Storytelling

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.

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.

*WINNER OF ENCORE! PRODUCERS' AWARD!* *NOMINEE FOR BEST IMMERSIVE & GAMES!* “Signals” is a sci-fi immersive experience that invites participants into a research station filled with anomalous artifacts and beings from other dimensions. Over 25 different quests & multiple branching storylines!

Reach across the mortal plane! Our clairvoyant invokes the spirit of first woman to run for President of the USA in 1872, Victoria Woodhull: A suffragette and Free Love revolutionary. Help us bring the story of her life into the light! "Exciting, fresh and ready to be devoured" -All About The Stage

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.

When all else fails, delve deep to emerge. In her lyrical performance, Jenna invites the audience to witness her own chaotic, existential journey. Using song, poetry and art, she tells a story that touches the unmovable and enlightens the heavy load. A new piece of art is made during each show.

*WINNER* - CRITICS' CHOICE ENCORE *WINNER* - THE BEST SOLO SHOW *WINNER* - THE SPLASH AWARD *WINNER* - THE BEST ONE PERSON SHOW (LA THEATRE BITE AWARD) *WINNER* - PICK OF THE FRINGE *WINNER* - THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD *WINNER* - HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL SCHOLARSHIP

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

*2022 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT* 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.

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.

A one-woman docu-theater project exploring, reflecting, and paralleling Annie’s 1990’s hit show: Post Porn Modernist. Sophia LaPaglia performs a series of word for word interviews with those were there, exploring: sexuality, radical love, and the healing impact of theater in the time of a pandemic.

Normal: Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. All of us at some times or in some ways feel like outsiders. That whatever it is that is normal does not include us. But when we enter a new culture, we actually are the outsider. An excellent vantage point to question the status quo.

Gabriel Robinson is finally ready move past the trauma of his life and drive to pursue his dreams in L.A. However his father, Thomas has crash his road trip. Guided by the omnipresent Miss Thang they both go on a journey that will change them both forever.

“OFFICIAL WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD ENCORE PRODUCERS’ AWARD” In "Trust me, I'm from Essex", Essex born Lindsay Lucas-Bartlett will take you on a journey through life growing up in Essex and making the jump to Los Angeles. A one woman solo musical.

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