playwright
UC Berkeley · Applied Mathematics
MA · Spiritual Psychology
TEDx · United Nations · Quincy Jones
Recording Academy member
Based in London
Adding
Up
America
Solving the Race Equation
Bold, funny and heart-opening.
What happens when identity is reduced to a simple equation?
Assembly Roxy · The Snug Bar · Edinburgh
5–31 August 2026 · Daily at 13:40
1 hour · Tickets from £9
"Explored masterfully."
- Beverly Hills Courier
"The first few minutes had me hooked." - Stage Raw
"Poignant and humorous."
- Los Angeles Beat
Awards & Festivals
Producer's Encore Award- Hollywood Fringe
New York Solo Theater Festival
Oregon Fringe Festival
TEDx · United Nations
About the performer
playwright
UC Berkeley · Applied Mathematics
MA · Spiritual Psychology
TEDx · United Nations · Quincy Jones
Recording Academy member
Based in London
Monique DeBose
Award-winning performer Monique DeBose makes her UK debut with this bold, funny and heart-opening solo show. What happens when identity is reduced to a simple equation? Adding Up America is an intimate, jazz-infused storytelling show about race, identity and belonging — connecting the deeply personal to the undeniably political. Audiences from every background find themselves inside this story.