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. 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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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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When Storyteller Brad Lawrence was 14, a friend in his Evangelical youth group told him a secret and made him promise to tell no one. And he didn't. For over thirty years. At first it was to keep a promise, then it was just on principle, then it was to honor the dead, but ultimately it just became habit. But eventually something happened in the outside world that caused him to tell someone the secret for the first time and doing so, after decades, became a lesson in how keeping the truth under wraps can warp it, change it, and sometimes make it not the truth at all. This show debuted to a sold out house at Gotham in 2023 and is back with new stories and an updated ending.
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It's the show! What's the show? We don't know! It's the Show with Matt Leazer. Featuring the original music of MJ Hughes, as well our guest standup comedian, Aram Martinez. If you're single and looking for love post Valentine's day, this is the show for you! This time around we're hosting a speed dating / date raffle, as well as various opportunities to win it big on our gameshow segments. Wanna learn how to cook? No worries. Looking to find the perfect gift for a love one? We got you. Join us for a night of debauchery and intrigue, you'll never forget!
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Performance artist Laughlin Artz does double duty as the world’s most notorious climate activist. For the past seven years, he has worked at getting to the facts of global warming and developing a plan to end it. His mission to alert the world to what’s actually happening and to what needs to be done has taken him deep into the murky waters of hypocrisy, skullduggery and institutionalized insanity. And those are the good days! Adult content.
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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.
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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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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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Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show! These Shakespearean Scholars are here to present all the monumental works the immortal Bard would've written if he hadn't gone and died. With just the title given by the audience the players of As You Will bring a Shakespearean comedy to life complete with Shakspeare's themes, language, poetic verse, and some scholarly footnotes thrown in for good measure. As You Will have performed such classics as "Eight Merry Spiders," "That Doth Not Go There," "1601: A Space Odyssey'' and though those shows will never be seen again, there’s always a Shakespearean world premiere in our makeshift Globe Theatre at Under St Marks.
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In a post Roe World, Ohio Play, written by New York-based artist Dylan Sherman, follows the story of Viv, a 17-year old girl confronting the challenges of accessing abortion services. Viv grapples with mental health issues, financial inaccessibility, and a lack of parental support– all things that actively bar a girl’s right to choose. This play does not shy away from the raw, unfiltered realities faced by young women today. It is a deeply human story filled with humor and heartache.
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FRIGID Nightcap: Lost & Found What have we lost? What have we found? What do we still have yet to discover? Join us as FRIGID Nightcap dives into the experience of losing things—places, identities, memories, entire systems—and explores what we hope to find in return. From migration and shifting identities to nostalgia and second chances, this is a show about everything that disappears, reappears, and refuses to stay put. In a moment when everything feels uncertain, FRIGID Nightcap is here to embrace the messiness of it all and celebrate what we’ve found along the way. Expect a true variety show featuring a diverse lineup of performers—each act offering a wildly different take on what it means to lose and to find. Whether it’s a hilarious reflection on losing your way, a poetic exploration of reclaiming identity, or a chaotic journey into the unknown, this night is all about what we leave behind, what comes back to us, and what we create out of the chaos. Don’t miss it: Friday, February 28, 2025 | 10:30 PM Under St. Marks Theatre Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine). Livestream tickets available for $10. The world is in flux—come laugh, celebrate, and make sense of it (or don’t) with us. Get your tickets now!
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Get ready for a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud ride through the absurdities of modern life and politics! Lateral Move is a bold sketch comedy show that spotlights a dynamic cast of diverse writers and performers. With sharp political satire, wildly imaginative characters, and cleverly twisted premises, this show delivers punchy, thought-provoking humor that challenges norms and embraces chaos. From lampooning political figures to exploring everyday absurdities, each sketch is packed with wit, energy, and a fresh perspective that will leave you laughing—and thinking—long after the curtain falls.
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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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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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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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Odd Salon NYC: DEFIANT Curated by Olivia Owre-Bell Thursday, March 6Parkside Lounge – Lower East SideIn Person $25 | Watch from Home $207PM EST Stories of resistance, recognition and fighting for rights. Defiant will shine light on parts of history to inspire our own resolve in trying times. Talks Theresa HandwerkUncommon Grounds: A free Black woman born to a formerly enslaved family, Elisabeth Samson fought the laws and mores of her day as well as persecution and exile. Sarah Grant Sotto Voce: When German opera fans Ida and Louise Cook learned that many of the musicians they adored were threatened by the Nazis, they launched a scheme that would steal the show... Andrea Fondulas The Dissenting Daughters of Suffrage: Through defiance, resistance, and unshakable conviction, these dissenting daughters challenged the nation’s founders and redefined the very meaning of citizenship. Andres Camperi Martin Luther: The man who started the Protestant Revolution is well known, but was it the Catholic church he was defying, or another powerful institution in his life? Amanda Harris Nancy Wake: Known as “la souris blanche”, Nancy Wake smuggled forged documents and people to safety from the invading Nazi army. But German gunfire forced her to flee, she found an even better way to help La Resistance... Carolyn Wise King of Spring: At the 1906 Athens Intercalated Games, Irish long jumper Peter O’Connor climbed a flagpole and made the first political protest by an athlete at an international event.
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Based on Ben Kassoy’s spectacularly original book of the same name and celebrated as "Mind-blowing. An amazing, beautiful, human story" (LA Hidden Gems), "The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack" uses spoken word, dance, and physical theater to reveal the connections between poetry, panic…and pancakes. Bursting with humor, heart, and defiant wonder in the face of anxiety, this solo show opens a courageous conversation about mental health, masculinity, family, and how all of us can find a path forward after trauma. Directed by award winner Joanna Simmons, "The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack" was named the 2024 Exceptional Transformative Solo Performance by LA Hidden Gems and earned a nomination for a NAMBA Splash Award for Excellence in Cultural Performance Arts while selling out theaters and captivating audiences from Columbus, to LA, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond. Learn more at www.panicattackshow.comRun Time: 45 minutesContent Warning // Discussion and depictions of mental health crisis, mentions of suicide and self-harm. Reviews -“Mind-blowing. An amazing, beautiful, human story….a mesmerizing piece of work.” — LA Hidden Gems-“Joyous…arresting…beautiful. ⭐⭐⭐⭐+.” — Carolyn Art Media-“Intimate…affecting…revelatory.” — Stage and Cinema-“Powerful…one of the more unique things you’ll see this year.” — Lothian Life Magazine About The Team"The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack" is written and performed by Ben Kassoy. The show is directed by Joanna Simmons, who directed Mark Vigeant’s "Best Man Show" (2024 Hollywood Fringe Best Comedy). "Panic Attack" is choreographed by Emory University Professor of Dance Julio Medina and features original music from Matt Lipkins of Lippy and The Shadowboxers, which toured with Justin Timberlake, Joan Baez, and The Indigo Girls, and have been featured in TIME, Billboard, and many others.
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This month - Hottie Bop: DEMOLITION DERBY! START YOUR ENGINES. One night only. No rules. No mercy. No seatbelts. On March 7, join us at Under St. Marks as eight fearless racers smash, crash, and battle their way to vehicular victory in HOTTIE BOP: DEMOLITION DERBY. The only thing standing between these drivers and ultimate glory? The absolute chaos of high-speed destruction. Will Pontoon Man finally escape his boring family… or sink under the pressure? Will Agent Orange finally exact his revenge on Henry Kissinger? Will the Google Maps Car actually find the finish line? Will the Prom Limo Teens escape the night without getting arrested? Will the Girl who has a bunch of shit in her car finally get all the shit out of her car? And finally… who is stronger - the Bicyclist or the Pedestrian? With high-octane comedy, pulse-pounding performances, and real (cardboard) carnage, this is Hottie Bop like you’ve never seen it before. We’ve got: Street Fighter-style 1v1 car battles—where each racer gets a mystery power-up from our pit crew, delivered at full sprint from the audience. A high-stakes Battle Royale finale—where the last car standing takes it all, and the pit crew scrambles to make last-minute repairs based on ,b> crowd commands. GAMBLING??—At intermission, place your bets on the winning vehicle. Winners get a very important prize (a matchbox car, probably). Over-the-top live commentary from KIT CARTER – because every demolition derby needs a deranged announcer. EXPLOSIONS (audio only) Special Guests Include: Improv Comedy from PIETOWNOriginal Choreography from Catherine Wu and the Hottie Bop HottiesCharacter Comedy from Sydney DuncanStand-up from Meredith Dietz Music from Duane Stanford THE RACERS! Duane Stanford as Google Maps CarPJ Nally and Maria Nally as Prom LimoAshley Allen as A Girl Who Has A Bunch of Shit In Her CarJake Snyder as Guy on a BikeBen Hirsch as PedestrianJ.R. Youngblut as Pontoon ManCaitlin Borke as Agent Orange ONE NIGHT ONLY. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS. xoxo, Lina & Duane
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A night of curated scenes from Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and more presented by The Yiddish Shakespeare Project - performing Shakespeare’s plays as they were meant to be performed: in Yiddish! (with English captioning)
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a reading about connection, kinship, fellowship, transition, correspondence, altercation, relation, exchange, consociation, bond, communication...... featuring: james yeh, anjali Khosla, arak Avakian, travis Fairclough, ryan Mangione, eliane yeung, diego sánchez, elise wunderlich A musical performance by dexter mason
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A black box meditation on fathers and daughters, brothers and cousin-sisters, best friends and exes, love renounced and rekindled...and horrible bosses of all kinds. Featuring a multigenerational cast of Black, Latin, Asian, Middle Eastern and White actors embodying the richness of New York City and our country, including actors and creatives from Frigid's The Importance of Being Earnest (2023) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2024). See you in Messina. Content advisory: The show contains a brief scene of simulated intimacy.
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Producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy present spellbinding burlesque with an ever changing line-up of new and classic acts, scintillating gogo, and sensational headliners!
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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, so 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, act, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-serve. You will be contacted via email to confirm your spot. If you're not able to be included in the pre-selection, there will still be 2 spots available on the day of to sign up. All the proceeds from this show will go towards paying the crew and theater for providing us with the space. All performers & audience members must pay an admission ticket. All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine!
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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. 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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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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When Storyteller Brad Lawrence was 14, a friend in his Evangelical youth group told him a secret and made him promise to tell no one. And he didn't. For over thirty years. At first it was to keep a promise, then it was just on principle, then it was to honor the dead, but ultimately it just became habit. But eventually something happened in the outside world that caused him to tell someone the secret for the first time and doing so, after decades, became a lesson in how keeping the truth under wraps can warp it, change it, and sometimes make it not the truth at all. This show debuted to a sold out house at Gotham in 2023 and is back with new stories and an updated ending.
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It's the show! What's the show? We don't know! It's the Show with Matt Leazer. Featuring the original music of MJ Hughes, as well our guest standup comedian, Aram Martinez. If you're single and looking for love post Valentine's day, this is the show for you! This time around we're hosting a speed dating / date raffle, as well as various opportunities to win it big on our gameshow segments. Wanna learn how to cook? No worries. Looking to find the perfect gift for a love one? We got you. Join us for a night of debauchery and intrigue, you'll never forget!
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Performance artist Laughlin Artz does double duty as the world’s most notorious climate activist. For the past seven years, he has worked at getting to the facts of global warming and developing a plan to end it. His mission to alert the world to what’s actually happening and to what needs to be done has taken him deep into the murky waters of hypocrisy, skullduggery and institutionalized insanity. And those are the good days! Adult content.
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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.
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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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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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Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show! These Shakespearean Scholars are here to present all the monumental works the immortal Bard would've written if he hadn't gone and died. With just the title given by the audience the players of As You Will bring a Shakespearean comedy to life complete with Shakspeare's themes, language, poetic verse, and some scholarly footnotes thrown in for good measure. As You Will have performed such classics as "Eight Merry Spiders," "That Doth Not Go There," "1601: A Space Odyssey'' and though those shows will never be seen again, there’s always a Shakespearean world premiere in our makeshift Globe Theatre at Under St Marks.
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In a post Roe World, Ohio Play, written by New York-based artist Dylan Sherman, follows the story of Viv, a 17-year old girl confronting the challenges of accessing abortion services. Viv grapples with mental health issues, financial inaccessibility, and a lack of parental support– all things that actively bar a girl’s right to choose. This play does not shy away from the raw, unfiltered realities faced by young women today. It is a deeply human story filled with humor and heartache.
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FRIGID Nightcap: Lost & Found What have we lost? What have we found? What do we still have yet to discover? Join us as FRIGID Nightcap dives into the experience of losing things—places, identities, memories, entire systems—and explores what we hope to find in return. From migration and shifting identities to nostalgia and second chances, this is a show about everything that disappears, reappears, and refuses to stay put. In a moment when everything feels uncertain, FRIGID Nightcap is here to embrace the messiness of it all and celebrate what we’ve found along the way. Expect a true variety show featuring a diverse lineup of performers—each act offering a wildly different take on what it means to lose and to find. Whether it’s a hilarious reflection on losing your way, a poetic exploration of reclaiming identity, or a chaotic journey into the unknown, this night is all about what we leave behind, what comes back to us, and what we create out of the chaos. Don’t miss it: Friday, February 28, 2025 | 10:30 PM Under St. Marks Theatre Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine). Livestream tickets available for $10. The world is in flux—come laugh, celebrate, and make sense of it (or don’t) with us. Get your tickets now!
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Get ready for a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud ride through the absurdities of modern life and politics! Lateral Move is a bold sketch comedy show that spotlights a dynamic cast of diverse writers and performers. With sharp political satire, wildly imaginative characters, and cleverly twisted premises, this show delivers punchy, thought-provoking humor that challenges norms and embraces chaos. From lampooning political figures to exploring everyday absurdities, each sketch is packed with wit, energy, and a fresh perspective that will leave you laughing—and thinking—long after the curtain falls.
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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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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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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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Odd Salon NYC: DEFIANT Curated by Olivia Owre-Bell Thursday, March 6Parkside Lounge – Lower East SideIn Person $25 | Watch from Home $207PM EST Stories of resistance, recognition and fighting for rights. Defiant will shine light on parts of history to inspire our own resolve in trying times. Talks Theresa HandwerkUncommon Grounds: A free Black woman born to a formerly enslaved family, Elisabeth Samson fought the laws and mores of her day as well as persecution and exile. Sarah Grant Sotto Voce: When German opera fans Ida and Louise Cook learned that many of the musicians they adored were threatened by the Nazis, they launched a scheme that would steal the show... Andrea Fondulas The Dissenting Daughters of Suffrage: Through defiance, resistance, and unshakable conviction, these dissenting daughters challenged the nation’s founders and redefined the very meaning of citizenship. Andres Camperi Martin Luther: The man who started the Protestant Revolution is well known, but was it the Catholic church he was defying, or another powerful institution in his life? Amanda Harris Nancy Wake: Known as “la souris blanche”, Nancy Wake smuggled forged documents and people to safety from the invading Nazi army. But German gunfire forced her to flee, she found an even better way to help La Resistance... Carolyn Wise King of Spring: At the 1906 Athens Intercalated Games, Irish long jumper Peter O’Connor climbed a flagpole and made the first political protest by an athlete at an international event.
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Based on Ben Kassoy’s spectacularly original book of the same name and celebrated as "Mind-blowing. An amazing, beautiful, human story" (LA Hidden Gems), "The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack" uses spoken word, dance, and physical theater to reveal the connections between poetry, panic…and pancakes. Bursting with humor, heart, and defiant wonder in the face of anxiety, this solo show opens a courageous conversation about mental health, masculinity, family, and how all of us can find a path forward after trauma. Directed by award winner Joanna Simmons, "The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack" was named the 2024 Exceptional Transformative Solo Performance by LA Hidden Gems and earned a nomination for a NAMBA Splash Award for Excellence in Cultural Performance Arts while selling out theaters and captivating audiences from Columbus, to LA, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and beyond. Learn more at www.panicattackshow.comRun Time: 45 minutesContent Warning // Discussion and depictions of mental health crisis, mentions of suicide and self-harm. Reviews -“Mind-blowing. An amazing, beautiful, human story….a mesmerizing piece of work.” — LA Hidden Gems-“Joyous…arresting…beautiful. ⭐⭐⭐⭐+.” — Carolyn Art Media-“Intimate…affecting…revelatory.” — Stage and Cinema-“Powerful…one of the more unique things you’ll see this year.” — Lothian Life Magazine About The Team"The Funny Thing About A Panic Attack" is written and performed by Ben Kassoy. The show is directed by Joanna Simmons, who directed Mark Vigeant’s "Best Man Show" (2024 Hollywood Fringe Best Comedy). "Panic Attack" is choreographed by Emory University Professor of Dance Julio Medina and features original music from Matt Lipkins of Lippy and The Shadowboxers, which toured with Justin Timberlake, Joan Baez, and The Indigo Girls, and have been featured in TIME, Billboard, and many others.
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This month - Hottie Bop: DEMOLITION DERBY! START YOUR ENGINES. One night only. No rules. No mercy. No seatbelts. On March 7, join us at Under St. Marks as eight fearless racers smash, crash, and battle their way to vehicular victory in HOTTIE BOP: DEMOLITION DERBY. The only thing standing between these drivers and ultimate glory? The absolute chaos of high-speed destruction. Will Pontoon Man finally escape his boring family… or sink under the pressure? Will Agent Orange finally exact his revenge on Henry Kissinger? Will the Google Maps Car actually find the finish line? Will the Prom Limo Teens escape the night without getting arrested? Will the Girl who has a bunch of shit in her car finally get all the shit out of her car? And finally… who is stronger - the Bicyclist or the Pedestrian? With high-octane comedy, pulse-pounding performances, and real (cardboard) carnage, this is Hottie Bop like you’ve never seen it before. We’ve got: Street Fighter-style 1v1 car battles—where each racer gets a mystery power-up from our pit crew, delivered at full sprint from the audience. A high-stakes Battle Royale finale—where the last car standing takes it all, and the pit crew scrambles to make last-minute repairs based on ,b> crowd commands. GAMBLING??—At intermission, place your bets on the winning vehicle. Winners get a very important prize (a matchbox car, probably). Over-the-top live commentary from KIT CARTER – because every demolition derby needs a deranged announcer. EXPLOSIONS (audio only) Special Guests Include: Improv Comedy from PIETOWNOriginal Choreography from Catherine Wu and the Hottie Bop HottiesCharacter Comedy from Sydney DuncanStand-up from Meredith Dietz Music from Duane Stanford THE RACERS! Duane Stanford as Google Maps CarPJ Nally and Maria Nally as Prom LimoAshley Allen as A Girl Who Has A Bunch of Shit In Her CarJake Snyder as Guy on a BikeBen Hirsch as PedestrianJ.R. Youngblut as Pontoon ManCaitlin Borke as Agent Orange ONE NIGHT ONLY. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS. xoxo, Lina & Duane
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A night of curated scenes from Romeo and Juliet, King Lear, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and more presented by The Yiddish Shakespeare Project - performing Shakespeare’s plays as they were meant to be performed: in Yiddish! (with English captioning)
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a reading about connection, kinship, fellowship, transition, correspondence, altercation, relation, exchange, consociation, bond, communication...... featuring: james yeh, anjali Khosla, arak Avakian, travis Fairclough, ryan Mangione, eliane yeung, diego sánchez, elise wunderlich A musical performance by dexter mason
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A black box meditation on fathers and daughters, brothers and cousin-sisters, best friends and exes, love renounced and rekindled...and horrible bosses of all kinds. Featuring a multigenerational cast of Black, Latin, Asian, Middle Eastern and White actors embodying the richness of New York City and our country, including actors and creatives from Frigid's The Importance of Being Earnest (2023) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2024). See you in Messina. Content advisory: The show contains a brief scene of simulated intimacy.
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Producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy present spellbinding burlesque with an ever changing line-up of new and classic acts, scintillating gogo, and sensational headliners!
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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, so 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, act, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-serve. You will be contacted via email to confirm your spot. If you're not able to be included in the pre-selection, there will still be 2 spots available on the day of to sign up. All the proceeds from this show will go towards paying the crew and theater for providing us with the space. All performers & audience members must pay an admission ticket. All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine!
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