Two track-suited doofuses explain what it takes to write and produce a great musical. Things rapidly go wrong, in a highly amusing (and occasionally filthy) way.

Stuck in a dead-end job, a dead-end house, and a prematurely dead-end life, Eleanor Bloom makes a deal for answers from the one person you don’t make deals with, in this sharp, if sometimes uneven, satire of modern life and idle 20-somethings.

Adult themes notwithstanding, this lighthearted poem paints a fantastical fairytale in which two otherwise tender loving parents (P & Q) beget an abomination (aka H.C.) whom they need to purge. How many mothers can say, “The day I evicted you from my womb was the most horrible day of my life.”

In this pared-down staging of John Ford’s (literally) visceral Renaissance tragedy, several subplots get cut; several characters, cut up.

If you’ve ever been frustrated that the grandest excesses of Greek tragedies traditionally happen offstage, then man, does Fringe have a Medea for you.

Ten years out of high school, Vince corners his old buddy Jon and former girlfriend Amy in a room (at the Motel 6) and forces them to rehash the fateful event that changed their relationships and their lives.

Galactica and her Boys not only take the shame out of lip synching, they elevate it to a thrilling art form. The Boys put the flame in Flamenco, but they don’t hold a candle to Galactica’s flair.

GS-14
The Clinic, 1006 6th St. NW
Remaining Performances:
Wednesday, July 14, 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 18, 7:15 p.m.
Wednesday, July 21, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 24, 1 p.m.
They say: ‘GS-14′ is a comedy about a fed-up government manager who decides to ignore all rules so as to get the job done. He tries to fire the lazy. He tells [...]

One act of arch satirical commentary on the thrill of the chase; two acts of improvised comedy about low impulses among high-powered people.

The Water Plays
The Shop at Fort Fringe, 607 New York Ave. NW
Remaining Performances:
Sunday, July 11, at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 15, at 8:15 p.m.
Tuesday, July 20, at 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 24 at 1:30 p.m.
They Say: “What makes the ocean special is it can kill you at any time. Three plays: A man sinks with his feet [...]