Dark Comedy

A staged reading of three historically-inspired one-acts - ONE NIGHT ONLY! Lizzie Borden, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Wallis Simpson, Edward Prince of Wales, Joan Crawford. What lies between fame and infamy? The answer is Notorious.

In the first 48 hours of being placed in a Behavioral Health Rehab facility by her parents and soon to be ex-girlfriend, Caroline deflects therapists, psychologists, and nurse techs alike through humor, wit, and dazzling dissociation. Is it therapy or standup? You be the judge.

ANNEX is a dark comedy about queer family, fate, and mental illness. It's the story of Elliot, who despairs of managing their mental illness and concocts a mysterious miracle cure--Belinda Carlisle, a nefarious bowl of pink light--that turns on Elliot and the family they depend on.

Chronically single, Gail is good at setting boundaries, until a scary diagnosis forces her to rethink the lines between herself and others. This dark comedy tracks her evolution and participation as patient #13 in a ground-breaking FDA study that gives psilocybin (magic mushrooms) to a select few.

Quick-witted, irreverent, and unflinchingly truthful, The Sentence is a dark comedy that follows two young women as they navigate the criminal justice system after a murder only one committed. Question is, do either of them know who actually did it?

A movie director arrives early at a posh hotel to pitch his latest project to a big star but meets a mysterious woman in the lounge who perfectly undermines his plan.

Four humans tainted with an egregious sin are forced to work together in a deadly rehabilitation test… but none of them remember what they have done.

What if Dante's Inferno was real? What if it received a few modern updates? A few Latinx updates? That's exactly what we find as Deon goes through Hell on his own new personal mission to overcome grief and accept who he is, or, I suppose, who he was.

The talented kids of Little Stars Youth Theatre have been working hard to bring you their production of Macbeth. But when an emergency broadcast announces the incoming end of the world, the young cast evacuates, leaving only their director, Jill, behind. The show must go on...right?

What do you do when the worldwide outbreak of a brain virus hits your town, causing people to attack each other? Your dad is gone, your mom is in denial, and your brother might be a zombie. Could you do what needs to be done? Would you sing about it? World Premiere Musical!

Are you ADDICTED to hiding? Are you FEARFUL of being yourself? Is your ALTER EGO in the driver’s seat? Stop Feeling Phony Strip Off The Layers Take Off The Mask Come to a UA Meeting Today!

Leading L.A. poets Nicelle Davis, Bill Ratner, and Hanna Pachman feature in an evening of wild, mind-rushing, poetic vocal mystery live on-stage directed by Anthony Sannazzaro.

A disgruntled comedian struggles through an epic mental breakdown while calling the bingo game at an old folks' home. Featuring actual, interactive bingo!

Tragically weird. Unnecessarily sexual. Two Cats on a Date is exactly what it sounds like. And then much worse. A high-energy solo show in which one woman plays two cats whose romantic dinner kaleidoscopes into a world of intergenerational regret.

TRYING is a dark cerebral comedy about a young man moving out of his apartment. After a life altering rejection, through grief, withdrawals, and a hand injury, in a seemingly hopeless moment, Bruce finds hope through pursuing what he loves. The question is; will he move out, and escape the mob?