2019 Shows
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Audacity Theatre Lab
The Beast of Hyperborea
by Brad McEntire
Brad McEntire does it all in this thrilling and humorous one-person show. This Victorian adventure tale concerns a fabled beast, a mysterious island and the brave team of explorers who set off to discover them both.
Created and performed by Brad McEntire
Bootstraps Comedy Theater
Nerve
by Adam Szymkowicz
Bootstraps founders Matt and Kim Lyle star in this quirky, offbeat comedy about a quirky, offbeat couple on their desperate search for love. Local comedy legend Jeff Swearingen directs.
Directed by Jeff Swearingen
Cast: Kim Lyle and Matt Lyle
Flexible Grey Theatre Company
Sky’s the Limit
by Lane Michael Stanley
Flexible Grey advances their mission of inclusion with Lane Michael Stanley’s fractured fairy tale about a non-binary knight on an adventure to save a trans princess who never needed saving.
Directed by Seth Johnson
Cast: Marquel Dominique, Chris Herrero, and Marcus Pinon
Imprint Theatreworks
Dirty Dirty Night Squirrel
by Cameron Casey
A trip to the zoo that doubles as a lesson about life, love, and the feeding habits of the North American Opossum. This offbeat, yet heartwarming look at familial relationships is destined to surprise and delight animal lovers of all stripes.
Directed by Taylor Mercado Owen
Cast: Leena Conquest, Gazelle Garcia, Josh Hepola, Courtney Mentzel, and Krishawna “Chief” Belle
Leos Ensemble
small hours
by Lucy Kirkwood and Ed Hime
A subtly haunting glimpse into a young mother’s harrowing, yet incredibly human battle with postpartum depression. Leos Ensemble presents the U.S. premiere of this incredibly powerful production.
Directed by Nick Leos
Cast: Barrett Nash
Lily & Joan Theatre Company
Marilyn, Pursued by a Bear
by Nicole Neely
Marilyn Monroe awakens in a mental institution and is forced to confront her issues with depression, darkness and doubt, as personified by the shadow of a looming bear in this companion piece to Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale.
Directed by Emily Burgardt
Cast: CC Weatherly, Stefany Cambra, Olivia Cinquepalmi, Caitlin Galloway, Clint Gilbert, Emily Grove, Sally Soldo and Satchel Victory
The Very Good Dance Theatre
The 1st Annual Gay Show
by Colby Calhoun and William Acker, choreographed by Danielle Georgiou
The glitz and glamour of an old-school beauty pageant acts as the framework for a candid discussion of visibility and representation. A thoughtful, yet entertaining look at all the ways in which we make a spectacle of putting humans on display.
Directed by William Acker
Cast: Gloria Benavides, Jeff Burleson, Colby Calhoun, Valerie Collins, Christopher Lew and Eli Webb
WingSpan Theatre, Co
Jo & Louisa
by Isabella Russell-Ides
An imagined conversation between renowned author Louisa May Alcott and her most famous creation, Little Women’s Jo March. One that will make you rethink everything you thought you knew about both.
Directed by Susan Sargeant
Cast: Bethany Burnside and Victoria Wright
Kathryn Taylor Rose
Nobody Knows What They’re Doing
Kathryn Taylor Rose Makes her triumphant return to FIT following the success of her hit cabaret, Love Me Tinder. This time, Kathryn explores the pitfalls of adulting in her new show Nobody Knows What They’re Doing.
Jodi Crawford Wright
Songs My Mama Taught Me
Star of 2010’s Bible Women and local cabaret legend, Jodi Wright takes a stroll down memory lane as she reminisces on her childhood in Songs My Mama Taught Me.
