One Person Show

Must Go On: A Rite of Passage is a solo multimedia, storytelling performance exploring coming out. This story of resiliency uses: video projection, poetry, yoga, & puppetry. This piece poetically unpacks the impact of identity & norms on mental health. Namaste

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.

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

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.

The first in her family born in the U.S., Meg Lin shares a raw personal account of growing up Chinese American that is both heart-warming and heart-wrenching. Defying cultural norms to "save face," Meg bares it all and shares her darkest pain and deepest desires in this one woman show.