Comedy

Better than Shakespeare! presents its inaugural production, a revisionist Much Ado About Nothing. New music, new intrigues, twists and turns… and aliens. Because we think The Bard could use a little help. Don’t you? We're calling it, Much Ado About Something. The Something is Aliens.

Everything's Funny. Including you. “...but, how do I get started?” With practice and laughter. Whole worlds are gonna sprout. After three afternoons, you're going to have clown characters in motion, scenes in development, and the momentum to take them forward. 3 classes, $110 total.

A raw tale of two lost souls willing to do anything for a human connection as they plow through a sleepless night where drug-addled delusions transform a potential fantasy into an absolute nightmare. "Delightful...strange, beguiling and finally moving." - SF Chronicle

You have problems. You pooped your pants in 3rd grade. Eric Tandy pooped in your hat in 7th grade. Then the high school goth phase. Now, you’re poor, getting fat, making terrible life decisions. You’re just like me. You have problems. We have plays. From the writer/director of “The Birthday Boys.”

This is a comedy, loosely (and we mean loosely) based on the early life, and career of America's favorite son and national treasure, Tony Danza. The play explores the nature of the entertainment business and how far some some people are willing to go to achieve success in it.

A comedic burlesque parody of the cult classic " The Goonies"

John, Luke, Jessica, Mona and Courtney have been friends all throughout high school. Once they graduated they went their separate ways. But can the group still be friends after a year away from each other?

This fast paced comedy is a mash up of Louisa May Alcott's classic, 'Little Women' and HBO's critically acclaimed 'Girls', delivering a smartly crafted and hilarious 50 minute show. New York Magazine's approval matrix pegged it as "High Brow and Brilliant" and Gothamist calls it "Hysterical."

A touching and heart-warming true story of one man's journey of self-discovery and renewal while teaching drama to school children in Zimbabwe. This life-changing journey leads to a spiritual transformation whose effects continue to inform his life today. A Must See and Stirring Performance.

After a 16 week SOLD OUT performance at Vista Hermosa Park in 2012, The Smiley Face and The Frown is breathing new life into their family friendly musical, Snow White. Based on the original Grimm's Fairy-tale, Snow White and her friends come to life onstage like you have never seen them before.

West coast premiere of the DRAMA DESK NOMINATED hit play! Dave’s out of work, drowning in debt, & his wife is threatening to leave. Suddenly, his car’s navigation system starts giving him the answers... to everything. NY Times Critic's Pick!

Traditional and modern Japanese style comedy in English! A Japanese female stand-up comic and an American male master of traditional arts join forces in a hysterical clash of culture, with storytelling, stand-up, theater, a Geisha teaser and funky karate demonstration!

Odysseus meets Monty Python in this hilarious version of Homer's THE ODYSSEY.

Three short plays in which Poly Bunker never sings. Through different types of relationships, across multiple genres, we explore love, lust, and obtuse obsession... and then bask in their related repercussions. This is gonna be some smart, funny shit... so get your tickets today!

Born with 10 toes on your face? GIMPLECAPPED. Lost a leg to a rabid sloth? GIMPLECAPPED. Gimpy, crippled, or handicapped by life? GIMPLECAPPED! Join a crew of abby-normals for vignettes that explore what it is to be different. You’ll laugh, or cry. You might even be inspired. (Or…not.)