During Hollywood Fringe, the largest fringe theatre festival on the West Coast, Mirth will open a dynamic month-long immersive theatre venue. Second Place Studios. Multiple shows, multiple artists under one cohesive theatrical universe connected by a narrative umbrella. Every corner of the space is part of the experience. The show begins the moment you walk in. The are currently 14 productions with over 90 shows already programmed by Mirth. Welcome to the Test Pilots TV Studio, where YOU help us make High-Quality Programming that's sure to satisfy a Mainstream Audience - we may just need to cast you in the show. Squaller Holler Municipal Chorus: A magical little junkyard you stumble upon while getting lost in between shows. The odd flickering static from old TVs and the majestic sound of 12 people singing Britney with an air of unprofessionalism calls to you like a crying dove. Could this be heaven? Baby Man: Forget The Odyssey, The Bible, and even Soggy old Gilgamesh. The story that started it all was BABY MAN. With each performance, danthony retells this classic folk tale, folding in YOUR stories and enlisting YOUR help to craft a unique-to-each-audience musical-comedy folk masterpiece for the ages. Enormous Things The Musical: A musical following Claes Oldenburg, real-life sculptor of enormous things, and why he makes them. (It's cause he's in love with a giant!) Weird Al is Gonna Die!: Who is going to be The Next King of Parody Music when Weird Al Yankovic ultimately passes? Find out in this sing-a-long parody music competition show! 9/11 Preludes: Act I: The first act from a new series of operatic dramas that bring to life a collection of key events in the lead-up to 9/11, fully sung to an enthralling pop-orchestral score. Mod's Medical Miracles: Allow doctors Maude, Mod and Odd to welcome you into the operating theatre, where walk-in patients and watchers are always welcome. Pulling from the worlds of Bouffon, puppetry, and Grand Guignol, the doctors will surely soothe all your psychic and physical ailments, if you let them. The Electric Cheetah Cabaret Soirée: The Electric Cheetah Cabaret Soirée is a recurring underground variety spectacle in Los Angeles where puppetry, clown, cabaret, live music, and experimental comedy collide. Alaï y Las Marionetas: Live music, puppet theater & ceremony woven into one. Alaï and her string band conjure sound from which songs emerge and dissolve, while puppets and performers move through the audience. 10 Prop(ertie)s: 10 sellable dwellings await! From fixer uppers to fixer downers, the audience will take tours of the openest houses in whatever order they pick. Prop(ertie)s are great investments, and these pieces of unreal estate are priced to move, float, and fly! Ricki Lantana: the intergalactic disco f*ggot from Europe. In order to save humanity, he must make disco music even gayer. The Mysteries of Persephone: No one has practiced the Mysteries of Persephone in over 1500 years and the old gods are beyond upset. Help save the world from their wrath and disappointment by journeying into the underworld to rescue the beautiful goddess from the lair of Hades. Gaze into the mystery and see what gazes back.
Audience Role
Audience participation as cast! Let yourself succumb to the joy of being a part of the immersive theater.
Ages: All ages
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About mirth arts foundation
An artist-first 501(c)3 built to support emerging voices, foster community, and make space for experimentation in Los Angeles. Inspired by the power this new wave of live performance art has to affect people’s hearts and minds, we provide direct grants, resources, and community-driven opportunities. We believe that when deep thinking outsider artists are empowered, the whole world becomes a more alive and connected.