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ABSOLUTE ZERO (HOW LOVERS AND SAD PEOPLE HOLD UP THE WORLD)
ensemble theatre · N/A · Ages 18+ · United States of America
In an unusually cold summer, 32 year-old Jim has kidnapped 17 year-old Charles, who he has fallen in love with at first sight. Trapped in Jim's basement, Charles is led through an existential journey to discover how it is that Lovers and Sad People always seem to hold up the World.
In an unusually cold summer, 32 year-old Jim has kidnapped 17 year-old Charles, who he has fallen in love with at first sight. Trapped in Jim's basement, Charles is led through an existential journey to discover how it is that Lovers and Sad People always seem to hold up the World.
COCKROACH DIALOGUES
comedy · · Ages 15+ · United States of America
A terrifyingly hilarious tale of dreams in LA consumed by cockroaches, both real and imagined.
WINNER 2016 Fringe Runway Award for Best Costumes!
A terrifyingly hilarious tale of dreams in LA consumed by cockroaches, both real and imagined.
WINNER 2016 Fringe Runway Award for Best Costumes!
DON'T SPILL YOUR DRINK
ensemble theatre · · Ages 12+ · United States of America
Maddey uses her grit in the silliest fight for her life! Flailing limbs and a powerful conspiracy circle around her unusual condition. Will her sister and friend compromise their values and jobs to help her win? Dark comedy, medical irony, and touchingly weird.
Maddey uses her grit in the silliest fight for her life! Flailing limbs and a powerful conspiracy circle around her unusual condition. Will her sister and friend compromise their values and jobs to help her win? Dark comedy, medical irony, and touchingly weird.
MALADAPTATION
ensemble theatre · · Ages 14+ · United States of America
We don't get to choose our families and sometimes the hardest choice we have to make is to love. MALADAPTATION is a tour de force one act of a brother and sister striving to reconcile their past to fight for their future not only for each other but to save the other from themselves.
We don't get to choose our families and sometimes the hardest choice we have to make is to love. MALADAPTATION is a tour de force one act of a brother and sister striving to reconcile their past to fight for their future not only for each other but to save the other from themselves.
PORNO DIDO
comedy · · Ages 18+ · United States of America
What happens to a dream deferred? How far would you go to bring your artistic vision to life? Sex, violence and a mysterious backer derail one transman’s desperate attempt to remake Dido of Carthage. An absurd look into compromise when art and commerce collide. Partial Nudity. Sexual themes. Comedy.
What happens to a dream deferred? How far would you go to bring your artistic vision to life? Sex, violence and a mysterious backer derail one transman’s desperate attempt to remake Dido of Carthage. An absurd look into compromise when art and commerce collide. Partial Nudity. Sexual themes. Comedy.
#WHALEFAIL
comedy · · Ages 13+ · United States of America
A woman is eaten alive by a killer whale at America's top marine park.
Who is to blame for this colossal #WhaleFail?
Part comedy.
Part drama.
Part whale murder mystery.
#WHALEFAIL: a biting new play by Brett Epstein.
Not everything is black & white.
A woman is eaten alive by a killer whale at America's top marine park.
Who is to blame for this colossal #WhaleFail?
Part comedy.
Part drama.
Part whale murder mystery.
#WHALEFAIL: a biting new play by Brett Epstein.
Not everything is black & white.
MY DEAD MOM'S FUNERAL
solo performance · · Ages 14+ · United States of America
My mother is a belly dancer, a tarot reader, a fiddler in a honkytonk band -- and now she is also a ghost!! Come see a romp about a mom dying of cancer. Don't want to think about a mom dying of cancer? Oh no, does death make you uncomfortable? Too bad! Your mom's gonna die too. Deal with it!
My mother is a belly dancer, a tarot reader, a fiddler in a honkytonk band -- and now she is also a ghost!! Come see a romp about a mom dying of cancer. Don't want to think about a mom dying of cancer? Oh no, does death make you uncomfortable? Too bad! Your mom's gonna die too. Deal with it!
NIGHT WITCHES
ensemble theatre · · Ages 16+ · United States of America
A tale of women in war. The 588th Night Bomber Regiment was a thorn in Hitler’s side on the hellish Eastern Front in WWII.
A tale of women in war. The 588th Night Bomber Regiment was a thorn in Hitler’s side on the hellish Eastern Front in WWII.
GUILT - AN EVENING OF THERAPY
solo performance · PAI · · United States of America
Two women. One therapist. Lots of issues.
Two women. One therapist. Lots of issues.
NEVA
ensemble theatre · · Ages 12+ · United States of America
By Guillermo Calderón
Translated by Andrea Thome
Directed by Diana Wyenn
Starring Anna Safar, Claudia de Vasco & Daniel Jimenez
Neva returns to the stage after a critically acclaimed run in 2016. A politically charged, haunting interrogation of theater and the revolutionary impulse.
By Guillermo Calderón
Translated by Andrea Thome
Directed by Diana Wyenn
Starring Anna Safar, Claudia de Vasco & Daniel Jimenez
Neva returns to the stage after a critically acclaimed run in 2016. A politically charged, haunting interrogation of theater and the revolutionary impulse.
THANKS A LOT: MY GRATITUSICAL!
comedy · · Ages 13+ · United States of America
Miss Beryl Swiver presents:
Miss Beryl Swiver in
"Thanks A Lot - My Gratitusical!"
One Woman's Musical Journey to Herself and Back.
Starring Miss Beryl Swiver from her own idea.
Miss Beryl Swiver presents:
Miss Beryl Swiver in
"Thanks A Lot - My Gratitusical!"
One Woman's Musical Journey to Herself and Back.
Starring Miss Beryl Swiver from her own idea.
SEVEN DECEMBERS
ensemble theatre · · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Seven years ago, Michael Leahy went missing. The only glimmer of hope his family is left with is the mysterious phone calls on his birthday each year. This dark comedy follows his sister, Johnny May, stuck with her estranged and dysfunctional family as they gather once more to wait for Michael.
Seven years ago, Michael Leahy went missing. The only glimmer of hope his family is left with is the mysterious phone calls on his birthday each year. This dark comedy follows his sister, Johnny May, stuck with her estranged and dysfunctional family as they gather once more to wait for Michael.
I AM VERTICAL
solo performance · · Ages 18+ · United States of America
"I Am Vertical" is a dark comedy about wanting to die, and is comprised of sketches, monologues, puppetry, storytelling, and improv. This show carries the theme of dealing with depression and anxiety, based on the creator's personal experience.
"I Am Vertical" is a dark comedy about wanting to die, and is comprised of sketches, monologues, puppetry, storytelling, and improv. This show carries the theme of dealing with depression and anxiety, based on the creator's personal experience.
STILL GOT IT
· Ages 16+ · United States of America
****WINNER - BEST SOLO SHOW HFF16!****
Some people don't know when to quit.
Especially THIS guy.
****WINNER - BEST SOLO SHOW HFF16!****
Some people don't know when to quit.
Especially THIS guy.
SUICIDE LIVE
comedy · · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Winner--Encore! Producers' Award
Performance Added-Saturday July 16, 5 pm
A dark comedy about an estranged father and son relationship that finds the fun in dysfunctional and the upside of suicide when they make their unreal lives into a reality show.
Winner--Encore! Producers' Award
Performance Added-Saturday July 16, 5 pm
A dark comedy about an estranged father and son relationship that finds the fun in dysfunctional and the upside of suicide when they make their unreal lives into a reality show.