International Party Girl

International Party Girl by Annie Laurie Daniel

If you’ve ever been in a strangers house at 3pm after the afters, you will probably have a good time at this show. And even if you’ve never charged your phone in a club bathroom to call an uber to escape the guy you met on the dance floor, there’s a lot of fun to be had.

This show has it all: girl DJs, a guy named Sven, original and unoriginal music, delusion, loneliness, and the search for purpose.

Written and performed by Annie Laurie Daniel, photography and music by Steven Miedenbauer, fashion consultant Ian Abernathy

Showtimes:

06/07/25 @ 9pm

06/14/25 @ 2pm

06/20/25 @11:45pm

06/22/25 @9pm

06/26/25 @5pm

Peep

When you put two multi-hyphenates together, you can’t just do one thing. Peep is a comedy variety show, with a mix of sketch, dance, physical comedy, stuntwork, character, improv, and a wee bit o’ clown. It’s silliness, camp, and play chaotically thrown and tossed about, by two AAPI with graduate degrees. But, don’t expect anything highbrow, even though Peep shines a light, through a prism of quirk and fun, on our common humanity: suffering, longing, shame, identity, health, politeness, authenticity, relationships, and basic Maslow needs. Get ready for a wild ride, including being prepared for some grossness.

CONTENT WARNING: bad words, audience interaction, and glow-in-the-dark bunnies

Penny Slots Part 4

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Penny Slots Part 4 by Kim Hlavac

This is the fourth in a series of audio comedies featuring the Penny Slots, a trio of mature ladies who somehow find themselves doing heroic deeds and saving the day when thrown into dangerous adventures.
The three superheroines are back by popular demand.
In Theatre 80, Part Three; Ladies Fly Home To Vero Beach, Penny Slots Ladies, Kay, Marie and Helen handed in “their wings” after saving their plane from crashing when the pilot fell unconscious from narcolepsy, therefore retiring from the duty of saving lives and returning to live their calm lives in their hometown of Vero Beach, Florida, until…… Kay’s husband Bill winds up in the VA hospital after a very freak “accident”. All ladies are visiting in Bill’s hospital room when a catastrophic “event” occurs to cause the women to jump back into action and put on their heroine costumes one more time. Are they successful this time? Will they land on the front page of the Florida Herald and make the national news? Have a listen to Part 4, Ladies Visit To Vero Beach VA Hospital, and see if the paparazzi show up to witness another incredible act of heroism or maybe not.

Kim Hlavac writes and directs the lovely cast of Carole Goldman, Marla Cotovsky and Goreti da Silva as the Penny Slots, featuring Googy Gress as Bill and Brad David Reed as Archie.

Playwright-Director Kim Hlavac graduated from SUNY Purchase and performed in various plays in New York, on TV, and in commercials. Her recent acting credits for Open-Door Playhouse include roles in Remembrance and Small Cat Negotiable.

Listen Here:
https://www.opendoorplayhouse.org/opendoortheaterplays/pennyslots4
Run Time: 12:44

Founded by playwright and filmmaker Bernadette Armstrong, Open-Door Playhouse is a Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented short and one-act plays by playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody. In 2023, the play What’s Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.

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Sound Production: Oak House Recording Studio in Pasadena, CA with Sound Engineer David Peters.The team behind the mic, Producer, and founder of Open-Door Playhouse Bernadette Armstrong, Assoc Producer Laree Griffith who manages our website and newsletter.

I Hope You’re Having Fun in Hell, Dad

Chelsea reluctantly attends the funeral of her father, a successful businessman and a pillar of the community. Or, in Chelsea’s perspective, a lying, cheating, asshole. You see, Chelsea would rather swim in a pool with hungry sharks than spend an evening with the self-centered narcissists she calls family, but, alas… her mother wants her there for the photo op.

This razor-sharp and scathing family satire with snappy mordacious dialogue and a keen understanding of dysfunctional family dynamics will keep you at the edge of your seat with hilarious and unexpected turns as well as poignant moments of true connection.

Cinthya Carmona (Jenni, Pretty Smart, Greenhouse Academy) leads a predominantly Latine cast, also starring Jill-Michele Meleán (MADtv, Reno 911, HBOmax’s Comedy Chingonas and Amazon Prime’s White/Latina), Cece Rogina (Paramount Mexico’s Harina), Ryan Padilla (Tubi’s Prepare to Die), Sara Portillo, Dulce Valencia (Lifetime’s Her America, Apple TV ’s “Dear…” ), Sofia Yepes (The Low End Theory, which she also co-wrote and produced), Mike Rubin and Savina and Serena Perey.
I Hope You’re Having Fun in Hell, Dad was awarded a Honorable Mention by the Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Written and directed by former Netflix and CBS development executive Adriana Martinez Barron. Produced by Martínez Barrón, Carmona and Alan Luna. 

One Up: The Musical

The world premiere of ONE UP: THE MUSICAL, a high-energy original musical set in the neon glow of the 1980s tech boom, is landing at the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June! One Up is a heartfelt celebration of ambition, friendship, and what it takes to make it on the digital frontier.

Bryson, a bright but untested intern at Classic Games, is an aspiring video game programmer who’s ready to level up. After sneaking her original game into the company’s Testing Day, the company’s CEO Greg begrudgingly agrees to let her develop it further under the supervision of Carol, his secretary and the one who keeps the wheels turning behind-the-scenes. As Bryson’s career begins to take off, she risks losing sight of what matters most: the community that inspired her and the friends who believed in her from the start.

The book was written by Mary Bonney and Weslie Lechner and music and lyrics were written by Matt Dahan, creator of Pulp Musicals and music director of acclaimed theater company Team Starkid. Hannah Globus, award-winning writer of The Relentless Award’s Picket Plays, joins as the show’s director.

In a groundbreaking move that honors the real legacy of women in gaming, the production welcomes Dona Bailey, co-creator of the iconic 1981 arcade game Centipede, as Creative Consultant. Her insight into the era and her trailblazing career inspired Bryson’s journey and the world of One Up.

“We wanted to tell a story that celebrated creativity, community and ambition while highlighting the often-overlooked women who helped shape the early gaming industry,” says Mary Bonney, creator of One Up. “It’s a love letter to console games from the view of their pioneering programmers and their passion that powered up generations to come.”

Don’t miss your chance to press start on the feel-good eighties musical of the summer!

πr2

πr2 by Pia Nicoletti is a solo woman performance with live art-craft projections.

With visceral roots, it comes almost necessarily, to explore, to have fun, to embrace emotions, and to let ourselves flow through the process.

Physical theater, dance, aerials, sound and crafts are the core of expression in this speechless performance, where feelings, corporality, and art itself create a universal language.

Switch off your mind, unmask your heart.

Witness 4 vital processes that a person goes across, part of a possible infinitely expanding spiral. Rebirth, Maturity, Darkness and Healing: a journey through emotions, decisions, and situations.

Beliefs rooted in expectations, routines, distractions, anxiety, sadness. What would happen if time stopped mattering to us?

Illusion, it is just an illusion.

What unites us as humanity?

Honoring native ceremonies, and ancestral medicine. Reflection, inspiration, compromise, self-awareness or delightful entertainment, it is up to you.

The team:

Pía Nicoletti: creator, director, actress.

Catalina Nicoletti: art-craft projections and illustrations.

Borja Carvajal: sound and graphic design.

Where and when: The Broadwater Main Stage (1076 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, CA 90038)

June 18th @ 9:30pm

June 21st @ 10:30pm

June 29th @ 4:00pm

Instagram: @theinfinitesoup

Thin Blood Memorabilia

Thin Blood Memorabilia by Skylar Shen

Play Description: “Four seasons, a year of remembering; Four generations, a hundred years of deafening silence.”

On the cusp of turning 25, Juniper finds herself surrounded by boxes of forgotten keepsakes—tokens of heartbreaks, half-dreams, and one unopened journal from her late mother. What begins as a New Year’s act of curiosity unspools into a year-long journey across continents, languages, and generations. As Juniper follows the breadcrumbs of memory, she unearths the fractured lives of the women who came before her—mothers and grandmothers, whose stories span nearly a century.

Told through a kaleidoscope of voices spanning four generations of women, Thin Blood Memorabilia is a haunting solo work about what we inherit, what we forget, and what still lingers in the memorabilia we leave behind. Set against the backdrop of the Chinese-Korean diaspora, the play weaves together themes of generational trauma, cultural dislocation, and the complicated legacy of motherhood. Through the memorabilia she unboxes—letters, leaves, lullabies—Juniper traverses through the wreckage of their inheritance, confronts a lineage buried in silence and shame, and unveils the memories that refuse to fade.

Artistic Team:

Director/Playwright/Actor/Producer: Skylar Shen (she/they)
Stage Manager/Sound Designer: Jacob Padilla (he/they)
Scenic Designer: Bonnie Kim (She/her)
Lighting Designer: Cat Conte-Morrero (She/they)

Show times:

June 5  8:30pm
June 10 7pm
June 21 10:30pm
June 28 10am

Website:
https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/12217?tab=details

Instagram link:
https://www.instagram.com/uglytuna_ensemble

#thinbloodmemorabilia

And Her Children

The Attic Collective presents And Her Children
Co-Writer and Director: Rosie Glen-Lambert
Co-Writer and Performer: Hailey McAfee

And Her Children is a reimagining of Bertolt Brecht’s play Mother Courage and Her  Children which explores the American gun violence epidemic through the lens of a spokeswoman for the NRA. Inspired by former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch’s infamous appearance at a Town Hall following the Parkland shooting, And Her Children is a fascinating meditation on what it means to be paid to defend the right to bear arms. Time holds still as our contemporary Anna Fierling is plummeted into a liminal space where the audience is a stand-in for her own troubled conscience. In this imagined space, she grapples with two gnawing questions: Has she been selfish? And will she keep her job?

Violinist: Ilana Waniuk
Sound Designer: Padra Crisafulli
Lighting Designer: Russell Chow
Costume, Hair and Makeup, and Poster Designer: Mallory McAfee
Assistant Director: Abi Hood

Thursday June 5th @7pm
Saturday June 14th @3pm
Monday June 16th @7pm
Saturday June 21st @6:30pm
Saturday June 28th @2pm

RUNTIME
90 Minutes, No Intermission

OTHER INFO

Parking near the venue is extremely tricky and very limited. There is no designated lot, so you will need to find parking on the street. Plan to arrive at least a half an hour early to ensure that you are able to park, locate the theatre, and check in. We also highly encourage ridesharing services or public transportation as a way to avoid the parking debacle entirely.

As this show is part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, we encourage you to see other performances in the festival and support Los Angeles theatre!

MOTHER: An Extreme Horror Experience

Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group proudly presents the Return of the Acclaimed Horror Hit!

MOTHER: An Extreme Horror Experience

(2) Nights Only – Mother’s Day Weekend: SAT & SUN Evenings, MAY 10 & 11, 2025

Back by bloody popular demand, Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre proudly announces the return of MOTHER, the smash-hit immersive horror experience that left audiences breathless last year. For two nights only—Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11—just in time for Mother’s Day weekend, audiences will descend once again into the depths of grief, obsession, and resurrection.

With multiple showtimes each evening (6:00 PM, 6:45 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:15 PM, 9:00 PM, 9:45 PM, and 10:30 PM), MOTHER promises an unforgettable, high-intensity journey into the darkest corners of maternal love.

Written and directed by Charlotte Cocker and Produced by Zombie Joe, this darkly twisted tale features Charlotte Cocker and Jorge Vaca, delivering raw, haunting performances that will stay with you long after the night ends.

The story follows a mother devastated by the loss of her child—willing to defy life, death, and reason to bring her back. With the audience pulled directly into her desperate ritual, the question becomes not just if she can succeed… but at what cost?

“Love’s resurrection knows no terror like a mother’s grief.”

MOTHER: An Extreme Horror Experience is For Ages 18+ only – Viewer discretion is heavily advised: Contains graphic and mature, “triggering” themes, and light physical contact with persons and objects; Mandatory Waivers to be signed at door, prior to entry.

 

SHOW DATES & DETAILS:
️  (2) Nights Only – Mother’s Day Weekend: Saturday MAY 10 and Sunday MAY 11, 2025
⏰  Multiple showtimes at: 6:00 PM, 6:45 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:15 PM, 9:00 PM, 9:45 PM, and 10:30 PM
  Zombie Joe’s Underground Theatre Group: 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601
️  For Ages 18+ only – Viewer discretion is heavily advised. Contains graphic and mature, “triggering” themes, and light physical contact with persons and objects; Mandatory Waivers to be signed at door, prior to entry.

TICKETS:

️ $25 advance TIX at:  ZombieJoes.TIX.com ($30 at the door)

WEBSITES:  zombiejoes.com | urbandeath.com

INSTAGRAM:  @ZombieJoes | @UrbanDeath_ZJU

FACEBOOK:  https://www.facebook.com/ZJUTheater/ and https://www.facebook.com/UrbanDeathZJU

Step into the ritual. She needs your help—whether you like it or not.

Hide & Hide

Skylight Theatre Company
Presents The World Premiere of
Roger Q. Mason’s
Hide & Hide

Directed by Jessica Hanna

Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, June 29, 2025

Skylight Theatre Company proudly presents the World premiere of Hide & Hide, written by Roger Q. Mason and directed by Jessica Hanna. Previews begin May 9, 10, and 14, with opening night on Thursday, May 15. The production runs through Sunday, June 29, 2025, at Skylight Theatre. This new work marks the playwright’s return to Skylight Theatre Company following the success and critical acclaim of their 2022 production, Lavender Men. Hide & Hide is the second in Mason’s Califas Trilogy. It is a Homeric critique of the American Dream told through Billy (played by Ben Larson), a queer rent-boy from Texas fleeing a Christian sex conversion camp, and Constanza (played by Amielynn Abellera, The Pitt), a Filipina immigrant with a soon-to-expire visa, who together form a sham marriage to pursue their version of that dream in seedy 1980 Los Angeles.

“Hide & Hide excavates the myth of the American Dream, how it motivates, corrodes, and ignites people to do the unspeakable in the name of freedom,” shares the playwright and creator, Roger Q. Mason. “The piece is based in 1980, the year my mother immigrated to the United States from the Philippines. In times like these, she—and our family at large—wonder, ‘Was the plane ride even worth the journey?’ I think so, but we have to fight for the freedom promised in the dream.”

For more information and ticket reservations, please visit:
https://www.skylighttheatre.org/hide-and-hide.