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FANCY! A SOUTHERN GOTHIC CAMP PARABLE

solo performance · farah productions · Ages 18+ · United States
Starring actress-writer Chris Farah, Fancy! A Southern Gothic Camp Parable is the timeless story of a poor country girl turned infamous prostitute while overcoming the discrimination of religious ring-wing conservatives. Based on the Bobbie Gentry song “Fancy” and made famous by Reba MacEntire.
Starring actress-writer Chris Farah, Fancy! A Southern Gothic Camp Parable is the timeless story of a poor country girl turned infamous prostitute while overcoming the discrimination of religious ring-wing conservatives. Based on the Bobbie Gentry song “Fancy” and made famous by Reba MacEntire.

THE SHOW

comedy · wild thing radio theatre · Ages 10+ · United States
“The Show” Written and Directed by: Max Oken Is a new radio theatre comedy focused around the absurdity of social media in everyday life. This "Goon Show" stylized play uses stream of consciousness and satire to explore what it means to be an American in the form of a 40's radio mystery.
“The Show” Written and Directed by: Max Oken Is a new radio theatre comedy focused around the absurdity of social media in everyday life. This "Goon Show" stylized play uses stream of consciousness and satire to explore what it means to be an American in the form of a 40's radio mystery.

THE BLOOD THEY SHED

solo performance · slingshot media · Ages 13+ · United States
A one-man theatrical show about the journey of a young boy fighting against the negative draws of media while trying not to forget his roots.
A one-man theatrical show about the journey of a young boy fighting against the negative draws of media while trying not to forget his roots.

2013 ENCORE SHOWS: TEXAS LOVES LYLA!

comedy · combined artform/theatre asylum · Ages 12+ · United States
Encore performances of 2012s Hollywood Fringe WINNER for Best One Person Show! A Comedy musical about bullying and gay teen suicide.
Encore performances of 2012s Hollywood Fringe WINNER for Best One Person Show! A Comedy musical about bullying and gay teen suicide.

FLUFFY BUNNIES IN A FIELD OF DAISIES

comedy · infinite monkey project · Ages 18+ · United States
An upbeat comedy about sexual politics and dating as a group of friends examine their experiences. The result is a happy interaction of stories, sophisticated writing, and impeccable timing. Add a dance number and message – something about consideration and getting real – and we’re ready to rock
An upbeat comedy about sexual politics and dating as a group of friends examine their experiences. The result is a happy interaction of stories, sophisticated writing, and impeccable timing. Add a dance number and message – something about consideration and getting real – and we’re ready to rock

DAVID AND LEEMAN: HOW TO CONVINCINGLY FAKE HONESTY

cabaret & variety · david and leeman · Ages 16+ · United States
Comedy Festival and returning Top 10 Show of Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012. David and Leeman return to fascinate, fool, and whip you into a flummoxed frenzy. Theirs is magic at its finest and funniest. LA's Filthy Liars will have your arms flailing in delight.
Comedy Festival and returning Top 10 Show of Hollywood Fringe Festival 2012. David and Leeman return to fascinate, fool, and whip you into a flummoxed frenzy. Theirs is magic at its finest and funniest. LA's Filthy Liars will have your arms flailing in delight.

DADDY DIDN'T DIE, DID HE?

comedy · will matthews & casey christensen · Ages 16+ · United States
Thanks to his oddball mourners, Daddy's funeral is running way behind schedule and it's up to one overwhelmed undertaker to get it back on track in this farcical one-act written and performed by Will Matthews (Punk'd) & Casey Christensen (Chelsea Lately). Directed by Jeffrey Addiss (The Majestic).
Thanks to his oddball mourners, Daddy's funeral is running way behind schedule and it's up to one overwhelmed undertaker to get it back on track in this farcical one-act written and performed by Will Matthews (Punk'd) & Casey Christensen (Chelsea Lately). Directed by Jeffrey Addiss (The Majestic).

FRINGE CABARET 2013

events & workshops · hollywood fringe festival · United States
Part of Fringe Central Station's nightly free programming includes Fringe Cabaret, a changing variety act that includes snippets of different Fringe productions.
Part of Fringe Central Station's nightly free programming includes Fringe Cabaret, a changing variety act that includes snippets of different Fringe productions.

STABILIZED NOT CONTROLLED

solo performance · stage left studio nyc and cheryl king productions · Ages 16+ · United States
Evil landlord “Killer” Joe and arch nemesis Lorna Breedlove, a rent-stabilized recovering sex addict, battle in this hilariously dark comedy of man's love for his property. An army of stabilized (and recovering) occupants fight for a 5-floor NYC apartment. But ...Leave Manhattan? Not on your life!
Evil landlord “Killer” Joe and arch nemesis Lorna Breedlove, a rent-stabilized recovering sex addict, battle in this hilariously dark comedy of man's love for his property. An army of stabilized (and recovering) occupants fight for a 5-floor NYC apartment. But ...Leave Manhattan? Not on your life!

THE GOD OF CARNAGE

comedy · umwelt theatre collective · Ages 15+ · United States
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly in a civilized manner? Don't make me sick...
What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly in a civilized manner? Don't make me sick...

COMEDY, DEATH, AND A NEW FERRARI

solo performance · individual · Ages 12+ · United States
Comedy, Death, and a New Ferrari is a funny and heart-warming one woman show about a young college grad, Jen, who tries to convince her mother as to why she wants to become a comic. In doing so, Jen relives her joke-cracking father's battle with cancer to lead her straight to the answer.
Comedy, Death, and a New Ferrari is a funny and heart-warming one woman show about a young college grad, Jen, who tries to convince her mother as to why she wants to become a comic. In doing so, Jen relives her joke-cracking father's battle with cancer to lead her straight to the answer.

YOU MAKE ME PHYSICALLY ILL: EPISODE 2 "LOVE NEVER DIES"

comedy · seat of your pants productions · Ages 18+ · United States
A father tries to develop his version of the musical "Love Never Dies" starring his daughters and finds himself staging it in a strip club. One of his daughter's boyfriend tries to stop it from happening and high junks ensue.
A father tries to develop his version of the musical "Love Never Dies" starring his daughters and finds himself staging it in a strip club. One of his daughter's boyfriend tries to stop it from happening and high junks ensue.

25 PLAYS PER HOUR

theatre unleashed · Ages 13+ · United States of America
2012 Backstage Critics' Pick! TU presents 25 NEW original short plays featuring a handful of the company’s top actors playing over 50 characters in just one hour. Fusing comedy, drama and everything in between, it's a complete theatrical journey in 60 minutes! Speed theatre at its best!
2012 Backstage Critics' Pick! TU presents 25 NEW original short plays featuring a handful of the company’s top actors playing over 50 characters in just one hour. Fusing comedy, drama and everything in between, it's a complete theatrical journey in 60 minutes! Speed theatre at its best!

TAKE ME TO THE POORHOUSE

comedy · take me to the poorhouse · Ages 13+ · Nigeria
WINNER: BEST INTERNATIONAL, NOMINEE: DUENDE DISTINCTION A sparkling new comedy about a middle-class Nigerian 3rd grader who dreams of becoming poor to win the heart of her popular classmate. A fresh glimpse of African life about a girl eager to reject herself in to order to feel like she belongs.
WINNER: BEST INTERNATIONAL, NOMINEE: DUENDE DISTINCTION A sparkling new comedy about a middle-class Nigerian 3rd grader who dreams of becoming poor to win the heart of her popular classmate. A fresh glimpse of African life about a girl eager to reject herself in to order to feel like she belongs.

SHAKESPEARE'S "KING PHYCUS"

comedy · flynnsmen · Ages 18+ · United States
An Historical-Pastoral-Tragical-Comedy in Five Acts. All the plots of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar, MacBeth, and Richard III combined in a whirlwind of iambic pentameter consisting of thousands of characters played by 6 actors. Written by Tom Willmorth. Directed by John Apicella.
An Historical-Pastoral-Tragical-Comedy in Five Acts. All the plots of Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Caesar, MacBeth, and Richard III combined in a whirlwind of iambic pentameter consisting of thousands of characters played by 6 actors. Written by Tom Willmorth. Directed by John Apicella.