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Manifestival 2026 Show Lineup

"A Manifesto Of Comedy"

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Signature Series

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The Ballad of Bonder Thrashman Fitzqualudes

July 20 (7:45 pm), July 21 (9:30 pm), July 25 (2:00)

A comedy that follows professional apartment ball player Bonder Thrashman Fitzqualudes as he attempts to navigate his way through an esteemed MFA playwriting program despite never having written a play.

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How Not to Fund a Honeymoon

July 27 & 28 (7:45 pm), Aug 1 (2:00)

The problem: Gwen and Charlie are strapped for cash. Their wedding is coming up and they have no way to pay for the honeymoon of their dreams. The solution: Break into Aunt Robyn’s house and steal the mysterious treasure that she is always bragging about but no one has ever seen.

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Selkie Woman

July 27 & 28 (9:30 pm), Aug 2 (1:00)

Layla and JJ navigate the complications of girlhood and friendship as they determine what it is to love and be loved.

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A Humorless Exploration of Humanity

Aug 3 & 4 (6:00 pm), Aug 8 (1:30 pm)

A grief-fractured reality star invites cameras into her living room and accidentally lets something else in: an alien. 

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My Ghosts

Aug 3 & 4 (9:30 pm), Aug 8 (3:30 pm)

Step into the haunted clocktower to join us on a madcap journey against time with Cab Curio, famous writer, as he returns to his truest self while fending off his three zany inner critics,

One Night Only

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The Rosary Through Which We talk to the God we (Don't) Share

July 20 (6:00 pm)

Victoria wrestles whether to tell her deeply religious grandmother about her sexuality. She explores what it means to love and be loved, and how unconditional love can be when one is what the other regards as sin. 

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It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere

July 20 (9:30 pm)

A staged reading of a collection of one-act plays written by chronic jackass Justin Jager and various cohorts while horribly inebriated. You will learn the power of friendship and why Google Docs never should have been invented

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Fingers Crossed

July 21 (6:00 pm)

In this outrageously funny and darkly poignant solo show, Stacy Cancelarich attempts to care for her dying father while colliding with the COVID-19 Lockdown, her severely obsessive-compulsive mother, and her rehabilitated cult-member sister in the most rollicking hospice care story this side of the nuthouse

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Ruff Ruff Ruff Ruff I'm a Dog

July 21 (7:45 pm)

Plato has a reputation to uphold. As a former student of Socrates, the inventor of Western philosophy, he likes to think he's as wise, intelligent, and virtuous as his mentor. However, Diogenes disproves that time and time again, humiliating him every chance he gets so he could show what real virtue and wisdom look like. As Diogenes and Plato squabble, Aristotle and Alexander try to make sense of Diogenes, virtue, and the point of philosophy itself.

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Princess Fantasy!

July 26 (1:00 pm)

Princess Fantasy! is the journey of a long dormant princess, whose kingdom is awaiting her coronation. Will her dreams and fantasies be enough to shake the deep sleep? Will she ever take the throne? Or will she continue to be distracted, acting as our resident sleep paralysis demon, never reaching her true potential!?!?

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Songs I Sing in the Shower

July 27 (6:00 pm)

In this comedic solo show[er], Danielle MacMath (Fragments with F. Murray Abraham, SantaCon The Play with Richard Kind, Eric Bogosian’ 1+1 Off Broadway) manifests her childhood dreams and the catharsis of a hot shower.

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Occupation Housewife

Aug 3 (7:45 pm)

In 1955 in small town Iowa, five housewives meet for a weekly brunch to escape the humdrum, boredom, and monotony of everyday life. But this time one of them has big, life-changing news that upsets the status quo, and makes each woman wonder if there is more out there for her than this.

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The March Hare

Aug 4 (7:45 pm)

Andra, a neurodivergent woman works at a Manhattan teahouse. Although her interactions and activities are “by the book,” it becomes apparent that all is not what it seems for the soulful bookworm. Andra must ultimately face the frustrating truth in this contemporary fairytale of love, memory, and our refusal to settle for less.

Event Series

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The Vampire

July 22 (7:00 pm)

After a whole lotta nothin' on the datin' apps, Ray finally gets a bite

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"Interface" Screening with Justin Tomchuk (Umami)

July 29 (2:00 pm & 7:30 pm)

An intimate screening of “Interface” - the 24 part web series turned 2 hour animated sci-fi epic with over 1 million hits on YouTube. The event includes an in-person appearance by Tomchuk and a post-screening conversation, offering audiences a rare look into the creative process behind this singular work.

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*7:30 pm SOLD OUT, 2:00 on sale now

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Clowning Around (After Hours)

Aug 5 (6:30 pm)

The noses come off and the talent takes over. Clowning Around (After Hours) is a lively showcase of past and present clown performers revealing their offstage artistry—think theatre, dance, music, and unexpected surprises. It’s the same beloved performers, just without the big shoes.

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Rumors: In the Room

Aug 5 (8:30)

An intimate, theatrical reimagining of Rumours, set inside a recording session where a band’s personal relationships unravel in real time. Featuring acoustic arrangements, the performers don’t just sing the songs—they use them as weapons, confessions, and breaking points. In a space where the audience sits just feet away, Rumours becomes a raw, up-close portrait of love, fracture, and the cost of staying in the room.

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