Solo Show

Annie Abbott (Transparent, Castle, Californication, 9 years on LA Law) wrote and performs Giving Up Is Hard To Do, an irreverent, funny take on the audacity and grit needed to be a working character actor and to survive the hurdles of online dating. Joel Zwick (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) directs.

"I Am Vertical" is a dark comedy about wanting to die, and is comprised of sketches, monologues, puppetry, storytelling, and improv. This show carries the theme of dealing with depression and anxiety, based on the creator's personal experience.

Artichoke Hearts cuts into the strange, sadistic state of being in love. Written and performed by Sarah Mitchell in a series of embodied interviews, the show investigates why we bother to look for pieces of ourselves in other people.

This is the monodrama and the performer transforms into various characters only with simple props and movements. The children could be a leading creator making the sound which has not existed in the world, being a problem solver of the fart incident.

A tragicomic one-man show that invites you to experience life, death, and all the scary stuff in between through the eyes of 12 people on the Metro Expo Line train. Come for the laughs. Stay for the tears. Leave with an annoying song stuck in your head.

***Pick of the Fringe*** A one woman show about the most evil Countess in history and how she begins to affect Erica, the actress portraying her. Will the woman who killed 650 virgins to bathe in their blood take control?

Set in the dystopian world after the United States suffers Civil War II, “Infinite Expectation of the Dawn” weaves the stories of Joan and Alicia, two perspectives from a country burdened with fear, who both made personal sacrifices to create their ideal reality.

****WINNER - BEST SOLO SHOW HFF16!**** Some people don't know when to quit. Especially THIS guy.

In 1995, workers at Willard Asylum in New York state discovered 400 suitcases of former patients, their owners buried and forgotten. The objects within - time capsules of lives interrupted. This work-in-progress features 2-3 scenes told through Object Theatre, using only items from each case.

This show pays homage to Gilda’s infamous characters, quirky songs and stories of how she used humor to get through the struggles of a life cut short. Be transported back to a time where humor was innocent yet edgy and poignant. This is a glimpse into the timeless spirit of a girl named Gilda.

A terrorist attack, a stalker, assault charges... and Lake Erie in his living room. The sometimes funny, sometimes terrifying story of Alan, a man living in confusing times - by acclaimed playwright Chris Stezin

FRINGERS "Pwyc” TICKETS FOR EVERY SHOW. CONTACT ERNEST KEARNEY “My Alamo War”, writer Ernest Kearney’s war against a nationally televised ministry that ruined lives, abused children and sold designer jackets to L.A.’s elite. A narrative on the nature of warfare and faith

Dreams are contagious and meant to be shared. But what happens when a nightmare creeps in there too? Las García is a docudrama about two women of the same bloodline, living in different generations, yet experiencing the same circumstances: The afflictions that love brings.

Dark comic exploration of sexuality (and lack thereof) through the lens of a confused girl growing up in religiously conservative Mexico, where her chief romantic outlet is a giant stuffed teddy bear. Vanessa Lua hilariously illustrates that virginity can, in fact, survive marriage.

A fun, fresh, and quirky one-woman adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew guaranteed to put a smile on your face even if you hated reading Hamlet in high school.