Storytelling

Craving new stories about SWAT teams, crayons, and pole dancing? I get it. Unfold a beach chair, pop open a cold one, and drink them all in… with even more absurd, true stories told by me, Keith Blaney. Live music: Nikki Kelly. Winner: Best Storytelling Show, NoHo Fringe 2017. http://fckfiction.com

A veteran is homeless on the streets of San Francisco. A migrant worker has lost his job after a weeklong bender. A college student faces the impending doom of graduating. A young woman becomes unexpectedly pregnant. Through spoken word poetry, music and visual art their stories become a reality.

Victoria Woodhull, clairvoyant, stockbroker and first woman to run for President of the United States in 1872, joins us from beyond the grave, in the light of Hollywood's recent #MeToo movement, to tell her tale and finally set the record straight.

Steve Chang takes you on an introspective journey to find meaning in life by means of ayahuasca, hookers, and gay conversion camp. A stand up comedy / storytelling solo show.

We’re all afraid of something, right? Maybe the dark or heights or a broken-down mechanical movie shark. After all, phobia is anything but reasonable. This show explores the often funny journey of facing what scares us most in hopes that it's the first step in overcoming it.

Ageless Wonders is a triumphant one woman performance designed to enlighten people on aging in modern times under the direction of Best National Solo Artist Jessica Lynn Johnson. This musical/dramedy promises to shed light on the benefits and challenges of entering the club of senior wonderhood.

Martin Morrow assembles a group of storytellers and comedians who share their stories of shame, abuse, mental health issues, and the cycle they all create. A portion of ticket sales goes to an abuse prevention clinic in the Los Angeles area.

The Story of My Life follows the friendship of Alvin and Thomas. These lifelong friends are reunited after Alvin's mysterious death as Thomas struggles to write Alvin's eulogy while recounting the many turns that their lives have taken since meeting as children.

The timeless tales of Scheherazade and the heroes of Arabian folklore will be re-imagined for the stage. More than 20 dancers will pull from a variety of Middle Eastern and contemporary folkloric dance styles to bring these mythical characters to life, set to an original score by Paul Dinletir.