2026 Festival Lineup
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PHOENIX full-run productions
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B*TCH EAT DOG
What could be funny about a Japanese funeral? More than you’d think. Moth StorySLAM Champion Miyo turns rigid etiquette, bone-picking rituals, and cultural confusion into a hilarious multimedia solo show with an original cinematic score—sneaking in heart, family, and a few existential questions along the way.
HOW TO DIE IN JAPAN
Presented by Miyo the Storyteller
Directed by Jane Morris
PLEASE CLAP!
Presented by The Moon Girls
Written and Directed by Cammiel Hussey, Charlotte Kim, Ali Lightfield
In this collection of offbeat, irreverent 10-minute comedies, watch The Moon Girls, aka “the three hottest, funniest, most queer (both ways) women you’ve ever seen,” descend into madness in their relentless pursuit to entertain you.
You are encouraged to laugh, cry, gasp, boo, and throw things (be warned, they will throw them back). Their only request is... PLEASE CLAP!
SWALLOWING MY SHOUT
Presented by Tvinity/Theresa Cunningham
Directed by Valerie Baugh-Schlossberg
A Black woman navigates life and love after a childhood of emoticons and sexual abuse. Through poetry, prose, movement and song, she confronts the silence-- and reclaims her voice.
THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD
Presented by Pen and Pebble Productions
Written by Aimee Dastin
Directed by Rachel Johns
THIS IS A PLAY ABOUT GOD follows a team of elite volleyballers led by uncompromising captain Mackenzie, a girl who proselytizes perfect team alignment—from hair ribbons to homecoming dates. But as D1 scouts lurk, a new player begins excavating ghosts from the trophy case. This dark comedy investigates the fractures that form when image is everything.
THE WELL
Presented and Written by Rex Daugherty
Directed by Jenna Place
Music Directed by Emily Erickson
DC veteran artist Rex Daugherty shares the hilarious and the heartbreaking in this true life concert-story about addiction, family, and just how freaking hard it is to offer forgiveness... With foot-stomping Americana music, stranger than fiction comedic stories, and intimate vulnerability, Rex doesn't just say what's on his mind. Sit down and he'll sing you the whole thing.
WHEN I WAS
Presented and Written by MaKayla Baker Paxton
Directed by Rachel Herrick
WHEN I WAS tells the story of a woman who, with the help of her younger self, reflects on her teenage years. Guiding herself through her past with a lens of humor, musicality, spirituality, and oftentimes angst- the play tackles the age-old question: “What are some things you’d tell to your younger self?”
WHO DID IT? AN IMPROVISED MURDER MYSTERY
Presented by ABComedy Lab
This improvised comedy puts audiences at the center of a murder investigation, helping create the crime scene before detectives solve the case completely unscripted. Every performance features new suspects, clues, and killers revealed live onstage. Winner of the 2023 Capital Fringe Festival, the show also headlined Mystery Night at the Library of Congress.
FLASH limited engagements
In this one-woman musical experience for all ages, Captain Sage O'Silver, pirate fiddler, leads her audience on a 45-minute voyage. Blending virtuosic originals, audience participation, and theatrical storytelling, the show explores freedom, resistance, tyranny, and the seduction of escape. The journey begins with classic pirate mythology but quickly reaches deeper, darker waters before dropping the mask in a politically-pointed finale.
AYE AYE: A MUSICAL PIRATE ADVENTURE
Presented and Written by Sage O’Silver
CUPBOARD’S CABARET
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TALL TALE OF A WOLFMAN
Presented and Written by Ben Ribler
Directed by Youri Kim
Mia, a happy and imaginative eight-year old, delights in telling exaggerated stories. But when frightening rumors emerge of a Wolfman in the woods, Mia must learn the importance of being truthful and prevail over her fear. Filled with humor, heart and a few family-friendly scares, this joyful and cathartic show will charm and comfort audiences both young and old.
SPARK staged readings
What starts off as an uncomfortable introduction between two actresses vying for the lead role unexpectedly turns into an exploration of what blackness looks like through their eyes, through conversations of music, films, sex, and the challenges of being a performer in an industry struggling with change and what it truly means to be “black”.
DEFINE “BLACK”
Presented by N.A. Productions
Written by Nessa Amherst
Directed by Lottie Porch
ONE AND THE SAME
Presented by Papillon Productions
Written and Directed by Ella Nguyen
Olivia discovers Viola on the shore of Illyria and they’re immediately drawn to one another. Maria and Malvolio work together to oust the new threat to their court. Sebastian dresses as a lady named Juno to travel with his beloved Antonio. Orsino is also there.
THE RIVER
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SPEED SKATING SLOTH
Presented by The Emerson Twins
Written by Hayley Emerson and Taylor Emerson
Directed by Stephen Emery
Music Directed by Paige Rammelkamp
Archie Mills is a teenage sloth with one dream: speed skating. When a new development threatens her neighborhood, she must choose between family legacy and a dream no one believes she can achieve. Through courage and rainforest magic, she discovers what set her apart is what unites them. Winner of Best Show, LSE Drama Society's Original Writing Festival (March 2026).
