Solo Show

How my everyday life as a Hojo girl, Pathmark cashier, Santa Claus trainer, polka lover, kielbasy hunter, LA PTA President, 3-pt. shooter in a basketball league for moms 5’3” & under and a Tonight Show regular who “unexpectedly” got punched in the jaw on live TV…compelled me to write songs.

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.

Looking in the mirror, Maria finds nothing but flaws. Suddenly, she’s jolted out of her critical self-assessment by a familiar inner voice. Bev, Maria's late mentor invites herself onstage to partner with Maria to unravel that nasty self-doubt - and she’s comin' right outta that mirror to do it!

Gen-Z drag queen Aura Sublime unravels her neuroses until she's bare, then reconstructs her image, in this shameless, irreverent, and cutting 30-minute solo play.

In this funny one man show a divorced father — having been asked by his son to speak at his upcoming wedding — struggles to find the right words of wisdom to celebrate the newlyweds new lives together.

From growing up half-Jewish, half off-the-boat German in North Carolina to working as a showgirl in Italy, Jessica Abrams shares her journey in IF I LOOK THIS GOOD, WHY DO I FEEL LIKE SH*T? With the help of two imaginary mothers, she connects with who she truly is.

Charley, a registered nurse, edutains through tunes and tales about what really happens in a hospital. She came to terms with her life as a nurse, and how through advocating for her patients she learned to advocate for herself.

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

The Pale Gypsy shares tales of travel, romance, and intrigue in this performance of original music, satire, and oddball humor! Themes in the Traveling Musical Revue run the gambit of love and mystery, to science fiction and fantasy- all infused with the dark whimsy of Writer/Producer, Chris Murphy.

*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.

Indian-Thai actress and writer Almanya Narula makes her LA stage debut as Noor Inayat Khan: Indian princess, British spy, & Gestapo enemy #1. In this thrilling imagining of the last 30 minutes of her life, Noor's decisions will forever change the tide of a war we thought we knew everything about.

Welcome to Kristy's walk-in closet, where barbiturates can talk and wiffle ball bats can walk. Fame comes easy for Kristy in that walk-in closet. But this isn't a coming out of the closet story... more of a going in.

Michael begins this piece with the uncomplicated consequence of overindulging in sensual “me time", and springboards us into a confronting journey of self-discovery, sexploration, and heartache. Funny, raunchy, witty, and painfully honest, cum find out where Dickin' Around might take you.

Fresh off her 1961 Academy Awards win and a recent brush with death, Elizabeth Taylor is struggling with her hardest role yet: herself. An intimate look at the movie star’s early life, career, and loves as she grapples with the culture of celebrity and her place as Hollywood’s brightest star.

Why would anyone want to fall in love? What’s the payoff? Why would any sane person put themselves through this? Do we steer clear? A lot of questions I do not have answers to, but can safely say, I’m curious. Come join me on this one woman musical journey through a rollercoaster of romance.