Leave No Marks, by Natalie Gaupp (Lost Beat Generation). A young woman grows desperate for freedom when her handsome, "bad boy" of a boyfriend proves to be more than she bargained for. Luther is like no guy Becky's ever been with before, and she knows she'll never forget him. She'll sure give it a try, though . . . Becky knows Luther is the kind of guy girls are warned to stay away from. Now, she knows why. This is truly a story about our memories of the past and the effect it has on us and our partners.

The Blackwell Family Funeral, by Joanna Wright. A physical theatre piece devised by the cast and written and directed by Joanna Wright. A grandmother dies, and the Blackwell family converges for her funeral. But this is no ordinary family, and no ordinary funeral. Only one thing is for certain: hilarity will ensue!

Damned Avalanche, by Jenny Carlson & Patrick Knisely. An improvised comedic piece with strong characters in absurd situations.

Fly Away BJ, by Claire Langford Parks. "Fly Away BJ" is a side-splitting, humorous monologue guaranteed to set the audience aflight with mighty hardy-har-hars and a just-right mix of poignancy along the way.

The Bitter Poet, by The Bitter Poet (Kevin Draine). If you move to Brooklyn, fall in love with a Brooklyn Girl and become Happy, is it still possible to be a Poet? The Bitter Poet performs his high energy, guitar-driven poems in search of the answer.

Rune Light, choreographed by Sumi Komo (Komo Danceworks). The choreographer and dancers work collaboratively to enliven form, space and time to depict the ancient Norse legend of the Runes. These Runes are believed to bring forth healing, wisdom and transformation. We encourage our audience to open into a new perception of dance and performance . . . excerpts from all sections of the full production to be presented in the FronteraFest Long Fringe as Dancing on Sacred Ground. Featuring Aileen Mapes, Carol Marie Lewis, David Pierce, Paula Gruber, Sumi Komo, Virginia Bloom. Original music composed by Erich Avinger.

All Too Human, by Taylor Flanagan & Lacee Duke (I Heart M.O.M.). Intentions are to explore, to be approved of, to incite immeasurable joy, to get attention (and retain it), to create, to sweat, and to break hearts.

Sarah 7 (Elizabeth Brammer). A long-form improvisational comedy show developed in the moment, inspired by the meanings behind and themes derived from an audience suggestion. Sarah 7 is funny, fearless fast-paced brilliance.

Porphyria's Square, by L.M. Harter. Inspired by Robert Browning's "Porphyria's Lover," this short piece explores the motivations of murder: obsession, jealousy, perhaps even love.

They’re Coming to Get You, written and directed by Lowell Bartholomee, performed by Robert S. Fisher. A one-person performance with video. Kaufman's BODY SNATCHERS, Carpenter's THE THING, haunted houses, and religion-induced hysteria. You know, the usual.

Elevator Action, by Liz Brammer, David Lee Hess, Cortnie Jones, Lance Gilstrap, John Ratliff, and Joshua Krilov. An improvised comedic journey on an (improvised) elevator.

The Priceless Slave, by Johnny Meyer (City on a Hill*). The true story of George Paysinger, an antebellum slave architect in northern Louisiana.

Dirty, Nerdy and Unemployed, by Jacob Dodson. Jacob will recite some poetry to you. He will be sad if you do not laugh.

Route 307, by Rupert Reyes. Route 307 is based on a former life as a mailman and the relationships with my customers.

4 Hole Punch, by Lashonda Lester, Maggie Maye, Roxy Castillo, and Kerri Lendo (4 Hole Punch). A comedy variety show with comics Lashonda Lester, Maggie Maye, and Kerri Lendo.

Hope on the Horizon, by Blacklisted Individuals (UpRise! Productions). Blacklisted Individuals create music without borders, placing the responsibility to categorize their sound upon the listener. They use Hip-Hop as a tool to connect people, through thought altering lyrics and street rumbling beats. They're not just musicians, they are the battle cry of the people!

Sliding Sideways, by Suzanne Chesshire. A street preacher and street musician team up to make money but discover their lives are entangled in a far more profound way.

You Don’t See, by Bridgette and Madeline Tuckfield.

Cuentos Con Consuelo, by Consuelo Samarripa. A storytelling performance.

Turn of the Century Paris. Austin based sketch troupe Turn of the Century Paris presents a selection of their favorite sketches. Recent winner of Outstanding Sketch Show at ColdTowne Theater, they bring their unique brand of nonsensical mischief to the Hyde Park stage for the first time.

There Is No Us Or Them by Norm Ballinger. A pair of crazy chin puppets tell a chilling tale that our hero and heroine are slowly beginning to understand. Civilization is certainly in trouble, but why?

A Writer's Vision(s), by A. John Boulanger (Imagine That Productions). Jerome finds his life disrupted when he is visited by three visions in this light-hearted comedy. Short on ideas and short of a life, our writer is forced to "face facts" (or is it fiction?), as his visions attempt to teach him how to live, laugh, and love. Written & Directed by A. John Boulanger. An excerpt from the Long Fringe.

You Gonna Go Lo? by Stephen Ross. This play is about four "dead beat" kids trying to order a pizza.

The Internet Casanova, by Bill Bauer (Weird City Theatre). A man bombarded by IMs from scammers looking for love and money decides one day to play along and screw with their heads. This is a staging of some of those transcripts. "Online improv" you might call it.

Hurricane Elizabeth, by Bernadette Nason. The story of Elizabeth's 80th birthday party, the most unwanted celebration in the history of social events, plays out in England at the same time Hurricanes Katrina and Rita plough into America's Gulf Coast.

La Frontera de la Ansiedad Politica, by Johnny Meyer (City on a Hill*). A young man reads an essay; a play reads a young man.

The Dying Sun by Philip Kreyche; music by Michael Palace. An ambient-electronic parable, about a land whose people seethe with psychosis as the God of Madness comes to bring a cataclysm.

VICTROLA: "Improvised penny dreadfuls & thrilling tales of humorousness performed completely and utterly in the dark" by David Lee Hess, Lisa Jackson, Kyle Sweeney, Gene Zhou, Drew Weseley, Curtis Luciani, Jericho Thorp, Melanie Demartinis, Nick Ramirez, and Lance Gilstrap. (David Lee Hess.) Ten improvisers from across the Austin comedy spectrum perform a sort of radio play with the lights out.

Crazy Bett by Paullette MacDougal (Rae Peterson). A historial solo play about a woman spy for the North in Richmond, VA, the heart of the Confederacy. Performed by Rae Petersen, directed by Gaia Farnam.

Schadenfreude by Jason Rainey (ScriptWorks Commission). Lori has long feared that she was the butt of someone's joke; now she might have the opportunity to return the favor.

The Fall of John Fisher, by Jon Cook & Taylor Kirk. A two-manned narrative tale about the lone American who devised the most brilliant, intricate, scam operation in the history of the entertainment industry.

Chaotic Theatre Presents: ALLERGIES, by James Jackson Leach. This 10 min piece will make you sneeze.

They Burned the Shanty Down (for me), by Kristin Henn. A series of comedic monologues.

Dressed for Church, by Lauren Hayes. A one-woman piece sharing ups, downs, laughs and losses from a youthful perspective of working in a night-club. Directed by Angelica Manez.

Fitzgeralds For Hire, by Kaci Beeler and Curtis Luciani. Join us for improvised rollicking tales of adventure and danger featuring that notorious glamour couple of the Jazz Age, F.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. We posit an alternative history in which all the renowned artists and authors of the modernist age were fully involved in the political machinations of the 1920s and 30s. Due to their lavish lifestyle, the Fitzgeralds are out of money again, and ready for hire as spies, saboteurs, and assassins.

Crossing Frequencies: Tapestry on the Fringe, by Matt Shields of Tapestry Dance Company; Artistic Director of Tapestry on the Fringe; Featuring Charles "swift" Philips & Andrew Brought. A Musical experience that fuses the different sounds of TAP DANCE, with contemporary takes on Jazz and hip hop standards offering a very fresh and unique sense of sound and culture. There is nothing else like this, anywhere!

Steve and Steve, by Ryan Hamilton, Derek Kolluri, Josh Christoffersen, Eli Weatherby (Sustainable Theatre Project). Exploring the interconnectivization of the Multiverse requires one to allow one’s consciousness to seep through the pores of physical reality into the Cosmic Consciousness utilizing the process of Cosmoisis. Steve and Steve take this journey into the Vast Expanse. Two guys, the third eye, and LSD.

Customs, by Anna Belc. A new short play by Philadelphia playwright Anna Belc, directed by Katie Van Winkle. Disasters, delays and the ones left behind.

Weekend, by Erin Feil (Wayward Women). Two women each have a conversation with “A Man” over the course of a weekend.

Punched in the Vagina, by Nance Riffe. In this one-woman show, Nance Riffe explores her life in the 7 years between her parents' divorce and her father's suicide. But it's funny.

War is Hell, by Daniel Goldstein. Youth at war and the price we pay for impulsive action. Directed by Amber Dupuy, performed by Gerry Eddins, Juston Street, Desmond Aldridge.

Brother Hebert, by Tommy Levrier. Directed by David Karave. A preacher announces his desire to return to his past life as a jet pilot, midway through his sermon. The parishioners try to stop him at all costs. Performers: Joshua Baker, Caroline O'Neil, Frank Rios, Matt Ostrowski, James de los Santos, Jo Lynn Jamison and more.

Revlis: Improv…FROM THE FUTURE. Meet Revlis. She comes to us from a distant future. Here only briefly to exchange greetings, learn something about a different time, and maybe share a moment or two. A solo improv performance by Kristin Firth.

I Hope You're Taking Notes, by Dave Harper. Corporate success through professional incompetence.

The Glamping Trip, by David Lee Hess & John Ratliff. Two-person improvised comic theater.

Such A Production, lived and relived by Mark Shapiro. A monologue in a series in which I make my life out to be a lot bigger than it really is.

Sein Kampf, by Philip Kreyche. Munich 1919: Adolf Hitler enters politics and deals with issues surrounding his preoccupation with purity.

Guinea Pig Hamster Sister Sister, by Gary Scott Jaffe. Something happened to her guinea pig. And to her hamster. And to her sister. But what exactly? And why is she eating so many pickles?

This Body of Words, Spoken: A Post Partum, Pre Menopausal Quasi Retrospective. Internationally traveled poet/spoken word performer Liz Belile presents a semi-chronological set of her erotic, yogic, transgressive, experimental, feminist, political rants, odes, stories and poems.

Richie Farmer Will Have His Revenge on Durham, book by Diana Grisanti; music and lyrics by Matt Schatz (ScriptWorks Commission). It’s 1992. Post-March Madness. Duke’s in; Kentucky’s out. The Bluegrass State is in ruins, and UK cheerleader Carly has a deep, dark secret: she’s in love with the enemy. Oh, and she also prefers flannel and greasy hair to short skirts and ponytails. At the height of the basketball wars and the culture wars, Diana Grisanti and Matt Schatz bring you a grunge rock musical that’s, like, totally all that and a bag of early 90s chips.

Baby in the Basement, by David-Matthew Barnes (Leigh Lewis). Two teens who meet for the first time, during a desperate time. A short play about a serious issue that should no longer be neglected.

Oh, Science! Presents: An Improvised Comedic Interlude spontaneously created by the performers (Kristin Henn). Oh, Science! is an improv comedy troupe who perform long form improvised comedy. Performers will take a suggestion from the audience and create an original 20 to 25 minute show.

The Most Routine People in the World, by Max Langert. There's a little autism in all of us.

The Champions, by Charley Devany and Gregg Moore. A full grown man (Charley Devany) living with his high need elderly father (Clem Beard) is about to have his world turned upside down when his estranged sister (Jessica Shepherd) and new friend (Curt Hendley) arrive in this comedic drama about the ties that bind families together as well as keep them apart.

Mother Hen: Not Your Mother Goose, by Rhonda Kulhanek. A rare reading of adult fairy tales and nursery rhymes from the yet-to-be published works of Mother Hen.

A Shining Attribute, by Candyce Rusk. From the very haunted Modern Theater in Boston's Combat Zone, former burlesque queen and now ghost Bijou Carney recounts her legacy. Starring Amanda Yilmaz, Directed by Debbie Lynn Carriger.

Abstract Rainbow, by Erica and Patrick Knisely. A variety show involving a mixture of sketch and improv comedy featuring singing, dancing, and original puppets.

Mud Offerings, by Natalie Goodnow. A Chicanita has it out with the Virgen de Guadalupe. This solo play interrogates the historical and present-day roles played by women who live between cultures, and their relationships with spirituality, sexuality, violence, and betrayal. Written and performed by Natalie Goodnow, directed by Dino Foxx and kt shorb..

The New Originals, by Shawn Ferrell, Heather Levy, Melissa Livingston, Dan Price & Shanon Weaver (A Chick and a Dude). A scene at a bar . . . using ONLY lines of dialogue from established films.

The Wussy Boy Chronicles, by Big Poppa E. HBO "Def Poetry" veteran Big Poppa E performs his latest spoken word pieces, mixing performance poetry, stand-up comedy and dramatic monologue into a crowd-pleasing display of verbal fireworks. BPE has made Best of Fest 9 times in the last 8 years, and this is his funniest show yet.

Angel Dog, by Gabbie Burns. Highlights from a full-length play. One woman's journey through childhood into adulthood. This play contains profanity, suggestive behavior, and smoking.

Untitled, by Ben Prager. A new short story by three time Best of Fest winner Ben Prager.

Duologues, by Firth & Arjet . An improvised theater piece that alternates between scenes and monologues to explore two characters and reveal their stories.

Purgatory for Pansies, by Michael Slefinger. Michael Slefinger is in Purgatory. Things could be worse . . . But he can't help thinking they're supposed to be a lot better. His one-man show takes an acerbic and charming look at trying to rise above.

Baba Yaga, by Matt Hislope. A dream ballet.

coal opera (chamber), by robert stewart. A camp-fire chamber tragedy-- of resounding proportions-- a prospector longs for echoes-- & listens--

Am I Normal If...? by Charla Hathaway. Sex coach Charla Hathaway has been answering questions from thousands of clients, "Am I normal if....?" Eternally curious and naturally wired for pleasure, we long to be better lovers and have great sex, but are afraid to ask how. Tonight you get your chance to ask Charla, Austin's own Dr. Ruth, " Am I normal if...." or ask just about anything you want to know about sex. Charla is featured on the Discovery Channel this month, author of Erotic Massage (available in nine languages), and founder of BodyJoy Intimacy School for erotic classes, intimacy retreats, and newsletter (www.bodyjoy.org). Submit your sex question in the box in the lobby before the show marked "Ask the Sex Coach."

Zen and the Zen of Zen, by Hank Schwemmer. An occurrence, in the most specific sense of the word.

Love's Labour's Lost or What The Fuck Are We Doing? by Steven Kalich & Cassie Stewart. A man who works as the night janitor for a mental hospital falls for a female patient. His infatuation motivates him to plan a daring escape to break her out so they can begin a life together. This dark comedy exposes how the intoxication of desire can control our mental state. Love is simple so what the fuck are we doing?

International House of Perception, by Kirk German and Joe Hartman (ScriptWorks Commission). Two old friends attempt to settle an epic real-life dispute in front of our attractive and intelligent audience. Stemming from the true story of a bizarre altercation at a Pflugerville IHoP parking lot in 2005, this comic extravaganza lets YOU decide whose version of these surreal events is more likely to be true . . .

Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen by Tennessee Williams (Seven Towers Productions). “Let’s find each other and maybe we won’t be lost.” In a dingy New York bedroom, an unnamed man and woman suffer the emotional fallout of loneliness, drug abuse, and dying passion in the hauntingly poetic language that is Tennessee Williams’ trademark. Talk to Me Like the Rain . . . riffs on the desperation underlying more familiar Williams’s plays like A Streetcar Named Desire, but substitutes an intensely focused urban character study for sweeping Southern narrative. Directed by: Christina Gutierrez. Starring: Aaron Black and Kim Adams.

The Checker Game, by Steve Warren. A Yankee soldier and a Confederate soldier play a tense game of checkers in no-man's land between the lines of battle.

HOWLery by Allen Ginsberg (Square Product Theatre). Performance adaptation by Teresa Harrison. A 20-minute morsel of the whole meal of HOWLery appearing in the FronteraFest Long Fringe.

My Theophilus, by Elliot Conrad. A jobless seminary drop-out and a security guard rehash the dissolution of their friendship.

Word Core: Featuring the Austin Poetry Slam Team Directed by Big Poppa E. The Austin Poetry Slam has been injecting the dynamic art of performance-based poetry with equal parts stand-up comedy and dramatic monologue for 15 years. This showcase features five of the most talented newcomers to the Austin Poetry Slam scene delivering passionate works of love and longing, pain and remorse, joy and anger and, most of all, truth.

The Commute, by Danielle Ricci. A dance performance inspired by the Monday morning commute in New York City.

The Art of Quitting, by Rain Nox. You're a quitter, I'm a quitter - is that such a bad thing? Find out in this philosophical one woman show by Rain Nox.

The Space Rhyme Continuum in the Seoul of Texas, by James Hershberger, Benjamin Fax & Rando Johnson. The Space Rhyme Continuum is the UNIVERSE'S GREATEST (only?) HIPHOP IMPROV COMEDY CREW! Combining freestyle emceeing with improv theatre, the rhymeanauts use audience suggestions to weave rhyming, improvised sketches set to music where only hilarity is predictable. Created by James Hershberger, Benjamin Fax & Rande Johnson in Seoul, South Korea in 2009, James is bringing his baby to his home state to the shame of his parents. Please visit www.spacerhyme.com for more information.

Candidate the Candidate, by Max Langert (Loaded Gun Theory). A political palindrome from the playwright of Teacher, Teacher. What happens when you don't have the best man for the job? You make him.

COCKtales, by Keira McDonald. A cocktale requires at least three ingredients so here we go . . .a shot of me, a jigger of you, a dash of raunch. Shake vigorously with caution and garnish with heart. Keira "round firm and fully packed" McDonald is serving up stiff ones . . .From the gal who brought you "Showerhead" and "Astronaughty".