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The first in her family born in the U.S., Meg Lin shares a raw personal account of growing up Chinese American that is both heart-warming and heart-wrenching. Defying cultural norms to "save face," Meg bares it all and shares her darkest pain and deepest desires in this one woman show.

*2022 HOLLYWOOD FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT* In a post-apocalyptic world several characters come together through poetry to create a new world. The audience will guide the characters along a journey of poetry changing the world. We are our story in stanzas creating a new pathway toward humanity.

Jo has been called a lot of things during her life - but which ones are true? And who gets to decide that?! In this comedy (with a few heart wrenching turns), we follow her from ages 5 to 50, as she tries to figure it all out. Nominated for Best Solo Play, Performer, and Director by Broadway World!

Dreams are for losers. MaryLee, 'Princie', knows, she's been dreaming all her life. Now in her 50's, she's finally determined to ditch the dreaming and start being a do-er to create a fulfilling life she's always wanted. Before she can succeed, a few people in her life are going to have to go.

Cantankerous Chicago columnist Mike Royko just may be the toughest man in Chicago as he takes on corporate greed, mobsters, celebrities, racism, and the Mayor of Chicago, in this multi-media solo show tour de force by Hollywood Fringe veteran Mitchell Bisschop. Tickets: hff22.co/7567

This solo show is Smiens’ coming out story, but also a story about how he found his way back to himself.  Smiens’ powerful story will make you laugh, cry, as well as think, in a poignant and emotionally moving way that inspires hope.

Infused with humor and original music, this inspiring true story celebrates the resilience of the human spirit. After a dire cancer diagnosis, Eli embarks on a memorable healing journey making peace with his past as a gay kid on a quest for love. "A triumph! A tour de force musical. Bring Kleenex!"

*Winner: Best Solo Performance: L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards 2022* *Nominee: Top of the Fringe - HFF22* Beer. Liquor. Football. The three things Dog needs to get by. And right now, he needs a whole lot of each one. A dark comedy about a man coping with the death of his dog.

WINNER! Platinum Medal! Best of Broadwater! Best Character Driven Solo Show! Set on a stoop in Philadelphia, where humor is a defense mechanism and self-care is a punchline, Kathleen Burke battles to remain authentic while facing inevitable change. Like "Mare of Easttown” but funny with zero murder

Normal: Conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected. All of us at some times or in some ways feel like outsiders. That whatever it is that is normal does not include us. But when we enter a new culture, we actually are the outsider. An excellent vantage point to question the status quo.

The Shape of me is a two-woman show about living out loud in fat bodies. The show is a call to action to create a more inclusive and diverse world meant to encourage folks to embrace love, life, and adventure in the body they have

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.

After a drunk driver killed both his teenage children, Colin Campbell channeled his shock, anguish and rage into this tragic-comic exploration of our culture’s inability to talk about grief. Comedic and heartbreaking, profound and profane. Get ready for a rollicking bad time!

Five Short Drives Two chairs and a fake steering wheel. 1-Nick and Gibson - Family 2-Monica and Rachel - GoodFriends 3-Heather and Mike - Strangers 4-Dan and Marina - Dating 5-Antonia and Dave - Rideshare

Four best friends are in over their heads when they sign up for their high school's abstinence-only sex-ed class. Confessions are made. Risks are taken. Long-standing friendships are tested. Presented by The New Cosmopolitans and Theatre Asylum.