ASYLUM @ MCCADDEN THEATRE
1157 N. McCadden Place
A DREAM AT THE END OF TIME
Musicals & Operas · smith & blakeley productions · Ages 0+ · world premiere · 40 mins · United States of America
On a journey to find his lost homeland, an immortal bard encounters a youth who longs for art and music, who joins him on his mission. But as they get closer to their destination, it becomes clear that the bard isn’t who he seems.
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ALL AMERICAN
Drama · lgb productions · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
The world is so chaotic that time itself has broken. Two families live in the same house, which acts as a portal, during 1971 and 2021. A teenager from 2021 plans a school shooting, but when he connects with the other characters and reconnects to his own humanity, he doesn't go through with it.
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ARE YOU LOVIN' IT?
Comedy · theatre group gumbo · Ages 13+ · 1hr · Japan
5 stars! Gumbo Theatre in a wacky romp that is distinctly Japanese. A hit at fringe fests around the world. Take a Japanese TV game show, mix in anime, Krazy Kitty and Businessman. Critics' Choice Media Pick at Edmonton Fringe, Outstanding Comedy at San Diego Fringe, Best Ensemble at FRIGID NY.
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BUSKERS BALL
Cabaret & Variety · whatnot theatrics · Ages 13+ · 1hr · United States of America
When an unlikely group of buskers get together to throw their company party things start to fall apart when they learn that a murderer, they had locked up, is on the loose. Will the murderer show up to ruin the party? Only one way to find out, attend the Buskers Ball & see for yourself.
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CLEO UNIVERSE
Comedy · lights karma action! productions · Ages 13+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
It's the year 3000. A new energy crisis looms. Disheveled Wormhole Bus mechanic Cleo Universe witnesses his best friend’s murder at the hands of cops, which launches him to the frontlines of saving Earth and pits him against his hero, the richest human alive, tech mogul Max Eon! 🪐 ✨ 🚀
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DYING FOR OUR VOICES
Dance & Physical Theatre · raven k · Ages 4+ · family friendly · flashing lights · 90 mins · United States of America
DYING FOR OUR VOICES is a multimedia production encompassing poetry, dance, and theatre. It honors journalists who risk their lives to report corruption, violation of human rights, and assassinations of artists who express their thoughts of their government where it is not allowed.
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EMMA AND RICHIE'S BIG VIKING FUNERAL!
Comedy · so deep productions · Ages 15+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
Emma and Richie are breaking up, and they’ve decided the best way to celebrate the occasion is by throwing a Viking Funeral for their dead relationship. But their funeral plans are thrown into chaos when they accidentally bring two real Vikings back from the dead.
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LOVE CHICKEN
Comedy · cgb productions · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
LOVE CHICKEN is a queer comedy about friendship, long-kept secrets and the making of well-meaning chaos. Nonbinary best friends Lolo and Yan's weekend of bonding and board games is crashed by unexpected visitors and a host of unresolved feelings. Shows: 6/5, 6/10, 6/18 @ McCadden
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NO ONE COMES TO SEE US ANY MORE
Comedy · ornelas dynasty · Ages 13+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
Amy, having died young, soon realizes how quickly people stop visiting her in this comical yet maddening look at 'life' in the grave.
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PAPER CUTS
Comedy · troy matthew peterson productions · Ages 13+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
This sketch comedy show is a wacky tribute to the historical figures and fictional characters of yesteryear, the frazzled adults of today, and the literary works that set them all up to fail. Join us for a night of library lunacy that will be one for the books as we try to heal our PAPER CUTS!
ROCK 'N' ROLL HERETIC
Drama · third rail alive · Ages 18+ · world premiere · 105 mins · United States of America
Staring down the barrel of sixty, Black queer electric guitarist Rory Tharpe navigates the cutthroat world of white corporate rock, dive bars, and shady contracts as she travels the nation in a dilapidated tour bus blowing up her demons.
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THIS REMAINS BETWEEN US
Comedy · flat tire theatre company · Ages 14+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
In this macabre and darkly funny play, sisters Cora and April reunite after years of estrangement to pack up their childhood home. But lurking in the attic, a dark secret threatens to shatter their tenuous relationship and ruin their entire lives.
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VINCERO - THE ITALIAN OPERA EXPERIENCE
Musicals & Operas · ascend classical · Ages 16+ · family friendly · world premiere · 50 mins · Italy
Party like it’s 1799 at an Italian Masquerade-themed evening where you will be immersed in an evocative opera experience featuring the world’s most-loved arias, trailblazing music and outstanding performances from the world of Italian Opera! With Mezzo Soprano Natalja Sticco & Tenor Germán Gholami.
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WE'RE NOT SURE YET
Comedy · fake id productions · Ages 15+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
An ensemble sketch comedy play about a couple that breaks up just as they accidentally witness a murder. As they split up and go their separate ways they navigate their newly single lives, being key witnesses of the murder, and eventually gets pulled in by a detective as suspects.
ASYLUM @ STEPHANIE FEURY
5636 Melrose Ave.
4 SEASONS TOTAL SH!TSHOW
Comedy · hiro korsgaard · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
Based on alternative facts, "4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow" follows the antics of the campaign staffers charged with changing reality to fit @RealDonaldTrump's declaration: "Lawyers Press Conference at Four Seasons, Philadelphia. 11:00 A.M."
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AN UNSEASONABLE FALL OF SNOW
Drama · broken radio productions · Ages 10+ · 1hr · United States of America
A bewildered young man is questioned by a ruthless interrogator, who circles like a predator, forcing him closer and closer to an awful admission. A compelling investigation of truth, consequences, and the ultimate value of human life.
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BEN AND GEORGE
Comedy · blue vanity productions · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
Ben meets George. Ben and George become friends. Ben and George get an apartment together. Ben and George don't get along. Ben gets a new friend. George goes crazy. Will Ben and George reconcile their differences? or Will George kill Ben?
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COMBINED ARTFORM'S PICK OF THE FRINGE
Cabaret & Variety · fringe management llc and combined artform · Ages 12+ · family friendly · 1hr to 90 mins · United States of America
Can't decide which shows to see? Our experienced independent judges go see a ton of productions across every genre, then we select, and present highlights from, five different top shows at each Pick of the Fringe performance. 9th smash year! 2 Time - HFF Best Cabaret and Variety Nominee.
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CRIMINAL GENIUS
Comedy · anonymous theater company · Ages 13+ · 75 mins · United States of America
WEST COAST PREMIERE: RESERVOIR DOGS MEETS THE THREE STOOGES. CRIMINAL GENIUS, TAKES PLACE IN A SUBURBAN MOTEL ROOM. "Transients, lovers, the haunted and the hunted, the desperate and the dumb, each strut and fret their hour upon stage and then are heard no more.."
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GUMMY WORM - A NEW COMEDY BY NATHANIEL FOSTER
Comedy · the new cosmopolitans · Ages 13+ · 70 mins · United States of America
Four best friends are in over their heads when they sign up for their high school's abstinence-only sex-ed class. Confessions are made. Risks are taken. Long-standing friendships are tested. Presented by The New Cosmopolitans and Theatre Asylum.
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HOW TO BE JAPANESE
Solo Show · miyo yamauchi · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Normal: Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. All of us at some times or in some ways feel like outsiders. That whatever it is that is normal does not include us. But when we enter a new culture, we actually are the outsider. An excellent vantage point to question the status quo.
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I WANNA FALL IN LOVE
Musicals & Operas · soaring solo studios · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Why would anyone want to fall in love? What’s the payoff? Why would any sane person put themselves through this? Do we steer clear? A lot of questions I do not have answers to, but can safely say, I’m curious. Come join me on this one woman musical journey through a rollercoaster of romance.
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I'M WITH STUPID
Comedy · fringe management llc · Ages 12+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · Spain
The world premiere of director, screenwriter, author and stand-up comedian J.D. Shapiro’s uniquely comedic account of his unconventional journey from scrappy New Jersey childhood to collaborations with Hollywood icons Mel Brooks, John Travolta, Stan Lee, and many others. www.jdshapiro.com
IT'S IN OUR BONES
Drama · sad man paradise productions · Ages 15+ · world premiere · 45 mins · United States of America
Two sisters, a cabin, a drifter and wolves. "It's In Our Bones" is a drama of deep secrets, dark feelings and supernatural powers.
MOTHER GRACE
Drama · putcha productions · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
Pastor Linus Stephenson has touched countless lives in his decades of ministry. He attributes this to God, who turned him from an abused child and tormented young man into a local hero. Yet all is threatened when he gets a shocking visitor. Can God’s love can redeem us all? If so is it a good thing?
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SCENES FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Drama · alverson waites · Ages 18+ · 1hr · United States of America
4 scenes during the months/weeks/days/hours before the Earth is swallowed by a black hole.
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STEPS OF GLORY
Solo Show · anja racic (the earthlings ensemble) · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 30 mins · Serbia
What drives the man of words to the edge of silence? A 19th-century historical drama, inspired by the life of a revolutionary Romantic poet, Lord Byron. This piece is an ultimate exploration of the relationship between a parent and a child.
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TOURRORISTS
Comedy · avantgardner · Ages 13+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
There’s a new kid in town: January 6. 9/11 has had its 20 years in the sun. It’s time for 1/6 to take its rightful seat as a progenitor of fearless satire. TOURRORISTS is the first comedy about the January 6 insurrection. Destruction of American democracy has never looked dumber.
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TRUST ME, I'M FROM ESSEX
Solo Show · my friends lindsay · Ages 15+ · world premiere · one person show · 45 mins · United States of America
In "Trust me, I'm from Essex", Essex born Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett will take you on a journey through life growing up in Essex and making the jump to Los Angeles.
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UN_MUSED
Comedy · jesse feldberg · Ages 18+ · world premiere · 45 mins · United States of America
A once top of his game screenwriter gets told by his agent that he needs to write something new and great, or be dropped.
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WHAT ABOUT DAD
Solo Show · jamcourt/celestin way inc · Ages 1+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
What About Dad takes a look into the mindset of a man dealing with society, politics and stereotypes of being a single father. We always hear from the mother's journey on being a single parent, but what about the fathers who are fighting for relationships with their children.
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WHERE’S MY MONEY?
Drama · randy lahaye presents · Ages 13+ · 90 mins · United States of America
Where's My Money? is about two small-time Brooklyn divorce lawyers and the women in their lives. When Celeste, a struggling actor who's cheating on her boyfriend with a married man, runs into Natalie, whom she hasn't seen in years, the two have some catching up to do. Darkly Hilarious!
ASYLUM @ THYMELE ARTS
5481 Santa Monica Blvd.
A DAY WITH MY MOTHER
Drama · n/a · Ages 16+ · 1hr · United States of America
A story about a woman who's here today, but miles away. We center on the struggles of being a slave to the human mind. Cecilia feels haunted, and her days are foggy. She’s afraid to leave her home, leaving others to pick up the slack. When you’re completely out of control, who’s in control?
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HOT THOUGHTS
Solo Show · hannah rice · Ages 18+ · world premiere · one person show · 50 mins · New Zealand
Do I wank too much? Why are first dates so awkward? Why can’t my boyfriend make me cum? Witty and unapologetic, Hot Thoughts says the quiet part aloud; giving voice to the quirky, intense and, at times, perverted thoughts women have but often aren’t able to say.
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LUNA
Solo Show · synesthesians · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
A modern retelling of the ancient Chinese moon-goddess mythology in the context of a TikTok camgirl’s troubling life behind-the-scene; A multimedia interdisciplinary experience in hybrid aesthetics of physic/dance theater, live-streaming & installation arts.
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LOOKING PAST LOSS
Solo Show · charlotte galbreath · Ages 15+ · one person show · 35 mins · United States of America
An unexpected through line disrupts a college student’s grief, leaving her to wonder if she’ll ever get back up on her feet.
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MOTHER NATURE
Solo Show · grayson morris · Ages 15+ · flashing lights · world premiere · one person show · 50 mins · United States of America
Why are you here? Mother Nature will take you on a journey to the ends of the earth and the depths of your very soul to find the answer. This funny, creepy, and dare I say sweet(?) solo show brings together the artforms of bouffon, puppetry, and immersive theater into a roiling existential marvel.
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ROUSING THE CREATIVE MIND
Events & Workshops · kim rubinstein presented by the earthlings ensemble · Ages 13+ · 2hrs · United States of America
Rouse your Creative Mind to meet the urgency of the moment. The unique circumstances of our world today require vigorous dedication to stabilizing the nervous systems and sparking new neuronal activity which expands creative capacity.
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SIGNALS
Immersive & Games · last call theatre · Ages 14+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 2hrs · United States of America
“Signals” invites participants into a sci-fi research station filled with anomalous artifacts and beings from other dimensions. As agents of The Foundation, participants will discover the fate of lost researchers, the rage of contained creatures and make hard choices regarding the fate of this base.
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TASKMASTER
Immersive & Games · invisible girl creative · Ages 8+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
Based on the UK Television series of the same name, Taskmaster will pit 5 comedians against each other to complete tasks of outlandish proportions. Whichever contestant has the most points at the end of the show will win! Every show will be different and a different contestant could win each night.
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THE VERSE VIOLENT CHORUS - PART 1
Cabaret & Variety · loudspeaker brain · Ages 16+ · 30 mins · United States of America
In this rockopera, a demon from another dimension possesses a singer onstage to warn all of us about the sinister plot the deity from his dimension plans to visit upon our world.
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THE VOICE LESSON - A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION
Musicals & Operas · real women have curves studio · Ages 16+ · 90 mins · United States of America
What if God gave you a voice lesson, what truths would you speak and sing? - A group of social misfits desperate to sing, take their last voice lesson with a voice teacher who has had a reputation for making miracles happen.
THE WREN @ THE IRISH IMPORT SHOP
5481 Santa Monica Blvd.
BEST WIFE EVER
Comedy · cat alvarado · Ages 13+ · one person show · 50 mins · United States of America
Comedian Cat Alvarado, shares her journey from Evangelical Christianity to finding her identity in secular society. Cat Alvarado performs internationally, has been in the nation's top comedy festivals such as Laughing Skull, and is a featured comic at the 2022 Great American Comedy Festival.
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THE GREAT SATAN SPEAKS - THE WISDOM OF ROBERT G. INGERSOLL
Solo Show · lean dog mean dog productions · Ages 12+ · family friendly · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
ROBERT INGERSOLL (1833-1899) THE GREATEST AMERICAN YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. HE WAS THE MOST FAMOUS AMERICAN IN THE WORLD AND THE MOST REVILED MAN IN THIS COUNTRY. COME AND MEET THE MOST FORMIDABLE FOE ORGANIZED RELIGION IN THIS NATION EVER FACED, THE "GREAT SATAN" HIMSELF. A SHOW BY ERNEST KEARNEY
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THE GREAT WILDCAT JACKSON
Cabaret & Variety · littlebig stage productions · Ages 12+ · one person show · 45 mins · United States of America
Wildcat Jackson is the self-proclaimed Monarch of the West. With his silly yet edgy brand of comedy magic, he entertains as an old-west showman in a modern world. This bargain-basement Buffalo Bill Cody works a crowd with his larger-than-life charisma and offbeat one man side-show.
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THE PALE GYPSY'S TRAVELING MUSICAL REVUE
Solo Show · dream machine productions · Ages 16+ · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
The Pale Gypsy shares tales of travel, romance, and intrigue in this performance of original music, satire, and oddball humor! Themes in the Traveling Musical Revue run the gambit of love and mystery, to science fiction and fantasy- all infused with the dark whimsy of Writer/Producer, Chris Murphy.
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TOMMY AND THE BROTHERS
Musicals & Operas · o'mac productions · Ages 5+ · family friendly · 2hrs · United States of America
Brand new full length show about The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem's rise to worldwide fame in Greenwich Village at the beginning of the 60's American Folk Revival. Friends with Bob Dylan. Josh White and Odette, they changed Irish folk music forever. Their story and 21 of their biggest hits.
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ACTORS COMPANY
916 N. Formosa
MY NAME IS THILEEPAN
Solo Show · francis production · Ages 12+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 45 mins · Canada
Thiyagi Thileepan was a Tamil Tiger revolutionary from Sri Lanka. Ahash Francis is a young actor in California. Witness him bring Thileepan's story to life in this one-man performance about sacrifice, the differences between the east and the west, and an exploration of our cultures intertwined!
TOMMY COOPER: I DIDN'T LET YOU DOWN, DID I?
Solo Show · niek versteeg · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 40 mins · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
An intimate look at the final moments of the life of the truly unique British comedian, Tommy Cooper. Reliving his past performances and looking back on his troubled life and relationships before his final, fatal performance Live on TV and before the Royal Family in 1984's Live at Her Majesty's.
THEY CALL HIM MOTHER
Drama · enovative towers · Ages 16+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 2hrs · United States of America
Torn by lust, greed and pride, a family of Drag Queens living in New York, must learn to overcome their inner demons and reunite to save the bar they work at, however one queen may be ready to walk away from it all once given their own opportunity of a lifetime.
THE BROADWATER
Various Addresses
BEAUTIFUL MONSTERZ
Drama · svi cine+media · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
If you could get away with ANYTHING, would you try EVERYTHING? This sexy and snarky riff on Oscar Wilde’s “Dorian Gray” takes a droll look at today’s obsession with celebrity and privilege in this outrageous send-up of being "famous for being famous," and the very real chance that looks CAN kill.
DOG
Solo Show · moroski & moroski · Ages 18+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Beer, liquor and football. The three things Dog needs to get by. And right now, he needs a whole lot of each one. A searing dark comedy about a man coping with the death of his dog. From the award-winning creator of past Hollywood Fringe hits “The Wake” and “TILT.”
THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT
Musicals & Operas · new musicals inc. · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
A two-person musical in which a couple is visited by multiple versions of themselves from the future....each with wildly different agendas. Winner: 2020 Search for New Musicals.
THE COMPLEX
6476 Santa Monica Blvd.
REVELATION !
Musicals & Operas · clive kennedy · Ages 10+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 55 mins · Great Britain and Northern Ireland
REVELATION ! An Open and Shut Case? Who is Clive Kennedy? And what is he hiding? A ONE-MAN MUSICAL SHOW that leaps out of a suitcase and takes you on an unusual journey with the well travelled award-winning British gentleman songwriter. Includes some of the GREATEST SONGS you never heard.
SHUBOP-DUBAY-HAD: THE NO MATTER WATT PREQUEL
Cabaret & Variety · gordon stephen matheson jr · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
It is 10 years earlier . Bill "Shubopdubayhad" Sikritz finds Recovery with Bumdinger Chasenipples, Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment, Annabelle Watt the Hell,Unruly Julie & Juan Buzzon from Tuscon ! Together they learn to get thru their "NO MATTER WATTS" without Self Destructing Behaviors
THE CRÜE
Drama · abacab studios · Ages 13+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
From the writer/producer of Doctor Zomba's Ghost Show comes The Crüe: A Completely Unauthorized Play About The World's Most Notorious Rock Band-Underneath The Dirt Lies the Truth! A darkly humorous drama staring Ryan Ruffing as Nikki Sixx and Phillip-Charlie Daniell as Doc McGhee. Rated PG-13.
HOWARD FINE STUDIO
7456 Melrose Ave.
THE ECSTASY OF VICTORIA WOODHULL
Solo Show · owl & pussycat theatre company · Ages 14+ · one person show · 50 mins · United States of America
Reach across the mortal plane! Our clairvoyant invokes the spirit of first woman to run for President of the USA in 1872, Victoria Woodhull: A suffragette and Free Love revolutionary. Help us bring the story of her life into the light! "Exciting, fresh and ready to be devoured" -All About The Stage
STUDIO STAGES
520 N. Western Ave.
CHRISKIRKPATRICKMAS: A BOY BAND CHRISTMAS MUSICAL
Musicals & Operas · pacey's creek · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 70 mins · United States of America
It’s Christmas Eve 2009 and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC has a decision to make. An original musical parody of A Christmas Carol & It's A Wonderful Life by Valen Shore & Alison Zatta. Music direction by Taylor Williams (Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton). Sound design by Josh Millican (Six, The Band's Visit).
ZEPHYR THEATER
7456 Melrose Ave.
BREED OR BUST
Solo Show · joyful raven · Ages 18+ · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Raven recounts her difficult reproductive “choices” and contends with her primal baby making instincts. Should she surrender to the role of weird aunty OR start a GoFundMe to freeze her geriatric eggs? A timely dark comedy with deep heart. Come for the laughs stay for the sex education.
TOO BIG FOR HER BRITCHES
Solo Show · soaring solo llc · Ages 13+ · one person show · 75 mins · Canada
Described as a “beautiful piece of solo artistry,” Too Big for Her Britches, is a one-woman musical dramedy with 7 live, original songs and 25 characters. It's a “must-see rollercoaster of emotions." A battle between her Inner Shame and Inner Warrioress to break generational trauma and love.
1157 N. McCadden Place
A DREAM AT THE END OF TIME
Musicals & Operas · smith & blakeley productions · Ages 0+ · world premiere · 40 mins · United States of America
On a journey to find his lost homeland, an immortal bard encounters a youth who longs for art and music, who joins him on his mission. But as they get closer to their destination, it becomes clear that the bard isn’t who he seems.
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ALL AMERICAN
Drama · lgb productions · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
The world is so chaotic that time itself has broken. Two families live in the same house, which acts as a portal, during 1971 and 2021. A teenager from 2021 plans a school shooting, but when he connects with the other characters and reconnects to his own humanity, he doesn't go through with it.
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ARE YOU LOVIN' IT?
Comedy · theatre group gumbo · Ages 13+ · 1hr · Japan
5 stars! Gumbo Theatre in a wacky romp that is distinctly Japanese. A hit at fringe fests around the world. Take a Japanese TV game show, mix in anime, Krazy Kitty and Businessman. Critics' Choice Media Pick at Edmonton Fringe, Outstanding Comedy at San Diego Fringe, Best Ensemble at FRIGID NY.
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BUSKERS BALL
Cabaret & Variety · whatnot theatrics · Ages 13+ · 1hr · United States of America
When an unlikely group of buskers get together to throw their company party things start to fall apart when they learn that a murderer, they had locked up, is on the loose. Will the murderer show up to ruin the party? Only one way to find out, attend the Buskers Ball & see for yourself.
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CLEO UNIVERSE
Comedy · lights karma action! productions · Ages 13+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
It's the year 3000. A new energy crisis looms. Disheveled Wormhole Bus mechanic Cleo Universe witnesses his best friend’s murder at the hands of cops, which launches him to the frontlines of saving Earth and pits him against his hero, the richest human alive, tech mogul Max Eon! 🪐 ✨ 🚀
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DYING FOR OUR VOICES
Dance & Physical Theatre · raven k · Ages 4+ · family friendly · flashing lights · 90 mins · United States of America
DYING FOR OUR VOICES is a multimedia production encompassing poetry, dance, and theatre. It honors journalists who risk their lives to report corruption, violation of human rights, and assassinations of artists who express their thoughts of their government where it is not allowed.
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EMMA AND RICHIE'S BIG VIKING FUNERAL!
Comedy · so deep productions · Ages 15+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
Emma and Richie are breaking up, and they’ve decided the best way to celebrate the occasion is by throwing a Viking Funeral for their dead relationship. But their funeral plans are thrown into chaos when they accidentally bring two real Vikings back from the dead.
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LOVE CHICKEN
Comedy · cgb productions · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
LOVE CHICKEN is a queer comedy about friendship, long-kept secrets and the making of well-meaning chaos. Nonbinary best friends Lolo and Yan's weekend of bonding and board games is crashed by unexpected visitors and a host of unresolved feelings. Shows: 6/5, 6/10, 6/18 @ McCadden
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NO ONE COMES TO SEE US ANY MORE
Comedy · ornelas dynasty · Ages 13+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
Amy, having died young, soon realizes how quickly people stop visiting her in this comical yet maddening look at 'life' in the grave.
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PAPER CUTS
Comedy · troy matthew peterson productions · Ages 13+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
This sketch comedy show is a wacky tribute to the historical figures and fictional characters of yesteryear, the frazzled adults of today, and the literary works that set them all up to fail. Join us for a night of library lunacy that will be one for the books as we try to heal our PAPER CUTS!
ROCK 'N' ROLL HERETIC
Drama · third rail alive · Ages 18+ · world premiere · 105 mins · United States of America
Staring down the barrel of sixty, Black queer electric guitarist Rory Tharpe navigates the cutthroat world of white corporate rock, dive bars, and shady contracts as she travels the nation in a dilapidated tour bus blowing up her demons.
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THIS REMAINS BETWEEN US
Comedy · flat tire theatre company · Ages 14+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
In this macabre and darkly funny play, sisters Cora and April reunite after years of estrangement to pack up their childhood home. But lurking in the attic, a dark secret threatens to shatter their tenuous relationship and ruin their entire lives.
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VINCERO - THE ITALIAN OPERA EXPERIENCE
Musicals & Operas · ascend classical · Ages 16+ · family friendly · world premiere · 50 mins · Italy
Party like it’s 1799 at an Italian Masquerade-themed evening where you will be immersed in an evocative opera experience featuring the world’s most-loved arias, trailblazing music and outstanding performances from the world of Italian Opera! With Mezzo Soprano Natalja Sticco & Tenor Germán Gholami.
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WE'RE NOT SURE YET
Comedy · fake id productions · Ages 15+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
An ensemble sketch comedy play about a couple that breaks up just as they accidentally witness a murder. As they split up and go their separate ways they navigate their newly single lives, being key witnesses of the murder, and eventually gets pulled in by a detective as suspects.
ASYLUM @ STEPHANIE FEURY
5636 Melrose Ave.
4 SEASONS TOTAL SH!TSHOW
Comedy · hiro korsgaard · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
Based on alternative facts, "4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow" follows the antics of the campaign staffers charged with changing reality to fit @RealDonaldTrump's declaration: "Lawyers Press Conference at Four Seasons, Philadelphia. 11:00 A.M."
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AN UNSEASONABLE FALL OF SNOW
Drama · broken radio productions · Ages 10+ · 1hr · United States of America
A bewildered young man is questioned by a ruthless interrogator, who circles like a predator, forcing him closer and closer to an awful admission. A compelling investigation of truth, consequences, and the ultimate value of human life.
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BEN AND GEORGE
Comedy · blue vanity productions · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
Ben meets George. Ben and George become friends. Ben and George get an apartment together. Ben and George don't get along. Ben gets a new friend. George goes crazy. Will Ben and George reconcile their differences? or Will George kill Ben?
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COMBINED ARTFORM'S PICK OF THE FRINGE
Cabaret & Variety · fringe management llc and combined artform · Ages 12+ · family friendly · 1hr to 90 mins · United States of America
Can't decide which shows to see? Our experienced independent judges go see a ton of productions across every genre, then we select, and present highlights from, five different top shows at each Pick of the Fringe performance. 9th smash year! 2 Time - HFF Best Cabaret and Variety Nominee.
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CRIMINAL GENIUS
Comedy · anonymous theater company · Ages 13+ · 75 mins · United States of America
WEST COAST PREMIERE: RESERVOIR DOGS MEETS THE THREE STOOGES. CRIMINAL GENIUS, TAKES PLACE IN A SUBURBAN MOTEL ROOM. "Transients, lovers, the haunted and the hunted, the desperate and the dumb, each strut and fret their hour upon stage and then are heard no more.."
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GUMMY WORM - A NEW COMEDY BY NATHANIEL FOSTER
Comedy · the new cosmopolitans · Ages 13+ · 70 mins · United States of America
Four best friends are in over their heads when they sign up for their high school's abstinence-only sex-ed class. Confessions are made. Risks are taken. Long-standing friendships are tested. Presented by The New Cosmopolitans and Theatre Asylum.
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HOW TO BE JAPANESE
Solo Show · miyo yamauchi · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Normal: Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. All of us at some times or in some ways feel like outsiders. That whatever it is that is normal does not include us. But when we enter a new culture, we actually are the outsider. An excellent vantage point to question the status quo.
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I WANNA FALL IN LOVE
Musicals & Operas · soaring solo studios · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Why would anyone want to fall in love? What’s the payoff? Why would any sane person put themselves through this? Do we steer clear? A lot of questions I do not have answers to, but can safely say, I’m curious. Come join me on this one woman musical journey through a rollercoaster of romance.
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I'M WITH STUPID
Comedy · fringe management llc · Ages 12+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · Spain
The world premiere of director, screenwriter, author and stand-up comedian J.D. Shapiro’s uniquely comedic account of his unconventional journey from scrappy New Jersey childhood to collaborations with Hollywood icons Mel Brooks, John Travolta, Stan Lee, and many others. www.jdshapiro.com
IT'S IN OUR BONES
Drama · sad man paradise productions · Ages 15+ · world premiere · 45 mins · United States of America
Two sisters, a cabin, a drifter and wolves. "It's In Our Bones" is a drama of deep secrets, dark feelings and supernatural powers.
MOTHER GRACE
Drama · putcha productions · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
Pastor Linus Stephenson has touched countless lives in his decades of ministry. He attributes this to God, who turned him from an abused child and tormented young man into a local hero. Yet all is threatened when he gets a shocking visitor. Can God’s love can redeem us all? If so is it a good thing?
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SCENES FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Drama · alverson waites · Ages 18+ · 1hr · United States of America
4 scenes during the months/weeks/days/hours before the Earth is swallowed by a black hole.
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STEPS OF GLORY
Solo Show · anja racic (the earthlings ensemble) · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 30 mins · Serbia
What drives the man of words to the edge of silence? A 19th-century historical drama, inspired by the life of a revolutionary Romantic poet, Lord Byron. This piece is an ultimate exploration of the relationship between a parent and a child.
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TOURRORISTS
Comedy · avantgardner · Ages 13+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
There’s a new kid in town: January 6. 9/11 has had its 20 years in the sun. It’s time for 1/6 to take its rightful seat as a progenitor of fearless satire. TOURRORISTS is the first comedy about the January 6 insurrection. Destruction of American democracy has never looked dumber.
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TRUST ME, I'M FROM ESSEX
Solo Show · my friends lindsay · Ages 15+ · world premiere · one person show · 45 mins · United States of America
In "Trust me, I'm from Essex", Essex born Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett will take you on a journey through life growing up in Essex and making the jump to Los Angeles.
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UN_MUSED
Comedy · jesse feldberg · Ages 18+ · world premiere · 45 mins · United States of America
A once top of his game screenwriter gets told by his agent that he needs to write something new and great, or be dropped.
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WHAT ABOUT DAD
Solo Show · jamcourt/celestin way inc · Ages 1+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
What About Dad takes a look into the mindset of a man dealing with society, politics and stereotypes of being a single father. We always hear from the mother's journey on being a single parent, but what about the fathers who are fighting for relationships with their children.
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WHERE’S MY MONEY?
Drama · randy lahaye presents · Ages 13+ · 90 mins · United States of America
Where's My Money? is about two small-time Brooklyn divorce lawyers and the women in their lives. When Celeste, a struggling actor who's cheating on her boyfriend with a married man, runs into Natalie, whom she hasn't seen in years, the two have some catching up to do. Darkly Hilarious!
ASYLUM @ THYMELE ARTS
5481 Santa Monica Blvd.
A DAY WITH MY MOTHER
Drama · n/a · Ages 16+ · 1hr · United States of America
A story about a woman who's here today, but miles away. We center on the struggles of being a slave to the human mind. Cecilia feels haunted, and her days are foggy. She’s afraid to leave her home, leaving others to pick up the slack. When you’re completely out of control, who’s in control?
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HOT THOUGHTS
Solo Show · hannah rice · Ages 18+ · world premiere · one person show · 50 mins · New Zealand
Do I wank too much? Why are first dates so awkward? Why can’t my boyfriend make me cum? Witty and unapologetic, Hot Thoughts says the quiet part aloud; giving voice to the quirky, intense and, at times, perverted thoughts women have but often aren’t able to say.
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LUNA
Solo Show · synesthesians · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
A modern retelling of the ancient Chinese moon-goddess mythology in the context of a TikTok camgirl’s troubling life behind-the-scene; A multimedia interdisciplinary experience in hybrid aesthetics of physic/dance theater, live-streaming & installation arts.
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LOOKING PAST LOSS
Solo Show · charlotte galbreath · Ages 15+ · one person show · 35 mins · United States of America
An unexpected through line disrupts a college student’s grief, leaving her to wonder if she’ll ever get back up on her feet.
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MOTHER NATURE
Solo Show · grayson morris · Ages 15+ · flashing lights · world premiere · one person show · 50 mins · United States of America
Why are you here? Mother Nature will take you on a journey to the ends of the earth and the depths of your very soul to find the answer. This funny, creepy, and dare I say sweet(?) solo show brings together the artforms of bouffon, puppetry, and immersive theater into a roiling existential marvel.
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ROUSING THE CREATIVE MIND
Events & Workshops · kim rubinstein presented by the earthlings ensemble · Ages 13+ · 2hrs · United States of America
Rouse your Creative Mind to meet the urgency of the moment. The unique circumstances of our world today require vigorous dedication to stabilizing the nervous systems and sparking new neuronal activity which expands creative capacity.
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SIGNALS
Immersive & Games · last call theatre · Ages 14+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 2hrs · United States of America
“Signals” invites participants into a sci-fi research station filled with anomalous artifacts and beings from other dimensions. As agents of The Foundation, participants will discover the fate of lost researchers, the rage of contained creatures and make hard choices regarding the fate of this base.
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TASKMASTER
Immersive & Games · invisible girl creative · Ages 8+ · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
Based on the UK Television series of the same name, Taskmaster will pit 5 comedians against each other to complete tasks of outlandish proportions. Whichever contestant has the most points at the end of the show will win! Every show will be different and a different contestant could win each night.
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THE VERSE VIOLENT CHORUS - PART 1
Cabaret & Variety · loudspeaker brain · Ages 16+ · 30 mins · United States of America
In this rockopera, a demon from another dimension possesses a singer onstage to warn all of us about the sinister plot the deity from his dimension plans to visit upon our world.
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THE VOICE LESSON - A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION
Musicals & Operas · real women have curves studio · Ages 16+ · 90 mins · United States of America
What if God gave you a voice lesson, what truths would you speak and sing? - A group of social misfits desperate to sing, take their last voice lesson with a voice teacher who has had a reputation for making miracles happen.
THE WREN @ THE IRISH IMPORT SHOP
5481 Santa Monica Blvd.
BEST WIFE EVER
Comedy · cat alvarado · Ages 13+ · one person show · 50 mins · United States of America
Comedian Cat Alvarado, shares her journey from Evangelical Christianity to finding her identity in secular society. Cat Alvarado performs internationally, has been in the nation's top comedy festivals such as Laughing Skull, and is a featured comic at the 2022 Great American Comedy Festival.
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THE GREAT SATAN SPEAKS - THE WISDOM OF ROBERT G. INGERSOLL
Solo Show · lean dog mean dog productions · Ages 12+ · family friendly · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
ROBERT INGERSOLL (1833-1899) THE GREATEST AMERICAN YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. HE WAS THE MOST FAMOUS AMERICAN IN THE WORLD AND THE MOST REVILED MAN IN THIS COUNTRY. COME AND MEET THE MOST FORMIDABLE FOE ORGANIZED RELIGION IN THIS NATION EVER FACED, THE "GREAT SATAN" HIMSELF. A SHOW BY ERNEST KEARNEY
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THE GREAT WILDCAT JACKSON
Cabaret & Variety · littlebig stage productions · Ages 12+ · one person show · 45 mins · United States of America
Wildcat Jackson is the self-proclaimed Monarch of the West. With his silly yet edgy brand of comedy magic, he entertains as an old-west showman in a modern world. This bargain-basement Buffalo Bill Cody works a crowd with his larger-than-life charisma and offbeat one man side-show.
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THE PALE GYPSY'S TRAVELING MUSICAL REVUE
Solo Show · dream machine productions · Ages 16+ · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
The Pale Gypsy shares tales of travel, romance, and intrigue in this performance of original music, satire, and oddball humor! Themes in the Traveling Musical Revue run the gambit of love and mystery, to science fiction and fantasy- all infused with the dark whimsy of Writer/Producer, Chris Murphy.
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TOMMY AND THE BROTHERS
Musicals & Operas · o'mac productions · Ages 5+ · family friendly · 2hrs · United States of America
Brand new full length show about The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem's rise to worldwide fame in Greenwich Village at the beginning of the 60's American Folk Revival. Friends with Bob Dylan. Josh White and Odette, they changed Irish folk music forever. Their story and 21 of their biggest hits.
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ACTORS COMPANY
916 N. Formosa
MY NAME IS THILEEPAN
Solo Show · francis production · Ages 12+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 45 mins · Canada
Thiyagi Thileepan was a Tamil Tiger revolutionary from Sri Lanka. Ahash Francis is a young actor in California. Witness him bring Thileepan's story to life in this one-man performance about sacrifice, the differences between the east and the west, and an exploration of our cultures intertwined!
TOMMY COOPER: I DIDN'T LET YOU DOWN, DID I?
Solo Show · niek versteeg · Ages 13+ · world premiere · one person show · 40 mins · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
An intimate look at the final moments of the life of the truly unique British comedian, Tommy Cooper. Reliving his past performances and looking back on his troubled life and relationships before his final, fatal performance Live on TV and before the Royal Family in 1984's Live at Her Majesty's.
THEY CALL HIM MOTHER
Drama · enovative towers · Ages 16+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 2hrs · United States of America
Torn by lust, greed and pride, a family of Drag Queens living in New York, must learn to overcome their inner demons and reunite to save the bar they work at, however one queen may be ready to walk away from it all once given their own opportunity of a lifetime.
THE BROADWATER
Various Addresses
BEAUTIFUL MONSTERZ
Drama · svi cine+media · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
If you could get away with ANYTHING, would you try EVERYTHING? This sexy and snarky riff on Oscar Wilde’s “Dorian Gray” takes a droll look at today’s obsession with celebrity and privilege in this outrageous send-up of being "famous for being famous," and the very real chance that looks CAN kill.
DOG
Solo Show · moroski & moroski · Ages 18+ · world premiere · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Beer, liquor and football. The three things Dog needs to get by. And right now, he needs a whole lot of each one. A searing dark comedy about a man coping with the death of his dog. From the award-winning creator of past Hollywood Fringe hits “The Wake” and “TILT.”
THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT
Musicals & Operas · new musicals inc. · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 90 mins · United States of America
A two-person musical in which a couple is visited by multiple versions of themselves from the future....each with wildly different agendas. Winner: 2020 Search for New Musicals.
THE COMPLEX
6476 Santa Monica Blvd.
REVELATION !
Musicals & Operas · clive kennedy · Ages 10+ · family friendly · world premiere · one person show · 55 mins · Great Britain and Northern Ireland
REVELATION ! An Open and Shut Case? Who is Clive Kennedy? And what is he hiding? A ONE-MAN MUSICAL SHOW that leaps out of a suitcase and takes you on an unusual journey with the well travelled award-winning British gentleman songwriter. Includes some of the GREATEST SONGS you never heard.
SHUBOP-DUBAY-HAD: THE NO MATTER WATT PREQUEL
Cabaret & Variety · gordon stephen matheson jr · Ages 16+ · world premiere · 50 mins · United States of America
It is 10 years earlier . Bill "Shubopdubayhad" Sikritz finds Recovery with Bumdinger Chasenipples, Our Lady of Perpetual Disappointment, Annabelle Watt the Hell,Unruly Julie & Juan Buzzon from Tuscon ! Together they learn to get thru their "NO MATTER WATTS" without Self Destructing Behaviors
THE CRÜE
Drama · abacab studios · Ages 13+ · flashing lights · world premiere · 1hr · United States of America
From the writer/producer of Doctor Zomba's Ghost Show comes The Crüe: A Completely Unauthorized Play About The World's Most Notorious Rock Band-Underneath The Dirt Lies the Truth! A darkly humorous drama staring Ryan Ruffing as Nikki Sixx and Phillip-Charlie Daniell as Doc McGhee. Rated PG-13.
HOWARD FINE STUDIO
7456 Melrose Ave.
THE ECSTASY OF VICTORIA WOODHULL
Solo Show · owl & pussycat theatre company · Ages 14+ · one person show · 50 mins · United States of America
Reach across the mortal plane! Our clairvoyant invokes the spirit of first woman to run for President of the USA in 1872, Victoria Woodhull: A suffragette and Free Love revolutionary. Help us bring the story of her life into the light! "Exciting, fresh and ready to be devoured" -All About The Stage
STUDIO STAGES
520 N. Western Ave.
CHRISKIRKPATRICKMAS: A BOY BAND CHRISTMAS MUSICAL
Musicals & Operas · pacey's creek · Ages 12+ · world premiere · 70 mins · United States of America
It’s Christmas Eve 2009 and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC has a decision to make. An original musical parody of A Christmas Carol & It's A Wonderful Life by Valen Shore & Alison Zatta. Music direction by Taylor Williams (Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton). Sound design by Josh Millican (Six, The Band's Visit).
ZEPHYR THEATER
7456 Melrose Ave.
BREED OR BUST
Solo Show · joyful raven · Ages 18+ · one person show · 1hr · United States of America
Raven recounts her difficult reproductive “choices” and contends with her primal baby making instincts. Should she surrender to the role of weird aunty OR start a GoFundMe to freeze her geriatric eggs? A timely dark comedy with deep heart. Come for the laughs stay for the sex education.
TOO BIG FOR HER BRITCHES
Solo Show · soaring solo llc · Ages 13+ · one person show · 75 mins · Canada
Described as a “beautiful piece of solo artistry,” Too Big for Her Britches, is a one-woman musical dramedy with 7 live, original songs and 25 characters. It's a “must-see rollercoaster of emotions." A battle between her Inner Shame and Inner Warrioress to break generational trauma and love.
