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WHY WATER FALLS

solo performance · leigh curran, writer/performer/producer and mary pat gleason, director · Ages 15+ · United States of America
“Why Water Falls” When a fiction writer has to write a true story, she comes face to face with her ambivalence about motherhood and the unexpected consequences she’s trying to forget. A funny, thought-provoking look at making peace with controversial life choices.
“Why Water Falls” When a fiction writer has to write a true story, she comes face to face with her ambivalence about motherhood and the unexpected consequences she’s trying to forget. A funny, thought-provoking look at making peace with controversial life choices.

LUCKY

solo performance · greg david jones · Ages 18+ · United States of America
Greg David Jones is an actor, a comedian, a veteran, and he suffers from bi-polar and PTSD. In this show he shares his stories from joining the Army, gaining and losing friends, coming to Hollywood, discovering his bi-polar, becoming a father, and how luck got him here. Dir. Justin Donaldson
Greg David Jones is an actor, a comedian, a veteran, and he suffers from bi-polar and PTSD. In this show he shares his stories from joining the Army, gaining and losing friends, coming to Hollywood, discovering his bi-polar, becoming a father, and how luck got him here. Dir. Justin Donaldson

"33"

solo performance · charles marina · Ages 18+ · United States of America
On my 33rd birthday I revisit my "comical" life events. Surviving three wars in the Middle East, losing my virginity in a brothel, courtesy of uncle Fady! Moving to Los Angeles where I perpetually try to balance sex, Catholic guilt, family and auditions, basically my own internal wars.
On my 33rd birthday I revisit my "comical" life events. Surviving three wars in the Middle East, losing my virginity in a brothel, courtesy of uncle Fady! Moving to Los Angeles where I perpetually try to balance sex, Catholic guilt, family and auditions, basically my own internal wars.

LOVE THE ONES YOU'RE WITH

ensemble theatre · martin k. zitter assocs. · Ages 18+ · United States of America
A philandering husband gets a lot more than he bargained for.
A philandering husband gets a lot more than he bargained for.

ELEEMOSYNARY

ensemble theatre · kas productions · United States of America
A simply staged play about the complicated relationships of three genius women - grandmother, mother and daughter. A smart, intimate tale by Lee Blessing that jumps back and forth in time to explore the amusing, depressing, desperate and hopeful realities of family connection.
A simply staged play about the complicated relationships of three genius women - grandmother, mother and daughter. A smart, intimate tale by Lee Blessing that jumps back and forth in time to explore the amusing, depressing, desperate and hopeful realities of family connection.

LOST IN FALLING

ensemble theatre · scratch house · Ages 16+ · United States of America
The ledge is a scary place because we feel alive, and that all could come crashing down at any moment. This is the story of two people on that ledge and the past that still has a grip on them hindering the fall as well as pushing them towards it.
The ledge is a scary place because we feel alive, and that all could come crashing down at any moment. This is the story of two people on that ledge and the past that still has a grip on them hindering the fall as well as pushing them towards it.

DORA AND ME/ YO SOY DORA

comedy · rick creese · Ages 12+ · United States of America
Amy Urbina ranges from hilarious to heartbreaking in this one-woman show about a Latina actor in L. A. trying to follow in the footsteps of her role model, Dora Jordan--beloved comedienne, mother of fourteen children, and notorious mistress of the future King of England.
Amy Urbina ranges from hilarious to heartbreaking in this one-woman show about a Latina actor in L. A. trying to follow in the footsteps of her role model, Dora Jordan--beloved comedienne, mother of fourteen children, and notorious mistress of the future King of England.

I DIED...I CAME BACK...WHATEVER.

fearless imp entertainment · Ages 15+ · United States of America
SOMETIMES YOUR HEART HAS TO STOP FOR YOUR LIFE TO START. A one-woman dramedy about a pagan actress who dies on the operating table, awakens in "Heavens Waiting Room," and is led back thru her earthly life by the spirit of Sir Laurence Olivier. Will she give up on her dreams, or...?
SOMETIMES YOUR HEART HAS TO STOP FOR YOUR LIFE TO START. A one-woman dramedy about a pagan actress who dies on the operating table, awakens in "Heavens Waiting Room," and is led back thru her earthly life by the spirit of Sir Laurence Olivier. Will she give up on her dreams, or...?

SMUDGE

ensemble theatre · simple dog productions · Ages 16+ · United States of America
A married couple are excited they are about to add an addition to their family - but after their baby is born with the unimaginable, they give her the nickname "Smudge". This dramedy includes wit yet has you reaching for your tissues. Human emotions stretched outside their comfort zone.
A married couple are excited they are about to add an addition to their family - but after their baby is born with the unimaginable, they give her the nickname "Smudge". This dramedy includes wit yet has you reaching for your tissues. Human emotions stretched outside their comfort zone.

HAPPY

ensemble theatre · ktq productions, belle époque films · Ages 13+ · United States of America
Alfred is happy with his life. He's happy with his job. He's happy with his marriage. He's even happily raising a daughter with cerebral palsy. But when his best friend invites him to meet the latest woman in his life, things spin out of control.
Alfred is happy with his life. He's happy with his job. He's happy with his marriage. He's even happily raising a daughter with cerebral palsy. But when his best friend invites him to meet the latest woman in his life, things spin out of control.

THE MERMAID WARS

comedy · skypilot theatre company · Ages 16+ · United States of America
A new play by acclaimed playwright Adam Hahn, writer of SkyPilot's KONG: A GODDAMN 30 FOOT GORILLA and EARTHBOUND. Directed by Nicholas Leland.
A new play by acclaimed playwright Adam Hahn, writer of SkyPilot's KONG: A GODDAMN 30 FOOT GORILLA and EARTHBOUND. Directed by Nicholas Leland.

TRU

solo performance · chromolume theatre · Ages 11+ · United States of America
Tony and Emmy Award winner Robert Morse partners with Chromolume Theatre on bringing the words and works of Truman Capote to life. Tru takes place in the writer's New York City apartment during the week before Christmas 1975.
Tony and Emmy Award winner Robert Morse partners with Chromolume Theatre on bringing the words and works of Truman Capote to life. Tru takes place in the writer's New York City apartment during the week before Christmas 1975.

MIGHT AS WELL LIVE: STORIES BY DOROTHY PARKER

ten forty-two productions · Ages 13+ · United States of America
Dorothy Parker's unforgettable characters and crackling wit come to life onstage in "Might As Well Live", a modern twist on four of Dottie's most hilarious and heartbreaking stories.
Dorothy Parker's unforgettable characters and crackling wit come to life onstage in "Might As Well Live", a modern twist on four of Dottie's most hilarious and heartbreaking stories.

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

ensemble theatre · n/a · Ages 13+ · United States of America
A struggling actress lends some of her ample free time to the memory care patients in an assisted living home. She works on her "craft" by pretending to be whoever they want her to be, but when does pretending go too far, and how long before it meets reality head on?
A struggling actress lends some of her ample free time to the memory care patients in an assisted living home. She works on her "craft" by pretending to be whoever they want her to be, but when does pretending go too far, and how long before it meets reality head on?

RAISED BY GAYS AND TURNED OUT OK!

solo performance · elizabeth collins · Ages 18+ · United States of America
A true story based on the life of Elizabeth Collins, a Los Angeles based comedian and storyteller, about her relationship with her father who comes out as gay while being married to her mother. Follow her through the twists and turns of being part of a "modern family" in the 90s.
A true story based on the life of Elizabeth Collins, a Los Angeles based comedian and storyteller, about her relationship with her father who comes out as gay while being married to her mother. Follow her through the twists and turns of being part of a "modern family" in the 90s.