Dark Comedy

'You don’t know what to be, or not to be' – Shakespeare’s clown, Bottom, is reimagined in Fresh Life Theatre’s one-person show. When Bottom is forced to perform alone, dealing with pushing his friends away, he has to come to terms with who he is. Shakespeare's Bottom, alone in the real world.

Follow Marlena McHenry's drag persona, Mercutia Falstaff, in an exploration of loneliness, guilt, fear, and love. Through the characters he plays, watch Mercutia be forced to grapple with his own reality in the face of grief. Expect four characters, two hours, and one fabulous mustache.

3 Short Plays Concerning LOVE & DEATH WAITING FOR DIGIORNOS Written and Directed by Sam Romersa (10 mins) MECHANICAL HEART Written and Directed by Eric Sarich (12 mins) VULTURES CIRCLE Written and Directed by Jerry Bryson (15 mins) **DM us @treeparkcreatives for DISCOUNT CODES**

Callie finds herself in another abusive relationship where she must defeat her killer boyfriend. With the help of a 911 operator and her knowledge of horror films, will she finally break the cycles of abuse and be the final girl standing? Inspired by true events. Directed by Tyler Hansen.

It was supposed to be an easy score. Whack the mark. Set the scene. Take the money. That's how they planned it. But for poor Moose and Sonny, a really bad night is only just beginning. A darkly funny interactive crime thriller where you decide who lives, who dies, and who gets away with murder.

After a chance meeting, a young woman goes on a lavish dinner date with an eccentric sugar daddy.

It’s 1543. A Portuguese ship sets sail with goods from Japan. Kira, a Japanese girl, is isolated on the ship and discovered by the naive Portuguese, Maria. A complicated historial feud is distilled through the two young girls. Can we find a sense of home within the people we’re trained to oppose?

In an epic one-hour comedy-variety show, Los Angeles Drag Duo Annie and Lorelei come face-to-face with oil giants from ExxonMobil who threaten to build a fracking drill over their home drag bar.

*MORE SHOWS COMING! Email [email protected] for more info* SUNDANCE INSTITUTE PROJECT and a 2024 FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER An American bridesmaid clashes with her Nigerian relatives at a wedding. But her life changes forever when she's faced with a mysterious "mermaid" drowning ceremony.

When Evan, a college senior out as non-binary, helps younger girls through sorority rush, a murderous version of themself comes from another dimension to wreak havoc. The show features live music from a twelve person cast and accompanist, a fight to the death, and the joy of sisterhood.

Brainwashed is an absurd clown show about growing up in dictatorship. Through a series of absurd clown bits, Alina engages the audience in the process of brainwashing while sharing her experience of living in Belarus under a brutal regime.

Hairstylist Nora brings her best friend, Elle, to her soon-to-open salon for a haircut. However, Elle’s all-encompassing anxiety leaves her unwilling to sit in the chair. Devolving into a scene of catastrophizing, this is a sometimes silly play confronting friendship, trust, fear and growth.

ONE NIGHT ONLY! In this PULP FICTION STAR WARS, an army deserter and his partner—the alien super-intelligence inhabiting his spaceship—set course for darkly-comic, scifi adventure in a multimedia, audience participation, staged reading extravaganza! Sex! Violence! Sarcasm! It's everything you love!

Comedian Fielding Edlow's (Bojack Horseman) solo show about being gaslit for 13 years by her character actor husband. Fresh off a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, it was featured in the UK Times: “Their marriage was like the Exxon Valdez supertanker leaking gallons of oil in your home.”

When a couple of ducks take a break out at sea from their long migration, they begin discussing important matters like the meaning of life, the best kind of worms to eat, and why they do the things they do, like flying in a V formation. This is a puppet show that is both funny and deep.