Abby Bender Schmantze Theatre joins forces with Circuit Arts to present a curated festival of the weird, the wired, and the wonderful. Featuring an eclectic lineup of talent from Martha’s Vineyard, New York City, and beyond, this showcase dives deep into outside-the-box comedy. From clowning, improv, and sketch to stand-up, storytelling, and comic dance, we’re serving up enough rib-tickling performance to keep the demons at bay, at least for a while.

In addition to the variety and improv showcases at Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, the festival features two evenings of stand-up at Oak Bluffs’ Strand Theatre, headlined by two powerhouse comedians with national platforms: Grand Dame of Comedy, Susan Rice and NPR personality and true comic’s comic Ophira Eisenberg.