Solo Show

ACTOR UNDER FIRE directed by Anita Khanzadian is the story of my enlistment in the Air Force. Being sent to Viet Nam and cast in a tour of Neil Simon’s "STAR SPANGLED GIRL”. ACTOR UNDER FIRE tells the story of my observation of the effects of war on soldiers and civilians - both tragic and humorous-

Is Jewish eroticism an oxymoron? You decide. Howard Lieberman, the star of 2010's Hollywood Fringe hit "55 Minutes of Sex, Drugs and Audience Particpation" (...a storytelling tour de force..."-Paul Birchall, LA Weekly) is back with an all new, totally irreverent improv show.

Join Jennifer on American and Palestinian soil on auditions, bad dates and across military checkpoints as she navigates the thorny terrain around Palestinian identity. Exploring how she becomes Palestinian-ized, politicized and eventually radicalized in a fresh, often funny, searingly honest way.

Lucky's out of luck. This burlesque chick is drunk, pregnant & fell deep in a hole! But don't despair - Filipina Mamas to the rescue! Mommy "Cher", Mommy "Marilyn Monroe" & Mommy "Tura Satana" intervene with Lucky's misfortune through jazz, poetry, comedy & dance. Trapeze Freaky Flip as opening act.

Glint is an adaptation of the David Foster Wallace story, "Good Old Neon" in the Oblivion collection. During the play, a man explains to an audience why he committed suicide and what happens after you die. Stark and powerful, the text carries with it the weight of its author's own suicide in 2008.

**"Irreversibly moving."** **"Riveting!"** The true story and adventures of a man and his dog while living in New York City and Chicago. Facing his ultimate fears: love, loss...and dog yoga. An uncompromising and intimate look into John and Abby's last day together.

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A coming of age one woman show about a Korean adoptee's plight into the American Heartland.

This beef ain't halal! Join Zed “Muslim Weird Al” Headscarf on a romp through Islam in America, exploring religion, family, sex and love—all in one hilarious hour of story and song. Winner: Best Solo-Performance, Capital Fringe, sold out houses at the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival.

Em O'Loughlin was a BIG FATTY BOOMBAH. Then she lost 187 pounds, so now she's just a Boombah. Australian National Raw Comedy Winner (2001) Em O’Loughlin chats about how she made her ass look smaller simply by pulling her head out of it.

Former "looper" John Druska takes the audience on a tour of his ten year career as a private golf club caddie, from his greatest paydays to his most dastardly clients. A true story of growing up too fast that spans millennia. 6/11,5P;6/22,9:30P $7 @Fringe Central Mainstage

Awkwardly brave and oddly joyful, My Mobster is the heartbreakingly true story of the unlikely romance that blossoms between a sheltered young woman and a criminal from France. Also featuring: a hyper-religious, mildly racist mother; a love-hate relationship with an intact virginity; and voodoo.

Solo Performer and two-time Best In Fringe Festival at the New York International Fringe Theater Festival winner presents his latest solo show, a blisteringly funny and moving solo performance piece developed with renowned Chicago director Jim Lasko. "Remarkable...a serious artist." Village Voice

Honor & Fidelity" is a multi-character solo show with music about a woman's journey to find her cultural identity by unraveling the history of her family's past. A Puerto Rican tale filled with humor & pathos, all set at JFK boarding gate & mixed with live music & recorded boleros by Gelin Colon.

Witness the story of Smith as a young cheerleader transform into a powerful woman who embraces her inner superhero, reclaims her sexuality and lives as a whole, healthy woman who cheers for life!