Coming Of Age

A dark & silly tale, we follow Mary Lynn, a seemingly sunny woman in arrested development with a predilection for escapism. A fateful bite of cake, kicks off a trip inside her head & she meets an irresistible cast of characters to confront the feelings she spent a lifetime blocking & blacking out.

“Mom, Are You There?” by comedian Mary Basmadjian is a deeply personal story of an Armenian girl raised in a chaotic home. With the love of her grandparents but neglect of her young mother, she seeks comfort in rebellion and escapism, struggling with identity, shame, and self-worth.

In this meta comedy, high school theatre kid Tamra Wasserman forces her friends to help mount a production of her autobiographical play at Hollywood Fringe as protest for not being cast in the lead role of her spring musical, Anything Goes. Things… don’t go as planned.

OCD always made Marissa think her world would burn down. Then her house actually did. Welp. Through raw audio journals, childhood letters, and live performance, emerges a deeply personal story of loss, mental illness, and healing. *50% of ticket sales support Altadena fire recovery efforts.*

A 2025 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship Winner, Natural Born Citizen is a solo-comedy about a first gen Muslim teen in post-9/11 America who runs for class VP to fit in—only to stand out. High school drama, family secrets, and one epic campaign slogan collide in this coming-of-identity story.

Escaping the confines of Taft, California, Justice drives to Los Angeles—the porn capital of the world—in a hilarious yet heartbreaking quest to lose her virginity. This neurodivergent comedy of errors explores the absurdities of social cues and the lack of logic in getting laid.

A dark-comedy surrounding a group of tweens who accidentally kill their elderly neighbor’s beloved cat and are forced to face their own mortality. All Cats go to Hell is a coming of age story about death, growing up too fast, and wild misinformation on reddit.

Slürt dreams in a language only she can speak. Born alone in Antarctica, she feels the pull for human connection & begins a very long journey across the icy pond. Join her hilarious dreamlike adventure into the beauty & absurdity of the human heart. This show is written in gibberish.

Hours after her “mutual” breakup, an insecure and somewhat drunk young woman receives too much attention from a married man. Now the almost-virgin tells how she got to where she is while dealing with the guilt and shame of being "The Other Woman."

This totally campy melodrama follows Jessie as he accidentally becomes the top go-go at the Gomorrah Nightclub in '80s New York. The Madam, (drag queen and owner of the club) takes Jessie under her sequined wing as he loses his innocence amid nasty competition with the dastardly Billy Panache.

A large, red digital clock counts down. A young woman living alone in a foreign country finds courage in her decision to leave her home. Her daughter, years later, finds her place in a changing world. “A Minor Inconvenience” is an original musical that tells two stories, woven and connected as one.

Ethan Stanislawski, the son of a Jewish History professor and grandson of a liberal Zionist political icon, tells his tale of religious and cultural expectations clashing with his quest for belonging and self-understanding. 10% of all proceeds go to IfNotNow.

She’s unlucky in love…and a professional matchmaker. What happens behind the scenes at the dating apps? Liv’s dishing: hilarious secrets, preposterous requests, and matches she wishes hadn’t made…oops. Seen on NPR, WNYC & SoHo Playhouse Off-Broadway.

In the suburb of Granite Bay, CA, four teenage girls in a wizard rock band grapple with the ending their band, friendships, and the Harry Potter franchise. Note: this play is not affiliate with, nor endorses JK Rowling and her beliefs. Content warning for self harm and attempted suicide.

Vico Ortiz ("Our Flag Means Death") presents the West Coast Premiere of RISE OF A KING—a cosmic, gender-bending solo show blending drag, astrology, and storytelling. Written by Ortiz, directed by Ismanuel Rodriguez, developed with Nikki Levy. Produced by Celebration Theatre.