North County\u2019s Mosaic Theatricals has closed and postponed its season-opening production of the solo play \u201cOdds Are,\u201d after actor-playwright Smita Russell injured herself onstage during the opening-night performance Oct. 2. The autiobiographical play is about her history of bad luck.<\/p>\n
\u201cSmita\u2019s recovery and health remains our top priority,\u201d the company wrote in a statement Tuesday. \u201cMosaic Theatricals\u2019 board and staff, together with the production\u2019s producing and creative leadership, are energized by the prospect of bringing this powerful piece back in 2027. New performance dates will be announced once confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an email Monday, the New York-based Russell wrote that she injured her legs doing a \u201cfall and crawl\u201d scene, but she is making the best of the situation by writing it into her play as the latest example of her chronic misfortune.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy accident seems like bad luck, but sometimes we make the sweetest art from life\u2019s tartest lemons \u2026\u00a0 I\u2019ll be back to defy the odds next year,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n