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THE AMITYCODE

ensemble theatre · devin crittenden productions & argos ranch · Ages 16+ · United States of America
After being dumped by his long-time girlfriend, a brilliant robotics engineer creates a robot to love him unconditionally. But he may have programmed her too well.
After being dumped by his long-time girlfriend, a brilliant robotics engineer creates a robot to love him unconditionally. But he may have programmed her too well.

METALHEAD

musicals and operas · grabby productions · Ages 16+ · United States of America
A folk rock musical about robots and the human people who hate them
A folk rock musical about robots and the human people who hate them

URBAN THEATRE MOVEMENT PRESENTS: URBAN UNREST

urban theatre movement · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Urban Theatre Movement presents Urban Unrest: a series of original one act plays ranging from the absurd to the surreal, creatively tied together by fusing elements of spoken word, movement, and music. Urban Unrest features some of the founding voices of Urban Theatre Movement.
Urban Theatre Movement presents Urban Unrest: a series of original one act plays ranging from the absurd to the surreal, creatively tied together by fusing elements of spoken word, movement, and music. Urban Unrest features some of the founding voices of Urban Theatre Movement.

THE ABCS

comedy · mooki entertainment · Ages 14+ · United States of America
A hilarious new play about celebrity culture and how fantasy, imagination, and Instagram can take over the lives of teenagers. This world premiere with an all-female cast follows Dakota on her quest for achievable perfection and fantasy fulfilled in a world that tells her that this is possible.
A hilarious new play about celebrity culture and how fantasy, imagination, and Instagram can take over the lives of teenagers. This world premiere with an all-female cast follows Dakota on her quest for achievable perfection and fantasy fulfilled in a world that tells her that this is possible.

ONE MAN NOIR

solo performance · deconstructed productions · Ages 12+ · United States of America
1944, San Francisco. A mysterious woman's plea. Murder! Espionage!! (((Nazis!!!))) Detective Frank Liston is in over his head as he races against the clock to solve this rich pulp novel/noir style, multi-media, mystery that just happens to have only one actor.
1944, San Francisco. A mysterious woman's plea. Murder! Espionage!! (((Nazis!!!))) Detective Frank Liston is in over his head as he races against the clock to solve this rich pulp novel/noir style, multi-media, mystery that just happens to have only one actor.

DARK ARTS

comedy · the ichabod's cranium players · Ages 12+ · United States of America
VEEP meets HOUSE OF CARDS as crisis PR firm Klein & St. Jude battle dark forces, and themselves, to rescue a woman’s company from a conspiracy to crush her. Buzz feed's #1 Most Anticipated Fringe Play! Don't miss secret immersive prelude/finale.Details: www.darkartsplay.com
VEEP meets HOUSE OF CARDS as crisis PR firm Klein & St. Jude battle dark forces, and themselves, to rescue a woman’s company from a conspiracy to crush her. Buzz feed's #1 Most Anticipated Fringe Play! Don't miss secret immersive prelude/finale.Details: www.darkartsplay.com

NOTHING BAD: A WEREWOLF ROCK MUSICAL

musicals and operas · theyplayed productions · Ages 13+ · United States of America
2017 PICK OF THE FRINGE! Deep inside each human a Beast waits to be born—in claws, teeth and violence. Society represses it. Rebels embrace it. One woman will be transformed by it. A Horror Musical Written/Directed by Erik Blair. Music/Lyrics by Daniel Sugimoto (creator of HFF 2016's Broadway Noir)!
2017 PICK OF THE FRINGE! Deep inside each human a Beast waits to be born—in claws, teeth and violence. Society represses it. Rebels embrace it. One woman will be transformed by it. A Horror Musical Written/Directed by Erik Blair. Music/Lyrics by Daniel Sugimoto (creator of HFF 2016's Broadway Noir)!

HUNGRY

solo performance · leah rae hulgin · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Hungry explores the psyche of a young woman struggling with anorexia. Through a series of character monologues, the audience will learn the various sides of the disease, ranging from addiction to neuroses.
Hungry explores the psyche of a young woman struggling with anorexia. Through a series of character monologues, the audience will learn the various sides of the disease, ranging from addiction to neuroses.

"LOVESICK" THE MISADVENTURES OF A LOVE-CRAZED MANIAC.

solo performance · n/a · Ages 18+ · United States of America
International comic and “love maniac” opens up about the shocking and traumatic lengths she went to with her obsession with love in a raw, racy and hysterical one-woman show.
International comic and “love maniac” opens up about the shocking and traumatic lengths she went to with her obsession with love in a raw, racy and hysterical one-woman show.

CALCULATIONS

comedy · fake id productions · Ages 12+ · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The audience is invited into the minds and behaviors of three women in a very regimented workplace, and what calculating means to all of them.
The audience is invited into the minds and behaviors of three women in a very regimented workplace, and what calculating means to all of them.

UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS

comedy · greg. · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Alex is very depressed and his girlfriend left him last night. He gets drinks with his best friend/roommate Frankie to take his mind off it. But when he meets their waitress, he thinks she's attractive—so he imagines their entire relationship together before he actually meets her.
Alex is very depressed and his girlfriend left him last night. He gets drinks with his best friend/roommate Frankie to take his mind off it. But when he meets their waitress, he thinks she's attractive—so he imagines their entire relationship together before he actually meets her.

WE ARE NOT THESE HANDS

ensemble theatre · rogue machine at the met · Ages 18+ · United States of America
We Are Not These Hands follows the journey of two 15 year old girls, Moth and Belly. They reside in a dystopian society where filth is abundant and the addiction to porn is incessant. But, they have their friendship-- a relationship bound by struggle, love, and a slew of inside jokes.
We Are Not These Hands follows the journey of two 15 year old girls, Moth and Belly. They reside in a dystopian society where filth is abundant and the addiction to porn is incessant. But, they have their friendship-- a relationship bound by struggle, love, and a slew of inside jokes.

CODEPENDENCE DAY

solo performance · codependent kt co. · Ages 15+ · United States of America
Codependence Day is a solo performance written and performed by Katie Low Strandberg. A tale of Friendship, Codependency and vodka and how one lonely weirdo conquers them all. . . Mostly.
Codependence Day is a solo performance written and performed by Katie Low Strandberg. A tale of Friendship, Codependency and vodka and how one lonely weirdo conquers them all. . . Mostly.

THE [ ] BOX

ensemble theatre · the alliance of los angeles playwrights (alap) · Ages 16+ · United States of America
Six short plays revolving around a mysterious wooden box. What’s inside the box? What does the box do? Is it alive… or is that only your imagination?
Six short plays revolving around a mysterious wooden box. What’s inside the box? What does the box do? Is it alive… or is that only your imagination?

TRIPTYCH

ensemble theatre · elbow works productions · Ages 16+ · United States of America
A fledgling artist is the pawn in a personal power tug-of-war between a couple for whom mind games is just daily gymnastics in this new work by award-winning playwright Lee Wochner. When does art become more than paint on a canvas and have the ability to bind new relationships ... or destroy them?
A fledgling artist is the pawn in a personal power tug-of-war between a couple for whom mind games is just daily gymnastics in this new work by award-winning playwright Lee Wochner. When does art become more than paint on a canvas and have the ability to bind new relationships ... or destroy them?