Cast and crew of "The Pearl" & "The Trick" at Hollywood Fringe Festival 2026 “The Pearl” & “The Trick” are two plays written by Joe Praml that explore greed, loneliness, and emotional and moral indifference. “The Pearl” follows a family waiting for their grandmother to die, but instead of grieving, they seem more interested in what they can get from her. When a valuable black pearl is discovered inside Grandma, the play becomes a dark and funny look at how selfish people can