World Premiere

A tale of courage in the face of a disapproving world, SKANKY ME FROM KANKAKEE is an original coming-of-age rock musical about one boy’s journey to self-love and acceptance. Marc strives to escape his narrow-minded dead end town so that he can be free to be his true self! (skankyme.com) #skankyme

An open-mike competition of personal storytelling pits contestants against each other for the chance to win Cowboy Soul of the Month.  This comic and musical romp marvels at the earthy gentility, the ‘cowboy soul’ that can still be found in our current age of irony and reality television. 

It’s 1985. Madonna needs one more song for her album, and our band of musical misfits are all chasing that prized cover… when they’re not too busy chasing each other. Filled with fun, nostalgia and an original 80s style score, "POP!" is a love letter to one of music's most remarkable decades.

NOW WHAT? is a collection of one-act plays about life’s unexpected moments. When you’ve got the opportunity to steer into the skid, run away and hide, or just stare, slack-jawed at the sheer ridiculousness of life. Written and directed by Rachel Brethauer, Kara Costello, and Celeste Klaus.

Life is an amazing adventure filled with many ups and downs . Come take a trip around the world with Storytellers Les Kurkendaal and Marlene Nichols as the search for the answer to the question " Where is home ?"

A loving tribute to the author by an actor who adored him, this rendition of Ray Bradbury's 1948 novella Pillar Of Fire is 50 mins of prose magic from The Master. In a world cleansed of superstition a dead man wakes up to teach the living the meaning of fear! Starring Bill Oberst Jr.(Criminal Minds)

An Iraq vet, a suspicious package, and a friendship gone awry come together in this show, one of two one-person dramas from Jaeger Christian at this year's festival. Starring Geordie Kieffer as the Iraq vet, this 50-minute whodunit is a perfect fit for fans of "Law & Order" and "Serial."

In Hollywood, it's who you are on the outside that matters! If an actress wants a big role, she’d better be prepared to get small. Or so you’d think. Sometimes you quite literally can’t win for losing.

Winner of 7 Hollywood Fringe Awards, Four Clowns returns for a 5th year to present an evening of comedy, music, and mayhem in The Halfwits' Last Hurrah. Part Vaudeville tribute, part showbiz farce – a fame-hungry showman and his troupe of halfwits struggle to keep their variety show alive.

Dorothy Parker's unforgettable characters and crackling wit come to life onstage in "Might As Well Live", a modern twist on four of Dottie's most hilarious and heartbreaking stories.

Through a series of chats over coffee, a man discusses relationships with all of his exes: what they did right, where they went wrong, and whether they should try again. But is he sincere or just stroking his ego? What's the real reason behind his desire to reconnect with these women from his past?

Extended! Thursday, July 9th, 7:30pm— The Bootleg Theater! Come take a breather from the 'darkness' for a good 37 minutes with Abby and U and Me and My Best Friend P! (The other 13 minutes cannot be accounted for, but your inner tyke will thank u for it!)

A woman mysteriously transforms into a fox. Her husband loves her anyway, but what does this mean for their idyllic marriage? This world premier play based on David Garnett's acclaimed novella dives into the essences of love, storytelling, and endings.

A chance encounter between two women at a bus stop takes an unexpected turn in this dark comedy at the intersection of catcalling and violence. A lady-centric ensemble explores the hilarious, frightening, bizarre experience of street harassment through sketch, song & even a streetwise fashion show.

Misadventures in the art of Speed-Dating or: (How Not to Grieve) . . . One woman's hilarious, heartbreaking search for her place in a world altered, forever, by her brother's suicide.