Bangs, Bobs & Banter

Created and performed by 12x award-winning artist Joanna Rannelli, Bangs, Bobs & Banter: Confessions of a Hairstylist is a multi-award-winning one-woman comedy in which Rannelli brings 10+ unforgettable characters to life. Winner of numerous festival honors and audience awards across North America, including Critics’ Choice and Patrons Pick at the Orlando International Fringe, this fast-paced 90-minute theatrical experience follows Nikki, a bold and charismatic hairstylist whose colorful clients reveal sassy, saucy, scandalous, and surprisingly heartfelt stories inspired by real-life encounters. With multiple sold-out runs in Vancouver, Orlando, Stratford, and Edmonton, this hilarious and deeply human show leaves audiences laughing, moved and wanting more.

 

Orlando Weekly: “Impressively polished…Rannelli is a winning performer” - Seth Kubersky

 

Writer and Actor: Joanna Rannelli

Joanna is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer, from Vancouver BC. Her storytelling show Private Parts: The Secrets We Keep toured to Orlando, Winnipeg, Calgary & Vancouver Fringe in 2023. The production won the Audience Choice Award at the Vancouver Fringe and earned a nomination for Outstanding Fringe Production from the Calgary Theatre Critics’ Awards. In 2024, Joanna debuted Bangs, Bobs & Banter: Confessions of a Hairstylist at the Orlando Fringe, where it garnered the Critics’ Choice Award and sold out its run at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. The show will be touring in 2025 to Orlando, Tampa, Hamilton and Edmonton Fringe. Other select theatre credits include Tramps Like Us (Tacoma Road Productions), The Most Massive Woman Wins (Splendiferous Theatre), Boy (Dalliance Theatre), The Crackwalker (Ashwood Theatre Society), and Antigone (Seven Tyrants).

In addition to her theatre work, Joanna is also a film, TV, and voice actor. She trained at both Douglas College’s Acting Program and UBC’s BFA Acting Program. Joanna is driven by a passion for creating art that sparks conversation and fosters community.