Dark Humor

You're a guy in college living your best life, happy, in the closet. Sex? Not on your mind, you haven't got a gay care in the world until your friends find out your secret and want to fight you about it, then you fall in love with your best bro who has a girlfriend that wants to kill you both.

Experience Edgar Allan Poe’s signature dark, dismal, and depressing side. And also his little-known humorous side, when we take poetic license in imagining him doing parodies of himself! Also includes live music, a song about Poe, a clown raven dream dance, and Poe’s tribute to … Bob Dylan??

An immediate, unconventional and poetic production of Chekhov's classic that asks how and why we become the architects of our own cages.

Every theatre has its ghost. This one has four; all vying for the title of resident theatre ghost... There can only be one. WINNER: Pick of the Fringe 2023 WINNER: Asylum @ Stephanie Feury 2023 Hollywood Encore Producers’ Award WINNER: San Diego International Fringe Festival Exchange Award

Intense and compelling, "If I’m Good", is a play that encapsulates the fever dream and the endemic existential crisis that we all went through at the height of the pandemic. The play looks at two people on either ends of the political divide and asks:” Why and How did we get here?”

Join us for three short vignettes by two emerging Latinx playwrights, exploring the darkness that lurks all around us, and inside of us. From the depths of despair to the fires of fury, Teatro Oscuro invites you to an experience of the dark you won't soon forget.

An actor goes on a tumultuous journey in Hollywood as she navigates an unconventional relationship with a wealthy, eccentric film director. A testament to the resilience of the human spirit and transformative power of art. Dramaturg Jenny Sullivan.

Come see the “best of the best” comedy in Los Angeles! Breaking down barriers that have long existed in the comedy world, The Pack Theater is one of the most representative and inclusive comedy theaters in Los Angeles. Throughout Fringe, we’ll be showcasing some of our theater’s most beloved shows!

The night Stephen plans to propose to Alice, her father Cal shows up ahead of her to talk him out of it. When he gives Stephen a chance to prove himself, things spin wildly out of control. As Stephen tries to tell Alice what's happened, their relationships fatal flaws are brought out in full view.

Angel Rights is a comedy that follows the working lives of Angels across all religions. Watch as they navigate the red tape of heaven, deal with stubborn archangels, and find ways to make their voices heard. Follow as classic workplace mayhem ensues- but with more wings!

Two parents down on their luck struggle to gain custody of their daughter from a seemingly judgemental and unjust system. Problem Child is a story about addiction, justice, class, and morality.

A solo show from Johnny Pemberton that takes an unflinching yet distinctively hilarious look at 30 years of living with an Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Drift off into the haze following a young woman finding herself through the chaos & mania of her world. Alexa Kasparian unlocks the gates to her mind–and her bedroom–while teetering the line between reality & her dreams.

‘don’t feed the bear’ is a raw opportunity to follow one character’s journey to find connection: connection with life, art, and ultimately the people in front of them.

This dark comedy tells the story of 3 young men who have a chance encounter due to a case of mistaken identity. That encounter changes their lives forever.