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"American Pain" traces the development of the opioid crisis through the eyes of a single mother living in West Virginia.

From Here to Maturity is a hilarious new play from award winning playwright Chambers Stevens. Luke wants to drop out of high school. His Dad agrees but on three conditions. 1. Luke gets a job. 2. Luke stops smoking pot. And... 3. Luke sits down and watches a classic film with his Dad once a week.

The first in her family born in the U.S., Meg Lin shares a raw personal account of growing up Chinese American that is both heart-warming and heart-wrenching. Defying cultural norms to "save face," Meg bares it all and shares her darkest pain and deepest desires in this one woman show.

A follow up to the smash hit Scarlett Fever at HFF19. Creator John Wuchte explores the lives of 7 characters through gesture, dance, song, text, aprons and heels. A whimsical, quirky, physical-musical with kinetic choreography accompanied by live percussion, 7 original songs and a talking shirt.

The world is so chaotic that time itself has broken. Two families from 1971 and 2021 live in the same house simultaneously. The families must learn from each other in order to bring wisdom, compassion and empathy back to their own time period to help them heal their respective family dysfunction.

The Trojan Princess, and cursed prophetess, is finally given the chance to tell her own story. Invited to the liminal space of kairos by The Three Fates, Cassandra reflects upon her prophecies, her choices and her relationships...all through the songs of present-day punk goddess Patti Smith.

Joan of Arc has returned to set the history straight! Learn what really happened, right from the "Saint's" mouth herself. Comical and sentimental, they can't burn her more than once.

Ready for a healthy dose of sweetness? Take a load off from the stresses of life with your new best friends, Stan, Geoff, Craigory and Ollie. On this SPECIAL day, the "men" (played by women) drink some beers and try to decide on the perfect Groupon activity to do together. *MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED

From David Mamet, one of the defining playwrights of American Theatre, comes five rarely seen one-acts plays. Each piece explores the difficult nature of human communication. Words, silences, gestures, memories, what do they all mean? When one person tells a story, can anyone truly understand?

🏆 WINNER OF THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP: An immersive comedy experience that's part clown show, part game show, part philosophical discussion on humanity. By Natasha Mercado

The Time Flies is a history based sketch comedy show with a sci-fi tilt where human-fly hybrids buzz through history. Two shows in rep! Episodes 3: Historic Theft Part 1 and Episode 4: The Assassination of JFK continue the Flymen's journey to reclaim the stolen time travel Exposition Scroll!

An unexpected through line disrupts a college student’s grief, leaving her to wonder if she’ll ever get back up on her feet.

Feminist are wrong. Women are not equal to Men. They are better!

A daring, corporeal tragedy in which the animals are dying, and ‘Bearers’ have been tasked with carrying endangered fetuses to term. A ‘Bearer’ finds new purpose in her pregnancy, but at what cost?