True Stories

A gonzo retelling of true events exploring the mechanics of belief, the power of the ego, and the birth of mass marketing as satisfied patients, skeptical experts, and sacrificial livestock respond to the unusual medical techniques of the worst doctor and best scoundrel America has ever seen.

Unapologetically Black is the story of a California Girl trying to fit in. She hid her love for Madonna from her Black family in South Central L.A., and tried not to use Ebonics with her White friends in Northern Cali. Ain't that a shame? Today her identity is WAKANDA FOREVER!!!

The feel of a 70’s home, F&B is a surprising story about a straight-laced nerdy kid who signs a "Partnership for a Drug Free America" contract. One night 35 years later that late bloomer is given an MDMA. It’s a story of control, propaganda, fear, friendship, and change. Teal Fink Guest Stars!

Hilarious and moving, this story follows a girl with OCD through the struggles & triumphs of treatment and the quirky shenanigans of growing up anxious. It explores the stigma of mental illness and comedic growing pains of change. Written/performed by Daytime Emmy winner Jessica Carleton.

What a single woman goes through when she realizes her biological clock is winding down, and her chance at motherhood is slipping away!

These three original pieces were written, directed, and performed by recent graduates of the Art of Acting Studio Professional Conservatory. Developed in 2017 as a classroom project, each is an artistic and creative exploration of the life of a notable person throughout history.

"Come fly with me and see behind the veil." Journey with Janus, Enchantress, teller of tales, singer of songs, hippie Witch, mystic, priestess, fairy cousin, revolutionary, and flawed saint who flies to the moon on gossamer wings as she weaves a web of magical entertainment and inspiration.

Judy Garland is angry. Tasked with dictating her memoirs alone to a tape recorder, the legend's life story quickly gives way to the searing inner-rage & personal revenge fantasies of a woman left robbed & broken by decades of abuse in Hollywood, now living the profound heartbreak of not being heard.

On a twisting road to acceptance, a woman journeys into the deepest depths of her emotions to find clarity in the aftermath of her rape.

These three original pieces were written, directed, and performed by recent graduates of the Art of Acting Studio Professional Conservatory. Developed in 2017 as a classroom project, each is an artistic and creative exploration of the life of a notable person throughout history.

Devised from true life experiences of the company members, Escalation D explores the spectrum of consent, from the seemingly innocuous platinums to the life altering deep dark grays. You will laugh, you will cry, you might need a drink --- but our hope is to inspire respectful discourse.

An epic journey through the bowels of one man searching for meaning in a hot, steaming pile of chronic problems. It’s a real shit show.

An one man show from Matthew Gudernatch, who touches on what it was like to lose his mother at a tender age. There are stories, songs, jokes, and other attempts to turn all of the unending pain he's endured into a fun performance with maybe just a pinch of male nudity. (It's a comedy)

A solo comedic retrospective of a young man growing up in a New York eastern religious group, enhanced by original music and compelling visuals.

Craving new stories about SWAT teams, crayons, and pole dancing? I get it. Unfold a beach chair, pop open a cold one, and drink them all in… with even more absurd, true stories told by me, Keith Blaney. Live music: Nikki Kelly. Winner: Best Storytelling Show, NoHo Fringe 2017. http://fckfiction.com