A One-Weekend Battle Royale of One-Act Plays
Playwrights from across Southern California (and beyond!) have answered the call to challenge each other in the genres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror for the chance to win prizes, bragging rights, and possession of the highly sought after O'Shadow Cup. Join us and help us select our first champion.
WELCOME TO O'SHADOWFEST 3 in 3D
Preliminary Rounds will be held on September 22nd and 23rd.
The final plays will duke it out on September 24th!
Preliminary Rounds will be held on September 22nd and 23rd.
The final plays will duke it out on September 24th!
Hosted by the one and only Laura Lee Bahr!
The address for Studio/Stage is 520 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004.
Street parking only.
Street parking only.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
The Championship Round!
The Championship Round!
A PICTURE OF OSCAR WILDE
by Brandie June Chernow
directed by Matthew Martin
Featuring:
Richard Abraham & Patrick Censoplano
At the end of his life, Oscar Wilde meets his literary creation, Dorian Gray.
by Brandie June Chernow
directed by Matthew Martin
Featuring:
Richard Abraham & Patrick Censoplano
At the end of his life, Oscar Wilde meets his literary creation, Dorian Gray.
QUANTUM QUEST
written & directed by and starring
David Michael Taylor
written & directed by and starring
David Michael Taylor
ALL HAIL THE OVERLORD
by Emily Donn
directed by Heidi Powers
Featuring:
Emily Donn, Annie Rives & Ilona Concetta
Praise be the Overlord, with all your love. For the Overlord provides.
by Emily Donn
directed by Heidi Powers
Featuring:
Emily Donn, Annie Rives & Ilona Concetta
Praise be the Overlord, with all your love. For the Overlord provides.
HANG A LAMPSHADE ON IT
by Gregory Crafts
directed by Ann Hurd
Featuring:
Courtney Bell and Liesl Jackson
Two girls fall for every TV trope in the book when they discover they’re about to be the murder victims featured in the cold open of your favorite police procedural drama.
by Gregory Crafts
directed by Ann Hurd
Featuring:
Courtney Bell and Liesl Jackson
Two girls fall for every TV trope in the book when they discover they’re about to be the murder victims featured in the cold open of your favorite police procedural drama.
We have additional entertainment, so don't lose your heads!
The Comedy Stylings of
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A Los Angeles resident with deep midwestern roots, the dark yet silly comedy of Riley Silverman has been seen on Seeso’s Take My Wife, Comedy Central’s Not Safe with Nikki Glaser, and headlining 2017’s Portland Queer Comedy Festival. Her debut comedy album, Intimate Apparel, was a #1 best seller on Amazon. Riley is the head writer for the International Waters comedy panel show podcast, has posed as a body diversity model for the fashion brand ModCloth, and was also listed as one of 10 Women Comedians Who Smash the Patriarchy by The Culture Trip.
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The Comedy Stylings of
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The Comedy Stylings of
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Joe Starr is a writer for ScreenJunkies’ Emmy nominated series Honest Trailers and can be seen every week on ScreenJunkies News. He has been working as a comedian and writer for ten years, performing at clubs, conventions, and comic book stores across the country. Joe has written for Entertainment Weekly, Uproxx, and Pajiba, and has collaborated on several books for Devastator Press. His album Heroic Effort is available on iTunes and joestarrclub.club
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Jeff May is a retired teacher turned comedian. He is the co-host of the Unpopular Opinion podcast and has performed in clubs and at Pop Culture conventions all across the country.
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The Comedy Stylings of
Joseph Scrimshaw appearing Sunday, September 24th 
Joseph Scrimshaw is a comedian, writer, and host based in Los Angeles. As a comedian, he’s appeared at SF SketchFest, Chicago Improv Festival, Dragon Con, headlined on Jonathan Coulton’s JoCoCruise, appeared on Wil Wheaton’s TableTop, and more. Joseph has written for the movie riffing group, RiffTrax, Screen Junkies, Comci-Con HQ, Adult Swim, and previously worked as a writer/performer on Wits, where he wrote sketches for Paul F. Tompkins, Dave Foley, Neil Gaiman, and more. Joseph’s plays Adventures in Mating, An Inconvenient Squirrel, and My Monster (written with Bill Corbett) have been performed all over the US, the UK, and strangely Bulgaria. His popular podcast Obsessed is part of the Feral Audio podcast network and has been listed as a Staff Favorite on iTunes multiple times. Joseph also co-hosts the Star Wars podcast feed, ForceCenter. Joseph has released multiple comedy albums including 2015’s Rebel Scum and 2013’s Flaw Fest. John Hodgman said of the album, “I am glad Joseph Scrimshaw has the power of thought and audible speech, or else this very funny album would not exist.”
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The 12 Tasks of
Marian Gonzalez as performed by HRH Marian Gonzalez on Sunday, September 24th |