Storytelling

The world premiere of director, screenwriter, author and stand-up comedian J.D. Shapiro’s uniquely comedic account of his unconventional journey from scrappy New Jersey childhood to collaborations with Hollywood icons Mel Brooks, John Travolta, Stan Lee, and many others. www.jdshapiro.com

Erotic massages, professional cuddling, and seeing your own genitalia on a big screen TV? In “Tight”, writer/performer Becky Feldman pulls back the covers on her private struggle with sexual dysfunction.

In a post-apocalyptic world several characters come together through poetry to create a new world. The audience will guide the characters along a journey of poetry changing the world. We are our story in stanzas creating a new pathway toward humanity.

This fierce one-person retelling of BEOWULF modernizes the wit, vigor, and meaty language of the original epic. John Heimbuch performs Charlie Bethel's tour-de-force adaptation of this classic Old English poem about a warrior king and some famous monsters in this Minnesota Fringe Festival favorite.

The live, interactive adventures of a Los Angeles Uber/Lyft driver and YOU, the passengers! **Broadwater Encore Award 2018 Hollywood Fringe!!** **Sweet - Better Lemons**

WAKE UP CAMPERS!!! It's the night before color wars and your CITs want you to bond. So let's gather around the campfire and tell some tales. Completely improvised stories from camp lore. Two new Counselors in Training every show. LATE SHOWS Rated R EARLY SHOWS Rated G

"American Pain" traces the development of the opioid crisis through the eyes of a single mother living in West Virginia.

Through story and song, Musician/Actor Jeremy Ebenstein takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring, yet often heartbreaking story of living a life with Asperger's Syndrome.

A searing portrayal of the battles fought by the Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace, as seen through the eyes of a common soldier, this stunning monologue shows the brutality of war and the heavy costs paid by the ordinary men and their families who choose to follow their leaders into combat.

Brand new full length show about The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem's rise to worldwide fame in Greenwich Village at the beginning of the 60's American Folk Revival. Friends with Bob Dylan. Josh White and Odette, they changed Irish folk music forever. Their story and 21 of their biggest hits.

Strangers living in your house? What a GREAT idea! As a professional comedian who travels a ton, Jan took the plunge and became a home share host. Turns out money wasn't all she got. SuperHostess is her funny, frustrating, and eye-opening true trek into the world of sharing her home with strangers.

Raven recounts her difficult reproductive “choices” and contends with her primal baby making instincts. Should she surrender to the role of weird aunty OR start a GoFundMe to freeze her geriatric eggs? A timely dark comedy with deep heart. Come for the laughs stay for the sex education.

Cantankerous Chicago columnist Mike Royko just may be the toughest man in Chicago as he takes on corporate greed, mobsters, celebrities, racism, and the Mayor of Chicago, in this multi-media solo show tour de force by Hollywood Fringe veteran Mitchell Bisschop. Tickets: hff22.co/7567

My entertaining and humorous autobiography of my own life story, “From Crack to PhD: A Drag Queen’s Story.” A life that changed dramatically once I was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in 1986. The show sold out during its opening night in Orange County and extended over into another performance!

A comedic look at male masculinity through the eyes of five Irish-American men in a support group for a particular "shortcoming". They examine how their inherent curse has affected various aspects of their everyday lives and identities.