulnerability at the same time which coats each one of her characters with a layer of authenticity that reverberated throughout her performance.”
-Karen Tortora-Lee, The Happiest Medium