Projects At Upstairs @ El Centro

What happens when you become a world-class performer before you’re even old enough to understand what art is? This solo show follows the journey from military-style circus training in China to touring with Cirque Du Soleil at nine years old, tracing the path from obedience to artistry.

This case is no joke... When a clown is found dead at a convention, his sister is put on trial in a courtroom where truth is slippery, justice is absurd, and the audience must decide the final verdict.

After getting COVID, Spencer can’t stop telling the truth. Desperate to fix himself, he seeks a therapist. What begins as a cure spirals into a surreal, darkly comic excavation of memory, identity and buried trauma.

On a quest to work with David Bowie, a young magician juggles, mimes and tightrope walks through a wild ride of self-discovery... and to a big surprise! Featuring appearances by Andy Warhol, Robert Wilson and the Starman himself.

The play begins in Person’s room on the strangest day of their life. After 3 days of staying in bed, Person is contemplating what it means "to be alive” when suddenly, their bed sticks to them. Like literally. Weird, right? In this semi-absurd theatre piece, we need to figure out how to get unstuck.

In the wake of a personal tragedy, a young man seeks work at a lockdown mental health facility. While searching for absolution, he becomes misguided by his savior's complex leading to broken promises and dire consequences. What does it mean to help when saving someone may be impossible?

After the glory days of the Super Mario brothers and their friends, they are dropped into the real world into a TV reality show.

A very funny and touching one-man show about the terrific rise, disastrous fall, and the new resulting life of former stand-up comic, long-time successful TV sitcom writer/producer, and son of a parent with a mental disorder, Tom Hertz.

Two international solo works collide in one powerful evening. An Indian American lawyer & a South African man confront culture, naming, inheritance, and expectation. A dual solo experience exploring identity, belonging, & what it costs to live by someone else’s rules.

Whispers on the Adriatic is the story of Giovanni DeMontessori, humble 14th-century Venetian shipwright, as he embarks on a secret mission to deliver a mysterious package from the Doge of Venice to the Governor of Crete.