True Stories

Best of Broadwater 2019, this musical features award winning singer/songwriter Brian Joseph. Through songs, words and photos, he presents a funny, moving portrait of a cancer caregiver, enraged by soup and ghosts. "Joseph is an actor, singer and songwriter of the first order.” - Oakland Tribune

Imagine you only had minutes to decide what to take before your house burns down. What would you grab? Michael David Ker took his family photos, his surfboard, and sense of humor…The fire was just the grand finale of a year full of loss. A deeply personal show is full of humor, heartbreak, and hope.

Come laugh and learn with 2019 Fringe Artists who are "chronologically gifted" - bringing a lifetime of experience onstage – and hear from a panel of professionals about the value of telling our stories throughout our lives.

CATHARSIS is a solo show created to process one’s personal journey towards self-recognition amidst the (de)stabilizing effects of adoption. Megh invites audiences to occupy her [head]space as she uses poetry, movement, and sound to remember her histories and explore her futures.

Kate has everything she’s ever dreamed of and so does Kate’s husband’s girlfriend. Armed with the sex-positive ethos of The Ethical Slut, Kate plunges into the world of polyamory and has no idea what she is in for.

In March 2019, Matt Almos (co-founder of Burglars of Hamm) attended the leadership training symposium for the Climate Reality Project, founded by Al Gore. In this workshop tailored for the LA creative community, he'll share what he learned about the crisis and the potential solutions.

A behind the scenes look at the creator of the LA Music Critic Awards and Indie Voice Blog, following his growth from southern boy to patron of the indie arts.

Comedian Jonathan David has been playing for deaf ears. Born to Deaf parents with severe substance and mental health issues, David takes us through his first hand account of discrimination, addiction and recovery. Presented w/ ASL interpreter.

One man’s journey to the Flat Earth and back. Through the looking glass of hallucinogens, inside an ayahuasca sex cult and deep into the muck and mire of Youtube conspiracy videos. For James, the only way out of The Flat Earth that he finds himself on, is by pushing himself all the way to the edge.

During a desperate escape from the Indian agency, the great Lakota chief, Crazy Horse, must review the lessons of his life, sketching characters with a feather, war bonnet, or shawl to discover how he may resist American westward expansion and save the lives of his people.

From medical assistant to magical assistant and then ultimately a cruise ship dancer. Typical Filipina, destined nurse. Then opportunity for a lifetime adventure barges through the door. How the heck did Pamela get from medical to magical? And made a career out of it? Come find out!

Inspired by the outrageous stories found on Nextdoor.com, Town Brawl is your chance to witness petty and absurd neighborly drama being settled in a no holds barred town hall meeting. If you hate your neighbors, you'll love our show.

An autobiographical peak into the life of an African-American, gay parent of a three-legged cat. Kelvin Blunt shares his eventful experiences with weight loss and gain, dating in the gay-app era, being called "daddy" while having daddy issues, and his interactions with the...woke-challenged.

GROWING THROUGH IT each real story starts and stops as they intersect, interact & intertwine. performers come into and act out each other's stories.

Sistahs Ink Productions presents An Yet Another Evening With The Sistahs' "Unsung Sheroes". We travel back in time to hear three historical black women from the unknown to the known. On this particular journey we hear from Anarcha, Ellen Craft and Shirley Chisholm. Join us on this remarkable trip!