Dark Humor

From, The Last Days of Storyville by, DANNY BARKER. Adapted/Performed by, Esquizito. The heroic story of Whitefolks Weber who by a strange twist of fate became, "one of New Orleans' most noted gamblers and ladies' men." Esquizito conjures up just some of the notorious characters of "The District".

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

‘don’t feed the bear’ is a raw opportunity to follow one character’s journey to find connection: connection with life, art, and ultimately the people in front of them.

An actor goes on a tumultuous journey in Hollywood as she navigates an unconventional relationship with a wealthy, eccentric film director. A testament to the resilience of the human spirit and transformative power of art. Dramaturg Jenny Sullivan.

Experience Edgar Allan Poe’s signature dark, dismal, and depressing side. And also his little-known humorous side, when we take poetic license in imagining him doing parodies of himself! Also includes live music, a song about Poe, a clown raven dream dance, and Poe’s tribute to … Bob Dylan??

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.

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?”

An immediate, unconventional and poetic production of Chekhov's classic that asks how and why we become the architects of our own cages.

Since her mother leapt from a building when Avital was a baby, she's been 50-50 on being alive. But who wants to turn into their mother? Irreverent stand-up from an ex-Hasidic queer Jew.

One of the most famous outlaws from the Wild West era was the mixed son of a Cherokee Freedwoman and Buffalo Soldier. His name was Crawford Goldsby, but he was better known to the U.S. Government as his alias, Cherokee Bill.

Come see the “best of the best” comedy in Los Angeles! Breaking down barriers that have long existed in the comedy world, The Pack Theater is one of the most representative and inclusive comedy theaters in Los Angeles. Throughout Fringe, we’ll be showcasing some of our theater’s most beloved shows!