True Stories

After comedian/filmmaker Heather Fink’s dad suffers a paralyzing stroke, she struggles to pull herself up from sinking. From caregiving to death and the midlife crisis, QUICKSAND is a storytelling and clown exploration of the realest sh*t we face.

A person who has struggled in the past with anxiety and depression chronicles her journey in confronting her fears and battling her dark intrusive thoughts. In so doing via humorously bad decision making, she reflects upon the root of these thoughts and how to keep them at bay.

It’s 2015. Viv lands in San Francisco to work in tech and needs somewhere to live. Enter: The Crypto Castle–a house with 14 bros writing the rules of crypto as they go. She wants in. What could possibly go wrong?

It's 2001 in New York City, and typists are busy transcribing interviews for mass media. Joanna Parson is a performer with a sense of humor and a guitar, trying to keep her heart intact in the center of the news cycle.

Why are some people “expats” while others are “immigrants”? An LA lawyer finds herself in vibrant Hong Kong, while a Hong Kong lawyer faces the reality of a new life in LA. In a single act, this new play challenges you to reconsider your perceptions of what it means to be an immigrant.

The poignant, sometimes humorous 12-year journey as the caregiver to 3 family members on Hospice and what happens after everyone he cared for are gone. David lets us experience his grief, attempts at reclaiming a social life and shows us that letting go is part of the healing process.

Pulling the curtain back on one of America's greatest tragedies, discover the untold stories of those backstage during the Lincoln assassination. In the hours following Booth's escape, actors and crew behind the scenes are left to wonder: who knew, who lied, and who took the truth to their graves?

A SECRET lurks in Boyle Heights: an eerie blood-soaked warehouse that leaves guests numb from horror. Is it immersive theatre as advertised, or a front for a SHADOWY CULT? Larry’s sleuthing uncovers a conspiracy to re-make his stalled life…but in whose image? A true story reminiscent of "Westward".

Imagine Maggie Smith getting together with Shaft…you get Bellina. Confessions of a Mulatto Love Child is a funny and poignant play that explores the wild and absurd journey of a bi-racial child’s life with her larger than life, acerbic, English mother and the deep bond they forge.

Today’s world is rife with race hatred of all types. In order to combat this rising hate Mitchell began delving into the history and source of antisemitism in the hopes that looking at the truth of the source of anti-Semitic beliefs could be an antiseptic to the disease of hate of all types.

Dear Barbie is devised piece. It is an examination of beauty culture and it's effects. In the wake of the revitalization of our old pal Barbie, Cypress Players decided to take a closer look at the power and poverty of beauty. The show is funny, epic and dare we say beautiful....

One woman's journey on transforming her life after a long marriage, and discovering how much joy awaited her in the process. Sometimes what seems to be the worst chapter of our lives turns out to be a happy surprise.

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!

Comedian Fielding Edlow's (Bojack Horseman) solo show about being gaslit for 13 years by her character actor husband. Fresh off a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, it was featured in the UK Times: “Their marriage was like the Exxon Valdez supertanker leaking gallons of oil in your home.”

Come learn about ancient megalithic structures, ancient archaeology, mythology and why Charlotte isn’t convinced she’s not an alien. A solo musical in the style of a confessional TED Talk about intergalactic beings, twinness, break-ups and hearts breaking open.