storytelling

Stories and songs about love, death, ashtrays, Joan Van Ark and much more. Critically acclaimed recording artist, Cynthia Carle teams with Second City Alum, Wendy Hopkins for a warm, witty, delightfully fun evening. Guaranteed laughs or a shitty sweater is yours!

".. a reminder of how mesmerizing theater can be with nothing but a few simple props, a talented performer and a meaty story, Voyage of Odysseus works wonders." JOEL BEERS BITTER LEMONS REVIEW

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 luck got him here. Dir. Justin Donaldson

STANDUPERA: How singing WRECKED my life... then saved it! Rated R. Swearing, sex, and opera. Stand-up, story-telling, and song! www.Standupera.com Press & Industry Comps Available

Cultures clash- Revolutions fought- Nature caught in the crossfire of human conflict. Tulelake explores the political, cultural, and social unrest and violence that has taken place in Tule Lake, CA over the past 150 years. Movement and projections intertwine in this inspiring, modern myth.

An open-mike competition of personal storytelling pits contestants against each other for the chance to win Cowboy Soul of the Month.  This comic and musical romp marvels at the earthy gentility, the ‘cowboy soul’ that can still be found in our current age of irony and reality television. 

"All of my positive parenting skills have abandoned me." Megan Dolan is having a hard day. She seeks solace in her Vitamix, tracing the roots of her smoothie addiction back to one pivotal year when her mom joined a cult, her dad joined the dating pool and her world fell apart.

Mambo, carnival, revolution, Miami, hotdogs, discos, the circus, Hollywood, music and dance highlight Cenal's bilingual experience of being yanked from her native Cuba as a child and yearning to return. The strong presence of her father guides her through the American cultural landscape.

In Hollywood, it's who you are on the outside that matters! If an actress wants a big role, she’d better be prepared to get small. Or so you’d think. Sometimes you quite literally can’t win for losing.

Voted Top of the Fringe & Best in Solo Performance!! Legend has it Shakespeare expired from a fever after a night of drinking. Raise your glass with the mysterious Bard of Avon on his "last night out" as he defends his authorship against doubting "canker blossoms" through a series of rowdy songs.

A storytelling show where real nurses and hypochondriacs i.e.: former patients take the stage and tell their stories that will make you laugh, cringe, and cry!

When Tara, a successful and clever writer suddenly finds herself at a loss for words she is forced to figure out what to do when vibrant dreams of love and hope have become no more than distant shadows of heartache and loss.

A woman mysteriously transforms into a fox. Her husband loves her anyway, but what does this mean for their idyllic marriage? This world premier play based on David Garnett's acclaimed novella dives into the essences of love, storytelling, and endings.

Step into the world of Annabella, in this haunting romance following a reclusive witch of the woods who attempts to save a lonely puppeteer from disillusionment and the seduction of madness.

The story of a woman who tried on 30 jobs, in 30 years before finally doing what everyone said she couldn't. She has surrendered to her passion for performing. But now she has dirt to dish about the odd-jobs and odd-balls she's encountered along the way. Come see her now. Unemployed. Finally.