Insightful

A journey through history and myth exploring the powerful connection between magic and music. Written by award-winning filmmaker and magic inventor, Chris Philpott and starring actor, musician and magician Riccardo Berdini (Italian Musical Theater Performer of the Year, Penn and Teller Fool Us).

South-Asian writer/performer Rasika Mathur brings the "model minority" stereotype to its knees, demonstrating how undetected lifelong mental issues wreak havoc on an otherwise talented, intelligent girl hustling in Hollywood. But it's a comedy!

Told with a Magic 8 Ball, this one man performance by George Steeves tells the story of his trials and tribulations living on the autism spectrum. From childhood to adulthood, experience his challenges in school, with dating and trying hard to fit in.

ELECTRICITY is a funny yet touching story about a gay sex addict who hooks up with a closeted virgin after their 10th H.S. reunion in 1983. They form a connection that draws them back to the same motel every 10 years until 2013 as their lives transform & reflect the changes in society around them.

Joe & Joshua are BACK! Voted 2017 Top Ten by Stage Raw: "The writing in the show is sharp, satirical, and often incisive, providing both laughs and food for thought." Joe Hernandez-Kolski & Joshua Silverstein combine comedy, poetry, beatboxing, rap w/revealing storytelling to create a fun show!

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.

VEEP meets HOUSE OF CARDS as crisis PR firm Klein & St. Jude battle dark forces, and themselves, to rescue a woman’s company from a conspiracy to crush her. Buzz feed's #1 Most Anticipated Fringe Play! Don't miss secret immersive prelude/finale.Details: www.darkartsplay.com

In today’s ‘Age of Anxiety’, two couples tell two more-or-less modern love stories: They fall in love, fall apart, and fail to connect in this complex and thoroughly modern exploration of emotional defense mechanisms.

In an abandoned Wild West town, well after the Gold Rush, an old man is taken care of every day by his faithful companion. Into their midst comes a female force-of-nature who will by day's end change both of their lives forever.

Klaus Kinski is one of the most celebrated and controversial actors in the history of world cinema. The reckless abandon with which he approached both life and art left him tortured, demonized and worshiped. He now resurrects to shake your souls with one last command performance.

Allyn has nothing to lose; Mattie stands to lose everything… if she can't talk him down. A patient with a hero complex jumps onto the ledge of his therapist's 5th floor office window, forcing them both to answer some hard questions about who they’ve chosen to become, and what it means to be a hero.

*WINNER, ENCORE PRODUCERS AWARD & HOLLYWOOD FRINGE SCHOLARSHIP* Sofie Khan journeys through storybits about her Mexican-Pakistani identity triumphs. And how does Hip Hop and the LGBT+ community play a role up in this mix? Expect things to get thought-provoking, emotional and hysterical!

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.

F*ck Tinder (a love story) is storytelling crack from The Moth champion David Rodwin. From a first date who wanted sex, but brought along her infant, to hitting up a sex club with a woman who’d just said “I love you,” David takes you on a journey you’re glad he took and you didn’t.

Steve Budd plays a New Age couple who met BEFORE they met, an artist with a soft spot for homeless guys, a pair of Metal Heads who want to get married on 6-6-6, and more. Created from interviews. Best of the 2016 SF Fringe Fest. Satisfy your voyeuristic tendencies about how others look for love!