Inspiring

These three original pieces were written, directed and performed by the recent graduates of the Art of Acting Studio Conservatory. Developed during the 2017 Professional Conservatory Class solo show project, each is an artistic exploration of the life of a notable personality throughout history.

Imagine receiving an invitation to a gala featuring John Coltrane, Sigmund Freud, and Faust. “The Red Guitar” is all that and more. A jazz guitarist, storyteller and teacher, producing a work far greater than the sum of its dazzling parts. “The Red Guitar: Do you play it…or does it play you?

A warm, funny, touching, old-fashioned musical about sexual obsession. John uses sex to seek love and connection. Marty uses alcohol to escape his pain. They try to build a life as their demons and guardian angels battle: lust, booze and despair vs. recovery and hope. Can they find a happy ending?

"One woman’s journey of rising up out of the sh*t to victory..."

A sixty minute mind melt. Either leave your materialist assumptions at the door, or bring them with you, but you won't leave with them in tact. No physics required; just an open mind and a working set of ears.

The sequel to the 2012 Best Solo Show TEXAS LOVES LYLA! It's 6 months later, and Lyla is about to become the next Oprah! PLEASE NOTE: The Friday 6/9 @ 6PM, and Saturday 6/17 @ NOON performances are of TEXAS LOVES LYLA

*WINNER HFF17 Best Comedy* A satire of one-person-shows, EASY TARGETS allows the audience to pummel the performers with rolled-up socks any time they feel annoyed, patronized or manipulated. These actors will entertain or they will suffer the sock.

☆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.

Marcus J Freed performs a hilarious Biblical Comedy that takes you on a funny & fast-paced rollercoaster ride through the life of King Solomon. We meet Solomon as he tries to open the Temple, publish great books of wisdom, keep the peace, experience every delicacy on earth and satisfy 700 wives.

"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.

An evening of two one-woman shows based on the lives of historic icons Lucille Ball and Zelda Fitzgerald.

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

South-Asian writer/performer Rasika Mathur brings the "model minority" stereotype to its knees, demonstrating how undetected lifelong mental issues wreak havoc on an otherwise talented, intelligent girl hustling in Hollywood. But it's a comedy!