Genre: Comedy
Written by: Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross Parker
Directed by: Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross Parker
Performed by: Dan Deming, Caitlin Dick, Temar Underwood, Andrea Marie Smith, Melissa Paladino, Emily Edwards, Margie Freeswick
Running time: 90 minutes
Web site: vampirecowboys.com

There's something so endearing about the performers in Vampire Cowboy Trilogy that you just want to reach out and hug each and every one of them whenever the script derails. Luckily, such moments are mostly limited to the second act—a 25-minute bathroom break—and the cast bravely powers through them like a figure skater smiling through a nasty fall. Three unrelated vignettes offer lightweight takes on modern-day good and evil, but it's the cast's slick characterizations that make memorable performances out of clichéd characters (evil cheerleaders again?). The Tarantino vibe is impossible to ignore: Kill Bill-ian choreographed fight scenes channel hipster kung fu appeal (that's a good thing) and are both creatively and hysterically executed. While Andrea Marie Smith turns in the best performances of the night—her turn as The Spectator is awesomely weird—there's no weak link in this lineup that earns the undead a long-awaited good name. —Will Doig

• Where: Collective Unconscious
• When: Sat, Aug 14 at 8 p.m.; Tue, Aug 17 at 8:30 p.m.; Thu, Aug 19 at 5:45 p.m.; Sat, Aug 21 at noon; Sun, Aug 22 at 2:45 p.m.; Tue, Aug 24 at 5 p.m.; Wed, Aug 25 at 3 p.m.