✪✪ "BEST OF HOLLYWOOD FRINGE 2013 SHOW EXTENSION," 2013, LOFT SOLOFEST 2013 INVITEE ✪✪ I Love Lucy’s Bobby the Bellboy was Bill Ratner’s uncle. Join the search for Bobby starring Best of Fringe Extension Honoree and 8-time Moth StorySLAM winner, renowned voice actor Bill Ratner.

A young Japanese woman discovers her father's love for her only after she loses her hair and skin. Nearly a dozen characters are brought to life in this revealing, fearless and funny journey of survival and the power of dream.

Actor, blogger and Celeb Chef Ayinde delivers a hilarious multimedia tale from his love life, being black and a life long vegan. Yes there will be snacks.

Miri discovers that the answer to what it’s like to be an African American woman can only be explained by experiencing the songs, poetry and stories of her ancestral grandmothers.

True tales of being picked on, chased down, and beat up, from his youth to adulthood. Will he ever learn to stand and fight? Are bullies and the bullied always destined to find each other? If so, who or what will save him from years of torment? From the creator of **DOG YEARS.**

The Son of God and the son of a tv writer take you on an epic, comedic roller coaster ride: part film history, part chronicle of western civilization, a stem-winding personal confession, a raconteur's fever dream and a terrifying journey through the worst Jesus movie ever made. www.mikeschlitt.com

In this one-man show Evan "Bullet" James shares his arduous journey from dying a cocaine death in a gas station bathroom to redemption with a purpose - "No matter how far down the scale in life I have gone...I now see how those experiences may benefit others".

Who is your greatest self? Bob Birdnow tells the story of a former pilot who endured a terrible tragedy. In this moving, one man epic, playwright Eric Steele explores the connection between our survival mechanism and our larger purpose in life.

Limousine, Midnight Blue is a sequence of 36 poems of 14 lines each. It uses the famous and appalling “Zapruder Film” of JFK’s death as a prism through which to view America and the world.

"Death, Cancer & Other Bumps In the Road" is a powerful & hilarious look at the taboos surrounding death & dying in America and one woman's journey through breast cancer. It will leave you rolling in the aisles while you’re wiping away your tears! Funny, heart wrenching & completely satisfying!

KEENA:UNBRANDED is a journey into those rare and significant moments that have shaped her as a person and a performer. Its message to live out loud without accepting the stereotypical branding labels often administered to ones background, personality and success.

Darksoul Theatre (tm) celebrates its 20th anniversary with this feature film documentary. Mikhail Tank holds a Guinness World Record in the arts & was the 1st artist to premiere a virtual one-person show (Edinburgh Fringe '09/as heard on the BBC). www.MikhailTank.com @MikhailTank

Keaton Talmadge (great granddaughter of Buster Keaton) drops the spotlight on a "straight" young woman who unexpectedly falls for- a woman. Preconceived notions, unpredictable love and a killer cat named Sneaky Creeps. Define: different examines what happens when you remove gender from love.

Comedy, Death, and a New Ferrari is a funny and heart-warming one woman show about a young college grad, Jen, who tries to convince her mother as to why she wants to become a comic. In doing so, Jen relives her joke-cracking father's battle with cancer to lead her straight to the answer.

Mom always said "Don't write anything down you don't want others to read." So, I'll just have to tell you instead. Follow along on some weird and true adventures that can only be called art. Written and performed by: Lisa Cole Directed by: Marcela Hawk