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Living in a wasteland of garbage, Atlas and Evelyn play games and reinvent theater to cope being being the last people on Earth. Come see resident playwright Padraig Bond 's benefit production of The Trash Garden, Best Play Winner at the 2024 NYC Fringe at FRIGID! The Trash Team is gearing up to perform at Adelaide International Festival Fringe in Australia this March, and you can support them by attending this show! Content Warnings: Climate change, mild violence and suicidal ideation.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Falling Out-A New Musical Previews: Sunday, January 4 and Tuesday, January 6. Opening Night: Friday, January 9. 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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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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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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After a tragic “accident” leaves her estranged trans sister Tarantula dead on the concrete, Lip brings Tarantula’s body home, steals her unborn baby, and starts making a dinner she believes will bring Tarantula back to life along with the 26 trans children they raised together years before.
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind mic where you can share in celebrating all things Shakespeare and maybe even be crowned Best of the Bards! If you want to perform, please come with your favorite monologue (no memorization necessary), a heart-filled sonnet (Shakespeare written or otherwise), or a few jokes about Hamlet (or any other Shakespeare-esque reference). If you don't want to perform, come join us anyway 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!
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Welcome to Electric Moon Cabaret, where sultry meets edgy in a provocative fusion of glamour and grit. Our cabaret is your playground for the night, where every performance is a bold blend of seductive allure and rebellious energy. A place where the performers are hotter than your last Tinder date and you can slip into something that says, “I’m here to play,” get ready for a night that’s as unpredictable as it is unforgettable. Electric Moon Cabaret is quite the adventure—and yes, we have been known to break a few hearts along the way.
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“Pet” by Angelina Hoffman is an episode in the life of a pet and her two owners. Incorporating experimental dance & theater, it explores haunted domesticity in all its glory: from reality to fantasy and back again, interrupted only by a short musical interlude of wolves howling in the night. Featuring Pei Pei Barth Wu, Anya Bernstein, and Angelina Hoffman. Musical Score by Jack Whitescarver
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Time is fleeting.Time is of the essence. Isabela, Gabby, Joe, Lix, Rich, Sarthak, Savannah, and Simon must perform the 30 plays they’ve crafted in the little time they’re allotted. Each actor will be playing themselves. All the work will be done where we are, as we are, in this one singular moment. How the night unfolds is determined by you, the audience, by picking the order the plays will be performed. Pick wisely, pick quickly, because… Time is fleeting.Time is of the essence. ____ NOTE:Doors open at 7:45.We recommend arriving early to enjoy the preshow and choose your seat. Once the show begins there is no ability to let in late seating. If the show is sold out, any unclaimed tickets at showtime will be sold to the in-person waitlist. We can not guarantee that all plays will be legible when viewed from a computer screen. Livestream tickets are reduced to reflect that.
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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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Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about science.
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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 Betsy Helmer. In our second season at Under St Marks we aim to experiment with long form improvisation: two 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. Betsy Helmer is a New York based actor, originally from Atlanta. She has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater on numerous house teams, and toured with UCB Touring Company. She has an extensive theater background (Kennedy Center, Pioneer Theatre Company, New Stage Theatre, ASF) and her on-camera credits include; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, FBI: Most Wanted, and The Enemy Within. She currently performs with her improv team, The Working Group around NYC.
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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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For one night only, come and experience the gripping drama of one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays, 'Macbeth.' Featuring a dedicated ensemble cast, this lean, stripped-down production provides an intimate and compelling look at the story of Shakespeare's most murderous couple and offers a fresh and vivid interpretation of one of Shakespeare's darkest tragedies. Content Awareness: This production features depictions of stage violence (stabbing with daggers and a sword fight,) as well as the offstage sound of gunshots and battle chaos.
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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. DECEMBER 28 SCREENINGS SISSY BOY BY Dylan Starr HEPHAESTUS AND APHRODITE by Daniel R Allen RISE UP NYC by Cory Choy & Jodi Savitz EXHIBITING AVERY by Jane DiMaso & Vincent Brueggeman NOT A WORD by Clive Anthony Thompson THE EXPERT by Lily Genevieve Bartin MOTHER KNOWS BEST by Benjamin Schwartz MOSHE SNEH - THE MAN WHO NEVER GAVE UP by Amir Har-Gil -- 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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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! 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-served basis. ---- Open mic for artists of all disciplines. 8 available spots for pre-selection via the form at Something From Abroad’s Instagram bio. 2 spots available in-person. Join us for an evening of fresh talent with a new cast every edition!
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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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Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation is a solo performance about openness, curiosity, and the art of cultural exchange. It invites the audience to experience culture not as something fixed or nostalgic, but as a living, flexible language—one that changes as it travels. Through stories, personal anecdotes, and songs drawn from the rich diversity of Italian life, the show explores what happens when traditions are translated rather than preserved, adapted rather than protected. Humor, music, and reflection come together to reveal how identity evolves when viewed through a different cultural lens—turning heritage into a creative tool for connection rather than a boundary. Special guests to every show.
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JANUARY 30 PERFORMANCE: AGE OF EMPIRE? What does it mean to live in a moment when empire no longer hides? This January, FRIGID Nightcap presents Age of Empire?—a late-night variety show responding to the unraveling of the so-called rules-based international order and the return of imperial power exercised openly, unapologetically, and without restraint. As war, extraction, and regime change are framed as “stability,” the question is no longer whether empire exists—but whether we accept it. Through diverse acts ranging from burlesque, comedy, and music to experimental art and more, Age of Empire? brings artists together to confront power, violence, absurdity, and resistance in real time. Some acts may be furious. Some may be devastatingly funny. Some may mourn what’s been lost—or imagine what could still be built. This is not a lecture, and it’s not a protest rally. It’s what FRIGID Nightcap does best: a smart, unruly, artist-driven night where joy and rage coexist, where laughter sharpens the blade, and where art becomes a way of thinking together. Come for the performances. Stay for the reckoning. Leave asking better questions. --- Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) | $10 livestream
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Jess Wood was born to hippies and raised by gangs in Hollywood, California. She moved to New York City back in the 1900's and started doing stand up in the city's black comedy clubs. Jess was the first white girl to tape a set on Def Comedy Jam. Then Jess moved home to Los Angeles, out to Albuquerque for the pandemi and back to New York, making people laugh wherever she went. All this history and still no record of her own? This show will change that for good.
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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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Taylor Swift had Eras. Otto & Astrid go through Stages. Join Berlin’s Prince and Princess of Art Rock and Europop on The Stages Tour, as they thunder through a blisteringly hilarious set of songs from (almost) all of their albums. A lipstick-smeared sonic collision between The B-52s, The Pixies, Kraftwerk and early Ramones, Otto & Astrid are the dysfunctional sibling duo you didn’t know you needed. Their shows are fast, loud, and strangely heartfelt; their chemistry is impossible to look away from. The multi-award-winning pair have taken their uniquely chaotic live act to Soho Theatre (London), Joe’s Pub (NYC), The Roxy (LA), and festivals across Australia, Europe, and the UK — including Glastonbury — building a devoted cult following of music lovers, comedy fans, and anyone who appreciates a glorious musical meltdown. Expect ridiculously infectious songs, dead-on satire, and a full-tilt live show that rewires the classic rock gig into something gloriously unhinged and joyfully theatrical. One of the most irreverently side-splitting gigs you’re ever likely to see. Otto & Astrid are truly one of a kind. ★★★★★ “All you really need to know is this: they’re hilarious.” CBC Canada ★★★★ “Louder than the White Stripes, more dysfunctional than Metallica and funnier than Flight of the Conchords.” Irish Times ★★★★★ “Otto & Astrid take rock to a new level with this wild cabaret.” Herald Sun
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Elizabeth’s life is turned upside down when she visits a peculiar therapist. She begins to question her true feelings and her closest relationship is at stake. See Elizabeth’s mind unfold in this preposterous journey toward love.
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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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A dark comedy about a couple- they both want to kill themselves but there is only one gun with one bullet. Who deserves to die the most? And what happens when the devil gets involved?
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Imagine a world in which your siblings are objectively and unquestionably more successful than you. Got it? Good. Ok. Now imagine a world where your siblings are arguably two of the most famous and successful supermodels in world. Kind of puts you in a weird headspace, doesn’t it? Hadid follows Helena Hadid, a struggling writer who works a minimum wage job at a cultural center and also happens to be the sister of Bella and Gigi Hadid (and, not unimportantly, the daughter of former Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, Yolanda Hadid). In the aftermath of Bella and Gigi falling down a large flight of stairs at a gala, the family must band together and show the world the strength of the Hadid clan. That is, unless jealousy, ambition, and a revealing expose break it all down.
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Remember Remember the Fifth of November when it happened a few months ago? Coming SOONISH is a LIVE PLAY of G.B.A.T.P.M.O.A.P.F.T.S.I.T.M.T.T. Stands for Getting Back At The Prime Minister Over A Personal Feud That Started In The Mid-2000's. That play, (or you can also just call it G, and that G Stands for G.B.A.T.P.M.O.A.P.F.T.S.I.T.M.T.T. Stands for Getting Back At The Prime Minister Over A Personal Feud That Started In The Mid-2000's) is a parody of V for Vendetta and other dystopian, oft-British located movies. In summary, it is a play about domestic terrorists who wear silly masks. Come see the Arguably Special Performance (TM) featuring a cast that is TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER! That means anyone can be in it, maybe even your favorite background extra, you favorite actor/actress, or maybe even your mom or dad. This show is written by Jason Weitzman, and he has seen at least three dystopian British movies. And since the show is live, who knows, maybe a performer will BREATHE NEAR YOU. The show is on March 18th at 9:00 PM at Under St. Marks Theater, which is the Ides of March on the Julian Calendar if you are still using that.
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Indulge in the spectacle. Savor the tease. Iba Iba, Sama Sama: A Filipinx Burlesque Showcase brings a vibrant mix of Filipinx burlesque performers to the stage for a night of sensuality, humor, and reflection. Inspired by lived moments and cultural touchstones, the show mixes glamour, heart, and fun, while exploring what it means to be Filipino across borders and generations. Featuring Bebe Demure, Happy Bun Bun, Glow Job, and Kitana Louise, alongside producers Lady Mabuhay and Stiletto Sinclair, this showcase unites distinct personalities and styles for an experience that is sexy one moment, silly the next, and full of sparkling reveals. Different voices. One stage. Shared joy. Note: This is a 21+ event. ID required.
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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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Gene and Val are content with their white-picket-fence life until a serial killer's ciphered note lands in their morning newspaper. As they attempt to unravel the killer's message in hopes of putting an end to the fear and death terrorizing their community, the couple realizes they have their own secrets hidden in cross words and blissful oblivion. They must decide if they will continue trying to solve the mysteries entangling their relationship, or return to the comfort of ignorance.
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Part stand-up, part cultural exorcism, Killing Janet follows a Nigerian-American woman who decides —on live TV— to “kill” her missionary-given name and everything it represents. A razor-sharp solo comedy play about faith, assimilation, and the cost of compliance staged as a surreal game show where the audience helps decide the verdict.
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Directed by Jackie Collier, they will bring you a night of heartwarming and raw theatre! You don’t want to miss it. A play about acceptance, and emerging on the other side to find healing!Through the use of fairytales, and stories Lindsay takes the audience on a journey through her story. You will laugh and heart will break as we search for the questions of forgiveness and can I overcome the perceptions of me?
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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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Living in a wasteland of garbage, Atlas and Evelyn play games and reinvent theater to cope being being the last people on Earth. Come see resident playwright Padraig Bond 's benefit production of The Trash Garden, Best Play Winner at the 2024 NYC Fringe at FRIGID! The Trash Team is gearing up to perform at Adelaide International Festival Fringe in Australia this March, and you can support them by attending this show! Content Warnings: Climate change, mild violence and suicidal ideation.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Falling Out-A New Musical Previews: Sunday, January 4 and Tuesday, January 6. Opening Night: Friday, January 9. 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.
Under St Marks
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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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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After a tragic “accident” leaves her estranged trans sister Tarantula dead on the concrete, Lip brings Tarantula’s body home, steals her unborn baby, and starts making a dinner she believes will bring Tarantula back to life along with the 26 trans children they raised together years before.
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Join us for a one-of-a-kind mic where you can share in celebrating all things Shakespeare and maybe even be crowned Best of the Bards! If you want to perform, please come with your favorite monologue (no memorization necessary), a heart-filled sonnet (Shakespeare written or otherwise), or a few jokes about Hamlet (or any other Shakespeare-esque reference). If you don't want to perform, come join us anyway 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!
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Welcome to Electric Moon Cabaret, where sultry meets edgy in a provocative fusion of glamour and grit. Our cabaret is your playground for the night, where every performance is a bold blend of seductive allure and rebellious energy. A place where the performers are hotter than your last Tinder date and you can slip into something that says, “I’m here to play,” get ready for a night that’s as unpredictable as it is unforgettable. Electric Moon Cabaret is quite the adventure—and yes, we have been known to break a few hearts along the way.
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“Pet” by Angelina Hoffman is an episode in the life of a pet and her two owners. Incorporating experimental dance & theater, it explores haunted domesticity in all its glory: from reality to fantasy and back again, interrupted only by a short musical interlude of wolves howling in the night. Featuring Pei Pei Barth Wu, Anya Bernstein, and Angelina Hoffman. Musical Score by Jack Whitescarver
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Time is fleeting.Time is of the essence. Isabela, Gabby, Joe, Lix, Rich, Sarthak, Savannah, and Simon must perform the 30 plays they’ve crafted in the little time they’re allotted. Each actor will be playing themselves. All the work will be done where we are, as we are, in this one singular moment. How the night unfolds is determined by you, the audience, by picking the order the plays will be performed. Pick wisely, pick quickly, because… Time is fleeting.Time is of the essence. ____ NOTE:Doors open at 7:45.We recommend arriving early to enjoy the preshow and choose your seat. Once the show begins there is no ability to let in late seating. If the show is sold out, any unclaimed tickets at showtime will be sold to the in-person waitlist. We can not guarantee that all plays will be legible when viewed from a computer screen. Livestream tickets are reduced to reflect that.
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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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Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about science.
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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 Betsy Helmer. In our second season at Under St Marks we aim to experiment with long form improvisation: two 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. Betsy Helmer is a New York based actor, originally from Atlanta. She has performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater on numerous house teams, and toured with UCB Touring Company. She has an extensive theater background (Kennedy Center, Pioneer Theatre Company, New Stage Theatre, ASF) and her on-camera credits include; The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, FBI: Most Wanted, and The Enemy Within. She currently performs with her improv team, The Working Group around NYC.
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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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For one night only, come and experience the gripping drama of one of William Shakespeare's greatest plays, 'Macbeth.' Featuring a dedicated ensemble cast, this lean, stripped-down production provides an intimate and compelling look at the story of Shakespeare's most murderous couple and offers a fresh and vivid interpretation of one of Shakespeare's darkest tragedies. Content Awareness: This production features depictions of stage violence (stabbing with daggers and a sword fight,) as well as the offstage sound of gunshots and battle chaos.
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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. DECEMBER 28 SCREENINGS SISSY BOY BY Dylan Starr HEPHAESTUS AND APHRODITE by Daniel R Allen RISE UP NYC by Cory Choy & Jodi Savitz EXHIBITING AVERY by Jane DiMaso & Vincent Brueggeman NOT A WORD by Clive Anthony Thompson THE EXPERT by Lily Genevieve Bartin MOTHER KNOWS BEST by Benjamin Schwartz MOSHE SNEH - THE MAN WHO NEVER GAVE UP by Amir Har-Gil -- 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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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! 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-served basis. ---- Open mic for artists of all disciplines. 8 available spots for pre-selection via the form at Something From Abroad’s Instagram bio. 2 spots available in-person. Join us for an evening of fresh talent with a new cast every edition!
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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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Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation is a solo performance about openness, curiosity, and the art of cultural exchange. It invites the audience to experience culture not as something fixed or nostalgic, but as a living, flexible language—one that changes as it travels. Through stories, personal anecdotes, and songs drawn from the rich diversity of Italian life, the show explores what happens when traditions are translated rather than preserved, adapted rather than protected. Humor, music, and reflection come together to reveal how identity evolves when viewed through a different cultural lens—turning heritage into a creative tool for connection rather than a boundary. Special guests to every show.
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JANUARY 30 PERFORMANCE: AGE OF EMPIRE? What does it mean to live in a moment when empire no longer hides? This January, FRIGID Nightcap presents Age of Empire?—a late-night variety show responding to the unraveling of the so-called rules-based international order and the return of imperial power exercised openly, unapologetically, and without restraint. As war, extraction, and regime change are framed as “stability,” the question is no longer whether empire exists—but whether we accept it. Through diverse acts ranging from burlesque, comedy, and music to experimental art and more, Age of Empire? brings artists together to confront power, violence, absurdity, and resistance in real time. Some acts may be furious. Some may be devastatingly funny. Some may mourn what’s been lost—or imagine what could still be built. This is not a lecture, and it’s not a protest rally. It’s what FRIGID Nightcap does best: a smart, unruly, artist-driven night where joy and rage coexist, where laughter sharpens the blade, and where art becomes a way of thinking together. Come for the performances. Stay for the reckoning. Leave asking better questions. --- Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) | $10 livestream
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Jess Wood was born to hippies and raised by gangs in Hollywood, California. She moved to New York City back in the 1900's and started doing stand up in the city's black comedy clubs. Jess was the first white girl to tape a set on Def Comedy Jam. Then Jess moved home to Los Angeles, out to Albuquerque for the pandemi and back to New York, making people laugh wherever she went. All this history and still no record of her own? This show will change that for good.
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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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Taylor Swift had Eras. Otto & Astrid go through Stages. Join Berlin’s Prince and Princess of Art Rock and Europop on The Stages Tour, as they thunder through a blisteringly hilarious set of songs from (almost) all of their albums. A lipstick-smeared sonic collision between The B-52s, The Pixies, Kraftwerk and early Ramones, Otto & Astrid are the dysfunctional sibling duo you didn’t know you needed. Their shows are fast, loud, and strangely heartfelt; their chemistry is impossible to look away from. The multi-award-winning pair have taken their uniquely chaotic live act to Soho Theatre (London), Joe’s Pub (NYC), The Roxy (LA), and festivals across Australia, Europe, and the UK — including Glastonbury — building a devoted cult following of music lovers, comedy fans, and anyone who appreciates a glorious musical meltdown. Expect ridiculously infectious songs, dead-on satire, and a full-tilt live show that rewires the classic rock gig into something gloriously unhinged and joyfully theatrical. One of the most irreverently side-splitting gigs you’re ever likely to see. Otto & Astrid are truly one of a kind. ★★★★★ “All you really need to know is this: they’re hilarious.” CBC Canada ★★★★ “Louder than the White Stripes, more dysfunctional than Metallica and funnier than Flight of the Conchords.” Irish Times ★★★★★ “Otto & Astrid take rock to a new level with this wild cabaret.” Herald Sun
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Elizabeth’s life is turned upside down when she visits a peculiar therapist. She begins to question her true feelings and her closest relationship is at stake. See Elizabeth’s mind unfold in this preposterous journey toward love.
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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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A dark comedy about a couple- they both want to kill themselves but there is only one gun with one bullet. Who deserves to die the most? And what happens when the devil gets involved?
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Imagine a world in which your siblings are objectively and unquestionably more successful than you. Got it? Good. Ok. Now imagine a world where your siblings are arguably two of the most famous and successful supermodels in world. Kind of puts you in a weird headspace, doesn’t it? Hadid follows Helena Hadid, a struggling writer who works a minimum wage job at a cultural center and also happens to be the sister of Bella and Gigi Hadid (and, not unimportantly, the daughter of former Real Housewife of Beverly Hills, Yolanda Hadid). In the aftermath of Bella and Gigi falling down a large flight of stairs at a gala, the family must band together and show the world the strength of the Hadid clan. That is, unless jealousy, ambition, and a revealing expose break it all down.
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Remember Remember the Fifth of November when it happened a few months ago? Coming SOONISH is a LIVE PLAY of G.B.A.T.P.M.O.A.P.F.T.S.I.T.M.T.T. Stands for Getting Back At The Prime Minister Over A Personal Feud That Started In The Mid-2000's. That play, (or you can also just call it G, and that G Stands for G.B.A.T.P.M.O.A.P.F.T.S.I.T.M.T.T. Stands for Getting Back At The Prime Minister Over A Personal Feud That Started In The Mid-2000's) is a parody of V for Vendetta and other dystopian, oft-British located movies. In summary, it is a play about domestic terrorists who wear silly masks. Come see the Arguably Special Performance (TM) featuring a cast that is TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER! That means anyone can be in it, maybe even your favorite background extra, you favorite actor/actress, or maybe even your mom or dad. This show is written by Jason Weitzman, and he has seen at least three dystopian British movies. And since the show is live, who knows, maybe a performer will BREATHE NEAR YOU. The show is on March 18th at 9:00 PM at Under St. Marks Theater, which is the Ides of March on the Julian Calendar if you are still using that.
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Indulge in the spectacle. Savor the tease. Iba Iba, Sama Sama: A Filipinx Burlesque Showcase brings a vibrant mix of Filipinx burlesque performers to the stage for a night of sensuality, humor, and reflection. Inspired by lived moments and cultural touchstones, the show mixes glamour, heart, and fun, while exploring what it means to be Filipino across borders and generations. Featuring Bebe Demure, Happy Bun Bun, Glow Job, and Kitana Louise, alongside producers Lady Mabuhay and Stiletto Sinclair, this showcase unites distinct personalities and styles for an experience that is sexy one moment, silly the next, and full of sparkling reveals. Different voices. One stage. Shared joy. Note: This is a 21+ event. ID required.
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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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Gene and Val are content with their white-picket-fence life until a serial killer's ciphered note lands in their morning newspaper. As they attempt to unravel the killer's message in hopes of putting an end to the fear and death terrorizing their community, the couple realizes they have their own secrets hidden in cross words and blissful oblivion. They must decide if they will continue trying to solve the mysteries entangling their relationship, or return to the comfort of ignorance.
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Part stand-up, part cultural exorcism, Killing Janet follows a Nigerian-American woman who decides —on live TV— to “kill” her missionary-given name and everything it represents. A razor-sharp solo comedy play about faith, assimilation, and the cost of compliance staged as a surreal game show where the audience helps decide the verdict.
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Directed by Jackie Collier, they will bring you a night of heartwarming and raw theatre! You don’t want to miss it. A play about acceptance, and emerging on the other side to find healing!Through the use of fairytales, and stories Lindsay takes the audience on a journey through her story. You will laugh and heart will break as we search for the questions of forgiveness and can I overcome the perceptions of me?
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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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