True Stories

News about the horrific bombings at the Kabul Airport during the American evacuation on August 26, 2021, prod six US veterans and their Afghan interpreter to relive their memories of a brutal firefight with the Taliban a decade before.

A composite or collage of interrelated scenes, the play follows the lives of a group of “grunts” as they move from basic training, on to combat in Vietnam, and finally to the shattering realization that their lives will be forever affected by the horrors that they have witnessed—and been a part of.

Join teen Sela as she faces sexual assault & condemnation from her church by painting a portal to a new world. Based on her true story, with fiery humor, she meets her future self, wrestles with God and takes down her Pastor, healing generations of female powerlessness. An epic tale of empowerment!

A short play about two strangers coming from different struggles that are forced to live together in a big city and find their way through one of the hardest- and strangest- moments in their lives.

What happens when you convince a child that she’s a statistical anomaly—in everything? From discovering mortality at circle time to a brief stint as an MD, Kira's autobiographical tragicomedy reflects on the loneliness, tomfoolery, grief, and absurdity of growing up in a culture of exceptionalism.

Welcome to the funniest show about death you’ve ever seen! Sam takes you through the loss of his father from the perspective of his 15-year-old, capri-sun chugging, firework-exploding, husky self.

Physically projecting the story of a famous red-headed orphan over the true life journey of a queer sex worker coming to terms with reality decades later, Annie is Fancy uses projection mapping to remix a heartbreakingly surreal (yet campy) multimedia experience, turning darkness into a disco ball!

Boy? Girl? Man? Woman? Human?? Who the heck am I and what am I gonna wear to the dance? Join Nancy Beverly as she figures things out – with the help of Shirley MacLaine!

If you could peer inside the mind of an artist pushing themself to the brink of disaster, would you? This solo piece explores creativity, getting tossed into the throws of depression and suicidal ideation, and trying to find purpose in it all... before the clock runs out.

Samantha’s comedy partner Brit died by suicide in the middle of writing a comedy show about mental illness for them to perform together. So… this is not that show! This is what that show became, performed by a comedian trying to figure out what she has to become now with out her sidekick.

Do I die or fly? "Aria ~ I am the Daughter of O$un” is full disclosure of my life as a psychic, black British immigrant, who had to trust her Divine Design to survive predators and navigate an alien territory: America. Original Jazz, Blues and Illumination will inspire you to heal trauma and thrive.

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

An original and contemporary storytelling by Los Angeles women of South Asian descent. From their honest and emotional hearts, they recall their upbringings, relive their disparate experiences and join together to celebrate Womanhood!

“OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD” 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. A one woman solo musical.

HYPOMANIC is a one act, one woman solo show, exploring one woman’s attempt to manage life and love as a mixed race millennial during a hypomanic episode.