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FIFTY SHADES OF MELANIA

comedy · · Ages 17+ · 50 mins · United States of America
Victim or accomplice? Trapped or willing agent? Melania Trump is an enigma. This comedy show aims to explore the various faces of FLOTUS, who really doesn’t care. Or does she? Do u? What are some of the stereotypes women exploit or fight to reverse? What is our complicity as the audience?
Victim or accomplice? Trapped or willing agent? Melania Trump is an enigma. This comedy show aims to explore the various faces of FLOTUS, who really doesn’t care. Or does she? Do u? What are some of the stereotypes women exploit or fight to reverse? What is our complicity as the audience?

EVA PERON BY COPI EN ESPAÑOL

ensemble theatre · · Ages 12+ · 70 mins · United States of America
Eva Peron by Copi follows the mythical Evita Peron in her final hour. Grupo TA'YER is presenting this jewel of queer theater in Spanish with English subtitles with a diverse and talented group of local actors. TA'YER hopes to bring Copi's legacy to the queer Latino audience of Los Angeles.
Eva Peron by Copi follows the mythical Evita Peron in her final hour. Grupo TA'YER is presenting this jewel of queer theater in Spanish with English subtitles with a diverse and talented group of local actors. TA'YER hopes to bring Copi's legacy to the queer Latino audience of Los Angeles.

THE 2ND ANNUAL TRUMP FAMILY SPECIAL

cabaret & variety · · Ages 15+ · 70 mins · United States of America
What if the First Family put on a live musical TV special - just like the Brady Bunch - starring Ice Princess Ivanka, her numbnut brothers, a still-not-caring Melania, and a host of ex’s and deplorables. “The event quickly devolves into hilarious insanity.” (The Advocate) trumpfamilyspecial.com
What if the First Family put on a live musical TV special - just like the Brady Bunch - starring Ice Princess Ivanka, her numbnut brothers, a still-not-caring Melania, and a host of ex’s and deplorables. “The event quickly devolves into hilarious insanity.” (The Advocate) trumpfamilyspecial.com

S.O.S.

ensemble theatre · The Wallis Studio Ensemble · Ages 16+ · 1hr · United States of America
S.O.S. is an original theatre piece about love and resilience in times of crisis. As loneliness and alienation reach epidemic proportions, a group of strangers find connection and meaning through love letters of the past, and by discovering the power that lies in small moments of humanity.
S.O.S. is an original theatre piece about love and resilience in times of crisis. As loneliness and alienation reach epidemic proportions, a group of strangers find connection and meaning through love letters of the past, and by discovering the power that lies in small moments of humanity.

TREASON

ensemble theatre · · Ages 13+ · 70 mins · United States of America
On a ranch in Nevada, Grant Wilson rules a made-up nation through empty shows of power and ridiculous propaganda, with his family as his only subjects. When his son takes the mission too far and his daughter questions everything, Grant fights for control in the face of family, country, and reality.
On a ranch in Nevada, Grant Wilson rules a made-up nation through empty shows of power and ridiculous propaganda, with his family as his only subjects. When his son takes the mission too far and his daughter questions everything, Grant fights for control in the face of family, country, and reality.

STRAIGHT WHITE MEN TRYING TO WOKE

comedy · · Ages 16+ · 50 mins · United States of America
Five short comedies exploring the middle age white male struggle to fit in during these confusing times. FANDOM - navigating politics, POLITE RACISM - analyzing ethnicity, SUICIDE PACT - tolerating millennials, BRITTLE TROMBONE - contemplating economics, FANTASY FOOTBALL - grasping identity
Five short comedies exploring the middle age white male struggle to fit in during these confusing times. FANDOM - navigating politics, POLITE RACISM - analyzing ethnicity, SUICIDE PACT - tolerating millennials, BRITTLE TROMBONE - contemplating economics, FANTASY FOOTBALL - grasping identity

DFOV: HOW REPORTING THE TRUTH HAS BECOME A DANGEROUS TASK

Dance & Physical Theatre · · Ages 16+ · 1hr to 90 mins · United States of America
Our journalists are in danger – being forsaken by their people and slaughtered for their pursuit of the truth. As a multidisciplinary piece performed in three different languages, Dying for Our Voices explores that pursuit’s high costs, its global impacts, and personal consequences.
Our journalists are in danger – being forsaken by their people and slaughtered for their pursuit of the truth. As a multidisciplinary piece performed in three different languages, Dying for Our Voices explores that pursuit’s high costs, its global impacts, and personal consequences.

TRIBUNAL

ensemble theatre · · Ages 10+ · 1hr · United States of America
A one-act satirical dramedy based on the true-life events of Lindsay Shepherd, grad student, who sparked major controversy by posting a secret recording of a tribunal where she was accused of violating human rights law for showing a video of Jordan Peterson discussing gendered pronoun use in class.
A one-act satirical dramedy based on the true-life events of Lindsay Shepherd, grad student, who sparked major controversy by posting a secret recording of a tribunal where she was accused of violating human rights law for showing a video of Jordan Peterson discussing gendered pronoun use in class.

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

ensemble theatre · · Ages 14+ · 90 mins · United States of America
After a critically acclaimed run in London, “Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?” comes to LA as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Turning the familiar joke into a comedic quest, the play follows the words in that joke as they try to figure out their meaning and reach the 'real world'.
After a critically acclaimed run in London, “Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?” comes to LA as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Turning the familiar joke into a comedic quest, the play follows the words in that joke as they try to figure out their meaning and reach the 'real world'.

ORANGUTAN

solo performance · · Ages 15+ · 1hr · United States of America
ORANGUTAN is a haunting and absurd one-woman show about the mother of a brutish (slightly orange) would-be dictator, and the tribalism that’s tearing our country apart. FOR MEDIA/PRESS REVIEW TICKETS CONTACT THE PUBLICIST: KUKER & LEE PR at: [email protected]
ORANGUTAN is a haunting and absurd one-woman show about the mother of a brutish (slightly orange) would-be dictator, and the tribalism that’s tearing our country apart. FOR MEDIA/PRESS REVIEW TICKETS CONTACT THE PUBLICIST: KUKER & LEE PR at: [email protected]

PAPER TRAILS

ensemble theatre · · Ages 13+ · 30 mins · United States of America
WINNER - THE ENCORE! PRODUCERS' AWARD | Hard as we try to bury the truth… sometimes it emerges in unexpected ways. Three funny and poignant short plays explore the records we keep and the stories they tell.
WINNER - THE ENCORE! PRODUCERS' AWARD | Hard as we try to bury the truth… sometimes it emerges in unexpected ways. Three funny and poignant short plays explore the records we keep and the stories they tell.

HAMILTUNES LA

events & workshops · · Ages 21+ · 180 mins · United States of America
HAMILTUNES LA, the original Hamilton: An American Musical singalong event, is at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival!
HAMILTUNES LA, the original Hamilton: An American Musical singalong event, is at the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival!

BECOMING PEACE

solo performance · · Ages 15+ · 75 mins · United States of America
BECOMING PEACE, a One Woman Rhythmic Dramedy about Power, Culture, Violence and Nonviolence - explores the little known Power and Possibility of Nonviolence (Satyagraha/Ahimsa/Peace) - and just how much Life and the World can transform when we "attack the wrong and not the wrongdoer!"
BECOMING PEACE, a One Woman Rhythmic Dramedy about Power, Culture, Violence and Nonviolence - explores the little known Power and Possibility of Nonviolence (Satyagraha/Ahimsa/Peace) - and just how much Life and the World can transform when we "attack the wrong and not the wrongdoer!"

SON OF A BITCH

ensemble theatre · · Ages 13+ · 90 mins · United States of America
*PICK OF THE FRINGE* *BEST OF THE BROADWATER* In 1980, Lee Atwater was a scrappy Southern strategist. By 1990, he'd changed American politics forever. A new play about the legacy of the Bad Boy of the GOP, from the creators of HFF18 hits "Keeping Up With the Prozorovs" and "A Beast/A Burden".
*PICK OF THE FRINGE* *BEST OF THE BROADWATER* In 1980, Lee Atwater was a scrappy Southern strategist. By 1990, he'd changed American politics forever. A new play about the legacy of the Bad Boy of the GOP, from the creators of HFF18 hits "Keeping Up With the Prozorovs" and "A Beast/A Burden".

THE MAYOR'S DEBATE OF TRANQUILITY, NEBRASKA

· Ages 15+ · 55 mins · United States of America
"A comedy as dark as this town's secrets..." The forced civility at a small town Mayor's debate shows cracks as the shallow and petty candidates dig deep on property taxes, parking meters and cupcake flavors, cracks that begin to reveal a secret horror that has paralyzed the town.
"A comedy as dark as this town's secrets..." The forced civility at a small town Mayor's debate shows cracks as the shallow and petty candidates dig deep on property taxes, parking meters and cupcake flavors, cracks that begin to reveal a secret horror that has paralyzed the town.
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