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Jomar’s having a full-blown identity crisis as he approaches his 30th birthday, so what does he do? He throws himself a debut, a traditional Filipino coming-of-age celebration... usually meant for young women turning 18. But things get complicated when his family arrives and he discovers that their lives are in complete disarray. Will this party bring them together as the family wrestles with growing up or will it be what causes them to grow apart?

DEBUT follows a family’s journey of self-discovery as each member comes to terms with what it means to “act their age.”

Marble is a queer mushroom living in the Mycelium Kingdom who is crashing out after the Hypercolor Highway is shut down. 

There's yelling, yarn, probably some light crying, and one very cute pair of shorts in this emotional freefall solo meltdown performance. 

When all of his friends back out of their weeklong share on Fire Island Pines, Marc refuses to let his summer vacation fall apart. He reaches out to everyone he knows and cobbles together a group who are not quite strangers, not quite friends, but somehow willing to spend a week under the same roof. 

Mutuals is a heartwarming comedy about unexpected friendships, chosen community, and how quickly degrees of separation melt away under the summer sun.

It's Christmas at the biggest house in America, and two maids are getting dressed as Santa's reindeer for the family's holiday party. When one refuses to put on her costume, a seemingly small disagreement ignites a conversation about sacrifice, assimilation, and the cost of building a life within someone else's American dream, all for the family back home who depend on them. 

The Maids of Versailles asks whether you can put on the antlers, play the part, and still recognize yourself in the mirror when the party is over.