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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: July 14th: A French Affair Aug 4th: "Cuando Calienta el Sol" – Summer Party Sep 15th: "Vuelta al Cole – 2000s Edition" 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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Stories from the odd corners of history, science, art & adventure. September 16: Stories of taunting tricksters and gleeful gremlins, famous fumbles and fantastic follies, and ingenious inventions that go horribly haywire. Join us for Odd Salon NYC: BEDEVIL Curated by Greg Schicker-Taubman
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Stuart Laws is a British comedian who has opened for James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders and Chloe Radcliffe - his most recent special was produced by 800 Pound Gorilla and directed by Nish Kumar and he has appeared on the Off Menu and Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein podcasts. This show has just finished a sold out tour of the UK and received 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews (in the UK that’s really impressive, apologies if that isn’t how it works in the USA). It’s a stand up comedy show about relationships, travel, toilets, neurodivergence and how his life changed once he started dating an American. **** ½ (Chortle.co.uk). **** (List). **** Broadway World 'You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes-per-minute rate' **** (Fest). 'One of the most skilled and likeable comics... a deliciously joke-dense show' **** (Scotsman)
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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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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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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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Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home.
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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.
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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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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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73 seconds after Challenger's Take Off on January 28th 1986 Time of Death 1138AM Eastern Standard Time…Or was it? 'O' is a thrilling multi-platform Performance and Presentation that reveals the honest and truthful Story about why and what actually happened that winter's morning in Florida while the whole world was watching. What too many greedy Shape Shifting Politicians and Chief Production Managers and Directors had known and refused to share and why the first People of Color and Two Woman Space Craft Crew had to suffer the consequences and were forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Step into a world of Music, Dance, Comedy, Burlesque. The cool. wild and wonderful. Dress Up, dress Downtown or come as you are for a slice of NYC nightlife like no other. Co-Hosted by dazzling Dara Jemmott (crowned Winner, NJ Statewide Funniest Fest) and gregarious Gregory Levine (Travel Channel & Emcee - Guilty Pleasures) since June 2023.
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Ready for a game! Five adults between 21 and 45 years old (inclusive) (yes, exclusive of younger and older adults) are excited to participate in a Duck-Duck-Goose/Musical Chairs mash-up. Winners get time to stimulate one another privately. Those left out have plenty of time to discuss intimacy. Leave your inhibitions at home. Who is going to find their bliss when pairing off is hit or miss? Let’s play and find out! (Chairs and yoga mats provided.)
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FRIGID Nightcap: The Mandatory Cabaret What happens when culture itself is compulsory? When joy, weirdness, and performance are no longer choices, but mandates? At FRIGID Nightcap, we say: if it’s mandatory, then we’re making it fabulous. The Mandatory Cabaret is a satirical, unhinged late-night variety show that flips authoritarian creep on its head. Expect a kaleidoscope of comedy, drag, burlesque, clowning, music, and mayhem—all celebrating radical queer joy, political resistance, and the glorious chaos of noncompliance. From compliance checks gone rogue to fabulous anthems of defiance, this is obedience reimagined as resistance. The state demands conformity. We demand sequins. Friday, September 26th, 2025 10:30 PM Under St. Marks Theatre – East Village Tickets are just $15 and include a complimentary glass of wine. Not in NYC? Snag a $10 livestream ticket and join the rebellion from your couch. Attendance is encouraged. Weirdness is mandatory.
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Reading of "Getting Married" by George Bernard Shaw.
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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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Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person. East Village Film Festival is an independent project and not produced by FRIGID New York. For more information, please visit their website at eastvillagefilmfestival.com.
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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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St. Marks Short Film Festival Join us for a night of the finest short films by some of the most interesting artists in the city With work by: Abby Lloyd Alex Killgore Aris Katafygiotis Bianca Giaever Eliane Yeung Francis Louvis Jean Coleman Jerome Loston Joey Frank Jonathan Aprea Matt Barats Rubby Valentin Sam Cooke Taylor Landesman
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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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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Ella’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Ella takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. Content Warning: This show contains dark humor. This show is not recommended for children. The cast will feature Ella Veres 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 Ella Veres, 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. Ella Veres 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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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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The opening of the DAYS OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL! JOIN US! The Witching Hour is back and ready to brew up a batch of all new bite-sized horror stories. The evening of short horror plays will strike fear into your hearts, and maybe a bit of laughter into your souls. This time around we've got some spooky short plays for you featuring ghoulish guests, cursed containers, worried witches, and more. So when the night comes, gather around our (figurative, not literal) cauldron and get ready to stir up some spooky tales. Featuring: Brothers of the Box by Nick Luis When Death came to dinner by Laurel Mora The Witches of Øya by Nicole LeBlanc And more!
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To commemorate the 175th anniversary year of Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, Stephen Smith performs four of the American author’s most spine-chilling classics, back-to-back and unabridged: The Tell-Tale Heart; The Pit and the Pendulum; and The Raven. Poe’s archaic language paired with Smith’s award-winning tour-de-force performance offers gothic horror fans and classical literature lovers an atmospheric evening rich with imaginative storytelling, making this truly a marathon of the macabre. The perfect theatrical treat for Halloween season: One Man Poe arrives at after a sold-out 21-show run at the 2024 and 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it also won the 2024 Spookies Award for "Best Horror Solo Show", and the 2025 Derek Award for "Best Overall Show of Edinburgh Fringe". “Powerfully moving… This show quite literally took my breath away… Unmissable!” ★★★★★ Everything Theatre “A compelling and repelling experience” ★★★★★ MyTheatreMates “Edgar Allan Poe himself would love this powerful performance” ★★★★★ The Derek Awards “Awe-inspiring… An incredibly gripping and enthralling evening” ★★★★★ North West End “The definitive Fringe interpretation of these already much-loved works” ★★★★★ The Wee Review “A captivating night of terror, guilt, grief and murder most foul… A must-see” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby Age Suitability: for 12+ Show length: 80 minutes, no intermission
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After four years, Hottie Bop is coming to… AN END! That’s right folks. On October 17th, come to Under St Marks to experience THE DEATH OF HOTTIE BOP. This is the LAST Hottie Bop show… ever. There will be death. There will be destruction. There will be tears. And there will be joy. For together, we will create the most un-sad funeral service the world has ever seen — for the world’s most unhinged variety show (with music comedy and dance). Who has Hottie Bop named as beneficiaries in its last will and testament? Which Hottie Bop fan favorites will return for one final act? and of course, will Jake Snyder FINALLY be inducted as a true Hottie Bop Hottie™️? Find out on October 17th! ONE NIGHT ONLY! If you miss this show, you will take your fomo to the ~grave~. Stay for a party after!!!
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Can't have Death without Life. Or Life without Death. When Girl suddenly meets her end, an out-of-time ice cream parlor wasn't where she expected to end up. And Death certainly wasn't expecting to feel anything other than pure apathy for the first time in a couple centuries. Can Girl escape her fate, does she want to?
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You’re invited to Trinity’s Necromancy Party! She found a dead body in her backyard, and now she’s invited all her friends and others to resurrect the mystery man. Together they’ll celebrate the summer, play jump rope with the line between life and death, and try not the start the zombie apocalypse in Jersey City in this new play from playwright Leo Layla Díaz and director Hannah Marie Pederson.
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This production is a celebration of the Mexican Holiday Day of the Dead and would bring together traditions, poetry, stories, and music in a variety show form. The stage will feature a traditional ofrenda or altar to the loved ones who have passed away. The audience will become part of the experience, they will be able to participate with the artists on the ofrenda enjoying some of the offerings to the dead such as Mexican hot chocolate and pan de muerto. The performances will consist of a group of artists dedicating their art form to a loved one that has passed away. Each artist will share a little information about their loved one and will add their photo and an object that represents something they loved to the ofrenda.
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Miriam Wasmund’s "Your Faithful Reader" is a slice-of-life tapestry that highlights the uniqueness of personal stories and the universality of human experience. The performances explore themes of identity, family, love, loss, and a full spectrum of emotion. Miriam, an Alvin Ailey-trained dancer, choreographer, writer, and producer, living and creating in NYC since 2001. In 2019, she founded Your Faithful Reader, an experiential dance theatre company that merges the worlds of acting and dance with real letters submitted by the community, transforming them into a powerful one- or two-act journey through the human experience. The concept emerged from Miriam’s personal journey with grief and self-discovery after losing her brother and mother. Missing the exchange of letters with her family, she began writing and invited others to do the same. The overwhelming response led to the creation of "Your Faithful Reader", demonstrating the power of shared experiences through the innovative integration of dance, theatre and authentic personal narratives. The company solicits letters from everyday individuals—addressed to anyone or anything—based on prompts. These letters, ranging from romantic and funny to brutally honest, form the core of each performance. A team of actors, dancers, and creatives then brings them to life, creating immersive and emotionally resonant experiences that foster connection and celebrates storytelling. For the Frigid NYC Days of the Dead Festival, we’d plan to use new and archived letters inspired by the depth of understanding of loss, the celebration of life in both small and communal ways, and the ways we - who are still earth side - go on as champions of our ancestors and passed loved ones. Performances on: October 19th at 2pm and October October 25th at 3:30pm
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The horror movie classic gets twisted into Shakespeare, as Laurie Strode must keep herself and her friends safe from the evil murderer Michael Myers, all while Doctor Loomis rushes to protect her.
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Spooky Town is a dark comedy about a town haunted not by ghosts, but by laughter. When laughter rates suddenly skyrocket in a small, eerie town, X and Z think little of it—until people start dying. Not from fear or violence, but from laughing too hard. As mysterious blood puddles appear, power flickers, and odd new student Y becomes increasingly unsettling, the friends find themselves at the heart of something deeply wrong. They uncover that laughter is no longer harmless—it’s deadly. But the more they try to resist it, the more contagious it becomes. Spooky Town blends comedy and horror through a surreal, often absurd lens. Part paranormal mystery, part existential panic, the play explores how we cope when the line between joy and destruction disappears. With sharp dialogue, queer romance, and escalating tension, it’s a love story about fear and a theatrical ghost story without any ghosts. Just try not to laugh.
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In the chilling aftermath of “ONE-MAN WHODUNNIT: The Tale of Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend,” the shadows of Mistyfield Hospital for the Criminally Insane loom ominously. Rebecca, ensnared within its cold, echoing walls for her sinister attempt to end Jimmy’s life, leaves Francis with a sense of fleeting respite. His peace is shattered by the haunting realization of Rebecca’s decades-long scheme to unravel his existence. As Francis steps into the hospital’s dimly lit corridors, he encounters not just the twisted remnants of his former friend, but a malevolent entity—a centuries-old demon, its eyes gleaming with a promise of eternal torment. Desperate to save his life and soul from this dark force, Francis must confront the demon that now inhabits Rebecca, questioning his own sanity as he whispers, “What would Buffy do?”
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When Tom Galván takes his own life, his family and friends and most importantly, his ex-boyfriend, gather to say their goodbyes on a day that happens once every four years. Realizing none of them are prepared for the funeral, they band together to get through this tragedy. With humor, tears, anger, and cake, they learn how to hold onto the love they have always had, while moving forward in a world that seems so cruel for no reason. Oh, and maybe the ghost of Tom Galván shows up to haunt them in a way only he knows how.
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BURIED ALIVE! a matchbox theatre, is a frightfully funny exploration of our age-old fear of being buried alive, and the curious phenomenon of 19th Century “waiting mortuaries.” Tiny and interactive, it is full of dreadful discoveries for a mature audience of 25-30. BURIED ALIVE! is based on historical and medical facts and urban myths. Performed on a tabletop, and constructed entirely in and of matchboxes, it takes advantage of the unique qualities of these tiny stages. Images and characters slide out, slide through, pop up, and drop out of the matchboxes. The puppeteer embodies the tiny characters to magnify the action. BURIED ALIVE! is creatively anachronistic and plays with scale. For ages 12 and up. “...depicted with comic deadpan perversity...a wink and raised eyebrow of an entertainment.” -- womanaroundtown.com Performances on Oct 20th at 8:45pm and Oct 26th at 5:30pm
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Dark comedy or however you want to call it, about a very in love couple- they both want to kill themselves, but there is only one gun with one bullet, who deserves to die more? And what happens when a demon and the devil himself gives a hand in that decision?
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One part The Crucible, one part Monty Python. When it comes to the witch hunts, this 60-minute fast-paced comedy asks the very important question: “If we really were witches, wouldn’t we just cast a spell to get away?” What if real witches dropped in on the witch hunts? “Witches” follows the troubles of Obediently Snead, a townswoman in the 1600s who is just trying to stay alive. The head witch hunter, John Thomas, has different ideas. Fortunately, the ghost of Obediently’s ancestor is looking out for her and summons the real witches to the rescue. Antics ensue.
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In one hour of drag, clown, and desperation, Señor Babyhead presents his Día de Muertos Especial. It’s a journey across the Sonoran Desert in which Babyhead encounters artifacts, mirages, and spirits. Who is Señor Babyhead? Only Mexico’s most (washed up) famous sitcom star, desperate to stay relevant and avoid becoming an artifact, himself. It’s an hour of crooning, crawling, and implicating the audience in a dangerous game. Analisa Raya-Flores is a writer, performer, and papier-mâché artist. Her fiction can be found in Glimmer Train and MonkeyBicycle, and her face can be seen in My Beloved (Eleanor Monahan), Interesting Ball (DANIELS), and live venues all over LA and NYC. Her plays have been produced at the Annenberg Beach House and the Elysian Theater. In 2023, her screenplay Farewell Chica was a semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival Competition. As a queer Chicana, she creates work that celebrates and interrogates the Mexican-American experience, from the grief of diaspora and to the awkward hassle of Otherness. Analisa is autistic, which gives her a perspective neurotypicals often call “unique”— which she decodes to mean “unintentionally weird.” She lives, worries, and walks her dogs at the foot of the Sierras.
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Santiago is your average guy going through a mid-20s crisis. He’s massively overworked, massively underpaid, and nursing a massive crush on his supposedly straight roommate (who just so happens to also be his childhood best friend and first boyfriend from before Santiago transitioned). Santiago also talks to dead people. Following a near death experience in his teens, Santiago works as a Record Keeper documenting memories of the recently deceased so they can pass on to the afterlife. However, his frequent communions with the dead strain his ability to connect with the living, especially his roommate Isaiah. “What Remains” is a 90 minute dramedy that investigates how the lives we think we should lead have the power to ruin the ones we actually have. Content warnings: allusions to suicide, death, allusions to homophobia.
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CLOSER focuses on the intimate relationship between two sisters who find themselves trapped in a painting. By day, they sit peacefully around a pond, minds seemingly full of meaningless pleasantries. But with nightfall comes the demands of their captor. In order to keep the art fresh, and in-turn keep themselves alive, the sisters must feed the painting human lives. As their deadline approaches, the sisters find themselves at odds, debating between morality and immortality. This thrilling horror challenges how deep a sister's bond goes and asks what people won't sacrifice to be young forever.
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Bright White Light is an earnest exploration of life and its most important moment: death. Centered around a conversation between an amicable Grim Reaper and a fiery Ornithologist, the play dares to ask, "Is rage the appropriate response to the dying of the light?" Bright White Light was originally written and performed for the NYC Fringe Festival 2025 and won an Extension Award with Frigid's Days of the Dead Festival
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Step into the darkly comic world of Brokeneck Girls: The Murder Ballad Musical—winner of Best New Musical at the NYC Fringe Festival, Broadway World’s Best Book of a Musical, and more. For one night only, NYC’s folk-noir powerhouse Brokeneck Girls perform the haunting, foot-stomping score live in concert, with scenes from the brand-new video projected between songs. Rooted in the tradition of violence against women in folk music, this sharp-witted social commentary blends true crime, outrageous humor, and hidden history with an unflinching take on violence in entertainment. Don’t miss this rare chance to experience the award-winning sensation in a thrilling mix of live music and theatrical storytelling.
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Madrugada En Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights): In the heart of Loisaida (Lower East Side), Toro, a Nuyorican musician, is haunted by the spirit of Luna. But she's more than a spirit, she is a memory; she's a messenger of forgotten love, a cosmic destiny, a love from a past life. Toro must awaken to who he truly is- BORICUA. If he fails, humanity never know true love and the stars will vanish from the night sky. Blending Puerto Rican folklore, Latino rhythms, and poetic magical realism, Madrugada en Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights) is more than a love story, it is an epic bilingual drama, a revolution, and a tribute to culture’s power to outshine even the darkest night.Written and Directed by, international artistic diplomat, Reyna de JesúsMusic arranged and produced by, Grammy nominee, Adan Perez Madrugada en Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights): En el corazón de Loisaida, Toro, un músico neoyorquino, se encuentra con el espíritu de Luna. Pero Luna es más que un espíritu: es un recuerdo, una mensajera de un amor olvidado, un destino cósmico, un amor de una vida pasada. Toro tiene que despertar a quien realmente es: BORICUA. Si no, la humanidad jamás conocerá el amor verdadero y las estrellas desaparecerán del cielo nocturno. Combinando el folclor puertorriqueño, los ritmos latinos y el realismo mágico poético, Madrugada en Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights) es más que una historia de amor: es un drama bilingüe épico, una revolución y un homenaje al poder de la cultura para brillar en la inmensa oscuridad. Escrita y dirigida por Reyna de Jesús Arreglo y producción músical por, Adán Pérez.
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At Burlesque Buffet, necromancers aren’t the only ones raising spirits. Blood Lust is a sultry, spooky burlesque cabaret where bump-and-grind meets the macabre. Our cast of dazzling ghouls and glamorous monsters will haunt the stage with acts that are equal parts fright and delight. Expect slinky vampires, seductive slashers, and mischievous witches conjuring up chills, thrills, and a few devilish laughs. With hauntingly beautiful costumes, spine-tingling music, and just the right amount of camp, Blood Lust is a celebration of all things wicked and wonderful. Join us for a night of glitter, giggles, and ghoulish glamour—you’ll leave howling for more.
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Vintage chanteuse and composer Artemisia LeFay, great-granddaughter of Mexican traveling troubador and composer Longinos Guerrero, will conjure up rare cabaret gems dug up from the graveyards of early 20th century Europe and Mexico to a historically inspired cabaret show, PHANTOMS OF THE CABARET. As an homage to her Mexican roots in celebration of Día de los Muertos, accompanied by her mother, renowned classical pianist Renée Guerrero, Artemisia will perform songs written by her great-grandfather Guerrero, the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, haunting folk songs, as well as LeFay's dark cabaret compositions. PHANTOMS OF THE CABARET is sure to be an unusually delightful diversion from the trappings of the world of the living.
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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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"Sins & 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. August 25th Performance: Get ready to tease your hair and your heartstrings! Sins and Stardust Burlesque is throwing it back to the totally tubular 80s for a night of big glam, bigger drama, and burlesque that pops like a power ballad. Returning to the stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Sapphic Fire, Lady Mabuhay, and Persé Fanny, with Sunshyne lighting up the floor on gogo. Making their dazzling Sins and Stardust debuts are Rain Supreme and Lily Lavalocks, joining producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy for an electric evening where the only thing louder than the music is the sparkle.
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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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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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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: July 14th: A French Affair Aug 4th: "Cuando Calienta el Sol" – Summer Party Sep 15th: "Vuelta al Cole – 2000s Edition" 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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Stories from the odd corners of history, science, art & adventure. September 16: Stories of taunting tricksters and gleeful gremlins, famous fumbles and fantastic follies, and ingenious inventions that go horribly haywire. Join us for Odd Salon NYC: BEDEVIL Curated by Greg Schicker-Taubman
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Stuart Laws is a British comedian who has opened for James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders and Chloe Radcliffe - his most recent special was produced by 800 Pound Gorilla and directed by Nish Kumar and he has appeared on the Off Menu and Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein podcasts. This show has just finished a sold out tour of the UK and received 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews (in the UK that’s really impressive, apologies if that isn’t how it works in the USA). It’s a stand up comedy show about relationships, travel, toilets, neurodivergence and how his life changed once he started dating an American. **** ½ (Chortle.co.uk). **** (List). **** Broadway World 'You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes-per-minute rate' **** (Fest). 'One of the most skilled and likeable comics... a deliciously joke-dense show' **** (Scotsman)
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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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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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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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Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home.
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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.
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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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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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73 seconds after Challenger's Take Off on January 28th 1986 Time of Death 1138AM Eastern Standard Time…Or was it? 'O' is a thrilling multi-platform Performance and Presentation that reveals the honest and truthful Story about why and what actually happened that winter's morning in Florida while the whole world was watching. What too many greedy Shape Shifting Politicians and Chief Production Managers and Directors had known and refused to share and why the first People of Color and Two Woman Space Craft Crew had to suffer the consequences and were forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Step into a world of Music, Dance, Comedy, Burlesque. The cool. wild and wonderful. Dress Up, dress Downtown or come as you are for a slice of NYC nightlife like no other. Co-Hosted by dazzling Dara Jemmott (crowned Winner, NJ Statewide Funniest Fest) and gregarious Gregory Levine (Travel Channel & Emcee - Guilty Pleasures) since June 2023.
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Ready for a game! Five adults between 21 and 45 years old (inclusive) (yes, exclusive of younger and older adults) are excited to participate in a Duck-Duck-Goose/Musical Chairs mash-up. Winners get time to stimulate one another privately. Those left out have plenty of time to discuss intimacy. Leave your inhibitions at home. Who is going to find their bliss when pairing off is hit or miss? Let’s play and find out! (Chairs and yoga mats provided.)
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FRIGID Nightcap: The Mandatory Cabaret What happens when culture itself is compulsory? When joy, weirdness, and performance are no longer choices, but mandates? At FRIGID Nightcap, we say: if it’s mandatory, then we’re making it fabulous. The Mandatory Cabaret is a satirical, unhinged late-night variety show that flips authoritarian creep on its head. Expect a kaleidoscope of comedy, drag, burlesque, clowning, music, and mayhem—all celebrating radical queer joy, political resistance, and the glorious chaos of noncompliance. From compliance checks gone rogue to fabulous anthems of defiance, this is obedience reimagined as resistance. The state demands conformity. We demand sequins. Friday, September 26th, 2025 10:30 PM Under St. Marks Theatre – East Village Tickets are just $15 and include a complimentary glass of wine. Not in NYC? Snag a $10 livestream ticket and join the rebellion from your couch. Attendance is encouraged. Weirdness is mandatory.
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Reading of "Getting Married" by George Bernard Shaw.
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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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Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person. East Village Film Festival is an independent project and not produced by FRIGID New York. For more information, please visit their website at eastvillagefilmfestival.com.
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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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St. Marks Short Film Festival Join us for a night of the finest short films by some of the most interesting artists in the city With work by: Abby Lloyd Alex Killgore Aris Katafygiotis Bianca Giaever Eliane Yeung Francis Louvis Jean Coleman Jerome Loston Joey Frank Jonathan Aprea Matt Barats Rubby Valentin Sam Cooke Taylor Landesman
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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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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Ella’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Ella takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. Content Warning: This show contains dark humor. This show is not recommended for children. The cast will feature Ella Veres 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 Ella Veres, 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. Ella Veres 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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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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The opening of the DAYS OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL! JOIN US! The Witching Hour is back and ready to brew up a batch of all new bite-sized horror stories. The evening of short horror plays will strike fear into your hearts, and maybe a bit of laughter into your souls. This time around we've got some spooky short plays for you featuring ghoulish guests, cursed containers, worried witches, and more. So when the night comes, gather around our (figurative, not literal) cauldron and get ready to stir up some spooky tales. Featuring: Brothers of the Box by Nick Luis When Death came to dinner by Laurel Mora The Witches of Øya by Nicole LeBlanc And more!
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To commemorate the 175th anniversary year of Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, Stephen Smith performs four of the American author’s most spine-chilling classics, back-to-back and unabridged: The Tell-Tale Heart; The Pit and the Pendulum; and The Raven. Poe’s archaic language paired with Smith’s award-winning tour-de-force performance offers gothic horror fans and classical literature lovers an atmospheric evening rich with imaginative storytelling, making this truly a marathon of the macabre. The perfect theatrical treat for Halloween season: One Man Poe arrives at after a sold-out 21-show run at the 2024 and 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it also won the 2024 Spookies Award for "Best Horror Solo Show", and the 2025 Derek Award for "Best Overall Show of Edinburgh Fringe". “Powerfully moving… This show quite literally took my breath away… Unmissable!” ★★★★★ Everything Theatre “A compelling and repelling experience” ★★★★★ MyTheatreMates “Edgar Allan Poe himself would love this powerful performance” ★★★★★ The Derek Awards “Awe-inspiring… An incredibly gripping and enthralling evening” ★★★★★ North West End “The definitive Fringe interpretation of these already much-loved works” ★★★★★ The Wee Review “A captivating night of terror, guilt, grief and murder most foul… A must-see” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby Age Suitability: for 12+ Show length: 80 minutes, no intermission
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After four years, Hottie Bop is coming to… AN END! That’s right folks. On October 17th, come to Under St Marks to experience THE DEATH OF HOTTIE BOP. This is the LAST Hottie Bop show… ever. There will be death. There will be destruction. There will be tears. And there will be joy. For together, we will create the most un-sad funeral service the world has ever seen — for the world’s most unhinged variety show (with music comedy and dance). Who has Hottie Bop named as beneficiaries in its last will and testament? Which Hottie Bop fan favorites will return for one final act? and of course, will Jake Snyder FINALLY be inducted as a true Hottie Bop Hottie™️? Find out on October 17th! ONE NIGHT ONLY! If you miss this show, you will take your fomo to the ~grave~. Stay for a party after!!!
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Can't have Death without Life. Or Life without Death. When Girl suddenly meets her end, an out-of-time ice cream parlor wasn't where she expected to end up. And Death certainly wasn't expecting to feel anything other than pure apathy for the first time in a couple centuries. Can Girl escape her fate, does she want to?
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You’re invited to Trinity’s Necromancy Party! She found a dead body in her backyard, and now she’s invited all her friends and others to resurrect the mystery man. Together they’ll celebrate the summer, play jump rope with the line between life and death, and try not the start the zombie apocalypse in Jersey City in this new play from playwright Leo Layla Díaz and director Hannah Marie Pederson.
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This production is a celebration of the Mexican Holiday Day of the Dead and would bring together traditions, poetry, stories, and music in a variety show form. The stage will feature a traditional ofrenda or altar to the loved ones who have passed away. The audience will become part of the experience, they will be able to participate with the artists on the ofrenda enjoying some of the offerings to the dead such as Mexican hot chocolate and pan de muerto. The performances will consist of a group of artists dedicating their art form to a loved one that has passed away. Each artist will share a little information about their loved one and will add their photo and an object that represents something they loved to the ofrenda.
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Miriam Wasmund’s "Your Faithful Reader" is a slice-of-life tapestry that highlights the uniqueness of personal stories and the universality of human experience. The performances explore themes of identity, family, love, loss, and a full spectrum of emotion. Miriam, an Alvin Ailey-trained dancer, choreographer, writer, and producer, living and creating in NYC since 2001. In 2019, she founded Your Faithful Reader, an experiential dance theatre company that merges the worlds of acting and dance with real letters submitted by the community, transforming them into a powerful one- or two-act journey through the human experience. The concept emerged from Miriam’s personal journey with grief and self-discovery after losing her brother and mother. Missing the exchange of letters with her family, she began writing and invited others to do the same. The overwhelming response led to the creation of "Your Faithful Reader", demonstrating the power of shared experiences through the innovative integration of dance, theatre and authentic personal narratives. The company solicits letters from everyday individuals—addressed to anyone or anything—based on prompts. These letters, ranging from romantic and funny to brutally honest, form the core of each performance. A team of actors, dancers, and creatives then brings them to life, creating immersive and emotionally resonant experiences that foster connection and celebrates storytelling. For the Frigid NYC Days of the Dead Festival, we’d plan to use new and archived letters inspired by the depth of understanding of loss, the celebration of life in both small and communal ways, and the ways we - who are still earth side - go on as champions of our ancestors and passed loved ones. Performances on: October 19th at 2pm and October October 25th at 3:30pm
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The horror movie classic gets twisted into Shakespeare, as Laurie Strode must keep herself and her friends safe from the evil murderer Michael Myers, all while Doctor Loomis rushes to protect her.
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Spooky Town is a dark comedy about a town haunted not by ghosts, but by laughter. When laughter rates suddenly skyrocket in a small, eerie town, X and Z think little of it—until people start dying. Not from fear or violence, but from laughing too hard. As mysterious blood puddles appear, power flickers, and odd new student Y becomes increasingly unsettling, the friends find themselves at the heart of something deeply wrong. They uncover that laughter is no longer harmless—it’s deadly. But the more they try to resist it, the more contagious it becomes. Spooky Town blends comedy and horror through a surreal, often absurd lens. Part paranormal mystery, part existential panic, the play explores how we cope when the line between joy and destruction disappears. With sharp dialogue, queer romance, and escalating tension, it’s a love story about fear and a theatrical ghost story without any ghosts. Just try not to laugh.
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In the chilling aftermath of “ONE-MAN WHODUNNIT: The Tale of Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend,” the shadows of Mistyfield Hospital for the Criminally Insane loom ominously. Rebecca, ensnared within its cold, echoing walls for her sinister attempt to end Jimmy’s life, leaves Francis with a sense of fleeting respite. His peace is shattered by the haunting realization of Rebecca’s decades-long scheme to unravel his existence. As Francis steps into the hospital’s dimly lit corridors, he encounters not just the twisted remnants of his former friend, but a malevolent entity—a centuries-old demon, its eyes gleaming with a promise of eternal torment. Desperate to save his life and soul from this dark force, Francis must confront the demon that now inhabits Rebecca, questioning his own sanity as he whispers, “What would Buffy do?”
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When Tom Galván takes his own life, his family and friends and most importantly, his ex-boyfriend, gather to say their goodbyes on a day that happens once every four years. Realizing none of them are prepared for the funeral, they band together to get through this tragedy. With humor, tears, anger, and cake, they learn how to hold onto the love they have always had, while moving forward in a world that seems so cruel for no reason. Oh, and maybe the ghost of Tom Galván shows up to haunt them in a way only he knows how.
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BURIED ALIVE! a matchbox theatre, is a frightfully funny exploration of our age-old fear of being buried alive, and the curious phenomenon of 19th Century “waiting mortuaries.” Tiny and interactive, it is full of dreadful discoveries for a mature audience of 25-30. BURIED ALIVE! is based on historical and medical facts and urban myths. Performed on a tabletop, and constructed entirely in and of matchboxes, it takes advantage of the unique qualities of these tiny stages. Images and characters slide out, slide through, pop up, and drop out of the matchboxes. The puppeteer embodies the tiny characters to magnify the action. BURIED ALIVE! is creatively anachronistic and plays with scale. For ages 12 and up. “...depicted with comic deadpan perversity...a wink and raised eyebrow of an entertainment.” -- womanaroundtown.com Performances on Oct 20th at 8:45pm and Oct 26th at 5:30pm
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Dark comedy or however you want to call it, about a very in love couple- they both want to kill themselves, but there is only one gun with one bullet, who deserves to die more? And what happens when a demon and the devil himself gives a hand in that decision?
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One part The Crucible, one part Monty Python. When it comes to the witch hunts, this 60-minute fast-paced comedy asks the very important question: “If we really were witches, wouldn’t we just cast a spell to get away?” What if real witches dropped in on the witch hunts? “Witches” follows the troubles of Obediently Snead, a townswoman in the 1600s who is just trying to stay alive. The head witch hunter, John Thomas, has different ideas. Fortunately, the ghost of Obediently’s ancestor is looking out for her and summons the real witches to the rescue. Antics ensue.
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In one hour of drag, clown, and desperation, Señor Babyhead presents his Día de Muertos Especial. It’s a journey across the Sonoran Desert in which Babyhead encounters artifacts, mirages, and spirits. Who is Señor Babyhead? Only Mexico’s most (washed up) famous sitcom star, desperate to stay relevant and avoid becoming an artifact, himself. It’s an hour of crooning, crawling, and implicating the audience in a dangerous game. Analisa Raya-Flores is a writer, performer, and papier-mâché artist. Her fiction can be found in Glimmer Train and MonkeyBicycle, and her face can be seen in My Beloved (Eleanor Monahan), Interesting Ball (DANIELS), and live venues all over LA and NYC. Her plays have been produced at the Annenberg Beach House and the Elysian Theater. In 2023, her screenplay Farewell Chica was a semifinalist at the Austin Film Festival Competition. As a queer Chicana, she creates work that celebrates and interrogates the Mexican-American experience, from the grief of diaspora and to the awkward hassle of Otherness. Analisa is autistic, which gives her a perspective neurotypicals often call “unique”— which she decodes to mean “unintentionally weird.” She lives, worries, and walks her dogs at the foot of the Sierras.
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Santiago is your average guy going through a mid-20s crisis. He’s massively overworked, massively underpaid, and nursing a massive crush on his supposedly straight roommate (who just so happens to also be his childhood best friend and first boyfriend from before Santiago transitioned). Santiago also talks to dead people. Following a near death experience in his teens, Santiago works as a Record Keeper documenting memories of the recently deceased so they can pass on to the afterlife. However, his frequent communions with the dead strain his ability to connect with the living, especially his roommate Isaiah. “What Remains” is a 90 minute dramedy that investigates how the lives we think we should lead have the power to ruin the ones we actually have. Content warnings: allusions to suicide, death, allusions to homophobia.
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CLOSER focuses on the intimate relationship between two sisters who find themselves trapped in a painting. By day, they sit peacefully around a pond, minds seemingly full of meaningless pleasantries. But with nightfall comes the demands of their captor. In order to keep the art fresh, and in-turn keep themselves alive, the sisters must feed the painting human lives. As their deadline approaches, the sisters find themselves at odds, debating between morality and immortality. This thrilling horror challenges how deep a sister's bond goes and asks what people won't sacrifice to be young forever.
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Bright White Light is an earnest exploration of life and its most important moment: death. Centered around a conversation between an amicable Grim Reaper and a fiery Ornithologist, the play dares to ask, "Is rage the appropriate response to the dying of the light?" Bright White Light was originally written and performed for the NYC Fringe Festival 2025 and won an Extension Award with Frigid's Days of the Dead Festival
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Step into the darkly comic world of Brokeneck Girls: The Murder Ballad Musical—winner of Best New Musical at the NYC Fringe Festival, Broadway World’s Best Book of a Musical, and more. For one night only, NYC’s folk-noir powerhouse Brokeneck Girls perform the haunting, foot-stomping score live in concert, with scenes from the brand-new video projected between songs. Rooted in the tradition of violence against women in folk music, this sharp-witted social commentary blends true crime, outrageous humor, and hidden history with an unflinching take on violence in entertainment. Don’t miss this rare chance to experience the award-winning sensation in a thrilling mix of live music and theatrical storytelling.
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Madrugada En Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights): In the heart of Loisaida (Lower East Side), Toro, a Nuyorican musician, is haunted by the spirit of Luna. But she's more than a spirit, she is a memory; she's a messenger of forgotten love, a cosmic destiny, a love from a past life. Toro must awaken to who he truly is- BORICUA. If he fails, humanity never know true love and the stars will vanish from the night sky. Blending Puerto Rican folklore, Latino rhythms, and poetic magical realism, Madrugada en Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights) is more than a love story, it is an epic bilingual drama, a revolution, and a tribute to culture’s power to outshine even the darkest night.Written and Directed by, international artistic diplomat, Reyna de JesúsMusic arranged and produced by, Grammy nominee, Adan Perez Madrugada en Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights): En el corazón de Loisaida, Toro, un músico neoyorquino, se encuentra con el espíritu de Luna. Pero Luna es más que un espíritu: es un recuerdo, una mensajera de un amor olvidado, un destino cósmico, un amor de una vida pasada. Toro tiene que despertar a quien realmente es: BORICUA. Si no, la humanidad jamás conocerá el amor verdadero y las estrellas desaparecerán del cielo nocturno. Combinando el folclor puertorriqueño, los ritmos latinos y el realismo mágico poético, Madrugada en Manhattan (Manhattan's Midnights) es más que una historia de amor: es un drama bilingüe épico, una revolución y un homenaje al poder de la cultura para brillar en la inmensa oscuridad. Escrita y dirigida por Reyna de Jesús Arreglo y producción músical por, Adán Pérez.
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At Burlesque Buffet, necromancers aren’t the only ones raising spirits. Blood Lust is a sultry, spooky burlesque cabaret where bump-and-grind meets the macabre. Our cast of dazzling ghouls and glamorous monsters will haunt the stage with acts that are equal parts fright and delight. Expect slinky vampires, seductive slashers, and mischievous witches conjuring up chills, thrills, and a few devilish laughs. With hauntingly beautiful costumes, spine-tingling music, and just the right amount of camp, Blood Lust is a celebration of all things wicked and wonderful. Join us for a night of glitter, giggles, and ghoulish glamour—you’ll leave howling for more.
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Vintage chanteuse and composer Artemisia LeFay, great-granddaughter of Mexican traveling troubador and composer Longinos Guerrero, will conjure up rare cabaret gems dug up from the graveyards of early 20th century Europe and Mexico to a historically inspired cabaret show, PHANTOMS OF THE CABARET. As an homage to her Mexican roots in celebration of Día de los Muertos, accompanied by her mother, renowned classical pianist Renée Guerrero, Artemisia will perform songs written by her great-grandfather Guerrero, the Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, haunting folk songs, as well as LeFay's dark cabaret compositions. PHANTOMS OF THE CABARET is sure to be an unusually delightful diversion from the trappings of the world of the living.
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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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"Sins & 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. August 25th Performance: Get ready to tease your hair and your heartstrings! Sins and Stardust Burlesque is throwing it back to the totally tubular 80s for a night of big glam, bigger drama, and burlesque that pops like a power ballad. Returning to the stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Sapphic Fire, Lady Mabuhay, and Persé Fanny, with Sunshyne lighting up the floor on gogo. Making their dazzling Sins and Stardust debuts are Rain Supreme and Lily Lavalocks, joining producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy for an electric evening where the only thing louder than the music is the sparkle.
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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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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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