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Imagination or reality? Elegant stagecraft or just, well… Complications?

Dark Sexy Dramedy: In these #MeToo times, people are speaking out about sexual abuse, but some people happily/consciously use sex to get ahead. Would you sleep with someone to get a job? Would you let your partner sleep with someone if it would boost your careers? Monogamy or $1M for one night?

After a critically acclaimed run in London, “Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?” comes to LA as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Turning the familiar joke into a comedic quest, the play follows the words in that joke as they try to figure out their meaning and reach the 'real world'.

Wigfield - the can-do town that just may not! - is shadowed by the Bulkwaller Dam, a structure the government wants to tear down. The "residents" (squatters) of Wigfield must prove they are a town worth saving and maybe, even recognizing.

Anna is trapped in an anesthesia-related coma. Her only way out is to sink deeper into fantasy - a dark fairytale where people weave dreams into tourist destinations. When reality isn't worth it, is fantasy the next best thing?

An absurd comedy exploring the existential crises happening off-stage during a very famous, and equally tumultuous, seven year span at everyone's favorite school of witchcraft and wizardry.

On a ranch in Nevada, Grant Wilson rules a made-up nation through empty shows of power and ridiculous propaganda, with his family as his only subjects. When his son takes the mission too far and his daughter questions everything, Grant fights for control in the face of family, country, and reality.

Victim or accomplice? Trapped or willing agent? Melania Trump is an enigma. This comedy show aims to explore the various faces of FLOTUS, who really doesn’t care. Or does she? Do u? What are some of the stereotypes women exploit or fight to reverse? What is our complicity as the audience?

A madcap multi-media solo show about Wayne, an optimistic serial killer who, in order to avoid capture by a local sheriff, must feed his victims to a pit of goblins in the woods.

If In Living Color and SNL had a love-child, it’d be The Color Collective - a fast-paced variety show, highlighting diverse - and hilarious - players. Our show isn’t just “about” diversity, we pride ourselves on putting together a show that will have you rolling out of your seats with laughter.

We know Woody and Buzz’s story, but what about Andy and Sid? What happens when a shy boy finds humanity in the bully next door? What happens when they fall in love? This is an adaptation of a Toy Story Fanfic. No toys were harmed in the making of this play.

The Institute for The Opposite of Longing can cure that thing deep in the pit of your body. But what happens when its owners and operators can’t let go of the little boy they had to give back? Please enter the Opposite of Longing Chamber. We can help you. The process is simple.

"A comedy as dark as this town's secrets..." The forced civility at a small town Mayor's debate shows cracks as the shallow and petty candidates dig deep on property taxes, parking meters and cupcake flavors, cracks that begin to reveal a secret horror that has paralyzed the town.

Lizette has always been one to play by the rules of society. With a mother who always knows best, she finds herself having difficulty separating her choices from what's expected from her. On her own for the first time, Lizette is faced with questioning her identity and beliefs.

Five short comedies exploring the middle age white male struggle to fit in during these confusing times. FANDOM - navigating politics, POLITE RACISM - analyzing ethnicity, SUICIDE PACT - tolerating millennials, BRITTLE TROMBONE - contemplating economics, FANTASY FOOTBALL - grasping identity