Storytelling

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.

"Ya Mama!" is a story about a young afro-creole girl losing a mother, gaining a stepmother, and becoming a mother. Set between New Orleans and Cleveland, we experience Nina grappling with what it means to give birth to the life you desire.

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.

Room No. 9 at the Chrysalis Inn is an animated story of a woman's healing journey in a hotel room. Alice, the main character, has checked into the Chrysalis Inn to cocoon herself from her toxic life of domestic abuse and a past childhood trauma.

A hilarious & seedy tour-de-force roller coaster ride of after-hour whiskey shots, horror films and rock & roll. Dan Ruth shares dark comic monologues, interwoven with characters he's encountered while working & drinking in the bars & dives of pre-gentrified NYC with universal results.

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

The darkly humorous journey of a woman ever on the outskirts of showbiz in her quest to avoid a real job. Her 20 year decent into drugs & alcohol and her rocky recovery makes for a wild ride. Starring Sandi Milne, Written and Directed by Robyn Migel

BEST OF BROADWATER Award and Best International and Inkwell Theater Playwright Promise Nominee! Two added shows Friday June 29 at 9:30 p.m. and Sunday July 1 at 7:00 p.m.! An important and timely drama, by acclaimed UK playwright Henry Naylor.

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.