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HFF15 BEST ENSEMBLE THEATRE! A F*cked-Up Fact-Based Fairytale, Cookie is a bruise-black comedy full of sex, drugs, suburban angst, and one original song about the joys of cutting. Cookie...will make you laugh, cry, and wince, with a rockstar cast of Sacred Fools members.

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.

Mary of the Avenue is a traditional musical-comedy play. It is set in New York City in the dead of winter. The story highlights the plight of the homeless there while touching on some of the realities and cultural realities, all in a light-hearted but poignant presentation.

A powerful, unsettling and ultimately devastating account of the Vietnam War, written by men who were there.

The inseparable Lenore Sisters kept their harmonies tight from the vaudeville circuit to the recording studio. But their tune changed after the suspicious death of their promoter. Did one of the sisters get away with murder? Each sister tells her version of their fall from fame in words and song.

A cast of 4 read real suicide notes, ranging from Kurt Cobain to war veterans, victims of bullying and members of the LGBT community. In the vein of “Vagina Monologues” and “Love Letters”. A portion of the proceeds go to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Misadventures in the art of Speed-Dating or: (How Not to Grieve) . . . One woman's hilarious, heartbreaking search for her place in a world altered, forever, by her brother's suicide.

A look inside the mind of Joan of Arc, one of the most beloved "Hero" Saints. Burned at the stake for cross-dressing, "D'arc Voices" examines the human struggles of gender identity that tormented the Maiden from Lorraine.

“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.

In 1985, Orson Welles, Hollywood legend, & Scatman Crothers, best known for taking an axe to the chest in 'The Shining', did voice work on the animated film "Transformers: The Movie". It was the last job for each. "A Hollywood Ending" tells the story of their meeting at the film's auditions.

In a land torn by civil war, Lila is taking care of a retired doctor, until rebels take over the house that used to be a hospital. A tale of love vs. war, the right to bodily integrity for all beings and the process of individuation through a psychedelic journey and the power of nature.

"I need help to transfer $100 million from Bank of Nigeria!" We've all gotten the e-mail, but actor Dean Cameron wrote back! This hit show ("Screamingly funny; like Larry David on happy dust"–Los Angeles Times), documents his hilarious 11 month correspondence with one bewildered Nigerian.

Step into the world of Annabella, in this haunting romance following a reclusive witch of the woods who attempts to save a lonely puppeteer from disillusionment and the seduction of madness.

A hilarious and heart-breaking true coming-of-age tale about living as a university student in China in 1988-1989 and working for CNN during the Tiananmen Square Uprising.

Multimedia one-woman musical: Young Cyrenne's fantasy crashes into the reality of drunk driving, eating disorders, AIDS, loss and intimacy issues. A seductive, captivating, powerful, hilarious, entertaining and provocative tour-de-force performance!