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PURE CINEMA

Drama · high value treat productions · Ages 14+ · 90 mins · United States of America
In 1977, Alfred Hitchcock, in the twilight of his career, meets with Mel Brooks to discuss a script that becomes High Anxiety. Loosely based on the lunches between two Hollywood legends, Pure Cinema explores their search for accountability, forgiveness, and tolerable hard boiled eggs.
In 1977, Alfred Hitchcock, in the twilight of his career, meets with Mel Brooks to discuss a script that becomes High Anxiety. Loosely based on the lunches between two Hollywood legends, Pure Cinema explores their search for accountability, forgiveness, and tolerable hard boiled eggs.

THE DINNER PARTY

Drama · bb bug productions · Ages 18+ · 50 mins · United States of America
When Duncan throws a dinner party for his long term partner, a secret that threatens to derail his entire life threatens to rear its ugly head. Having serious consequences for himself, and the people he claims to care for the most. A blend of Mystery, rom com, and psychological thriller.
When Duncan throws a dinner party for his long term partner, a secret that threatens to derail his entire life threatens to rear its ugly head. Having serious consequences for himself, and the people he claims to care for the most. A blend of Mystery, rom com, and psychological thriller.

SIREN SONG

Solo Show · 5-7 productions · Ages 12+ · 1hr · United States of America
Siren Song is a solo show starring Dylan Jones who invokes acting icons Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Greta Garbo to knock what being a woman should look like off its pedestals with a little help from the myth of the Sirens and a ukulele. Fasten your seatbelt, it’ll be a bumpy night!
Siren Song is a solo show starring Dylan Jones who invokes acting icons Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck and Greta Garbo to knock what being a woman should look like off its pedestals with a little help from the myth of the Sirens and a ukulele. Fasten your seatbelt, it’ll be a bumpy night!

DINNER FOR EIGHT

Comedy · written and directed by kaylee mattoon · Ages 13+ · 75 mins · United States of America
Six strangers are invited to a wealthy man's 80th birthday dinner at home. Before long, it is revealed to them that they are much closer to one another than they thought. Chaos ensues as the guests participate in several activities which will determine who is most deserving of a very large prize!
Six strangers are invited to a wealthy man's 80th birthday dinner at home. Before long, it is revealed to them that they are much closer to one another than they thought. Chaos ensues as the guests participate in several activities which will determine who is most deserving of a very large prize!

THE ROAD TO NOWHERE

Comedy · odin's song productions · Ages 13+ · 56 mins · United States of America
When recovering alcoholic Brianna gets an art show gig out of state she has to rely on her peppy yet overbearing mom Carrie for a ride there. A road trip comedy that turns into a chaotic unveiling of skeletons in their closets.
When recovering alcoholic Brianna gets an art show gig out of state she has to rely on her peppy yet overbearing mom Carrie for a ride there. A road trip comedy that turns into a chaotic unveiling of skeletons in their closets.

OBSESSED

Drama · sps productions · Ages 14+ · 90 mins · United States of America
That grief, that anxiety, those intrusive thoughts, they all have nothing on you...right? OBSESSED explores the humor and pain that coexist when grief knocks down the walls we have up and compels the people we love to see right through us, even when we desperately don’t want them to.
That grief, that anxiety, those intrusive thoughts, they all have nothing on you...right? OBSESSED explores the humor and pain that coexist when grief knocks down the walls we have up and compels the people we love to see right through us, even when we desperately don’t want them to.

BRAINWASHED

Solo Show · alina konon · Ages 18+ · 1hr · United States of America
Brainwashed is a dark comedy about growing up in dictatorship. Alina creates absurd reality on stage to explore brainwashing techniques with the audience while sharing her experience of living in Belarus under a brutal regime. It's silly, bizarre, but also dark and vulnerable.
Brainwashed is a dark comedy about growing up in dictatorship. Alina creates absurd reality on stage to explore brainwashing techniques with the audience while sharing her experience of living in Belarus under a brutal regime. It's silly, bizarre, but also dark and vulnerable.

KOSHER SALT

Comedy · abel horwitz · Ages 16+ · 45 mins · United States of America
Abel Horwitz is going to solve antisemitism in 45 minutes. You're welcome.
Abel Horwitz is going to solve antisemitism in 45 minutes. You're welcome.

VANLYFE

Drama · ground score productions · Ages 13+ · 100 mins · United States of America
Sunny & Finn are a rowdy queer couple living in a broken-down van in Venice Beach. When a nearby murder causes the city to issue a 48-hour sweep of their encampment, Sunny and Finn must rely on their wits and community to fix the van or lose everything they own.
Sunny & Finn are a rowdy queer couple living in a broken-down van in Venice Beach. When a nearby murder causes the city to issue a 48-hour sweep of their encampment, Sunny and Finn must rely on their wits and community to fix the van or lose everything they own.

POE-ETIC LICENSE

Cabaret & Variety · aquarian family circus · Ages 13+ · 50 mins · United States of America
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??
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??

"WHERE Y'ALL FROM?"

Solo Show · soaring solo · Ages 14+ · 75 mins · United States of America
From meeting the real-life Big Bird and thinking that her “Sesame Street” worldview is possible, to growing up to live in a world where families are separated at the border; the daughter of two Latine immigrants navigates what it means to assimilate and become American. Told with raw authenticity.
From meeting the real-life Big Bird and thinking that her “Sesame Street” worldview is possible, to growing up to live in a world where families are separated at the border; the daughter of two Latine immigrants navigates what it means to assimilate and become American. Told with raw authenticity.

THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT

Comedy · chola vision productions · Ages 16+ · 2hrs · United States of America
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot tells the story of a court case over the ultimate fate of Judas Iscariot. The play uses flashbacks to an imagined childhood, and lawyers who call for the testimonies of such witnesses as Mother Teresa, Caiaphas, Saint Monica, Sigmund Freud, and Satan.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot tells the story of a court case over the ultimate fate of Judas Iscariot. The play uses flashbacks to an imagined childhood, and lawyers who call for the testimonies of such witnesses as Mother Teresa, Caiaphas, Saint Monica, Sigmund Freud, and Satan.

I THOUGHT I WAS SPECIAL

Solo Show · cut the chatter · Ages 14+ · 1hr · United States of America
It's mostly jokes... mostly. Growing up with a bipolar father and a schizophrenic older brother left Aaron Foster with a comb of survivor's guilt, depression and anxiety that has invalidated his every accomplishment, destroyed his every relationship and invaded his every waking thought. A comedy!
It's mostly jokes... mostly. Growing up with a bipolar father and a schizophrenic older brother left Aaron Foster with a comb of survivor's guilt, depression and anxiety that has invalidated his every accomplishment, destroyed his every relationship and invaded his every waking thought. A comedy!

THE IDITAROD

Solo Show · self-produced · Ages 18+ · 1hr · United States of America
After discovering she ate her twin in the womb, 33-year-old Teresa Tottle attempts to reinvigorate her joyous outlook on life by signing up for… the Iditarod. Alaska’s grueling, annual sled dog race. A dark comedy written by, directed by, and starring Maria Gnoza.
After discovering she ate her twin in the womb, 33-year-old Teresa Tottle attempts to reinvigorate her joyous outlook on life by signing up for… the Iditarod. Alaska’s grueling, annual sled dog race. A dark comedy written by, directed by, and starring Maria Gnoza.

LEDGE

Two Person Show · on the ledge productions · Ages 16+ · 1hr · United States of America
A PRESENT-DAY WAITING FOR GODOT... HIGH ABOVE MANHATTAN, NEW YORK.
A PRESENT-DAY WAITING FOR GODOT... HIGH ABOVE MANHATTAN, NEW YORK.