The Butterfly Monologues, written and performed (with original songs and music) by Patrice Blue Maltas; directed by Amparo Garcia-Crow (75 minutes)

A four-act, one-woman show of Patrice’s journey as a musician and her life as a rock and roll wild child who finds liberation from her traditional dysfunctional Greek and Catholic family upbringing. Growing up in the Woodstock era searching for love and enlightenment, she emerges from her life's adversity with a deep sense of purpose as an actress and musician.

PLEASE NOTE: The final two performances of The Butterfly Monologues have been cancelled.

Tickets: $14

Children in the Dark, directed by Ross Britz (Neutral Ground Ensemble (New Orleans, LA)) (75 minutes)

Children in the Dark is an original piece about one man’s final breath. Come follow a team of spirits into Bob’s head as they race to help him and his conscience make sense of life and find peace. An intimate, thought-provoking, exhilarating, bizarre, and whimsical journey through the mind, like a deconstructing puzzle that for every question answered another arises.

Tickets: $13

Gods and Idols, by Jason Rainey, directed by Lizz Taylor (Punchkin Repertory Theatre) (90 minutes)

Gods and Idols centers around an atheist's journey through his obsession with religion and his hauntings by a Sikh man he nearly ran over on the interstate. Through vivid dream sequences, his concept of faith is unraveled. Meanwhile, his wife undergoes paralleling trials, making her also question in what she has put her faith. Worlds are brought into question in this thoughtful and delightful dramedy.

Tickets: $12

Going Postal, written by Pete Betcher, Jeremiah Rosenberger, Katie Kohler, and Justin Morely (The Back Pack) (75 minutes)

Going Postal fuses all sorts of performance types into a one-of-a-kind show that follows the story of one lonely letter thrown into the world without a stamp or a return address. An adventure ensues that takes her well out of her way, and as she struggles toward her destination, the audience watches the life of a letter from mail bin to delivery.

Tickets: $9

Gruesome Playground Injuries, by Rajiv Joseph (Capital T Theatre) (90 minutes)

In a very different kind of love story, an accident-prone daredevil and a corrosive masochist navigate friendship, love, and the squishy parts that lie in between. As they mature from accident-prone kids to self-destructive adults, their broken hearts and broken bones draw them ever closer. Cap T is proud to present this quirky love story of self-inflicted wounds and the healing we need from others.

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Tickets: $15

ICU, by Allison Gregory (Wilson & Gregory) (60 minutes)

On the night Elena is about to leave her husband, he is involved in a terrible accident and rushed to the hospital. Was it an accident, fate or something more? A surprising, darkly comedic look at life, death, and intensive care.

Tickets: $10

Little Mother, by Katie Green (Crue Company) (45 minutes)

Little Mother is a harrowing fairytale of maternal love—a silent passion play, using shadow puppetry, physical acting, and live musical performance (featuring members from The Eastern Sea, The Lovely Sparrows, Driver Friendly, and Dana Falconberry). In order to escape oppression, Little Mother (wife, mother, and prostitute) creates a softer, shadow puppet world featuring an elephant and rooster in search of the meaning of love.

Tickets: $12

Some Women See Things As They Are, by Raymond V. Whelan (Highland Lakes Players) (60 minutes)

Jackie reads history, recites poetry and seeks privacy as she continues to recover from her husband’s assassination in 1963. When the former First Lady learns the White House may force public disclosure of her late husband’s marital infidelities, she plans to protect his reputation. Also, because of her opposition to the Vietnam War, she entrusts her assistant Frannie to help manipulate the 1968 presidential election.

Tickets: $15

Turning Tricks With the Darlings, by Jack Darling & Trish Sherrer (60 minutes)

"Did you know magic could save your life?" If you didn't catch Turning Tricks With the Darlings last year for their Short Fringe Best of Fest magic show, come see magician Jack Darling and the gang explore themes of love, revenge, resurrection, and…whoopee cushions in this spellbinding and deliriously raucous romp. This magic show promises to leave you in stitches. Metaphorically, of course.

Tickets: $12

We Had a Grand Time, Didn’t We, Kid? (Ramon Carver) (60 minutes)

We Had a Grand Time, Didn’t We, Kid?, an upbeat musical retrospective, features Ramon Carver, whose plays have been produced off-Broadway (Samuel Beckett Theatre), in West Hollywood (Charlie Chaplin’s CAST Theatre), in San Francisco (ACT Theatre), and elsewhere. He studied at Baylor with Paul Baker and Daniel Sternberg, and at the Yale School of Drama where he had fellowships from MCA and the Wm. Morris Agency.

Tickets: $10

West Side Terri, by Terri Mowrey (Jay Michael Fraley and Rude Guerilla Productions) (75 minutes)

Everyone has those sheer bursts of performance with abandon by singing in the shower or wailing on an air guitar in the privacy of our own space. Terri Mowrey takes it to the extreme by performing every character, song and dance of the movie version of West Side Story from her little apartment. In this one-woman show, she weaves a love letter to her favorite musical with insights from her own life.

Tickets: $10