Love

Love Actually Isn't is a collection of four one-act plays about love, doubt, closure and compromise. These plays are a funny, sad, and clear-eyed exploration of love that fell apart, love that never happened, and love that's just around every corner.

This ain't yo' momma's Salome! Ancient characters collide with an inner-city strip club to shatter your notions of civilization. "This is where we live: in the lush, disorderly fullness of the flesh."

It's like "Our Town," if "Our Town" had more arguments about hipsters and gentrification. "Unmoderated" is documentary theater that provides a compelling look into the dynamic communities of Northeast L.A., Silver Lake and Echo Park through the anonymous commenters who gather on theEastsiderla.com.

Keaton Talmadge (great granddaughter of Buster Keaton) drops the spotlight on a "straight" young woman who unexpectedly falls for- a woman. Preconceived notions, unpredictable love and a killer cat named Sneaky Creeps. Define: different examines what happens when you remove gender from love.

A sexy cabaret based on the popular fictional character and internet show, Ruby Besler.(www.therubybeslershow.com) Audiences will get a rare peek inside Ruby Besler's life and loves. The show features burlesque dancers, live piano, and multi-media!

WORLD PREMIER. Sam (Clark Freeman), an intellectual and a poet, has settled down with the beautiful and serious-minded Laura (Ceri Bethan) and a real job. But their life is upended by Frank (Blake Shields), a charismatic but damaged street-singer and hustler, who misses the only friend he ever had.

Dick is an un-funny comedian. Jayne’s a pregnant, self-proclaimed f*ck-up. Together, Dick & Jayne Get A Life. Written by Peppur Chambers, directed by Les Wieder, two weirdos find solace in this quirky, 1hr sorta romantic sorta comedy. Presented by Lazlo Vidor Productions & Three Peas Productions.

When Eve comes home to find her apartment burglarized and her boyfriend taken hostage to secure her silence, she finds the strength within to get him back- no matter what dangers may come. But she comes to realize that sometimes the thing you're fighting for is not what it seems.

WINNER: BEST INTERNATIONAL, NOMINEE: DUENDE DISTINCTION A sparkling new comedy about a middle-class Nigerian 3rd grader who dreams of becoming poor to win the heart of her popular classmate. A fresh glimpse of African life about a girl eager to reject herself in to order to feel like she belongs.

"Sometimes life's little demons have nine lives." Written by Barbara Ishida & Directed by Aurora Lizardi Run Time: 1hr, a dark comedy about cats, healing, and family.