Drama

Vincent van Gogh, hospitalized after his break with Gauguin and the “ear” incident, struggles to reconcile his two selves – the artist drawn to the sacred (and the edge of madness), and the lover who wants only to belong a family and to serve others.

Take Another Look is a murder-mystery drama that takes audience involvement to the next level. This immersive theatrical piece will break the classical conventions of theatre and will change the dynamics between actors and spectators in a way rarely done before. Written by Grischa M. Petram.

"COWBOY MOUTH" by Sam Shepard & Patti Smith One Act / One Hour Starring: Cait Mathis & Alton Ray Directed By: Erika Ackerman Production Head: Isabella Figueres FRI/SAT/SUN June 3 - June 26 2016 @ The New Collective LA 6440 Santa Monica Blvd. LA CA 90038 @cowboymouthHFF

Dreams are contagious and meant to be shared. But what happens when a nightmare creeps in there too? Las García is a docudrama about two women of the same bloodline, living in different generations, yet experiencing the same circumstances: The afflictions that love brings.

OVERLAY is a one act play set in a dystopian future where the horrifying realities of war have been replaced with adorable video games. But no matter how remote the act of killing has become, can we ever be far from the burden of guilt below the surface?

Adam, just on the other side of his teenage years is plagued by his mother's manic assurance that the world is going to end. He must navigate his complicated feelings for his neighbor Charlie and a strange man named Mr. Blackhat who seems to confirm his mother's outlandish doomsday claims.

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BROADWAY VETERAN TONY TANNER EXPLORES THE HARSH REALITIES OF ALZHEIMER'S IN WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY? YOU WILL LAUGH, CRY AND ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW WHAT COMES NEXT AND WHAT COMES NEXT WILL ALWAYS SURPRISE YOU! WITH ELYSE ASHTON, SUZANNE HUNT, JAN JOHNSON, KENT MINAULT, TONY TANNER, ANDREW THACHER

A raw and beautiful tale of the struggle to honor your inner artist. An intimate and immersive show that is both painfully funny as it is heartbreaking. Duality follows the story of a young artist through cultivated dance, live music and storytelling as she attempts to honor her creative calling.

Maggie, a junk-food-binging shoplifter, Paul, a sincere recovering overeater, Flacco, a wannabe Puerto Rican criminal and Boochie, a hooker, find themselves facing execution by mobster Sal and his youthful boss, Lou “Little Tuna” Pescatore after their scheme to rob a local nightclub goes awry.

*World Premiere* A struggling actor and his dog. A holy trinity of catastrophe involving our faithless actor, a virgin, and well lets just say an "ethical non-virgin." In the city of Los Angeles one thing is for sure: someone's gonna get screwed.

The lives of four thirty-somethings in Los Angeles intersect in unexpected and disastrous ways, proving that when it comes to affairs of the heart, "every lover is a soldier." *Note: tickets at the door are CASH ONLY and are subject to availability.

a devised exploration of events that may or may not have occurred between 10 pm and 5 am last night ;) Presented by Midnight Central Theatre Co. - a company of friends dedicated to the bold and ridiculous, with roots in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

Studio C Artists is proud to present the next in their one act “room” series… IN THE GARAGE. This collection of 8 brand new short plays, presented in two alternating shows, all take place in a garage setting. See schedule for show details. $20 GA ($15 w/ “earlybird” code 24 hrs. in advance).

The comic story of a young lesbian whose family begins to fray when she tries to be frank with them about her sexual coming of age. Homophobia is not the family’s problem. It’s the prospect of candid conversation that throws them bizarrely off balance.