Storytelling

With the apocalypse nigh, an astronomical society accepts volunteers for the world's first time travel flight. One traveler is forced to reckon with his past, present and future demons to return home and avoid spiraling into cosmic obscurity.

I Am Not A Man is the story of a Father and the Son he never had. Find out what happens when a little girl stops trying to be a tough guy and finally owns her womanhood. If you have ever wanted to ask your Father "WHY?!?!?!" this is the show for you.

From Hollywood to Broadway and Back; an artist navigates an industry and a country’s increasingly narrow perception of body image in an attempt to stay working, stay sane, and find a healthy life.

Sistahs Ink Productions presents An Yet Another Evening With The Sistahs' "Unsung Sheroes". We travel back in time to hear three historical black women from the unknown to the known. On this particular journey we hear from Anarcha, Ellen Craft and Shirley Chisholm. Join us on this remarkable trip!

It's 1981! The corpse of DISCO, flames of PUNK, plastic smell of NEW WAVE, and balls of ROCK 'N' ROLL, all converge and merge on a seemingly peaceful street in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, along with the stories of a 12-YEAR-OLD BOY raised by a PILL-POPPING SINGLE MOTHER and the many GAY MEN in their life.

What if that which you identify with suddenly disappeared? Who would you be then? Jannica lost all her hair to Alopecia within 6 months. Just like that. But her worst nightmare turned out to be a blessing. Sometimes you need to literally lose a part of yourself in order to find who you truly are.

1973. Donegal. Welcome to Neil Friel's pub, by the border of Northern Ireland during the height of The Troubles.  Comfort is fading as visitors arrive to see Mary. Grab a drink & see if she can keep control of a precarious night as whiskey flows, tongues loosen, & tempers flare. RoryAndTheDevil.com

SICKBOY is a collection of stories about filth & healing, as told by the chronically ill gay who lived them. Tim puts it all out there with extreme frankness, or as the Chicago Reader put it, he, “...uses boyish candor to blend absurdity, pathos, and graphic sex in ways that are deeply humanizing."

This one-man show is a personal love narrative told through acting, Yiddish song, music, and puppetry. Moti, the grandson, reveals lifelong lessons learned from his Hungarian grandmother’s life’s journey, winding its way from a village in Hungary, through the Holocaust, and to a small town in Israel

Best of Broadwater 2019, this musical features award winning singer/songwriter Brian Joseph. Through songs, words and photos, he presents a funny, moving portrait of a cancer caregiver, enraged by soup and ghosts. "Joseph is an actor, singer and songwriter of the first order.” - Oakland Tribune

You learn to survive quick when you’re being dragged behind a team of sled dogs. A comedy about a girl and her dogsled team navigating the rocky terrain of growing up and her quest to become the alpha of her own pack.

Comedy Hoe is a one woman show written and performed by comedian Jil Chrissie featuring comic Angelica Mackey. This bold performance weaves fictional storytelling with standup comedy and comedic spoken word to address the adversity and hyper-sexualization that women face in America daily.

Saurabh Kikani was the most awkward teen in the world. In 1996, he was accepted into a summer program at Oxford for high school honors students where he happened to see the movie Mission:Impossible and...his life changed forever. This is a solo show with jokes...and espionage.

The last century has undergone a sensational transformation inspired by our innate desire to provide a brighter future for the generations to come. But what happens when one generation's hope for the future steals the hope of another's?

A story about a 38 year old Nigerian Woman from Schenectady New York who is still a Virgin. Her story begins with her Journey to finding True Love. However, her plan is to Lose her Virginity before she turns 40. Selected as an Honorable Mention for HFF2019.