Women

You're invited to a live taping of Старушка! Hosts Olga and Ludmila, local Russian celebrities, use their experience living through communism to educate the American public on how to embrace and survive fascism. This TV special is sponsored by glorious leaders Vladimir Putin and Kaiser Donald Trump.

*WINNER HFF SCHOLARSHIP *WINNER SHORT + SWEET AWARD *WINNER ENCORE AWARD A dark comedy about a woman who goes toe-to-toe with her racial identity, religious guilt, crippling insecurity and destructive body shaming. Will the voices of self-doubt win? That's a question to ask yourself...

A sexual hero's journey. Sara is the eight-year-old star running back of her street football team, but she can't outrun the effects of the attack of a sexual predator as she enters womanhood. Tough Brown Leather is a testament to the human capacity to survive, heal and embrace one's sexual power.

LOVE. BLOOD. LAUNDRY. A tough townie chick and an uptight young woman of privilege clash over everything from career choices to finger fucking... until one of them winds up dead.

A fantasia of silent film, clown, tap, ballroom, boxing, vintage gags, and innovative storytelling, IT GIRL pits an actress in a dance to the death against ShowBiz to find out if anyone can really have It all?

Two preteen girls locked in a room for years have invented coded languages and ritualistic acts to survive, appease their captor, and orchestrate their escape. Might they escape him tonight??

Can single mom Haley create her dream man with the law of attraction or will her creation turn into a lusty cupcake monster? Can a homefree street shaman trust a feisty woman named Wanda with his concrete "temple" on Venice Beach? The answers lie within and with these 2 comedies.

Lymphomaniac is a tory about a 22 year old actress who finds out she has Lymphoma and is faced with 6 months of chemo. Despite the misfortune of her diagnosis, she defeats her cancer and recounts some of the funniest moments and important lessons that came about during her treatment.

Tricked, sold, used and broken. Toys delves into the dark shadows of sex trafficking where children are products stripped to the core. Mixing dance, theatre and film, Toys captures the chilling cycles of abuse, exchange and sexual corruption in which playthings worldwide are entrapped.

What's a Tudor monarch to do when he has to face his six wives in the afterlife? The Edinburgh Fringe SELL OUT, smash hit makes its US Debut! Through humour, heartbreak, and hubris, Henry VIII comes face to face with what his legacy has become: one entirely defined by women.

Allegations. Drunk? He said. She said. In a culture of amplified voices and distorted information where student athletes become celebrities, everyone has incentive to bury truth. When a survivor speaks up, can her truth rise above the noise? http://hff17.com/4752

A 'road rage' confrontation stirs up painful memories for a woman in her late 30's.

This workshop explores the concepts of the embodiment of the voice utilizing conscious breath, movement, relaxation, singing, and action in motion. This is an unique opportunity for vocal play and discovery and to expand your confidence on stage and screen. Open up to your most intimate instrument.

The Orange Mango Cabaret features four short plays betwixt with music, comedy, and monologues. Each play is focused on a different aspect of social conditioning that has contributed to the current political predicament.

Caitlin, 30, is happy living the "LA dream"! When she plans a trip home to celebrate a friend she quickly learns; locals still reek of booze & bad attitudes, a stranger is LIVING with her mother and that everyone has only one question for her; when you havin’ a baby Caitlin?