Solo Show

"One woman’s journey of rising up out of the sh*t to victory..."

These three original pieces were written, directed and performed by the recent graduates of the Art of Acting Studio Conservatory. Developed during the 2017 Professional Conservatory Class solo show project, each is an artistic exploration of the life of a notable personality throughout history.

ENCORE WINNER! Even If It’s Wrong is a funny and heartfelt story of how a middle-aged man finds himself back in Nebraska helping his Dad cope with his Mom’s Alzheimer’s. Selling a junkyard, saying good-bye to the house and getting Dad to move on are the tasks at hand…even if it’s wrong.

A sexual hero's journey. Sara is the eight-year-old star running back of her street football team, but she can't outrun the effects of the attack of a sexual predator as she enters womanhood. Tough Brown Leather is a testament to the human capacity to survive, heal and embrace one's sexual power.

A super one-man show about an actor’s struggle with identity. Paul Yen explores the different masks Asian Americans wear through the eyes of Batman, Superman, and Spiderman. Yen reimagines their origin stories weaving a historically humorous tale of the Asian American experience.

Tricked, sold, used and broken. Toys delves into the dark shadows of sex trafficking where children are products stripped to the core. Mixing dance, theatre and film, Toys captures the chilling cycles of abuse, exchange and sexual corruption in which playthings worldwide are entrapped.

Orlando could've stayed stuck in Flatbush... but he made it to Yale. He could've stayed stuck in Richfield, Utah... but he chased his dream to LA. He could've stayed stuck at his personal bottom... but he didn't. Now, he's helping others get their lives together... on track... unstuck. 

Heather's world was rocked by a breast cancer diagnosis. A true heartbreaking & comedic journey of growth filled with love, friendship & betrayal. Performed from the heart. This powerful, gritty, & uplifting journey shows a young woman conquering cancer while living life as normal as possible.

A boy on the brink of becoming a Jedi stands accused for his involvement in the atrocious and controversial scandal that lost Hilary Clinton the 2016 Election. Based on true events.

"A true gem." "I laughed like crazy!!" Amber, your A.I. therapist is here. Broken hearts, addicts in recovery, a polyamorous lesbian awaits the arrival of Superintelligence, someone needs a piece of somebody's liver? Wait. Amber, the A.I. therapist likes donuts?

When Kate decides to leave Paris to care for her sick father, she also decides it's time to share her authentic self with the world. Enter Sophie. What follows is an identity adventure filled with philosophie de la vie, humor, and heartache. Will the world embrace Sophie? Can she embrace herself?

He boxed with Hemingway, struck out the Babe, threw hard as Dizzy Dean and drank even harder. Van Lingle Mungo cut a colorful swath through bars, boudoirs and baseball in the 1930s. A world-class character and semi-great pitcher. Van would remove “semi.” But he always did stretch the truth a little.

Fourth smash year! 2015 Nominee for Best Cabaret. Our experienced independent judges go see a ton of productions across every genre, then we select and present live highlights from five different top Fringe shows at each performance. Come see what all the buzz is about!

2 solo shows in 1 hour. L.A. HOMEBODY: The true story of a woman in her house. Written and performed by Shauna McGarry. Runtime: 30 minutes. THE ANXIETY CURE: The true story of a woman on the campaign trail. Written and performed by Lizzie Prestel. Runtime: 30 minutes.

It’s been said that there are three deaths: First when your body ceases to function. Second when your body is put in its grave. And third, that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time. This may be the last time. Written by Bill Berry. Directed by Kelly De Sarla.