World Premiere

How my everyday life as a Hojo girl, Pathmark cashier, Santa Claus trainer, polka lover, kielbasy hunter, LA PTA President, 3-pt. shooter in a basketball league for moms 5’3” & under and a Tonight Show regular who “unexpectedly” got punched in the jaw on live TV…compelled me to write songs.

The Trojan Princess, and cursed prophetess, is finally given the chance to tell her own story. Invited to the liminal space of kairos by The Three Fates, Cassandra reflects upon her prophecies, her choices and her relationships...all through the songs of present-day punk goddess Patti Smith.

In the world premiere of this musical dark comedy, an optimistic young woman is stricken by a mysterious illness and must navigate unsympathetic doctors, disbelieving friends, and her own depression as she fights to recover both her health and sense of hope.

It’s Christmas Eve 2009 and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC has a decision to make. An original musical parody of A Christmas Carol & It's A Wonderful Life by Valen Shore & Alison Zatta. Music direction by Taylor Williams (Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton). Sound design by Josh Millican (Six, The Band's Visit).

This sketch comedy show is a wacky tribute to the historical figures and fictional characters of yesteryear, the frazzled adults of today, and the literary works that set them all up to fail. Join us for a night of library lunacy that will be one for the books as we try to heal our PAPER CUTS!

Why would anyone want to fall in love? What’s the payoff? Why would any sane person put themselves through this? Do we steer clear? A lot of questions I do not have answers to, but can safely say, I’m curious. Come join me on this one woman musical journey through a rollercoaster of romance.

"An energetic, wild, quirky, musical comedy!" In the Wild Western town of D.C. Colorado, two pure-hearted, corn-chucking, bastard-brothers awake to find their loving momma mysteriously murdered. With a handwritten note as their only clue, they must traverse the west unlocking their hidden powers.

Fresh off her 1961 Academy Awards win and a recent brush with death, Elizabeth Taylor is struggling with her hardest role yet: herself. An intimate look at the movie star’s early life, career, and loves as she grapples with the culture of celebrity and her place as Hollywood’s brightest star.

Welcome to Kristy's walk-in closet, where barbiturates can talk and wiffle ball bats can walk. Fame comes easy for Kristy in that walk-in closet. But this isn't a coming out of the closet story... more of a going in.

Party like it’s 1799 at an Italian Masquerade-themed evening where you will be immersed in an evocative opera experience featuring the world’s most-loved arias, trailblazing music and outstanding performances from the world of Italian Opera! With Mezzo Soprano Natalja Sticco & Tenor Germán Gholami.

Cantankerous Chicago columnist Mike Royko just may be the toughest man in Chicago as he takes on corporate greed, mobsters, celebrities, racism, and the Mayor of Chicago, in this multi-media solo show tour de force by Hollywood Fringe veteran Mitchell Bisschop. Tickets: hff22.co/7567

Julia and her husband Brian have taken in her older brother Sam, but when a year of getting back on his feet turns into three, they have to find a way to help him move on.

Two racially-similar strangers explore their differences, sparking a deeper conversation about what it means to serve an underserved and frequently neglected community in this world premiere one-act written and directed by Carol M. Becker; starring Veronica Thompson and William Warren.

Transgender History has been largely erased or unrecorded, though we have existed throughout time, through every land. Based on true accounts, 6 artists of intersectional transgender experience bring their interpretation of ancestral stories to the stage through a series of poetic vignettes.

An intimate look at the final moments of the life of the truly unique British comedian, Tommy Cooper. Reliving his past performances and looking back on his troubled life and relationships before his final, fatal performance Live on TV and before the Royal Family in 1984's Live at Her Majesty's.