Solo Show

*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.

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.

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.

What happens if everything you thought about yourself was a lie? You can take a girl out of Little Saigon, but you can’t take Little Saigon out of the girl. Not even with a DNA test. Sushi, Korean barbeque, Pad Thai…with Pho still on the menu. The search for identity has never looked so yummy.

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.

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.

This fierce one-person retelling of BEOWULF modernizes the wit, vigor, and meaty language of the original epic. John Heimbuch performs Charlie Bethel's tour-de-force adaptation of this classic Old English poem about a warrior king and some famous monsters in this Minnesota Fringe Festival favorite.

Erotic massages, professional cuddling, and seeing your own genitalia on a big screen TV? Get ready for a wild ride to find sexual satisfaction despite sexual dysfunction. In “Tight”, writer/performer Becky Feldman pulls back the covers on her private ordeals with chronic pelvic pain.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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