Dark Humor

Directed by Spencer Frankeberger A repressed nobody who thinks of himself as somebody. An addict. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf played out between hummingbirds. And a pussy eating dog. This is Wounded. In this darkest of comedies, the bleak paths our lives can lead us down are on full display.

Called a 'dark, hilarious, Jewish Dolly Parton', America's salacious sweetheart Natalie Perlin seeks revenge on every man who wronged her. From summer-camp crushes to Hitler. No man is safe! Kinky, provocative, brilliantly unhinged! Not for the easily offended.

What do you do when the worldwide outbreak of a brain virus hits your town, causing people to attack each other? Your dad is gone, your mom is in denial, and your brother might be a zombie. Could you do what needs to be done? Would you sing about it? World Premiere Musical!

we did it! we figured it out! Is your show bad? It probably is? Do you want to learn how to make it good? We don't care! We're just giving this away! YOU should be paying US! Make your bad show good in just 30 minutes or less! *workshop runs roughly an hour

Intense and compelling, "If I’m Good", is a play that encapsulates the fever dream and the endemic existential crisis that we all went through at the height of the pandemic. The play looks at two people on either ends of the political divide and asks:” Why and How did we get here?”

You're a guy in college living your best life, happy, in the closet. Sex? Not on your mind, you haven't got a gay care in the world until your friends find out your secret and want to fight you about it, then you fall in love with your best bro who has a girlfriend that wants to kill you both.

A new, dark, buddy-comedy about two girls hosting a Halloween party when an unexpected ghoul ends up on the guest list. A real hot-girl play. TW: language, discussion of SA

Through a series of lessons taught by a professional curmudgeon, attendees will delve into the nonsensical assumptions and behaviors of daily life. Examples of learning outcomes include: how math can prove anything, preservatives are better than Botox, and being right over happy is so choice.

A solo show from Johnny Pemberton that takes an unflinching yet distinctively hilarious look at 30 years of living with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Join us for three short vignettes by two emerging Latinx playwrights, exploring the darkness that lurks all around us, and inside of us. From the depths of despair to the fires of fury, Teatro Oscuro invites you to an experience of the dark you won't soon forget.

This dark comedy tells the story of 3 young men who have a chance encounter due to a case of mistaken identity. That encounter changes their lives forever.

Two parents down on their luck struggle to gain custody of their daughter from a seemingly judgemental and unjust system. Problem Child is a story about addiction, justice, class, and morality.

How do we fabricate ourselves? Can we ever pin them down? A play about the many selves of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. Join us in this darkly funny and deeply wordy exploration of our nation's Perpetual First Lady by Nobel Prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek.

TRYING is a dark cerebral comedy about a young man moving out of his apartment. After a life altering rejection, through grief, withdrawals, and a hand injury, in a seemingly hopeless moment, Bruce finds hope through pursuing what he loves. The question is; will he move out, and escape the mob?

SPEED BUMP is a cutting-edge comedy by Jay Martel about two friends whose relationship starts to unravel because of an impeding speed bump on their street. An adult coming-of-age story about the literal and figurative barriers that currently divide us. With Martel & John Lehr. speedbumptheplay.com