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True stories about the most gloriously awkward times in our lives - our teenage years! Awkward Teenage Years was born at the 2020 FRIGID Festival just before the pandemic began. We’re bringing you the best storytellers in NYC to relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment - let’s laugh and reminisce together!Streaming option available.
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Food is so meaningful in our lives. Food is love; food is culture; food is family; food is comfort. We celebrate with food, and we mourn with food. We go to great lengths to find, buy, and create the very best food experiences for ourselves and our loved ones. And food brings us so many stories. Join us as some of NYC’s best storytellers weave seamlessly through their fantastic tales of food.
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A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “One to watch” Time Out “Brilliantly offbeat” Guardian “Exceptionally funny” Village Voice **** Times **** Time Out **** Skinny **** Fest
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There's nothing like experiencing music live. Attending a concert is exhilarating, enchanting, and exciting. Each show is a moment in time that cannot be captured again. Some of NYC's best Storytellers will delight you with stories about their first concerts, their best concerts, and their worst concerts.
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Created and Performed by Mike Daisey “The master storyteller” (The New York Times) returns with a story that must be told. As he did a decade ago in The Trump Card, predicting the world we live in now, Daisey tells a searing story of resistance: political, personal, and spiritual. With dark humor he digs deeply into who we are becoming, in both fear and hope, within this unbearable moment. What price will we pay to survive, and what will it mean to live through this if we do?
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Book Spines Broken By My Purring Cat gathers monologue-stories, some soulful, some naughty. They are stand alone golden nuggets from the many writings accrued by Vermillion along her graphomaniac years. You'll hear the voices of real Transylvanian people and their rich history they entrusted to Vermillion to tell. You'll also hear of sticky situations that Vermillion and her friends have been through and the spunky solutions they came up with. Repeat attendance is advised since the performances will present two different clusters of stories. These pieces are presented publicly in the hopes of her gaining the momentum necessary to finalize her books one by one since alas they are only ⅔ shaped and ⅓ still unformed, similar to a peacock with its tail feathers trailing all over the garden, or a porcupine with unsightly grown quills in need of heavy trimming. We're excited by her effort. It's an honor and a responsibility to have you as an audience. Vermillion is an independent performer, writer, and artist born in Transylvania who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS, The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, and Chashama. For several years she focused on her visual art, exhibiting work at the Outsider Art Fair, showing in galleries, publicly buried herself in bottles during her residency on Governors Island, curating internationally The Mushroom Show in 2023 and the 2026 upcoming Coming Out Of Isolation in NYC and London. Her return to the theater has been a serendipitous process, with her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, successfully premiered at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival. Its various iterations are monthly performed at Under St Marks Theater. As part of Under St Marks Theater revival of the vibrant improvisation programming that existed before Covid, Vermillion and her Lovely Shoes improv team host the monthly Side-Coached show on third Tuesdays. During the first part of her residency, she will develop an evening of inventive monologues, some soulful, some naughty, under the working title Book Spines Broken By My Purring Cat. Vermillion is honored to be the new resident of this OBIE award-winning theater, and she will give her all "boot camp" style and hopefully manifest another OBIE!
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Ivan Dalia, pianist and entertainer, sets the stage on alight with his show “Culture is an infinite receptacle with no borders”. An ironic ethno-historical journey through Italian melody. Humans need to express themselves, through tradition, ritual and art. The artist weaves a colorful tapestry of Italian music through anecdotes and stories.
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Fresh off its sold out debut at The Second City in Chicago, Ballet Flats for Dinner is an autobiographical solo comedy show written and performed by Bridget McGuire. A mix of stand-up and storytelling, Ballet Flats tells the story of McGuire's life growing up with intrusive thoughts with harm, a form of OCD. From thinking she was pregnant at age 11, to wondering if she killed her friend's boyfriend at 25, to finally getting help at the ripe old age of 38, Ballet Flats will have you laughing the entire time and perhaps you'll walk away wondering, "Do I have OCD too?" (Don't worry, you probably don't.) Sizzle Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKylGQaos5Q Bio: Bridget McGuire is a storyteller and stand-up comedian based in New York. Her self-deprecating and conversational humor revolves around her life: anxiety, family, and dating - all said in her hot Midwest accent. In addition to being a co-producer of All That Good Stuff, a stand-up comedy show, she works in advertising and has written for Women's Health and Prevention about her life with OCD.
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Comedian Gabe Mollica (This American Life, "Solo" Off-Broadway) is panicked about the trajectory of his life. No house, no kids, and he hasn't been on a third date in 5 years. (He'll explain!) But as it stands, he's freaked out! Has he fallen behind? Is it too late? Instead of future tripping, Gabe attempts to zoom out, look back, and hopefully find...The Big Picture.
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David Lawson’s one-man show about corporate welfare, “sportswashing,” eminent domain, racist team names, and all the other things that get in the way of a community-oriented, cheer-filled, barrier-breaking good night out at the game.
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The NY Neo-Futurists bring their signature storytelling chaos to the Gotham Storytelling Festival with The Infinite Wrench! Two weekends only, we’re taking our weekly late-night experiment and blowing it wide open. The Infinite Wrench is our theatrical mechanism for unleashing a rapid-fire barrage of two-minute plays. Each play offers something different—funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or even a song. Together, they create a kaleidoscope of stories that all tackle the here-and-now, drawn directly from the lived experiences of the performers. In just sixty minutes, the ensemble races to share thirty original plays, colliding comedy with honesty, playfulness with sincerity, and spectacle with truth. It’s the NY Neos ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance, now part of New York’s biggest celebration of live storytelling.
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New York comedian Emily Wilson works out her all new hour of jokes, songs and stories.
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After a sold out run at NYC Fringe in April, EMOJI is back! Part love letter, part stand-up set, and part iPhone commercial (jk), EMOJI takes us on a road trip through space and time to explore whether emoji are a uniquely universal form of communication—or a crutch in a fractured society clinging to digital crumbs of human connection. It’ll have you like :D but also like :`( In this hilarious, ADHD-friendly, and "unexpectedly moving" show, Aarushi Agni—known for her work across comedy, storytelling, and music—blends her passions to share a philosophical and emotional understanding of the world, love, friendship, community, and the supermoon through a chaotic TED Talk-meets-cabaret format.
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Doors open at 7:30 for drinks and mingling, curtain at 8:00pm. Welcome to Mildred Springs! A quaint city in the vague Northeastern United States. A city not unlike other cities. Join us while the bold and the beautiful citizens of Mildred Springs live the days of their lives. Some might be young and restless. Some might be doctors working at Sacred Corpuscle Memorial, a general hospital. But they've all got one life to live. Join us as their world turns. Join us as their guiding light leads them on their constant search for tomorrow. Join us as they hang on to the edge of night and you will be transported to another world. The world of It's Getting Tired Mildred. But make sure you join us for their continuing stories. Set in the 1980’s, known for riding the line between camp and loving homage to the soap opera genre, and featuring a dynamic cast of the indie theatre pros, IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED hooks audience members to come back month after month to see what happens next. Each episode of IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED is performed only once! Formerly a late-night hit... Now daytime moves from late-night to primetime! Now at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place.
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Michael Hagins may be the only African-American artist to ever take part in every play of William Shakespeare’s complete Canon. He tells the story of his work, going through the plays and the people that changed his life and guided him to this amazing feat; but as he recounts it all, he learns that with every great achievement and life changing moment, comes a great loss. Come and listen as Michael proceeds to tell his story... Shakespeare style!
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Tales of treacherous lives and treasonous souls, clever cons and corruptible characters, and outrageous stories of the most pesky of personages. Curated by: Jackie Schicker-Taubman Speakers include: Jenny Williamson, Steven Jaret, Andrea Fondulas, Sarah Grant, Maryellen DeVivo, and Grant Bremer
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Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series a 21+ event. 11/10 Show: Grab your goggles and glitter; it’s Science Night!. Sins and Stardust Burlesque dives into the wild world of science, where curiosity meets cabaret and every act tests the limits of art, physics, and a little bit of madness. From animals to minerals to vegetables, prepare for a night of brainy brilliance and bombshell flair. Returning to the Sins and Stardust stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Lady Mabuhay, Desireé de Sade, Saida Exit, and Michael Becker, joined by first-time Sins and Stardust appearances from Theydy Bedbug and Mizzaddy. With Sunshyne lighting up the floor on gogo and producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy conducting the chaos, it’s one experiment you won’t want to miss.
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Michele Carlo and Rhonda Hansome take you on an hour-long ride telling truths, exposing lies, and sharing scenes from well-lived lives. Plus, it's funny!
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On the eve of marriage—an institution Jamie resisted for 30 years—he replays his sex life, which gives new meaning to the term parks and recreation. “Pearl Necklace is funny, sharp, and a hysterical romp” through Jamie’s amorous adventures in bathrooms, beaches, bookstores, and appallingly decorated apartments “delivered with a bawdy panache and a naughty sense of the comic.” Called “a natural raconteur” by the Washington Post, this 6-time Moth champion’s darkly comic stories of his sybaritic journey reveal his struggle to shed shame and guilt and reach self-acceptance before finally tying the knot. Award-winning writer and storyteller Jamie Brickhouse has recorded voices on Beavis and Butthead, appeared on PBS-TV’s Stories from the Stage and The Moth Podcast, and his daily #storiesinheels TikTok videos have over 6 million views, one million likes, and 75 thousand followers. He’s the creator of the memoirs and solo shows Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and My Mother, I Favor My Daddy: A Tale of Two Sissies, and The Brothers Orphan. “Pearl Necklace is funny, sharp, and camp. . .hugely enjoyable and hysterical romp. . .delivered with a bawdy panache and a naughty sense of the comic. . .Brickhouse brings each character to life and makes each encounter real and immediate, with a wild sense of wordplay, as he navigates the lure of getting laid and the longing to be in love.” —London Theatre's LouReviews
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The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!At The Open Mic at FRIGID New York the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York City. Whether it’s a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community. Open Mic FAQs
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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Vermillion’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Vermillion takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. The cast will feature Vermillion and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Vermillion, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Vermillion is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.
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How do we write an ending to a story that isn’t finished? Through fractured fairy tales and crafted personal stories, Vianna Isbister’s show, Leaking, explores how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. Topics in this solo show include generational trauma, sexual assault (non-graphic), and things your therapist might say that you shouldn’t listen to. This show is 18+
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In this critically acclaimed solo-show, monologist, writer, and English teacher Becky Bondurant threads her coming-of-age narrative through a Freudian needle, weaving from eating disorders and female orgasms to circumcision and breastfeeding against a backdrop of political crisis. Penis Envy is the culmination of more than three years of study under New York City’s master monologist Mike Daisey who has described Becky as "a cross between Sylvia Plath and Mary Katherine Gallagher." Informed by her experiences as a parent, a teacher, a queer, a student of literature, and a former Catholic, Becky’s stories unravel extemporaneously to undress taboo topics like sex, age, weight, othering, power, ritual, and death in a style that is raunchy, irreverent, and sharply philosophical. The 46 paintings that appear as the backdrop of Penis Envy were created in a collaboration between Becky and her two children, ages 7 and 9, over the course of three weeks leading up to the show’s premiere at the Capital Fringe Festival 2024 in Washington, D.C. The show was named "Best of Fringe" by DC Theater Arts in 2024 and praised by critics such as Chris Klimek who wrote in The Washington Post, “I loved ‘Penis Envy,’” and described the show as “vulnerable and true to her, funny and inviting.” Penis Envy ran as part of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival and was described in The Broad Street Review as “the best kind of monologue show: finely crafted and intimately inhabited... funny, bold, poignant, sad, and transformative.”
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GIMME A SIGN! is an autobiographical comedy written and performed by Bailey Swilley, based on a family tragedy and the strange but funny antics that ensued after. The solo show combines standup and storytelling and explores the stages of grief and the search for signs from above. Come for the ghost tour with anecdotes about haunted tampons and annoying boyfriends, stay for the life lessons on self-acceptance and growing up.
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Ever wanted to sit in on someone’s therapy session? This unafraid one-woman musical starts as a hilarious, all-too-relatable plunge into the horrors of modern dating. But when our protagonist finally dares to ask, “What’s wrong with me?!” she’s forced to navigate messy situationships, brutal screenshots, and unfiltered vulnerability—with the audience as her therapist and raw laughter as her lifeline.
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No hokey gimmicks. No dumb themes – For the past 13 years, TALE is the GOLD STANDARD of NYC’s storytelling! Past storytellers include Roy Wood Jr (Daily Show), Jena Friedman (Borat), and Anthony Haden-Guest (Vanity Fair), plus writers/performers from Last Week Tonight, The Daily Show, HBO, Conan – and beyond! Featuring: Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central) Adam Wade (HBO) Erin Baker (Story Collider) Annie Tan (The Moth Radio Hour) Harmon Leon (This American Life) A BANGER OF A LINEUP! Music: CW Headley
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with Pedro Carmo Your life is a story. How do you want to tell it? Storytelling is both ritual and play - an art as old as humanity itself. In this three-hour Master Class, actor and theatre artist Pedro Carmo leads a creative journey to awaken imagination and explore the rhythms, gestures, and images that shape your unique way of telling a story. This is not about chasing perfection. It’s about opening a space to tell your story, your way - and rediscovering storytelling as a living, communal ritual.
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A twisted storyteling musical dark comedy featuring the music of Gram Parsons - the godfather of alt-rock country - and one of the most gloriously messed-up, debauched rock ‘n roll stories of all-time. A stolen corpse, cosmic country music, and one seriously botched cremation. In 1973, Gram Parsons made a pact with his tour manager, Phil Kaufman- whoever dies first, the other would cremate their body at Joshua Tree. Gram died first. Phil stole his body. It all didn't turn out as planned… Gram Parsons: Tim HasslerPhil Kaufman: Harmon LeonMusic: Max Newland Written/Directed: Harmon Leon (This American Life)
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Spanglish Affair Open Mic If you want to perform, please fill out this form and attach a screenshot of your ticket purchase: Click here Now the Spanglish Affair is happening monthly! We are introducing themes to spark your creativity Oct 13th: “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Nov 17th: "Friendsgiving from Abroad / Gracias, Amigues" Dec 15th: "Something from Abroad" Holiday Party and Fundraiser We are excited to provide a safe space for artists to explore and share their art in front of a live audience. If there's something you've always wanted to do, this is a space for you to do it! While our company focuses on Spanish and Spanglish content, this is not a requirement for your piece—if you're someone with art to share, this space is for you. Here are some ideas for types of performers we're looking for: singers, dancers, comedians, performance art, burlesque, actors, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-
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Side-Coached is an improv show in which performers improvise live based on an audience prompt, all along being side-coached by our experienced improv teacher Ian Herrin. In this first season, we aim to experiment: at times one large team, at times two smaller teams, will perform in the first part of the show, then we will jam with audience members who put their names in the hat. Our show is an offshoot of East Village Performance/Practice Group that started in Spring 2025. Our gratitude goes to Under St. Marks Theater that fostered our group. Ian Herrin is an actor, improviser, and teacher with over a decade of long-form experience who has performed at PIT, Magnet, UCB, and festivals all over the East Coast. Ian is the host of the long-running improv show The Ian Herrin Improv Hour (IHIH) which has featured Special Guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Logo TV, E! Network, TLC, VH1, IFC, truTV, et al.
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Adam Wade, the 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original 'You Ought To Know Adam Wade' and from TV’s 'Inside Amy Schumer' and 'Girls' returns to Under Saint Marks Theater! This monthly storytelling show will feature three to four different stories from Adam’s extensive catalog. No two shows will be the same. Come and see this New York Times, Time Out New York, and CBS critics’ pick LIVE on stage in New York! A different special guest storyteller will begin each show. “Mr. Wade is an enchanting storyteller.” – The New York Times “Wade is expressing not just our inner misfit but our inner small-town kid.” – The New Yorker “He’s completely vulnerable. When he goes on stage he brings only himself. People instantly fall in love with him.” – George Dawes Green, the founder of The Moth “Adam’s nuanced observations, openness, and wit transform his coming-of-age tales into funny, impactful, and universal stories of joy and hope.” – Audible
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16,000 Pounds By Owen Prum with Jade Manns Doors: 7pm Show 7:30pm
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Remember how you felt reading Edger Allen Poe’s classic short story The Telltale Heart? Now, playwright Omen Kaine channels Poe, re-imagining the story for our times, and setting it in Boston during the Pandemic. In this edgy adaptation, neighbors of a beloved old-school musician hear screams. Detectives come across a gruesome scene. Domestic Violence at its worst. But it’s not a married couple, rather a young man taking care of the older one. The caregiver admits to killing the musician and is in custody. Yet something seems off... Omen Kaine’s new play, the second in a trilogy, is accompanied by an album of original music from the Los Angeles Art district based band, the Clandestine Circle Quintet. Experimenting with Hip Hop, Rock and Jazz, the music is interwoven into the storyline, building tension and suspense.. The production opens in the fall of 2025, with an October run in Los Angeles, followed by a November run in New York, and then moves overseas to Belgium. It is the second installation of Kaine’s Through the Altered Lens Trilogy. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience this bold new story in its first full dramatic productions.
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Slürt isla manashkiî kleinanta estlika ma prrrritla. Slürt dreams in a language only she can speak. Born completely alone in Antarctica, she feels the pull for human connection and begins a very long journey across the icy pond. Will anyone understand her? Join her dreamlike adventure into the beauty and absurdity of the human heart. Nominated for Top Clown/Alt Comedy Show at this year's Hollywood Fringe, Slürt is the first comedic psychodrama from Antarctica. Let's get transported into a Björk x Pee-Wee-esque love party. Wöw! THIS SHOW IS WRITTEN IN GIBBERISH. Read reviews of the show here: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/12017?tab=reviews
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The name of the show is Something to Say. Is that because I just have something to say? Lots of people, maybe everyone has something to say. So why in the world would anyone have any interest in one more asshole with one more something to say, when it should be pretty obvious that with all the somethings to say being said, not much of it is making any damn difference. Blah blah yada yada blah blah blah. Well, maybe that’s not so obvious. And maybe that’s what we’re after here. To see what might get said that actually moves the meter, not just the episodic circumstantial meter of what’s right in front of us, but the meter that tracks the beat beat beat of the heart that pumps in the belly of the beast. That’s the something to say that this Something to Say is here for. Yeah I know, good fucking luck. And you’re welcome. Watch the promo video
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FRIGID Nightcap: BORDERLESS SPIRITS The veil is thin. The ancestors return. And no wall, border, or checkpoint can keep them out. This Halloween, FRIGID Nightcap joins FRIGID New York’s Days of the Dead Festival with Borderless Spirits — a late-night cabaret of life, death, and defiance. Hosted by Bobby Hedglin-Taylor and Colette, this unhinged, deeply heartfelt edition of Nightcap celebrates the freedom to cross every border — between worlds, between selves, between art and afterlife. Expect drag, burlesque, comedy, music, ritual, and chaos that refuses to be contained. Featuring: Salve Regina – Witch in White: Brujas, Obeah & Defiance of Western Witchcraft — a two-part homage to the dual worlds of witchcraft: the black-clad enchantress of Western myth and the ancestral woman in white who resists colonial law through sacred dance. David Brown – My Life in Near Death Comedy — sharp, funny, and fearless stand-up that finds laughter in the unlikeliest places. The Strange Girlzz – Our haunting resident performance collective channels the spirits that patriarchy tried to bury. Nightcap Open Stage – Surprise performances drawn from our open lottery! The ghosts choose. Part séance, part variety show, part protest in glitter and bone — Borderless Spirits invites you to dance with the dead, honor the living, and cross every line they told you not to. The ancestors cross freely. So should we. Friday, October 31st, 2025 – 10:30 PM Under St. Marks Theatre – East Village Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) | $10 livestream
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Now in its 23rd Season in NYC, the multi-award-winning, critically acclaimed RADIOTHEATRE returns to Under St. Marks Theater, where in a co-production with FRIGID NY, it will present LIVE ON STAGE its all-time fan-favorite RADIOTHEATRE'S 15th Annual EDGAR ALLAN POE FESTIVAL! ("Phantasmic!" NY TIMES, ) This year's festival includes such terrifying classics as THE TELLTALE HEART; BERENICE; THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO; THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH; THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER; THE CASE OF M.VALDEMAR. Schedule of tales TBA. INFO: www.radiotheatrenyc.com RADIOTHEATRE'S 15th ANNUAL EDGAR ALLAN POE FESTIVAL is produced by Radiotheatre and Frigid NY and starring FRANK ZILINYI and ALEJANDRO CARDOZO with DAN BIANCHI (Writer/Director/Art, Music, Sound Designer) and WES SHIPPEE (Technical Director). It comes complete with a great cast, original orchestral music, and a plethora of sound FX! Just bring your imagination! With over 90 NYC productions, RADIOTHEATRE has garnered a DRAMA DESK AWARD nomination, winning 6 NY Innovative Theater awards, 15 more noms, 5 yrs Best Performance Art and 6 Rondo Hatton Horror Awards noms, and 21 Broadway World nominations. In 2014, RT's Artistic Director Dan Bianchi received the NYIT award for Lifetime Artistic Excellence. RADIOTHEATRE does NOT produce authentic re-creations of old-time radio shows …rather, they are inspired by the artistry created during the Golden Years of Radio when SOUND was king and STORYTELLING, along with great voices, music, and sound effects, as well as the imaginations of its audiences. As for content, RADIOTHEATRE draws its inspiration from genres such as Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, and Crime, which have been thoroughly exploited by Literature, Cinema, and TV, even Radio…but generally ignored by the Theatre world. Combining their unique presentation with non-traditional content makes RADIOTHEATRE a singular theatre company creating modern, innovative, and interactive stage works. LIMITED ENGAGEMENT: 6 Performances Only NOV 29 5:00pm-6:30pm 7:00pm-8:30pm NOV 30 2:00pm- 3:30pm DEC 27 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm 7:00pm- 8:30pm DEC 28 -5:00pm-6:30pm
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Fire Wheel is a show that celebrates long form improvisational comedy. Each performance consists of a host introducing three teams, that perform regularly in New York City. These teams perform all new material created on the spot.
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Psychic medium and stand up comedian Nelly Reznik will be performing Comediumship, an experimental combination of stand up comedy and audience readings. Readings may consist of connecting with loved ones who have passed, and receiving life guidance for audience members, all in a lighthearted way. Not everyone will receive a reading, but all in attendance should be open to it. Due to the intimate nature of the event, doors will close at curtain time and latecomers will not be given a seat. In addition, this is an alcohol-free event. Opener: Grace Lobo
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Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from apocalyptic to aspirational—but they’re always clever, fun, and inspired. It's the news—only better.
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Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in development, artists, and audiences in support of nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sample platter around a theme and donates all proceeds to a selected nonprofit. Try something new, delicious and strange. Come for the art. Stay for the community. We encourage risk-taking, question-asking, and the development of a supportive community of artists seeing, encouraging, and challenging each other’s work with the ultimate goal of enriching the artistic community through cross-pollination and meeting new people. Learn more at www.paperkraine.com.. Due to limited capacity, latecomers are not guaranteed seats. This applies to both walk ups and reserved tickets.
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As You Mic It: An Open Shakespeare Slam - Join us for a one-of-a-kind slam where you can compete to be crowned Best of the Bards! If you are slamming, come prepared to perform up to two of any Shakespeare monologue or sonnet of your choice (within 3 and a half minutes, memorization not required but encouraged). If you are don't want to slam, come join us for some merriment, libations, and maybe even become a judge (no experience necessary)! All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine! SLAM MECHANICS - First 15 to sign-up at the door will be guaranteed entry to the slam as a participant. Up to 3 people can be wait-listed depending on time-constraints. 3 Judges will be selected at random from the crowd. Each participant will have 3 and a half minutes to perform their chosen monologue, after which the judges will secretly give them a score out of 10.0. Scores will be tallied in secret and the top 3 will enter the "callback" round where they will perform a second monologue and once again be graded. The overall winner of the "callback" round will be crowned Best of the Bards and receive a prize.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Falling Out-A New Musical In a downtown New York music bar the ballads of lost loves and missed opportunities float on the air. Worlds collide when a melancholic transplant meets a musician with a past. Together they create a discordant harmony that will uncover the truths they both need to face to reshape their lives. This experiential production marks the WORLD PREMIERE of acclaimed musician and songwriter Josee Klein’s musical of heartbreak and redemption.
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True stories about the most gloriously awkward times in our lives - our teenage years! Awkward Teenage Years was born at the 2020 FRIGID Festival just before the pandemic began. We’re bringing you the best storytellers in NYC to relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment - let’s laugh and reminisce together!Streaming option available.
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Food is so meaningful in our lives. Food is love; food is culture; food is family; food is comfort. We celebrate with food, and we mourn with food. We go to great lengths to find, buy, and create the very best food experiences for ourselves and our loved ones. And food brings us so many stories. Join us as some of NYC’s best storytellers weave seamlessly through their fantastic tales of food.
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A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “One to watch” Time Out “Brilliantly offbeat” Guardian “Exceptionally funny” Village Voice **** Times **** Time Out **** Skinny **** Fest
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There's nothing like experiencing music live. Attending a concert is exhilarating, enchanting, and exciting. Each show is a moment in time that cannot be captured again. Some of NYC's best Storytellers will delight you with stories about their first concerts, their best concerts, and their worst concerts.
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Created and Performed by Mike Daisey “The master storyteller” (The New York Times) returns with a story that must be told. As he did a decade ago in The Trump Card, predicting the world we live in now, Daisey tells a searing story of resistance: political, personal, and spiritual. With dark humor he digs deeply into who we are becoming, in both fear and hope, within this unbearable moment. What price will we pay to survive, and what will it mean to live through this if we do?
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Book Spines Broken By My Purring Cat gathers monologue-stories, some soulful, some naughty. They are stand alone golden nuggets from the many writings accrued by Vermillion along her graphomaniac years. You'll hear the voices of real Transylvanian people and their rich history they entrusted to Vermillion to tell. You'll also hear of sticky situations that Vermillion and her friends have been through and the spunky solutions they came up with. Repeat attendance is advised since the performances will present two different clusters of stories. These pieces are presented publicly in the hopes of her gaining the momentum necessary to finalize her books one by one since alas they are only ⅔ shaped and ⅓ still unformed, similar to a peacock with its tail feathers trailing all over the garden, or a porcupine with unsightly grown quills in need of heavy trimming. We're excited by her effort. It's an honor and a responsibility to have you as an audience. Vermillion is an independent performer, writer, and artist born in Transylvania who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS, The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, and Chashama. For several years she focused on her visual art, exhibiting work at the Outsider Art Fair, showing in galleries, publicly buried herself in bottles during her residency on Governors Island, curating internationally The Mushroom Show in 2023 and the 2026 upcoming Coming Out Of Isolation in NYC and London. Her return to the theater has been a serendipitous process, with her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, successfully premiered at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival. Its various iterations are monthly performed at Under St Marks Theater. As part of Under St Marks Theater revival of the vibrant improvisation programming that existed before Covid, Vermillion and her Lovely Shoes improv team host the monthly Side-Coached show on third Tuesdays. During the first part of her residency, she will develop an evening of inventive monologues, some soulful, some naughty, under the working title Book Spines Broken By My Purring Cat. Vermillion is honored to be the new resident of this OBIE award-winning theater, and she will give her all "boot camp" style and hopefully manifest another OBIE!
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Ivan Dalia, pianist and entertainer, sets the stage on alight with his show “Culture is an infinite receptacle with no borders”. An ironic ethno-historical journey through Italian melody. Humans need to express themselves, through tradition, ritual and art. The artist weaves a colorful tapestry of Italian music through anecdotes and stories.
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Fresh off its sold out debut at The Second City in Chicago, Ballet Flats for Dinner is an autobiographical solo comedy show written and performed by Bridget McGuire. A mix of stand-up and storytelling, Ballet Flats tells the story of McGuire's life growing up with intrusive thoughts with harm, a form of OCD. From thinking she was pregnant at age 11, to wondering if she killed her friend's boyfriend at 25, to finally getting help at the ripe old age of 38, Ballet Flats will have you laughing the entire time and perhaps you'll walk away wondering, "Do I have OCD too?" (Don't worry, you probably don't.) Sizzle Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKylGQaos5Q Bio: Bridget McGuire is a storyteller and stand-up comedian based in New York. Her self-deprecating and conversational humor revolves around her life: anxiety, family, and dating - all said in her hot Midwest accent. In addition to being a co-producer of All That Good Stuff, a stand-up comedy show, she works in advertising and has written for Women's Health and Prevention about her life with OCD.
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Comedian Gabe Mollica (This American Life, "Solo" Off-Broadway) is panicked about the trajectory of his life. No house, no kids, and he hasn't been on a third date in 5 years. (He'll explain!) But as it stands, he's freaked out! Has he fallen behind? Is it too late? Instead of future tripping, Gabe attempts to zoom out, look back, and hopefully find...The Big Picture.
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David Lawson’s one-man show about corporate welfare, “sportswashing,” eminent domain, racist team names, and all the other things that get in the way of a community-oriented, cheer-filled, barrier-breaking good night out at the game.
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The NY Neo-Futurists bring their signature storytelling chaos to the Gotham Storytelling Festival with The Infinite Wrench! Two weekends only, we’re taking our weekly late-night experiment and blowing it wide open. The Infinite Wrench is our theatrical mechanism for unleashing a rapid-fire barrage of two-minute plays. Each play offers something different—funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or even a song. Together, they create a kaleidoscope of stories that all tackle the here-and-now, drawn directly from the lived experiences of the performers. In just sixty minutes, the ensemble races to share thirty original plays, colliding comedy with honesty, playfulness with sincerity, and spectacle with truth. It’s the NY Neos ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance, now part of New York’s biggest celebration of live storytelling.
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New York comedian Emily Wilson works out her all new hour of jokes, songs and stories.
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After a sold out run at NYC Fringe in April, EMOJI is back! Part love letter, part stand-up set, and part iPhone commercial (jk), EMOJI takes us on a road trip through space and time to explore whether emoji are a uniquely universal form of communication—or a crutch in a fractured society clinging to digital crumbs of human connection. It’ll have you like :D but also like :`( In this hilarious, ADHD-friendly, and "unexpectedly moving" show, Aarushi Agni—known for her work across comedy, storytelling, and music—blends her passions to share a philosophical and emotional understanding of the world, love, friendship, community, and the supermoon through a chaotic TED Talk-meets-cabaret format.
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Doors open at 7:30 for drinks and mingling, curtain at 8:00pm. Welcome to Mildred Springs! A quaint city in the vague Northeastern United States. A city not unlike other cities. Join us while the bold and the beautiful citizens of Mildred Springs live the days of their lives. Some might be young and restless. Some might be doctors working at Sacred Corpuscle Memorial, a general hospital. But they've all got one life to live. Join us as their world turns. Join us as their guiding light leads them on their constant search for tomorrow. Join us as they hang on to the edge of night and you will be transported to another world. The world of It's Getting Tired Mildred. But make sure you join us for their continuing stories. Set in the 1980’s, known for riding the line between camp and loving homage to the soap opera genre, and featuring a dynamic cast of the indie theatre pros, IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED hooks audience members to come back month after month to see what happens next. Each episode of IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED is performed only once! Formerly a late-night hit... Now daytime moves from late-night to primetime! Now at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place.
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Michael Hagins may be the only African-American artist to ever take part in every play of William Shakespeare’s complete Canon. He tells the story of his work, going through the plays and the people that changed his life and guided him to this amazing feat; but as he recounts it all, he learns that with every great achievement and life changing moment, comes a great loss. Come and listen as Michael proceeds to tell his story... Shakespeare style!
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Tales of treacherous lives and treasonous souls, clever cons and corruptible characters, and outrageous stories of the most pesky of personages. Curated by: Jackie Schicker-Taubman Speakers include: Jenny Williamson, Steven Jaret, Andrea Fondulas, Sarah Grant, Maryellen DeVivo, and Grant Bremer
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Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series a 21+ event. 11/10 Show: Grab your goggles and glitter; it’s Science Night!. Sins and Stardust Burlesque dives into the wild world of science, where curiosity meets cabaret and every act tests the limits of art, physics, and a little bit of madness. From animals to minerals to vegetables, prepare for a night of brainy brilliance and bombshell flair. Returning to the Sins and Stardust stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Lady Mabuhay, Desireé de Sade, Saida Exit, and Michael Becker, joined by first-time Sins and Stardust appearances from Theydy Bedbug and Mizzaddy. With Sunshyne lighting up the floor on gogo and producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy conducting the chaos, it’s one experiment you won’t want to miss.
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Michele Carlo and Rhonda Hansome take you on an hour-long ride telling truths, exposing lies, and sharing scenes from well-lived lives. Plus, it's funny!
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On the eve of marriage—an institution Jamie resisted for 30 years—he replays his sex life, which gives new meaning to the term parks and recreation. “Pearl Necklace is funny, sharp, and a hysterical romp” through Jamie’s amorous adventures in bathrooms, beaches, bookstores, and appallingly decorated apartments “delivered with a bawdy panache and a naughty sense of the comic.” Called “a natural raconteur” by the Washington Post, this 6-time Moth champion’s darkly comic stories of his sybaritic journey reveal his struggle to shed shame and guilt and reach self-acceptance before finally tying the knot. Award-winning writer and storyteller Jamie Brickhouse has recorded voices on Beavis and Butthead, appeared on PBS-TV’s Stories from the Stage and The Moth Podcast, and his daily #storiesinheels TikTok videos have over 6 million views, one million likes, and 75 thousand followers. He’s the creator of the memoirs and solo shows Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and My Mother, I Favor My Daddy: A Tale of Two Sissies, and The Brothers Orphan. “Pearl Necklace is funny, sharp, and camp. . .hugely enjoyable and hysterical romp. . .delivered with a bawdy panache and a naughty sense of the comic. . .Brickhouse brings each character to life and makes each encounter real and immediate, with a wild sense of wordplay, as he navigates the lure of getting laid and the longing to be in love.” —London Theatre's LouReviews
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The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!At The Open Mic at FRIGID New York the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York City. Whether it’s a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community. Open Mic FAQs
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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Vermillion’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Vermillion takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. The cast will feature Vermillion and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Vermillion, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Vermillion is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.
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How do we write an ending to a story that isn’t finished? Through fractured fairy tales and crafted personal stories, Vianna Isbister’s show, Leaking, explores how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. Topics in this solo show include generational trauma, sexual assault (non-graphic), and things your therapist might say that you shouldn’t listen to. This show is 18+
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In this critically acclaimed solo-show, monologist, writer, and English teacher Becky Bondurant threads her coming-of-age narrative through a Freudian needle, weaving from eating disorders and female orgasms to circumcision and breastfeeding against a backdrop of political crisis. Penis Envy is the culmination of more than three years of study under New York City’s master monologist Mike Daisey who has described Becky as "a cross between Sylvia Plath and Mary Katherine Gallagher." Informed by her experiences as a parent, a teacher, a queer, a student of literature, and a former Catholic, Becky’s stories unravel extemporaneously to undress taboo topics like sex, age, weight, othering, power, ritual, and death in a style that is raunchy, irreverent, and sharply philosophical. The 46 paintings that appear as the backdrop of Penis Envy were created in a collaboration between Becky and her two children, ages 7 and 9, over the course of three weeks leading up to the show’s premiere at the Capital Fringe Festival 2024 in Washington, D.C. The show was named "Best of Fringe" by DC Theater Arts in 2024 and praised by critics such as Chris Klimek who wrote in The Washington Post, “I loved ‘Penis Envy,’” and described the show as “vulnerable and true to her, funny and inviting.” Penis Envy ran as part of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival and was described in The Broad Street Review as “the best kind of monologue show: finely crafted and intimately inhabited... funny, bold, poignant, sad, and transformative.”
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GIMME A SIGN! is an autobiographical comedy written and performed by Bailey Swilley, based on a family tragedy and the strange but funny antics that ensued after. The solo show combines standup and storytelling and explores the stages of grief and the search for signs from above. Come for the ghost tour with anecdotes about haunted tampons and annoying boyfriends, stay for the life lessons on self-acceptance and growing up.
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Ever wanted to sit in on someone’s therapy session? This unafraid one-woman musical starts as a hilarious, all-too-relatable plunge into the horrors of modern dating. But when our protagonist finally dares to ask, “What’s wrong with me?!” she’s forced to navigate messy situationships, brutal screenshots, and unfiltered vulnerability—with the audience as her therapist and raw laughter as her lifeline.
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No hokey gimmicks. No dumb themes – For the past 13 years, TALE is the GOLD STANDARD of NYC’s storytelling! Past storytellers include Roy Wood Jr (Daily Show), Jena Friedman (Borat), and Anthony Haden-Guest (Vanity Fair), plus writers/performers from Last Week Tonight, The Daily Show, HBO, Conan – and beyond! Featuring: Gastor Almonte (Comedy Central) Adam Wade (HBO) Erin Baker (Story Collider) Annie Tan (The Moth Radio Hour) Harmon Leon (This American Life) A BANGER OF A LINEUP! Music: CW Headley
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with Pedro Carmo Your life is a story. How do you want to tell it? Storytelling is both ritual and play - an art as old as humanity itself. In this three-hour Master Class, actor and theatre artist Pedro Carmo leads a creative journey to awaken imagination and explore the rhythms, gestures, and images that shape your unique way of telling a story. This is not about chasing perfection. It’s about opening a space to tell your story, your way - and rediscovering storytelling as a living, communal ritual.
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A twisted storyteling musical dark comedy featuring the music of Gram Parsons - the godfather of alt-rock country - and one of the most gloriously messed-up, debauched rock ‘n roll stories of all-time. A stolen corpse, cosmic country music, and one seriously botched cremation. In 1973, Gram Parsons made a pact with his tour manager, Phil Kaufman- whoever dies first, the other would cremate their body at Joshua Tree. Gram died first. Phil stole his body. It all didn't turn out as planned… Gram Parsons: Tim HasslerPhil Kaufman: Harmon LeonMusic: Max Newland Written/Directed: Harmon Leon (This American Life)
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Spanglish Affair Open Mic If you want to perform, please fill out this form and attach a screenshot of your ticket purchase: Click here Now the Spanglish Affair is happening monthly! We are introducing themes to spark your creativity Oct 13th: “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Nov 17th: "Friendsgiving from Abroad / Gracias, Amigues" Dec 15th: "Something from Abroad" Holiday Party and Fundraiser We are excited to provide a safe space for artists to explore and share their art in front of a live audience. If there's something you've always wanted to do, this is a space for you to do it! While our company focuses on Spanish and Spanglish content, this is not a requirement for your piece—if you're someone with art to share, this space is for you. Here are some ideas for types of performers we're looking for: singers, dancers, comedians, performance art, burlesque, actors, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-
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Side-Coached is an improv show in which performers improvise live based on an audience prompt, all along being side-coached by our experienced improv teacher Ian Herrin. In this first season, we aim to experiment: at times one large team, at times two smaller teams, will perform in the first part of the show, then we will jam with audience members who put their names in the hat. Our show is an offshoot of East Village Performance/Practice Group that started in Spring 2025. Our gratitude goes to Under St. Marks Theater that fostered our group. Ian Herrin is an actor, improviser, and teacher with over a decade of long-form experience who has performed at PIT, Magnet, UCB, and festivals all over the East Coast. Ian is the host of the long-running improv show The Ian Herrin Improv Hour (IHIH) which has featured Special Guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Logo TV, E! Network, TLC, VH1, IFC, truTV, et al.
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Adam Wade, the 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original 'You Ought To Know Adam Wade' and from TV’s 'Inside Amy Schumer' and 'Girls' returns to Under Saint Marks Theater! This monthly storytelling show will feature three to four different stories from Adam’s extensive catalog. No two shows will be the same. Come and see this New York Times, Time Out New York, and CBS critics’ pick LIVE on stage in New York! A different special guest storyteller will begin each show. “Mr. Wade is an enchanting storyteller.” – The New York Times “Wade is expressing not just our inner misfit but our inner small-town kid.” – The New Yorker “He’s completely vulnerable. When he goes on stage he brings only himself. People instantly fall in love with him.” – George Dawes Green, the founder of The Moth “Adam’s nuanced observations, openness, and wit transform his coming-of-age tales into funny, impactful, and universal stories of joy and hope.” – Audible
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16,000 Pounds By Owen Prum with Jade Manns Doors: 7pm Show 7:30pm
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Remember how you felt reading Edger Allen Poe’s classic short story The Telltale Heart? Now, playwright Omen Kaine channels Poe, re-imagining the story for our times, and setting it in Boston during the Pandemic. In this edgy adaptation, neighbors of a beloved old-school musician hear screams. Detectives come across a gruesome scene. Domestic Violence at its worst. But it’s not a married couple, rather a young man taking care of the older one. The caregiver admits to killing the musician and is in custody. Yet something seems off... Omen Kaine’s new play, the second in a trilogy, is accompanied by an album of original music from the Los Angeles Art district based band, the Clandestine Circle Quintet. Experimenting with Hip Hop, Rock and Jazz, the music is interwoven into the storyline, building tension and suspense.. The production opens in the fall of 2025, with an October run in Los Angeles, followed by a November run in New York, and then moves overseas to Belgium. It is the second installation of Kaine’s Through the Altered Lens Trilogy. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience this bold new story in its first full dramatic productions.
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Slürt isla manashkiî kleinanta estlika ma prrrritla. Slürt dreams in a language only she can speak. Born completely alone in Antarctica, she feels the pull for human connection and begins a very long journey across the icy pond. Will anyone understand her? Join her dreamlike adventure into the beauty and absurdity of the human heart. Nominated for Top Clown/Alt Comedy Show at this year's Hollywood Fringe, Slürt is the first comedic psychodrama from Antarctica. Let's get transported into a Björk x Pee-Wee-esque love party. Wöw! THIS SHOW IS WRITTEN IN GIBBERISH. Read reviews of the show here: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/12017?tab=reviews
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The name of the show is Something to Say. Is that because I just have something to say? Lots of people, maybe everyone has something to say. So why in the world would anyone have any interest in one more asshole with one more something to say, when it should be pretty obvious that with all the somethings to say being said, not much of it is making any damn difference. Blah blah yada yada blah blah blah. Well, maybe that’s not so obvious. And maybe that’s what we’re after here. To see what might get said that actually moves the meter, not just the episodic circumstantial meter of what’s right in front of us, but the meter that tracks the beat beat beat of the heart that pumps in the belly of the beast. That’s the something to say that this Something to Say is here for. Yeah I know, good fucking luck. And you’re welcome. Watch the promo video
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FRIGID Nightcap: BORDERLESS SPIRITS The veil is thin. The ancestors return. And no wall, border, or checkpoint can keep them out. This Halloween, FRIGID Nightcap joins FRIGID New York’s Days of the Dead Festival with Borderless Spirits — a late-night cabaret of life, death, and defiance. Hosted by Bobby Hedglin-Taylor and Colette, this unhinged, deeply heartfelt edition of Nightcap celebrates the freedom to cross every border — between worlds, between selves, between art and afterlife. Expect drag, burlesque, comedy, music, ritual, and chaos that refuses to be contained. Featuring: Salve Regina – Witch in White: Brujas, Obeah & Defiance of Western Witchcraft — a two-part homage to the dual worlds of witchcraft: the black-clad enchantress of Western myth and the ancestral woman in white who resists colonial law through sacred dance. David Brown – My Life in Near Death Comedy — sharp, funny, and fearless stand-up that finds laughter in the unlikeliest places. The Strange Girlzz – Our haunting resident performance collective channels the spirits that patriarchy tried to bury. Nightcap Open Stage – Surprise performances drawn from our open lottery! The ghosts choose. Part séance, part variety show, part protest in glitter and bone — Borderless Spirits invites you to dance with the dead, honor the living, and cross every line they told you not to. The ancestors cross freely. So should we. Friday, October 31st, 2025 – 10:30 PM Under St. Marks Theatre – East Village Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) | $10 livestream
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Now in its 23rd Season in NYC, the multi-award-winning, critically acclaimed RADIOTHEATRE returns to Under St. Marks Theater, where in a co-production with FRIGID NY, it will present LIVE ON STAGE its all-time fan-favorite RADIOTHEATRE'S 15th Annual EDGAR ALLAN POE FESTIVAL! ("Phantasmic!" NY TIMES, ) This year's festival includes such terrifying classics as THE TELLTALE HEART; BERENICE; THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO; THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH; THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER; THE CASE OF M.VALDEMAR. Schedule of tales TBA. INFO: www.radiotheatrenyc.com RADIOTHEATRE'S 15th ANNUAL EDGAR ALLAN POE FESTIVAL is produced by Radiotheatre and Frigid NY and starring FRANK ZILINYI and ALEJANDRO CARDOZO with DAN BIANCHI (Writer/Director/Art, Music, Sound Designer) and WES SHIPPEE (Technical Director). It comes complete with a great cast, original orchestral music, and a plethora of sound FX! Just bring your imagination! With over 90 NYC productions, RADIOTHEATRE has garnered a DRAMA DESK AWARD nomination, winning 6 NY Innovative Theater awards, 15 more noms, 5 yrs Best Performance Art and 6 Rondo Hatton Horror Awards noms, and 21 Broadway World nominations. In 2014, RT's Artistic Director Dan Bianchi received the NYIT award for Lifetime Artistic Excellence. RADIOTHEATRE does NOT produce authentic re-creations of old-time radio shows …rather, they are inspired by the artistry created during the Golden Years of Radio when SOUND was king and STORYTELLING, along with great voices, music, and sound effects, as well as the imaginations of its audiences. As for content, RADIOTHEATRE draws its inspiration from genres such as Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, and Crime, which have been thoroughly exploited by Literature, Cinema, and TV, even Radio…but generally ignored by the Theatre world. Combining their unique presentation with non-traditional content makes RADIOTHEATRE a singular theatre company creating modern, innovative, and interactive stage works. LIMITED ENGAGEMENT: 6 Performances Only NOV 29 5:00pm-6:30pm 7:00pm-8:30pm NOV 30 2:00pm- 3:30pm DEC 27 - 5:00pm- 6:30pm 7:00pm- 8:30pm DEC 28 -5:00pm-6:30pm
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Fire Wheel is a show that celebrates long form improvisational comedy. Each performance consists of a host introducing three teams, that perform regularly in New York City. These teams perform all new material created on the spot.
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Psychic medium and stand up comedian Nelly Reznik will be performing Comediumship, an experimental combination of stand up comedy and audience readings. Readings may consist of connecting with loved ones who have passed, and receiving life guidance for audience members, all in a lighthearted way. Not everyone will receive a reading, but all in attendance should be open to it. Due to the intimate nature of the event, doors will close at curtain time and latecomers will not be given a seat. In addition, this is an alcohol-free event. Opener: Grace Lobo
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Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from apocalyptic to aspirational—but they’re always clever, fun, and inspired. It's the news—only better.
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Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in development, artists, and audiences in support of nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sample platter around a theme and donates all proceeds to a selected nonprofit. Try something new, delicious and strange. Come for the art. Stay for the community. We encourage risk-taking, question-asking, and the development of a supportive community of artists seeing, encouraging, and challenging each other’s work with the ultimate goal of enriching the artistic community through cross-pollination and meeting new people. Learn more at www.paperkraine.com.. Due to limited capacity, latecomers are not guaranteed seats. This applies to both walk ups and reserved tickets.
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As You Mic It: An Open Shakespeare Slam - Join us for a one-of-a-kind slam where you can compete to be crowned Best of the Bards! If you are slamming, come prepared to perform up to two of any Shakespeare monologue or sonnet of your choice (within 3 and a half minutes, memorization not required but encouraged). If you are don't want to slam, come join us for some merriment, libations, and maybe even become a judge (no experience necessary)! All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine! SLAM MECHANICS - First 15 to sign-up at the door will be guaranteed entry to the slam as a participant. Up to 3 people can be wait-listed depending on time-constraints. 3 Judges will be selected at random from the crowd. Each participant will have 3 and a half minutes to perform their chosen monologue, after which the judges will secretly give them a score out of 10.0. Scores will be tallied in secret and the top 3 will enter the "callback" round where they will perform a second monologue and once again be graded. The overall winner of the "callback" round will be crowned Best of the Bards and receive a prize.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Falling Out-A New Musical In a downtown New York music bar the ballads of lost loves and missed opportunities float on the air. Worlds collide when a melancholic transplant meets a musician with a past. Together they create a discordant harmony that will uncover the truths they both need to face to reshape their lives. This experiential production marks the WORLD PREMIERE of acclaimed musician and songwriter Josee Klein’s musical of heartbreak and redemption.
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