Storytelling

A multimedia, time capsule of memories, secrets and most precious experiences of, The Belman sisters. Three sisters, who immigrate to America from the U.S.S.R before and after Perestroika. Intimate winks and glimpses of their past lives wander as they reinvent themselves in America.

Des was thrown into the world of bar tending in effort to make money to pay for never ending medical bills for her father. A Job she never thought she would have, however, over the last few years, she has taken life long lessons and transforming incidents along the way.

A comedic, voyeuristic glimpse into relationships at every stage. We've all been there.

As the #1 tugboat captain in NYC from the 1940's -1950's, my Great Uncle boldly navigated his way through life, never knowing the wondrous impact he would make on a curious 7 yr old from NJ. A true story of history, of family, of discovery and what it all meant to me.

Darlene tells it like it is. Some people say she's a gossip, but she only gossips about people who deserve it. And most everyone in the little town of Viola deserves it. When Darlene's cat gets lost and runs up a tree, she goes out on a limb to get him down.

Described at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe as "cinematic... poetry" and "profoundly moving and totally absorbing", Into The Fog is a visually striking physical theater piece inspired by Yuri Norstein's animated film Hedgehog in the Fog. All ages welcome. To learn more visit, www.source-material.us

Mariko Passion, a 13 year sex worker artist and activist from San Francisco reads from her forthcoming memoir 100 K(nights)of the Urban Geisha detailing 100 nights of sex work in Los Angeles. This promises to not be another salacious tale of Asian trafficking victims needing celebrity rescue!

A show and a workshop! A pre-show workshop immerses children of all ages in Shakespeare's world, then they become groundlings as Shakespeare's characters come to life in a forty-five minute adaptation of one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM!

In an inpatient stay at a mental institution, Carla Waters undergoes therapy for a recent loss. Carla struggles to understand herself and others, and discern what’s real or not. A presentation of USC’s premier student group, Brand New Theatre, this is an experimental play by Molly Sharpe.

Greg David Jones is an actor, a comedian, a veteran, and he suffers from bi-polar and PTSD. In this show he shares his stories from joining the Army, gaining and losing friends, coming to Hollywood, discovering his bi-polar, becoming a father, and how all of it got him here. Dir. Justin Donaldson

Follow Mariah as she journeys into her religious past all while trapped on a six hour flight next to a proselytizing Jehovah's Witness. We meet nine characters from Mariah's Catholic upbringing, including a few showdowns with the devil, as she discovers both the insanity and beauty in believing.

Ah the trials and tribulations of the "real" world. You hear it repeatedly in college. "Just wait until you get into the real world!" You shrug it off thinking, "what is this--the fake world?" And then you get out and realize "oh man," they were not wrong...

The life story of a girl that finds herself caught in a tangled web of expectations, but overcomes & finds beauty despite her past misdirection. Ma Voix is proof that often the most beautiful gifts we have to offer one another lie in our vulnerability & willingness to share our unique stories.

Come join lady drag cult-icon Fancy, your favorite po' country girl turned high-falutin' prostitute, as she shares her secrets she's learned in a campy, fun cabaret set in her own famous bootydoir!

One of the characters in Songs for a New World says "I don't want to philosophize. I just want to tell a story." That line describes Songs for a New World perfectly; In fact, it tells a whole collection of stories about life in a new world – even against seemingly overwhelming odds, I will survive!