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A sitcom pilot presentation starring Chelsea O'Toole and Kristine Sisco. After a nasty divorce, an LA makeup artist/ recovering addict takes her 2 daughters and her manic-depressive best friend on a cross-country trip to find a place to start over, winding up in Branson, Missouri.

An open-mike competition of personal storytelling pits contestants against each other for the chance to win Cowboy Soul of the Month.  This comic and musical romp marvels at the earthy gentility, the ‘cowboy soul’ that can still be found in our current age of irony and reality television. 

Every excess, every indulgence, every cliche...and the take down they so richly deserve. A biting yet affectionate satire of the solo show phenomenon, set against the back drop of the World Championships, "The Tourney of the Journeys."

SPIT is Spoken Word Ensemble Theatre. Written in contemporary metered and free verse; SPIT dances between dialogue and soliloquy, bravely exploring the important themes of our times. #spitaboutit

A tale of courage in the face of a disapproving world, SKANKY ME FROM KANKAKEE is an original coming-of-age rock musical about one boy’s journey to self-love and acceptance. Marc strives to escape his narrow-minded dead end town so that he can be free to be his true self! (skankyme.com) #skankyme

A musical play and meta-exploration of the theatre scene about a struggling (and mostly terrible) theatre troupe attempting to put on a musical that maybe really should never have been written in the first place.

Extended! Thursday, July 9th, 7:30pm— The Bootleg Theater! Come take a breather from the 'darkness' for a good 37 minutes with Abby and U and Me and My Best Friend P! (The other 13 minutes cannot be accounted for, but your inner tyke will thank u for it!)

See the Devil himself take the stage to mount his defense and prove who’s really to blame for the state of the world today. God, Satan, someone else…? All using words and sayings attributed to him by History’s greatest writers: Goethe, Marlowe, Byron, Punch & Judy. A one act puppet soliloquy.

BREAKING BARD posits one of humanity’s greatest questions: What if TV’s “Breaking Bad” was written by William Shakespeare? The Porters of Hellsgate present the most lamentable tragedie of Walter of Albuquerque: containing his treacherous plots, tyrannical rise to power, and most deserved death.

".. a reminder of how mesmerizing theater can be with nothing but a few simple props, a talented performer and a meaty story, Voyage of Odysseus works wonders." JOEL BEERS BITTER LEMONS REVIEW

The 1950's-style sitcom about a gay man, his straight wife, and how they're constantly having to hide their sexual truth from the nosy neighbors. MY GAY HUSBAND could've been the first show about gay marriage, but wasn't.

Join singer and comic Danielle Sadd as she stumbles along on life's funny journey! Winner of "The Encore!" Producer's Award 2014, the show returns to Fringe this year with even more whimsical humor and captivating tunes. Don't miss it!

*** FRINGE 2015 BEST COMEDY WINNER *** LIVE FROM BURBANK, IT'S EDGAR ALLAN POE! Tear up the planks at Edgar Allan Poe's very own late-night variety show with enough guests and spooky surprises to drive you INSANE!

Voted Top of the Fringe & Best in Solo Performance!! Legend has it Shakespeare expired from a fever after a night of drinking. Raise your glass with the mysterious Bard of Avon on his "last night out" as he defends his authorship against doubting "canker blossoms" through a series of rowdy songs.

If you HATE musical theatre, if you LOVE musical theatre, this is the show for you. A night of original funny songs & parodies that will make you forget we're all going to die. For a bit.