drama

OVERLAY is a one act play set in a dystopian future where the horrifying realities of war have been replaced with adorable video games. But no matter how remote the act of killing has become, can we ever be far from the burden of guilt below the surface?

In this thought provoking solo performance, Aishveryaa Nidhi promises to read unread chapters of a woman’s life who embraced darkness with open arms. It helps us search and find a woman hidden beneath glorious tales of heroes and wars. This is the story of Gandhari from her own perspective.

a devised exploration of events that may or may not have occurred between 10 pm and 5 am last night ;) Presented by Midnight Central Theatre Co. - a company of friends dedicated to the bold and ridiculous, with roots in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.

The estranged sister of a middle aged gay man maintains his death vigil in the waiting room of a Palm Springs Hospital. Stars Steve Ducey, Denise Carole, Marco Antonio Garcia, Geoffrey Gilbert and Sara Smith.

Mother. Daughter. Sister. Soldier. The Foundry Theatre Works presents Merri Biechler’s OCCUPATION, a riveting exploration of endurance in a terrorist ravaged America. Five women grasp for hope and humor in their new role as survivors. One Defends. One Searches. One Delivers. One Tattoos. One Buries.

"I would have ended my life,it was only my art that held me back". The show depicts Beethoven's rise as a musical genius,his struggles with love and society and focuses on his battle with his sickness, his fall, his regaining of hope through art and fight for immortality. Life is short,Art eternal.

In a script The New York Times says "crackles with bright wit and intelligence," this Broadway-hit play from Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Margulies is a witty, intelligent look at what what happens when ordinary life is refracted throughout the lens of war.

A raw and beautiful tale of the struggle to honor your inner artist. An intimate and immersive show that is both painfully funny as it is heartbreaking. Duality follows the story of a young artist through cultivated dance, live music and storytelling as she attempts to honor her creative calling.

A group of young & eager campaign staffers must save a congressman from political self destruction after he offends various ethnic groups. Tasked with saving the campaign the staffers also compete amongst each other to gain favor within the candidate's inner circle.

A multimedia experience of film, music and live theater brings multi perception to the senses as Alice Wellington, TV Psychic and medium, enlightens others but struggles to see clearly on matters of her own heart.

"COWBOY MOUTH" by Sam Shepard & Patti Smith One Act / One Hour Starring: Cait Mathis & Alton Ray Directed By: Erika Ackerman Production Head: Isabella Figueres FRI/SAT/SUN June 3 - June 26 2016 @ The New Collective LA 6440 Santa Monica Blvd. LA CA 90038 @cowboymouthHFF

Adam, just on the other side of his teenage years is plagued by his mother's manic assurance that the world is going to end. He must navigate his complicated feelings for his neighbor Charlie and a strange man named Mr. Blackhat who seems to confirm his mother's outlandish doomsday claims.

PRYOR TRUTH is a celebration of "Richard Pryor". Through Mudbone, one of the artist's most beloved characters, we learn who Richard was, who he dared to be, the battles he fought and the cost of greatness.

Maggie, a junk-food-binging shoplifter, Paul, a sincere recovering overeater, Flacco, a wannabe Puerto Rican criminal and Boochie, a hooker, find themselves facing execution by mobster Sal and his youthful boss, Lou “Little Tuna” Pescatore after their scheme to rob a local nightclub goes awry.

In an unusually cold summer, 32 year-old Jim has kidnapped 17 year-old Charles, who he has fallen in love with at first sight. Trapped in Jim's basement, Charles is led through an existential journey to discover how it is that Lovers and Sad People always seem to hold up the World.