True Stories

Richard Lucas takes you on his journey of redemption via barking dogs, barking neighbors, and barking self. Based on his Amazon #1 best selling memoir The Dog Log: An Accidental Memoir of Yapping Yorkies, Quarreling Neighbors, and the Unlikely Friendships that Saved My Life (Chicago Review Press).

From virginal dildo salesman to non-nude porn actor, Daniel Shar gives a voyeuristic look at his life as a sex-adjacent worker. Come get sucked into this unbelievable true story of a timid man getting bursts of confidence through his jobs helping other people get off. Learn more @ danielshar.com

Susan has a perfect life, a perfect love, and perfect happiness. When she undergoes an unexpected loss, that all ends. A solo show told through 23 captivating characters and dynamic multimedia, Buen Camino is an hour-long walk through 540 miles of rain, resentment, and redemption.

from African dad quirks to misguided condolences, the loss of a beloved parent sparks a surprise glow-up—and a solo Southwest road trip that changes everything. ​​laughcry/crylaugh through the good, bad, unbelievable, and funny of grief. | 4.5 stars and Best of Capital Fringe 2023! (DC Theater Arts)

COME. SEE. SAW. is an absurd character based show about the untold, “true” story of Billy the Doll from the SAW franchise. Who was Billy before SAW, and where is Billy now? Are you ready to play the game?

My name is Remi and my family's famous. Haunted by their legacy, I explore the lives of my ancestors, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson and their television show's impact on American culture. And with your help, I can finally perform a totally not risky or dangerous ritual to exorcise some... family demons

Entirely in Spanish. “La canción de nuestros días” is a play about memory. Three forgotten voices gather under an almond tree to recall the love and joy of three sisters in northern Morazán, El Salvador, before war turned their melody into ashes.

Starting in the rural suburbs of Philadelphia, My Tiger follows a young mixed race boy as he comes to terms with his ethnicity. This semi-autobiographical story takes place over 25 years and examines the price people pay for their identity. *Content Warning* Racism, Bigotry, Fascism

Little is known about Josiah Henson, the formerly enslaved man who escaped slavery with his wife and children. Most know him as Uncle Tom, from the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote after reading his biography. This one man show will share Josiah's heroic journey to freedom.

The true story of a Transgender Latina performer Elektra Estrella Armenta, discovering her Womanhood through drag and later dance. As a child, Elektra has always wanted to dance and perform, not afraid of expressing herself and her femininity. Despite all obstacles, she embraces her star power!

Do Better is a one-person comedic drama with magic—A Dramagedy—that examines life after unwavering grief. After Izzy experienced unimaginable loss at 10 years old, the only way forward was, and remains, to laugh through the pain and do a card trick. By honoring one's own story, anyone can Do Better.

When a Taiwanese American matriarch decides to end her life on her own terms, her family is thrown into emotional chaos. Part play, part oral history, The Pyrex captures the humor, heartbreak, and raw humanity of a real family in an unreal moment. A 2025 Hollywood Fringe Scholarship Recipient.

The Tonight Hoax tells the true story of a 21-year-old who pulls off an elaborate prank on The Tonight Show, only to discover his greatest con was the one he played on himself.

Liquor and drugs for all, judgment for none! A wife in each city; a new fortune made (and lost) every year. Crossing a continent, washing his hands(!), and treating natives and moralizers alike with dignity and respect, Doc Maynard defied the rules to create the City of Seattle.

One hour multi-media, solo theatrical concert based on true events by Texas-born, LA-based performer Stacie Burrows. No Good Drunk is a Southern Gothic blend of stories and songs about love gone wrong.