Compelling

When it rains, it pours. And bad things always come in threes. Or elevens. Or in a relentless deluge of hatefulness for two years straight. This is a show about the ways we pull ourselves out of rough times with humor, the strangers we never expect will help us the most, and love letters.

A young woman from a small town in Mexico leaves home for the city where she ends up as a prostitute. She eventually returns home and discovers that her mother has kept the door open since her depaarture.

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 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

A small town teacher is barricaded in her house as an angry mob gathers, howling for blood and justice. This HAUNTING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER will have you pondering what is real and what is delusory up until the very end. West Coast premiere. Starring Rebecca Lincoln. Directed by Amanda Weier.

We are excited to receive a Producer's Encore Award. "Bright Swords" will encore at the Ruby at the Complex on July 22 at 8:00. Tickets are $12.

Rumor has it Cynthia, the high school loser, has a childish crush on America's new favorite celebrity "________". This crush turns to obsession, and derails the lives of everyone around her. A world premiere play made entirely of intertwined 6-line scenes.

A young Coast Guard officer defends her actions at sea, and makes a statement she may regret in "The Board," one of two one-person dramas from Jaeger Christian at this year's festival. This 50-minute whodunit is a perfect fit for fans of "Law & Order," "Homeland" and "Serial."

Kit, an athletic young man, is injured after a mountain-climbing accident while in Jaipur, and finds himself in a wheelchair, which sets off a series of even greater adventures during his hospital stay.