Baggage unpacks an innovative take on the impacts of trauma, toxic people, and travel. In this cathartic memoir, writer/performer, Melissa Rose relives the story of her experiences as a touring spoken word artist in the United States and Europe. Originally written as a healing exercise to cope with shame, Rose blends travel memoir, dramatic monologue, and poetry together into a story of vulnerability, connection and accountability.

Formaldehyde derives from a love for the creepy and off-putting, and also the uniquely human need for life beyond death. This screenplay follows Margot, a taxidermist-in-training with a god-heavy hand and a god-complex boyfriend, Damon. When her creations talk back, where does the line between reality and illusion land? Was there ever one to begin with? Today, Formaldehyde is a table read, but may soon become a real-life film. But what is real life anyway?

Balladir is a band! We perform sarcastic chamber folk of the past and present. Future-folk, anti-folk, nerd-folk, and sub-aquatic-anti-future folk. We use strings, bows, drums, reeds, bellows, and voices both bellowed and subtle. We croon and caterwaul about elven umbrellas, astrologically inclined fish, and multiple historical Scots revelers named Tom. We use puppets, when we can catch them.

Cruciform is a new sci-fi horror play inspired by the novel Hyperion by Dan Simmons. A devout priest of humanity’s space-faring theocracy and an excommunicated explorer must work together to investigate the deserted mining colony Hyperion. What happened there and what alien obscenities lurk within? Content warning: profanity, violence, and body horror.

Applegate Anthologies III: Time Flies, is a collection of eight vignettes loosely curated by an eccentric professor. The scenes explore various themes, including the life cycles of possums and. caddisflies, the future of marriage, and Socratic philosophy. Together, they weave a thought-provoking, often hilarious narrative that explores the nature of time and transformation. With a runtime of approximately 2 hours, we invite audiences to sit back and enjoy the ride.

When twenty-one year old Bennet Caffee is admitted to a psych ward they have his name wrong as Dayle Bennet and he’s sure it’s a sign. From now on he’s just “Bennet” and he knows why he’s there. He just can’t talk about it.

Glad To Be Alive is the very first full-length album that we have written. In this album, we explore 2 stigmatized topics that are important to me to speak about—grief & suicidal ideation—through real, raw, and honest stories of my life in song.

An unstoppable monologue that must be uttered. Not sure where it came from. As definite and unknown as love, life and death is. Will you find the words to say what you want to say? Will you manage to love, live, or die? Will you manage to finish this monologue?

The Big Snap! On March 17th, 2020, a lockdown was announced. Jeremy Greco decided to document each day by taking a picture. From these pictures, Greco conducted a series of interviews of people from all walks of life: head of the SF Republican party, John Dennis, formerly incarcerated individual, Tony Cyprien, and many others. All of whom discussed their year of COVID, Trump and their hopes for the future – without snapping. (warning, language)

Kids These Days is a insightful, funny, and personal one-person show that’s equal parts TedTalk, stand-up comedy, and Moth-style storytelling. Turning the PowerPoint format on its head, Andrew investigates parenthood, generational culture and stereotypes, and what being a kid today really looks like to explore how radically the world is changing. The show is open to all ages, but perfect for high school and college students, fellow parents, and adults who were once children themselves.

First detected in 1989, one whale crosses the ocean singing at a pitch frequency used by no others. It has never been seen and its species is unknown. Meanwhile, the seas are an underwater cacophony of cargo ships and military testing, interfering with all whales’ communication, jeopardizing their existence.

This is our human predicament: we’re crowded, yet isolated, with nowhere else to go. Listening for the Loneliest Whale is a live performance for voice, loop station and Taiko drum, investigating what it takes to connect and hope in our time.

Join us at the SOU Music Recital Hall for an exhilarating film screening event showcasing boundary-pushing works from emerging filmmakers. From avant-garde experiments to thought-provoking narratives, immerse yourself in a diverse array of cinematic experiences that challenge convention and ignite the imagination.

Romeo and/or Juliet is the second choose-your-own adventure book written by Ryan North. I found that while reading the book it’s more exciting to read it out loud. Neither the reader nor that player know what’s going to happen next. We will be bringing this set to life with performers and an audience choosing the storyline they are acting out.

Focused on the audience questioning and the performers (self-explorers) responding with raw, non-verbal truth through body, breath, movement, and voice, it is a revealing of inner life - a honing and centering practice for the self-explorer. It is Profound Play. It includes pens, pencils, journals and crayons! Participatory, fun and enlivening, spectators will be engaged in social and somatic awareness practices that encourage truly seeing one another - with compassion and consent.

Yes. No. Yo!

Pennaceous Rachis is the result of years of Downy’s musical collaboration and close friendship. This improvised composition explores how sonic repetition can reveal the unseen in the acoustics of a space and subtle connections between beings. Hear repetitive marimba, sparkling electric guitar, harmonica drones, cello harmonics, synthesizer warbles, and crinkling paper in an intimate performance venue with projections and floor seating. We want the audience to get comfy and participate in this experiential hour-long performance.