True Stories

A jaded idealist sets on a quest all the way to Istanbul to get a ring & sound the alarm about Earth's destruction due to climate change only to tumble into a budding civil war and then lose her man and find another. Maybe.

These heartfelt, and often funny, performances offer a window into the journey to find self-love. From the struggle of coming out to self reflections in the psych ward. From growing up fast in a one-parent family to talking to your uncooperative genitalia. There is a little something for everyone.

ENCORE WINNER! Even If It’s Wrong is a funny and heartfelt story of how a middle-aged man finds himself back in Nebraska helping his Dad cope with his Mom’s Alzheimer’s. Selling a junkyard, saying good-bye to the house and getting Dad to move on are the tasks at hand…even if it’s wrong.

Heather's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. A true heartbreaking & comedic journey of growth filled with love, friendship & betrayal. Performed from the heart. This powerful, gritty, & uplifting journey shows a young woman conquering cancer while living life as normal as possible.

Steve Budd plays a New Age couple who met BEFORE they met, an artist with a soft spot for homeless guys, a pair of Metal Heads who want to get married on 6-6-6, and more. Created from interviews. Best of the 2016 SF Fringe Fest. Satisfy your voyeuristic tendencies about how others look for love!

A comedy about family, taking risks, and embracing change, a journey from Toronto to Edinburgh. Honest, entertaining and personable, Michelle connects with audiences with her open mind, and ability to cope with life's curve balls. She turned getting laid off into a new career, let's laugh together!

It's a madcap, captivating romp when Willy Shakespeare and his leading ladies teach a 20th Century girl how to skip the prince and be a Queen!

Richard Levinson, co-creator of last year's Fringe smash "Thanks A Lot - My Gratitusical!," performs a bunch of his boozy songs about dives, taverns, saloons, clip joints, strip joints, honky-tonks, French cafés and Roman pubs, and the denizens hiding out inside.

A TRUE STORY WITH A MESSAGE OF HOPE AND PURPOSE! Whether you believe in angels or not, the channeled messages transcribed by 4 Hungarian artists are a wake-up call to anyone experiencing the disbelief and despair that ordinary citizens feel when suddenly confronted with corrupt political leadership.

2 solo shows in 1 hour. L.A. HOMEBODY: The true story of a woman in her house. Written and performed by Shauna McGarry. Runtime: 30 minutes. THE ANXIETY CURE: The true story of a woman on the campaign trail. Written and performed by Lizzie Prestel. Runtime: 30 minutes.

A force of nature. - Theatremania. Upstairs is the true story of the Up Stairs Lounge fire, a 1973 gay bar arson that took 32 lives in New Orleans. As three survivors attempt to move on from unspeakable trauma, they uncover difficult and inspiring truths about themselves and their capacity to heal.

By Katherine Cortez. An apocalyptic event in an LGBT Nightclub changes everything; love becomes hate, hate becomes love. Special event 6/11 celebrating PRIDE and remembering Pulse; proceeds to LGBT Center.

The booze and resentment-soaked real life friendship of Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles is conjured in three scenes spanning three decades with the besotted wordsmiths played by different actors in each stage of their lives. Claim your ringside seat as these fists of genius at last come to blows.

Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child, is the inappropriate over share of a co-dependent bastard child’s life with her acerbic English mother, and the deep bond they forged.