One Person 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.

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.

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.

One actor, over a dozen characters, and 20-sided dice combine to bring two different stories of finding belonging and carving your niche. "Lvl One Gygax" and "Of Branch, Of Beast, of Beatnik" is for audiences ages 13+.

Strangers living in your house? What a GREAT idea! As a professional comedian who travels a ton, Jan took the plunge and became a home share host. Turns out money wasn't all she got. SuperHostess is her funny, frustrating, and eye-opening true trek into the world of sharing her home with strangers.

A compelling one woman show exploring the humanity of society’s most vilified people to find out what helped form their belief systems & points of view, in an attempt to lean away from judgment & into compassion. A portion of sales goes to LifeAfterHate.org

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!

Chambers Stevens, Emmy nominated actor and award winning playwright, will be performing his one-man show “It’s Who You Know” for One Night Only!

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.

The world premiere of director, screenwriter, author and stand-up comedian J.D. Shapiro’s uniquely comedic account of his unconventional journey from scrappy New Jersey childhood to collaborations with Hollywood icons Mel Brooks, John Travolta, Stan Lee, and many others. www.jdshapiro.com

A sampling of pieces that are in the current repertoire of Seditious Apostate Theatre Company, LLC.

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!

a 20 year old who is both scum of the earth and God to all men at the same time. watch him writhe, suffer, and flail around on stage in a shocking thrash.

ROBERT INGERSOLL (1833-1899) THE GREATEST AMERICAN YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. HE WAS THE MOST FAMOUS AMERICAN IN THE WORLD AND THE MOST REVILED MAN IN THIS COUNTRY. COME AND MEET THE MOST FORMIDABLE FOE ORGANIZED RELIGION IN THIS NATION EVER FACED, THE "GREAT SATAN" HIMSELF. A SHOW BY ERNEST KEARNEY

Through story and song, Musician/Actor Jeremy Ebenstein takes audiences through his humorous, inspiring, yet often heartbreaking story of living a life with Asperger's Syndrome.