Women

"Mary's Medicine" tells the true story of Jamaican nurse Mary Seacole. A woman who practices unconventional medicine during a controversial time. Despite being a decorated hero of the Crimean War history forgot her amazing life and legacy. Now her incredible story will finally be told.

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

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 woman. An undocumented immigrant. With intergalactic superpowers. The multi-media, one-woman show had a three week sold-out run in Miami but is a battle cry for Latinos and artists everywhere.

BEST ENSEMBLE nominated Ripley tells stories of young women coming of age against a dystopian backdrop. Like the heroines of Hunger Games and Divergent, the women of DYSTOPIA fight oppressive powers. Ripley improvises one hour original plays based on your suggestions. No script, no planning, no net.

A fictional encounter between famous gossip columnist Hedda Hopper interviewing all time star Mary Astor about her latest picture and get the dirt on her scandalous diary. USE DISCOUNT CODE "astor" FOR $5.00 OFF

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.

A rhyming couplets musical that satirically covers the silliness that was the 2016 election. In which 7 actors will take on 30 roles covering the rise of Donald Trump!

☆WINNER of the 2017 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD☆ ☆☆☆☆☆ 'Who You Calling A Bitch'?!? - A solo reverie of a young African American actress as she navigates her identity through iconic African American characters and entertainers in Black History.

This is a love story about a break-up. When Adam discovers his girlfriend Kelsey has cheated, he decides to fix his broken heart with surgery and must face the consequences. Driven by an all female production team, Emergency Operation tackles heartbreak with humor, wit, and love.

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.

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.

*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...

"I won't go!" the homeless woman shouts at the young social worker determined to transport her to a shelter. As the two women argue, joke, and quote G.B. Shaw at each other, they discover startling secrets that will soon alter both their lives.

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.