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EMMA AND RICHIE'S BIG VIKING FUNERAL!

Comedy · so deep productions · Ages 15+ · United States of America
Emma and Richie are breaking up, and they’ve decided the best way to celebrate the occasion is by throwing a Viking Funeral for their dead relationship. But their funeral plans are thrown into chaos when they accidentally bring two real Vikings back from the dead.
Emma and Richie are breaking up, and they’ve decided the best way to celebrate the occasion is by throwing a Viking Funeral for their dead relationship. But their funeral plans are thrown into chaos when they accidentally bring two real Vikings back from the dead.

RISK OF ELOPEMENT

Solo Show · anika ramlo · Ages 14+ · United States of America
When a college girl is admitted to a psych hospital, she wonders why she feels more at home with a truck-driving womanizer or a devil-fearing Zumba dancer than with anyone she knows outside the hospital. Could it be that the typically dark world of the psych ward is more forgiving than our own?
When a college girl is admitted to a psych hospital, she wonders why she feels more at home with a truck-driving womanizer or a devil-fearing Zumba dancer than with anyone she knows outside the hospital. Could it be that the typically dark world of the psych ward is more forgiving than our own?

CRIMINAL GENIUS

Comedy · anonymous theater company · Ages 13+ · United States of America
WEST COAST PREMIERE: RESERVOIR DOGS MEETS THE THREE STOOGES. CRIMINAL GENIUS, TAKES PLACE IN A SUBURBAN MOTEL ROOM. "Transients, lovers, the haunted and the hunted, the desperate and the dumb, each strut and fret their hour upon stage and then are heard no more.."
WEST COAST PREMIERE: RESERVOIR DOGS MEETS THE THREE STOOGES. CRIMINAL GENIUS, TAKES PLACE IN A SUBURBAN MOTEL ROOM. "Transients, lovers, the haunted and the hunted, the desperate and the dumb, each strut and fret their hour upon stage and then are heard no more.."

ARE YOU LOVIN' IT?

Comedy · theatre group gumbo · Ages 13+ · Japan
5 stars! Gumbo Theatre in a wacky romp that is distinctly Japanese. A hit at fringe fests around the world. Take a Japanese TV game show, mix in anime, Krazy Kitty and Businessman. Critics' Choice Media Pick at Edmonton Fringe, Outstanding Comedy at San Diego Fringe, Best Ensemble at FRIGID NY.
5 stars! Gumbo Theatre in a wacky romp that is distinctly Japanese. A hit at fringe fests around the world. Take a Japanese TV game show, mix in anime, Krazy Kitty and Businessman. Critics' Choice Media Pick at Edmonton Fringe, Outstanding Comedy at San Diego Fringe, Best Ensemble at FRIGID NY.

THOM PAIN (BASED ON NOTHING)

Solo Show · self-produced · Ages 18+ · United States of America
This Pulitzer Prize finalist play is an existential comedy...or maybe it’s not...about the beautiful mysteries of the human experience and what may happen when one holds on to them, never being able to make total sense of them, buries them — and then suddenly needs to talk about it all.
This Pulitzer Prize finalist play is an existential comedy...or maybe it’s not...about the beautiful mysteries of the human experience and what may happen when one holds on to them, never being able to make total sense of them, buries them — and then suddenly needs to talk about it all.

UNBELIEVABLY COOL

Solo Show · clyde’s house · Ages 16+ · United States of America
a 20 year old who is both scum of the earth and God to all men at the same time. watch him writhe, suffer, and flail around on stage in a shocking thrash.
a 20 year old who is both scum of the earth and God to all men at the same time. watch him writhe, suffer, and flail around on stage in a shocking thrash.

THE PIG FARM

Comedy · the henry hotchkiss project · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Imagine if The Gilmore Girls f*cked The Exorcist and 9 months later aborted the baby from Agnes of God. You'd have The Pig Farm.
Imagine if The Gilmore Girls f*cked The Exorcist and 9 months later aborted the baby from Agnes of God. You'd have The Pig Farm.

THIS HAS TO BE A COINCIDENCE!

Solo Show · hanoch serebrenik · Ages 15+ · Colombia
After witnessing a supernatural event, a struggling stand-up comedian embarks on a mystifying and darkly comedic journey of self-discovery as he questions a series of haunting coincidences from his childhood in narco-terrorized Colombia.
After witnessing a supernatural event, a struggling stand-up comedian embarks on a mystifying and darkly comedic journey of self-discovery as he questions a series of haunting coincidences from his childhood in narco-terrorized Colombia.

US AND YOU

Comedy · eric isenhower, jeff goins, kristen phaneuf, zach phaneuf, jesse fiene · Ages 13+ · United States of America
Julia and her husband Brian have taken in her older brother Sam, but when a year of getting back on his feet turns into three, they have to find a way to help him move on.
Julia and her husband Brian have taken in her older brother Sam, but when a year of getting back on his feet turns into three, they have to find a way to help him move on.

"HOT STUFF"

self, dir. debra de liso · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Gen-Z drag queen Aura Sublime unravels her neuroses until she's bare, then reconstructs her image, in this shameless, irreverent, and cutting 30-minute solo play.
Gen-Z drag queen Aura Sublime unravels her neuroses until she's bare, then reconstructs her image, in this shameless, irreverent, and cutting 30-minute solo play.

CRUDE: A COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED PLAY

Drama · abacab studios · Ages 13+ · United States of America
Crude is an award winning darkly humorous drama (not authorized by Motley Crue) about a band who rose up from the streets of Hollywood now available to watch on Video On Demand! https://asylumcombinedartform.vhx.tv/products/crude
Crude is an award winning darkly humorous drama (not authorized by Motley Crue) about a band who rose up from the streets of Hollywood now available to watch on Video On Demand! https://asylumcombinedartform.vhx.tv/products/crude

BEST WIFE EVER

Comedy · cat alvarado · Ages 13+ · United States of America
Comedian Cat Alvarado, shares her journey from Evangelical Christianity to finding her identity in secular society. Cat Alvarado performs internationally, has been in the nation's top comedy festivals such as Laughing Skull, and is a featured comic at the 2022 Great American Comedy Festival.
Comedian Cat Alvarado, shares her journey from Evangelical Christianity to finding her identity in secular society. Cat Alvarado performs internationally, has been in the nation's top comedy festivals such as Laughing Skull, and is a featured comic at the 2022 Great American Comedy Festival.

BREED OR BUST

joyful raven · Ages 18+ · United States of America
Raven recounts her difficult reproductive “choices” and contends with her primal baby making instincts. Should she surrender to the role of weird aunty OR start a GoFundMe to freeze her geriatric eggs? A timely dark comedy with deep heart. Come for the laughs stay for the sex education.
Raven recounts her difficult reproductive “choices” and contends with her primal baby making instincts. Should she surrender to the role of weird aunty OR start a GoFundMe to freeze her geriatric eggs? A timely dark comedy with deep heart. Come for the laughs stay for the sex education.

THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS

Drama · unladylike theatre · Ages 12+ · United States of America
A daring, corporeal tragedy in which the animals are dying, and ‘Bearers’ have been tasked with carrying endangered fetuses to term. A ‘Bearer’ finds new purpose in her pregnancy, but at what cost?
A daring, corporeal tragedy in which the animals are dying, and ‘Bearers’ have been tasked with carrying endangered fetuses to term. A ‘Bearer’ finds new purpose in her pregnancy, but at what cost?

TOURRORISTS

avantgardner · Ages 13+ · United States of America
There’s a new kid in town: January 6. 9/11 has had its 20 years in the sun. It’s time for 1/6 to take its rightful seat as a progenitor of fearless satire. TOURRORISTS is the first comedy about the January 6 insurrection. Destruction of American democracy has never looked dumber.
There’s a new kid in town: January 6. 9/11 has had its 20 years in the sun. It’s time for 1/6 to take its rightful seat as a progenitor of fearless satire. TOURRORISTS is the first comedy about the January 6 insurrection. Destruction of American democracy has never looked dumber.