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BIRTHDAY
Solo Show · michael david ker · Ages 14+ · United States of America
Imagine you only had minutes to decide what to take before your house burns down. What would you grab? Michael David Ker took his family photos, his surfboard, and sense of humor…The fire was just the grand finale of a year full of loss. A deeply personal show is full of humor, heartbreak, and hope.
Imagine you only had minutes to decide what to take before your house burns down. What would you grab? Michael David Ker took his family photos, his surfboard, and sense of humor…The fire was just the grand finale of a year full of loss. A deeply personal show is full of humor, heartbreak, and hope.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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.
4 SEASONS TOTAL SH!TSHOW
hiro korsgaard · Ages 16+ · United States of America
OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD
Based on alternative facts, "4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow" follows the antics of the campaign staffers charged with changing reality to fit @RealDonaldTrump's declaration: "Lawyers Press Conference at Four Seasons, Philadelphia. 11:00 A.M."
OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD
Based on alternative facts, "4 Seasons Total Sh!tshow" follows the antics of the campaign staffers charged with changing reality to fit @RealDonaldTrump's declaration: "Lawyers Press Conference at Four Seasons, Philadelphia. 11:00 A.M."
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
"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.
AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY
Solo Show · fringe management llc · Ages 16+ · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
In 2002, UK comedian Henry Naylor & photographer Sam Maynard went to the Afghan Warzone. They were threatened by a war criminal, captured by the Mujahadeen, and almost blown up by the Taliban. This amazing true story received 12 five-star reviews and won 2 major awards at the 2022 Adelaide Fringe.
In 2002, UK comedian Henry Naylor & photographer Sam Maynard went to the Afghan Warzone. They were threatened by a war criminal, captured by the Mujahadeen, and almost blown up by the Taliban. This amazing true story received 12 five-star reviews and won 2 major awards at the 2022 Adelaide Fringe.
MOTHER NATURE
grayson morris · Ages 15+ · United States of America
Why are you here? Mother Nature will take you on a journey to the ends of the earth and the depths of your very soul to find the answer. This funny, creepy, and dare I say sweet(?) solo show brings together the artforms of bouffon, puppetry, and immersive theater into a roiling existential marvel.
Why are you here? Mother Nature will take you on a journey to the ends of the earth and the depths of your very soul to find the answer. This funny, creepy, and dare I say sweet(?) solo show brings together the artforms of bouffon, puppetry, and immersive theater into a roiling existential marvel.
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.
DOG
Solo Show · moroski & moroski · Ages 18+ · United States of America
*Winner: Best Solo Performance: L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards 2022* *Nominee: Top of the Fringe - HFF22* Beer. Liquor. Football. The three things Dog needs to get by. And right now, he needs a whole lot of each one. A dark comedy about a man coping with the death of his dog.
*Winner: Best Solo Performance: L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards 2022* *Nominee: Top of the Fringe - HFF22* Beer. Liquor. Football. The three things Dog needs to get by. And right now, he needs a whole lot of each one. A dark comedy about a man coping with the death of his dog.
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.