Dark Humor

Experience Edgar Allan Poe’s signature dark, dismal, and depressing side. And also his little-known humorous side, when we take poetic license in imagining him doing parodies of himself! Also includes live music, a song about Poe, a clown raven dream dance, and Poe’s tribute to … Bob Dylan??

How do we fabricate ourselves? Can we ever pin them down? A play about the many selves of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Join us in this darkly funny and deeply wordy exploration of our nation's Perpetual First Lady by Nobel Prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek.

Two parents down on their luck struggle to gain custody of their daughter from a seemingly judgemental and unjust system. Problem Child is a story about addiction, justice, class, and morality.

A solo show from Johnny Pemberton that takes an unflinching yet distinctively hilarious look at 30 years of living with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Every theatre has its ghost. This one has four; all vying for the title of resident theatre ghost... There can only be one. WINNER: Pick of the Fringe 2023 WINNER: Asylum @ Stephanie Feury 2023 Hollywood Encore Producers’ Award WINNER: San Diego International Fringe Festival Exchange Award

The night Stephen plans to propose to Alice, her father Cal shows up ahead of her to talk him out of it. When he gives Stephen a chance to prove himself, things spin wildly out of control. As Stephen tries to tell Alice what's happened, their relationships fatal flaws are brought out in full view.

A new, dark, buddy-comedy about two girls hosting a Halloween party when an unexpected ghoul ends up on the guest list. A real hot-girl play. TW: language, discussion of SA

Come see the “best of the best” comedy in Los Angeles! Breaking down barriers that have long existed in the comedy world, The Pack Theater is one of the most representative and inclusive comedy theaters in Los Angeles. Throughout Fringe, we’ll be showcasing some of our theater’s most beloved shows!

This dark comedy tells the story of 3 young men who have a chance encounter due to a case of mistaken identity. That encounter changes their lives forever.

Through a series of lessons taught by a professional curmudgeon, attendees will delve into the nonsensical assumptions and behaviors of daily life. Examples of learning outcomes include: how math can prove anything, preservatives are better than Botox, and being right over happy is so choice.

One of the most famous outlaws from the Wild West era was the mixed son of a Cherokee Freedwoman and Buffalo Soldier. His name was Crawford Goldsby, but he was better known to the U.S. Government as his alias, Cherokee Bill.

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?

we did it! we figured it out! Is your show bad? It probably is? Do you want to learn how to make it good? We don't care! We're just giving this away! YOU should be paying US! Make your bad show good in just 30 minutes or less! *workshop runs roughly an hour

Directed by Spencer Frankeberger A repressed nobody who thinks of himself as somebody. An addict. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf played out between hummingbirds. And a pussy eating dog. This is Wounded. In this darkest of comedies, the bleak paths our lives can lead us down are on full display.

Intense and compelling, "If I’m Good", is a play that encapsulates the fever dream and the endemic existential crisis that we all went through at the height of the pandemic. The play looks at two people on either ends of the political divide and asks:” Why and How did we get here?”