True Stories

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.

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.

It's Personal is a collection of original solo pieces. Come see our performers get real about what Los Angeles means to them. From the heartfelt to the hilarious, this show will give the audience an opportunity to feel connected to our performers through their storytelling.

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!

A night with one man, one corpse, one fly, and a history of loneliness. Inspired by a true event, NEAR DAWN is a solo play about belonging and solitude, drawing influence from the culture and tradition of rural China in the early 1980s.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Beginning as an Instagram dating experiment, "Mandy Picks a Husband" goes live at The Actors Company! Almost 40 and totally single, Mandy takes us on a hilarious 60-minute rollercoaster ride as she unearths the magic elixir for her unmarried soul.

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.

Lisa Verlo's solo show HOLLYWOODN'T is a personal journey across Hollywood's unsettling sexual landscape and casting couches of LA. Directed by and developed with Jessica Lynn Johnson, it is a musical memoir told with candor and insight into the life of an actress before women dared to speak up.

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.

Oracles & Miracles, written by Norelle Scott, based on the best-selling novel by Stevan Eldred-Grigg, follows two working-class sisters driven by the hope of a better life during the 1930s and 40s in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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.