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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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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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A chaotic, 35-minute adult kid’s show hosted by eccentric Oddball Matt. It’s a deranged, live-action kids' show for adults, channeling the anarchic spirit of Pee-wee’s Playhouse with vibrant sets, bizarre characters realized through comedians in costumes, appearances from a monster puppet, and a few other surprises! Audience Experience: Participation is mandatory. Tickets include a party hat, kazoo, and candy. The audience will be cued when it is time to use their noise makers! For immersion, doors lock at showtime. Each show has a “lesson or Theme of the Day" that adults have to deal with (Example: Getting fired & responsibility). The core of the show is rapid-fire stand-up sets from rotating comedians in costume to become the oddball characters that help push the story of the episode in the most fun way!
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Come see Mr. Cardboard (Stamptown, Chris Gethard's That Show, Edinburgh Fringe), something between a jovial imaginary friend and an all-powerful god of play, return to face his most trying hour yet. After being called forth from his slumber, Mr. Cardboard flies you to his domain, The Land of Cardboard; however, is the Land of Cardboard the magical place it once was? Mr. Cardboard must battle with a higher power for the pleasure of the audience and to save the eternal spirit of the Land of Cardboard, in this theatrically forward solo clown show by Miles Calderon. (A work in progress performance)
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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. FEBRUARY 21 SCREENINGS OUR WONDERFUL FUTURE by Jonah Goldstein OH, TO BE YOUNG AND IN LOVE by Sabine Emilie-Marie Barry-Thouez THE PLANE I CALL FAMILY by Carson Nathan Wine THEM by Sean Yakobson DENOUNCEMENT MUSIC VIDEO by Terry Ulick JUST BEING NICE by Jeronimo Geldart SOULS NOT NUMBERS by Mike Large -- 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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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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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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Messy Bits Burlesque & Variety Troupe brings you a night of entertainment rooted in self love. Come spend your Friday night enjoying dance, drag, burlesque, and so much more. A reminder that while we think of our love for others this month, don’t forget you! We certainly didn’t. Come experience a night of delightful characters and delicious talents! Featuring Mercy Masala! Svetlana Stoli! Sir Sequin Sparkles! Mike Sullivan! Debuting Vagabond Vixen, and hosted by the one and only Siren Scarlett. Let’s get Messy!
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FEBRUARY 27 PERFORMANCE: THAW This month’s FRIGID Nightcap theme is THAW—acts about unfreezing in every sense: emotional thaw, erotic thaw, spiritual thaw, comic thaw… and political thaw. In a moment defined by ICE and “transparency” that arrives with black bars, we’re making a night about what surfaces when the cold systems crack: receipts, rage, tenderness, grief, and the dangerous relief of finally feeling something again. Ice melts. Secrets unfreeze. The temperature will rise. --- 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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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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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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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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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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A poetry reading by Molly Kirschner and fundraiser for EstroGenius Festival, featuring new and never-before-read-out-loud poems. Learn more about EstroGenius Fest: www.estrogenius.nyc
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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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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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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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Fire Wheel is a show that celebrates long form improvisational comedy. Each performance consists of a host introducing three teams, that perform regularly in New York City. These teams perform all new material created on the spot.
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Follow two unlikely friends with no choice but to run away from home in this coming-of-age comedy exploring the power of collective voices and the importance of female friendship. Shewolves, written by Sarah Middleton, was first performed at Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, followed by a popular run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Isabella Filosa and Sydney Penticuff are thrilled to be bringing the US adaptation to NYC this spring. This hour long play features live accompaniment by musician Celia Tewey to bring their adventure to life. Content Awareness: Brief mention of sexual harassment, prop taser gun Mojo Matches Productions @mojomatchesproductions
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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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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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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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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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Apoloholics is a heartfelt and humorous exploration of people who have spent their lives apologizing for simply existing. What happens when they try to reclaim their voices? Through a series of witty, poignant, and relatable stories inspired by real-life experiences, the play confronts the hidden cost of self-doubt while celebrating the journey toward self-acceptance. Perfect for anyone who's ever said "I'm sorry" a few too many times. Written by life-long apoloholic, Mary Corigliano. The cast features Marguerite A. Boone, Mary Corigliano, Gabby Franco Ferro, Blair Tate, and Zack Watson. The creative team includes Nora Alexander (Director), Mary Corigliano (Writer and Producer), and Caitlin Malczon (Stage Manager).
Chain Theatre
When finance girlie Celia is forced to visit her rundown local laundromat, she collides with Alda, an Argentine cleaner, and must confront her greatest fear - small talk. This sharp, witty two-hander pits opposing worldviews against each other, allowing something tenderly human to emerge.
Chain Theatre
This electric solo musical hurtles from Midwest meltdowns to New York neurosis to Costa Rican shorebreak. Returning home to NYC after six years away, Killy Dwyer blends live looping, alter ego antics, and the humbling task of learning to surf at 50 into a raw, funny, no holds barred exploration of burnout, bravery, and reinvention. With original songs, biting humor, and unexpected tenderness, the show dives into what happens when a woman stops "performing survival" and starts choosing herself. Equal parts comedy, confession, and catharsis, this feral, genre-defying ride asks how we outgrow the personas that once kept us alive and what it takes to begin again.
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Paige Lerman cites the dangers of loving online -- She finds herself stuck in a personal haunted house of boredom, mediocrity, and virginity until one day she decides to brave the real world. In this dark and comedic retelling of an online queer love story, we explore loneliness, trauma and redemption. Content Awareness: mental health & SA
The Rat NYC
WITNESS! As never before seen in Heaven or Earth! The ascension of St Joan of Arc into Heaven! Confusion about Sainthood! Discussions of VIRGINITY! Saints! Angels! Cake! Welcome to Saints’ Heaven, and congratulations for being here! You must be really great. Today is St. Marinos’ Saints Day and we’re so glad that you could join the other Canonized to celebrate him. The Angels have helped him prepare his reenactment for you all, and we hear that Jesus is making a cake. We might even have a special guest arriving - have you ever heard of Joan of Arc? How to Become a Saint (while wearing pants) uses clown, physical theater and music to explore sainthood. We highlight three saints who had major transitions in their lives: St. Marinos (female to monk), Margery Kempe (mother to virgin), and Joan of Arc (country girl to gender nonconforming military leader and icon). By looking at their stories, we ask: who gets to be a saint? What stories do we want to celebrate? And how does cake taste so good? Written & Performed by Lex Alston, Becca Canziani, Brooke Ferris, Lynn Hodeib, and Ania Upstill All tickets are available on a Pay-What-You-Can basis starting at $7.
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A once-celebrated Shakespearean actor returns to an empty stage for a final audition. Wry, intimate, and emotionally charged, this darkly funny solo play explores memory, aging, and the fierce need to remain seen. A poignant love letter to theatre, resilience, and the courage to keep going.
Chain Theatre
Five former performing artists convene a meeting in a fascist future, when all forms of art (and even the utterance of any art-related words) have been banned. These artists discuss what a person is to do in a world when one’s purpose in life has been eradicated. Over time they begin to learn even the most fascist society can never stop people from being who they truly are.
Chain Theatre
Having been raised Catholic, I have been in “recovery” for a long time: all those prayers you didn’t actually understand, those many times in that scary confessional and the constant guilt! I’m sorry if I’m not apologizing enough for it. How does a good Catholic girl navigate sex, abortion, career, mental health or… actually talking about feelings? By singing proper church hymns, of course, with none of the lyrics changed at all! A comedic musical solo performance, fresh from a wildly successful run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this show will get you really questioning what's in those Hail Marys!
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Black Trashbag Magic is a witchy 2010s tumblr-core almost-comedy that unfolds as Natalie narrates through her adolescent relationships, intent on summoning her best friend and apologizing. As Natalie loses control of her narrative, memories resurface in new light.
The Rat NYC
A disillusioned young woman becomes obsessed with an aloof classmate. She begins studying his life, dismantling her own, and remaking herself in his image in hopes of becoming worthy of his attention. Imitation becomes a twisted form of intimacy. What begins as an innocent fantasy of self-improvement spirals into an uncontrollable fixation, threatening to expose all.
Chain Theatre
In a 10 year period, Chris moved 5 times. Not a world record, but some very funny, scary, and bizarre things happened. This is his story.
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Inspired by the relationship between Antigone, Ismene and their brother, Thoughts and Prayers seeks to interrogate the unique and terrible reality of mass shootings in America through the eyes of Amanda, an Argentinian exchange student, whose host family and new community struggle to cope after a horrific tragedy.
Chain Theatre
The story follows Sol and Luna, two immigrant artists who meet in New York City while studying acting. When Luna’s visa is approved and Sol’s is denied, they must navigate a long-distance friendship while pursuing their careers and facing personal struggles in life and in the acting world. The play follows their parallel lives as auditions, survival jobs, visa processes, romantic relationships, and family crises reshape what they thought success would look like. As time and distance grows, both women are confronted with the question of what it really means to “make it,” and whether staying, leaving, or letting go can also be an act of courage. At its core, the play is about the resilience of friendship and how love can survive even when dreams change.
Chain Theatre
Long-distance lovers, Ellie and Sylvia, are savoring their last moments together in Sylvia’s new apartment on the fourth-of-July (of all holidays) before they find themselves launched into the zombie apocalypse. The virus, however, seems to only be targeting those who consume conservative media outlets. They seek shelter in Sylvia's parents' basement, and are forced to "enjoy" a passive aggressive barbecue with her family. As they all break bread, we gain insight into the mindsets of conservatives, as well as into the power of queer resistance.
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The Third Choice chronicles therapist-comedian Tahir “Tai” Chatur’s journey through identity and belonging, shaped by a lifelong reluctance to choose. From rural Kenya to even more rural Canada, this solo show blends stand-up, storytelling, and therapy, walking with you through culture, faith, and the exhausting life of a chronic yes-man.
The Rat NYC
Becoming Hamdan Azhar is a hilarious, heartfelt journey through faith, family, and data. From Facebook’s emoji labs to Brooklyn open mics, Hamdan unpacks identity, ambition, and belonging with sharp wit and soul. Part memoir, part cultural roast, it’s the story of a man still A/B testing his own humanity.
Chain Theatre
Cl*t Cult, written and performed by Star Stone (UCB, Edinburgh Fringe) and directed by Ryan Cunningham (Broad City, Search Party) is an absurd solo comedy about Star's journey to have an orgasm. But, "oops" she seeketh herself a little too far and accidentally joins a sex cult called OneTaste. Based on a true story, Star examines how patriarchal power and control dynamics can hide behind feminist branding and spiritualized intimacy.
Wild Project
Mother. is a treatise on the nouns we associate with the word, in the many forms they take. Five artists explore themes of adoption, birth, admiration, nurture, and abandonment through both light humor and painful truth.
The Rat NYC
Karma is not a cosmic game of tit for tat. It echoes the fate we deserve, often touching the lives of the people we love. When our actions condemn others in our orbit, what have we left but the free will to make amends or take revenge?
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Five friends meet for a book club. Did anybody read the book? Someone’s cheating. Someone’s going broke pretending to be ethical. Someone’s about to scream. Set in one Brooklyn living room over one messy night, "Book Club" is a dark comedy about female friendship, curated lives, and the quiet violence of pretending you’re fine.
Wild Project
A human septet, where fathers and sons clash and connect across three generations over seven generations of trauma. A debaucherously drizzly plunge into the assimilated journals of men — maybe bipolar, maybe bicultural, maybe biracial, maybe bisexual, maybe byrannical — certainly broken. From 7-time Fringe winners Christian De Gré Cárdenas & Joseph Reese Anderson.
Chain Theatre
He once believed that the song had it right - “Love is all you need”. He would soon discover that true love can find itself in battle with despair, pain, and fear. And it is not guaranteed that love will win against the darkness.
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A skeptic begins having psychic experiences and is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: she might be losing her mind. After accidentally meditating on vacation, Gada Jane finds herself talking to statues, consulting the DSM-5, and doing psychic readings. Becoming Psychic is a darkly funny solo show about doubt, belief, and the cultural line between insight and insanity.
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“How to Poop in an Outhouse at -72°F” is the true story of how 19-year-old Kona met a Native Alaskan man while traveling through Colorado and decided to drive him home—to northern Alaska. She lived there for 5 years, surviving grizzly bears and subzero weather north of the Arctic Circle, while learning invaluable lessons of humility and humanity from the indigenous tribe of the region, the Gwich'in. From wolves to whirlpools, this is an astonishing and hilarious adventure tale of how Kona transformed from a wild teenager to a young mother of a member of the tribe. And yes, you will receive all the tips needed for how to use an outhouse at -72°F!
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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.
Chain Theatre
If you got a bonus at work, you worked more than you were supposed to. Azhar dives into the absurdity of exceeding expectations at work and what it means for satisfaction with life.
Wild Project
Told with sharp comedy, vivid characters, and disarming honesty, this is a story about finding your people, making peace with the past, and discovering that sometimes the proof you’re enough… is simply the life you’ve built.
Chain Theatre
PANIC IN THE BATHROOM is a fast and funny pop-rock musical comedy about two exhausted new parents --- a perfectionist mom and an OCD dad who are trying to survive hosting their daughter’s 2nd birthday party. Relatable story for anyone who’s ever said to themselves: “I love my kids but I can’t wait to get rid of them.” Perfect night out for parents who need a break from their rug rats and can bribe their in-laws to babysit as well as for anyone else who’s not a kid (recommended for ages 18+) Performed by real parents who are married to each other and are counselors (don’t worry, there’s no co-pay) *Equity Approved Showcase Follow: Instagram @panicinthebathroommusical
Chain Theatre
When everyone in her life pressured Bailey to have a baby, she spent a lot of time questioning, researching and agonizing over what was wrong with her—until she found the answer, literally inside of her—at the gyno's office. Storytelling comedy meets body horror. Ooh!
The Rat NYC
A chance encounter on the London Underground sparks a love that stretches across decades, borders, and belief systems. As ideals shift and identities fracture, two lives collide with the cost of ambition, migration, and time. Intimate, politically charged, and deeply human, this work asks what survives when love outgrows its original dream.
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GPC Entertainment and Sturkey & Studabaker proudly present XOXO: Love Letters from NYC. Blending dance, live vocals, comedy, and circus arts, XOXO is a vibrant, bittersweet love letter to chasing dreams, growing apart, and finding your way back together. Because life happens between the first spark and the last goodbye.
Wild Project
A one-person solo show/stand up comedy about growing up queer in an immigrant household and learning how to tell the truth without losing your sense of humor. Blending stand-up, storytelling, dazzling multimedia and pop anthems inspired by Madonna and Taylor Swift, Cyrus revisits family pressure, identity, and self-acceptance, turning personal history into a funny, disarmingly honest shared experience about finding your voice and living unapologetically.
Chain Theatre
He’s a RAPPER. He’s a LANDLORD. He’s DARREN. NEW YORK’s #1 RAPPER/LANDLORD/PODCASTER. Step into THE DARREN PODCAST SHOW studio as he DOES IT LIVE! It’s TRUTH OR DARREN TIME, Y’all! Written and performed by Josh Cab Stage Management by Hannah Schmitt
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Former English undergraduate, Walter Schlinger, stands alone in a wide, infinite, green field. In this meta-theatrical solo performance, Walter reckons with the role our mentors play in our development and attempts to provide insight into the world's most famous love story. While desperately trying to share his work with anyone who will listen, he grapples with the notions of youth, tragedy, and validation.
The Rat NYC
Two adolescents, Mike and Hiro, watch the stars together on the phone every night. On one particular evening, they notice a star they've never seen before. Both have big dreams: Mike wants to be an astronaut, and Hiro an astrologer. That is, until Mike fails his chemistry regents. Hiro reads Mike’s fortune and warns him that giving up may mean never finding fulfillment. In that moment, the mysterious new star begins to grow in size and seems to crash into the Earth. Mike and Hiro suddenly wake up 20 years in the future, trapped in the bodies of their older selves. They must adjust to life during the pandemic, discover what misery their future lives really have in store, and try to figure out why they never achieved their dreams. Join us for this new musical that reminds us to be true to ourselves and never give up on what we love.
Chain Theatre
Justin Avery Smith uses Star Wars as an intersection for personal and social comedic commentary.
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Life is too short not to welcome the change with wit, warmth and unapologetic badassery. This journey connects with anyone who has weathered life's shifts, offering a fresh perspective on an inevitable human experience - leaving audiences laughing, reflecting and ready to celebrate what comes next. Learn More: Hiphag.com
The Rat NYC
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.
Chain Theatre
Alone aboard humanity’s first interstellar ark, Captain Elias Hasket oversees a mission to a distant world while his crew lies in cryogenic slumber. Blending sci-fi, psychological thriller, and live performance, Gnosis traces the quiet collapse of meaning, identity, and control when the universe stops listening.
Chain Theatre
Meg just got engaged!! As she begins to plan the wedding of her dreams she discovers the history of marriage is entangled in the ownership of woman….YIKES! You won’t want to miss this solo show full of familiar wedding characters, as Meg dares to ask the question: can she just love someone and want to be with them? Or does she have to become a vessel for traditional values and capitalism in order to do so? A hilarious and powerful show that promises to be a rally cry for women today!
Wild Project
Induction is a dark comedy about a burnt-out psychologist of questionable therapeutic skills who, by chance, winds up treating a dangerous criminal. The psychologist attempts to use some of his skills in hypnosis and is overwhelmed by what he uncovers. The array of personalities which emerge is hysterical and frightening. Cast Update: Dalton Di Lima will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/4;4/5;and 4/11 and Mike Quill will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/17; and 4/18. Cast update: Dalton Di Lima will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/4;4/5;and 4/11 and Mike Quill will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/17; and 4/18.
Chain Theatre
Fever Dream TV is a surrealist one-man show from Nikolai Phalen that combines stand-up comedy with an absurdist concept to create a hilarious reflection on the idea of a self and the reasons for creating.
Wild Project
“It’s amazing what you can hear on the subway. Even when you don’t want to.” Written and performed by storyteller and actress Fabiana Mattedi, NOTES ON COLLAGEN is a comic and heartfelt reckoning with beauty, aging, and identity. In this one-woman show, Mattedi blends sharp humor with poignant self-reflection as she interrogates the paradoxes of beauty — its power and its poison, its promise and its price. From the pressures of “aging gracefully” to the subtle violence of societal expectations, NOTES ON COLLAGEN invites audiences to laugh, think, and confront the invisible forces that shape how we see ourselves — and each other. Poignant, biting, and unexpectedly funny, this one-woman show dares to ask: what happens when we stop trying to preserve ourselves and start claiming ourselves instead?
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The Total Veronica Experience is a richly-layered and hilarious dialogue between life and the afterlife, highlighting the enduring human need for connection and purpose. In this imaginative dramedy, Veronica gets taken on a wild journey where she is forced to confront the defining moments of her existence: childhood memories, traumatic family dynamics, race, identity, and bacon. At the heart of the play is a pivotal question: Why are we alive? Content Awareness: Topics of abuse & assault.
The Rat NYC
One mouthy mujer. A thousand ancestors. All the fire. This isn’t just a show, it’s an ancestral reckoning. In this ritual-infused solo performance, Vanessa Codorniu transforms four incendiary archetypes: Perra, Puta, Loca,and Bruja (Bitch, Whore, Crazy, Witch) as represented by her ancestors into a live theatrical journey through identity, lineage, and reclamation. Honoring roots that trace from Africa, Indigenous lands in Argentina, Spain and NYC, Vanessa weaves equal parts humor, folklore, and embodied storytelling, Perra Puta Loca Bruja untangles the stories we’re told about women, culture, and power and weaves them back together with defiant joy and unflinching honesty. Part memoir, part ceremony, and all heart, this work invites audiences into a shared encounter where laughter becomes clarity, and ancestral voices refuse to stay quiet.
Chain Theatre
Written by Fletcher Michael Presented by Infinite Monkey Theater Co. The year is 2034. A city-demolishing asteroid is heading for Brooklyn. The government refuses to alert the public of the impending catastrophe until a boutique advertising agency can come up with a positive rebrand for the calamitous asteroid.
Wild Project
"Some traditions are sacred, born of those most important moments in our lives. Some are worth FIGHTING FOR. Bringing Reddit's viral Waffle House “Runny Eggs Incident" to life in all its epic and outrageous glory, Brooklyn Action Theater invites you to enter..."HOUSE OF WAFFLE”
Chain Theatre
The righteous breakdown every woman needs. An indoctrination and irreverent comedy about female rage; where it comes from, why it’s valid, and how it can empower you.
The Rat NYC
On a flight from Germany to the US, noticing a female pilot sparks Azadeh’s inward journey. Revisiting her past, she confronts patriarchal norms that shaped her sense of gender. Acclaimed at Toronto Fringe 2025 in the Toronto Star and Intermission for its honesty and evocative storytelling.
Chain Theatre
Real life cousins play real life wives, Portia and Ellen, in a fictional imagining of the final days of Ellen's daytime talk show. A theatrical fever dream about marriage, cancel culture, and the limits of personal growth.
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Am I forcibly feminized by my sickness? fainting couch: a one woman show… (with a butler) follows Lady K, an alias for the playwright, a well-to-do young woman in the late 19th century, struggling to find both a husband and a cure for her mystery illness. When she is struck by a debilitating episode of pain and hysteria following her presentation to society, she is sent to the seaside for her health, accompanied by her loyal butler. But the cure, the ocean, and the sickness itself, may not be entirely what they seem... Based on the lived experiences of a young queer woman coming of age in a disabled body, “fainting couch” devolves from a predictable portrait of perfection into an unashamed riot against the notion of the sick woman.
The Rat NYC
Desperate for validation, MJ finds herself in an unsteady and destructive relationship with alcohol. As the stakes get higher, the stories she collects get gradually more entertaining, making her very memorable to others…even if she doesn’t remember the nights herself.
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A comedic musical tragedy. 1/2 part sketch comedy, 1/2 part concert, full part look into the madness of our own minds.
The Rat NYC
Haunted by his mother’s reflection, a man fights to be seen while questioning his own existence. Blending live music, magical realism, and immersive theatre, LIPSTICK is a cathartic ritual that transforms vulnerability into spectacle. Based on a story by acclaimed Peruvian writer Linda Morales Caballero and performed by award-winning actor Edu Díaz (A Drag Is Born). Winner – Outstanding Performance, FUERZAFest 2025. “An exceptional theatrical experience.” — Hipertextual Magazine
Chain Theatre
One man. One Microphone. And one little reason to grow the hell up. Get ready for laughs, tears, and truth bombs as comedian Chase Montana steps into the spotlight like never before! In this one-man spectacle, learn about his wild beginnings as an orphaned kid hustling to survive, to the moment he meets the one person who changes everything, the light of his life—his son Jeffy—Chase bares it all in this no-holds-barred, brutally honest, and laugh-out-loud hilarious one-man show. Warning: This show contains sensitive subject matter, explicit language, and emotional gut punches.
The Rat NYC
“Lunatic” is a delightful mix of poetry, music and physical theatre (clowning). Absurdity and surreality, visions and images, despair and hope, sadness and happiness all come together in this performance as in our life. Inspired by Russian poetry of the early 20th century. Although written a century ago, this poetry is absolutely present-days and reflects our lives perfectly: search for destiny, the pain of not fitting in society, the desire to connect with the universe, the fear of being honest, and the courage to be ourselves.
Chain Theatre
It’s Valentine’s Day 2011 in NYC, CJ is single, yet his ex shows up at his apartment. On top of that, he gets stuck on an elevator heading to a life-changing meeting. Are you kidding? Fraught with anxiety, CJ questions God, and is subsequently forced to redefine his understanding of love.
Wild Project
Single, Snacking, and Struggling: A Play About Chips, Comfort, and Coping. Angela has just moved to New York, chasing Broadway dreams between double nursing shifts. She’s messy, funny, and painfully self-aware. She's salty at life, love...and herself. Spiralling through sex, grief, ambition and a chip for every crisis, this is a sharp, heartfelt exploration of how we cope. If you’ve ever turned to carbs instead of people, welcome home.
Chain Theatre
Crushed Velvet is a camp-soaked, razor-sharp satire set on the crumbling set of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. Part backstage farce, part cultural autopsy, it revels in glittering spectacle while exposing the messy underbelly of celebrity, queerness, and the absurd pursuit of perfection.
Wild Project
It's not easy growing up gay in the Iron City under an iron fist. A young man's revenge fantasy becomes another reality after a 30 year journey searching to understand his father's rejection.
Chain Theatre
A cabaret of funny, hard-to-believe stories and unexpected songs about almost becoming a star, Presley Tweed: Fancy AF dives into the awkward, offbeat, and heartfelt moments of chasing something big. Is Presley real life, or is he fantasy? The world may never know.
The Rat NYC
Written by Jefferson Lind & Sayali Gove. Directed by Eleni Lefakis. Presented by Fourth Culture Collective. A tale of journalism, intrigue, betrayal, and very, very sexy men, The Sexiest Man Alive is the musical that will change your perspective on baristas forever. Once you see the real sexiest man alive, you'll wonder why John Krasinki was ever born. Tue April 7 at 7:40pm, Sat April 11 at 10:20pm, Tue April 14 at 9:20pm & Wed April 15 at 7:40pm. Streaming, 60 min. Cast: Olivia Hight (Erika Ripley), Joe Nalieth (Keaton Finch), Ben Kaplan (Dr. Jefferson Prince), Tom O’Leary (Timothy Olyphant), Max Kay (Anatoly), Grace Verbic (Mindy), Henry Kerrey (Old Jeff), Sanjna Narayan (Gina Godbrick / Ensemble), Sarah Wolf (Dr. Melissa Vinterberg / Ensemble), Thor Anderskow (Al Gore / Ensemble), and Abigail Scharf (Student / Ensemble). Crew: Giao Vu Dinh (Vocal Director), Emily Rubinstein (Choreographer), Aedan Harrod (Production Manager), Kat McLaughlin (Stage Manager), Renata Taylor-Smith (Lighting Designer), Nathalie Lam (Sound Designer), William Owen (Projection Designer), Megan Purcell (Costume Designer), and Alex Nobert (Props Designer).
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Slut Liturgy is a one hour solo show written and performed by Hope Brannon and directed by Max Kantor. It follows both Hope’s time in an intensive outpatient program and with religious bipolar mania. Crude and genuine, funny and chaotic, Slut Liturgy invites you to crash out with the manic Antichrist, smoke cigarettes with she-god, and do whatever else Hope’s delusions want.
Chain Theatre
Blending spoken word, music, and storytelling, White As Snow charts the journey of a Queer eldest immigrant daughter coming home to herself. Rose-Ingrid Benjamin's powerful solo performance charts their journey from altar to aftermath, inviting us to reckon with who we become after all our idols come crashing down.
Chain Theatre
After his fully funded start-up goes out of business, a former tech hot-shot moves back to Queens to rebuild his life and the family business -- last cardboard box factory in NYC.
Chain Theatre
If you’re reading this, you have a pelvic floor. NYC comedian Amy Veltman reveals why that matters for everyone in this personal, raw, ridiculous tale told through unhinged characters, video, music and a medically unsanctioned chart. “As fearless as it is funny” (FringeReview). Winner, Best Musical Comedy, United Solo Off-Broadway.
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The tables have savagely turned when survivors of a shipwreck (two masters and their servants) land on the isle of Slaves, a republic founded by slaves who fled the cruelty of their owners. The four individuals happen to be two masters and two servants and there very existence is challenged. The rest is history in this new and modern take on Marivaux’s masterpiece that revisits the question of equality and the power of roles in an increasingly fraught society.
The Rat NYC
In Preparation of War is dance theater influenced by violence associated with drill rap, ballet port de bras, boxing and the rules of war. Set in a consecrated place where warriors live, eat, and train. A drill master, 2 warriors, and a ghostly figure from battles past hold the 4 corners of the space. A darkly comic piece about what happens when violence runs amok. This war takes place in the near future. Content Awareness: There are "staged" fights, a wooden gun, gun shot sounds, and at least one killing.
Wild Project
In a knuckle-biting story of humor, horror, & suspense, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. Set to a propulsive soundtrack, this is the love child of Breaking Bad & Fargo: a true-crime thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat! “5 STARS” -Edmonton Journal.
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A 2025 Philly Fringies Frontrunner Pick “(How I Learned (NOT) To Drive)...a fabulous piece of live theater. Jesse's expressions and delivery are outstanding, bringing vulnerability, humor, and energy to the story. It is an immensely relatable story of trauma, loneliness, love, and overcoming fear, and his performance makes it impossible to not become completely invested in the story.” - Broadway World How I Learned (NOT) To Drive, directed by Indie Theatre Hall of Fame director Padraic Lillis, deals with the very true story of a 40-year-old Florida man overcoming his lifelong fear of the open road and getting his driver’s license in a desperate attempt to save his marriage. It’s like a live-action version of the Fast & Furious, but funnier, more anxious, and only 60 minutes.
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In The Village Cidiot, a dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite loses her big corporate job and retires, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town. Will her city skills be any match for rural reality, or will marauding bears, a bad septic, and hostile locals defeat her first? A hilarious and heartfelt journey about navigating life’s disruptions with humor, compassion, and tick repellent.
Chain Theatre
Emily, Tyler, Lydia, and Dylan are a group of friends in the chemistry department at their university. Over the last few years at school, they’ve become increasingly disillusioned and frustrated with the activism going on around them and the lack of results. These feelings reach a point where they decide that enough is enough, and they’re going to take matters into their own hands. They’re going to save the world because they genuinely think they’re the only ones who genuinely can. How will they do that? By committing terrorism, of course.
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Watch Me Sleep is a raw, darkly comic autopsy of a dysfunctional relationship. In a cramped studio apartment, Ava and Emmett oscillate between tenderness and brutality, passion and destruction. The audience becomes a silent third character, pulled into their cycle of toxic love, rage, and intimacy.
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Born in New York City, Alexis follows his family to... rural Germany. UGH. Discovering pop divas online is his only salvation. Céline, Whitney, Mariah, Beyoncé, Aretha... you name 'em, he got 'em. With 10 original songs, sung and played live on keyboard, Alexis vigorously shares the queer joy in becoming a stan (a super-duper-uber-fan). But stanning has its limits. Somehow being obsessed with women makes you... g-gAy?! News to me... Does Alexis have what it takes to stan himself, conquer the German bullies and find the diva within?? A campy, heartfelt hour of musical comedy, filled to the brim with queer joy. Bo Burnham but GAY! "An unqualified success" ★★★★ THE STAGE. EdFringe+Soho Theatre sellout. Tour support for Matt Rogers.
Chain Theatre
Directed and adapted by C. G. Reeves From a short story by an anonymous author They see. They know. They do nothing. Two Young Girls is a one-act meditation on public space and private terror. In the fluorescent hum of a subway train, the play asks: when something is wrong in front of us, why do we look away?
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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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What happens to your Imaginary Friend after you grow up? Do they stop existing? Do they grow up too? Or do they just get left behind along with all your other forgotten childhood keepsakes. Imaginary follows Tristan who is not taking the break up with their long term girlfriend, Dakota, very well. Wallowing in their apartment isolated from everyone, Tristan starts being visited by their ex’s childhood Imaginary Friend, Sunny. Together, Sunny and Tristan learn what life looks like without the person they loved so much. Helping each other cope with the same person out growing them both.
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When American Astronaut George Taylor crash lands on a strange, distant planet ruled by speaking grapes who enslave mute humans, he soon discovers the shocking truth about their warped world. This wildly reimagined time-traveling tale bursts with bunches of insane puppets, intergalactic irreverence, and uncorked destiny. www.planetgrapeshow.com Content Awareness: Flashing Lights Written by Peter Michael Marino Directed by Michole Biancosino Original Score by Michael Harren Winner: Infallibles Award for Creativity ★★★★★ Astonishing! Unmissable! Fringe Biscuit ★★★★ Splendid! Riveting! Front Row Center ★★★★ Completely bonkers and utterly brilliant! BroadwayWorld
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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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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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A chaotic, 35-minute adult kid’s show hosted by eccentric Oddball Matt. It’s a deranged, live-action kids' show for adults, channeling the anarchic spirit of Pee-wee’s Playhouse with vibrant sets, bizarre characters realized through comedians in costumes, appearances from a monster puppet, and a few other surprises! Audience Experience: Participation is mandatory. Tickets include a party hat, kazoo, and candy. The audience will be cued when it is time to use their noise makers! For immersion, doors lock at showtime. Each show has a “lesson or Theme of the Day" that adults have to deal with (Example: Getting fired & responsibility). The core of the show is rapid-fire stand-up sets from rotating comedians in costume to become the oddball characters that help push the story of the episode in the most fun way!
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Come see Mr. Cardboard (Stamptown, Chris Gethard's That Show, Edinburgh Fringe), something between a jovial imaginary friend and an all-powerful god of play, return to face his most trying hour yet. After being called forth from his slumber, Mr. Cardboard flies you to his domain, The Land of Cardboard; however, is the Land of Cardboard the magical place it once was? Mr. Cardboard must battle with a higher power for the pleasure of the audience and to save the eternal spirit of the Land of Cardboard, in this theatrically forward solo clown show by Miles Calderon. (A work in progress performance)
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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. FEBRUARY 21 SCREENINGS OUR WONDERFUL FUTURE by Jonah Goldstein OH, TO BE YOUNG AND IN LOVE by Sabine Emilie-Marie Barry-Thouez THE PLANE I CALL FAMILY by Carson Nathan Wine THEM by Sean Yakobson DENOUNCEMENT MUSIC VIDEO by Terry Ulick JUST BEING NICE by Jeronimo Geldart SOULS NOT NUMBERS by Mike Large -- 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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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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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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Messy Bits Burlesque & Variety Troupe brings you a night of entertainment rooted in self love. Come spend your Friday night enjoying dance, drag, burlesque, and so much more. A reminder that while we think of our love for others this month, don’t forget you! We certainly didn’t. Come experience a night of delightful characters and delicious talents! Featuring Mercy Masala! Svetlana Stoli! Sir Sequin Sparkles! Mike Sullivan! Debuting Vagabond Vixen, and hosted by the one and only Siren Scarlett. Let’s get Messy!
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FEBRUARY 27 PERFORMANCE: THAW This month’s FRIGID Nightcap theme is THAW—acts about unfreezing in every sense: emotional thaw, erotic thaw, spiritual thaw, comic thaw… and political thaw. In a moment defined by ICE and “transparency” that arrives with black bars, we’re making a night about what surfaces when the cold systems crack: receipts, rage, tenderness, grief, and the dangerous relief of finally feeling something again. Ice melts. Secrets unfreeze. The temperature will rise. --- 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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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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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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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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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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A poetry reading by Molly Kirschner and fundraiser for EstroGenius Festival, featuring new and never-before-read-out-loud poems. Learn more about EstroGenius Fest: www.estrogenius.nyc
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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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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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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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Fire Wheel is a show that celebrates long form improvisational comedy. Each performance consists of a host introducing three teams, that perform regularly in New York City. These teams perform all new material created on the spot.
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Follow two unlikely friends with no choice but to run away from home in this coming-of-age comedy exploring the power of collective voices and the importance of female friendship. Shewolves, written by Sarah Middleton, was first performed at Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, followed by a popular run at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Isabella Filosa and Sydney Penticuff are thrilled to be bringing the US adaptation to NYC this spring. This hour long play features live accompaniment by musician Celia Tewey to bring their adventure to life. Content Awareness: Brief mention of sexual harassment, prop taser gun Mojo Matches Productions @mojomatchesproductions
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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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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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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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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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Apoloholics is a heartfelt and humorous exploration of people who have spent their lives apologizing for simply existing. What happens when they try to reclaim their voices? Through a series of witty, poignant, and relatable stories inspired by real-life experiences, the play confronts the hidden cost of self-doubt while celebrating the journey toward self-acceptance. Perfect for anyone who's ever said "I'm sorry" a few too many times. Written by life-long apoloholic, Mary Corigliano. The cast features Marguerite A. Boone, Mary Corigliano, Gabby Franco Ferro, Blair Tate, and Zack Watson. The creative team includes Nora Alexander (Director), Mary Corigliano (Writer and Producer), and Caitlin Malczon (Stage Manager).
Chain Theatre
When finance girlie Celia is forced to visit her rundown local laundromat, she collides with Alda, an Argentine cleaner, and must confront her greatest fear - small talk. This sharp, witty two-hander pits opposing worldviews against each other, allowing something tenderly human to emerge.
Chain Theatre
This electric solo musical hurtles from Midwest meltdowns to New York neurosis to Costa Rican shorebreak. Returning home to NYC after six years away, Killy Dwyer blends live looping, alter ego antics, and the humbling task of learning to surf at 50 into a raw, funny, no holds barred exploration of burnout, bravery, and reinvention. With original songs, biting humor, and unexpected tenderness, the show dives into what happens when a woman stops "performing survival" and starts choosing herself. Equal parts comedy, confession, and catharsis, this feral, genre-defying ride asks how we outgrow the personas that once kept us alive and what it takes to begin again.
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Paige Lerman cites the dangers of loving online -- She finds herself stuck in a personal haunted house of boredom, mediocrity, and virginity until one day she decides to brave the real world. In this dark and comedic retelling of an online queer love story, we explore loneliness, trauma and redemption. Content Awareness: mental health & SA
The Rat NYC
WITNESS! As never before seen in Heaven or Earth! The ascension of St Joan of Arc into Heaven! Confusion about Sainthood! Discussions of VIRGINITY! Saints! Angels! Cake! Welcome to Saints’ Heaven, and congratulations for being here! You must be really great. Today is St. Marinos’ Saints Day and we’re so glad that you could join the other Canonized to celebrate him. The Angels have helped him prepare his reenactment for you all, and we hear that Jesus is making a cake. We might even have a special guest arriving - have you ever heard of Joan of Arc? How to Become a Saint (while wearing pants) uses clown, physical theater and music to explore sainthood. We highlight three saints who had major transitions in their lives: St. Marinos (female to monk), Margery Kempe (mother to virgin), and Joan of Arc (country girl to gender nonconforming military leader and icon). By looking at their stories, we ask: who gets to be a saint? What stories do we want to celebrate? And how does cake taste so good? Written & Performed by Lex Alston, Becca Canziani, Brooke Ferris, Lynn Hodeib, and Ania Upstill All tickets are available on a Pay-What-You-Can basis starting at $7.
Wild Project
A once-celebrated Shakespearean actor returns to an empty stage for a final audition. Wry, intimate, and emotionally charged, this darkly funny solo play explores memory, aging, and the fierce need to remain seen. A poignant love letter to theatre, resilience, and the courage to keep going.
Chain Theatre
Five former performing artists convene a meeting in a fascist future, when all forms of art (and even the utterance of any art-related words) have been banned. These artists discuss what a person is to do in a world when one’s purpose in life has been eradicated. Over time they begin to learn even the most fascist society can never stop people from being who they truly are.
Chain Theatre
Having been raised Catholic, I have been in “recovery” for a long time: all those prayers you didn’t actually understand, those many times in that scary confessional and the constant guilt! I’m sorry if I’m not apologizing enough for it. How does a good Catholic girl navigate sex, abortion, career, mental health or… actually talking about feelings? By singing proper church hymns, of course, with none of the lyrics changed at all! A comedic musical solo performance, fresh from a wildly successful run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this show will get you really questioning what's in those Hail Marys!
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Black Trashbag Magic is a witchy 2010s tumblr-core almost-comedy that unfolds as Natalie narrates through her adolescent relationships, intent on summoning her best friend and apologizing. As Natalie loses control of her narrative, memories resurface in new light.
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A disillusioned young woman becomes obsessed with an aloof classmate. She begins studying his life, dismantling her own, and remaking herself in his image in hopes of becoming worthy of his attention. Imitation becomes a twisted form of intimacy. What begins as an innocent fantasy of self-improvement spirals into an uncontrollable fixation, threatening to expose all.
Chain Theatre
In a 10 year period, Chris moved 5 times. Not a world record, but some very funny, scary, and bizarre things happened. This is his story.
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Inspired by the relationship between Antigone, Ismene and their brother, Thoughts and Prayers seeks to interrogate the unique and terrible reality of mass shootings in America through the eyes of Amanda, an Argentinian exchange student, whose host family and new community struggle to cope after a horrific tragedy.
Chain Theatre
The story follows Sol and Luna, two immigrant artists who meet in New York City while studying acting. When Luna’s visa is approved and Sol’s is denied, they must navigate a long-distance friendship while pursuing their careers and facing personal struggles in life and in the acting world. The play follows their parallel lives as auditions, survival jobs, visa processes, romantic relationships, and family crises reshape what they thought success would look like. As time and distance grows, both women are confronted with the question of what it really means to “make it,” and whether staying, leaving, or letting go can also be an act of courage. At its core, the play is about the resilience of friendship and how love can survive even when dreams change.
Chain Theatre
Long-distance lovers, Ellie and Sylvia, are savoring their last moments together in Sylvia’s new apartment on the fourth-of-July (of all holidays) before they find themselves launched into the zombie apocalypse. The virus, however, seems to only be targeting those who consume conservative media outlets. They seek shelter in Sylvia's parents' basement, and are forced to "enjoy" a passive aggressive barbecue with her family. As they all break bread, we gain insight into the mindsets of conservatives, as well as into the power of queer resistance.
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The Third Choice chronicles therapist-comedian Tahir “Tai” Chatur’s journey through identity and belonging, shaped by a lifelong reluctance to choose. From rural Kenya to even more rural Canada, this solo show blends stand-up, storytelling, and therapy, walking with you through culture, faith, and the exhausting life of a chronic yes-man.
The Rat NYC
Becoming Hamdan Azhar is a hilarious, heartfelt journey through faith, family, and data. From Facebook’s emoji labs to Brooklyn open mics, Hamdan unpacks identity, ambition, and belonging with sharp wit and soul. Part memoir, part cultural roast, it’s the story of a man still A/B testing his own humanity.
Chain Theatre
Cl*t Cult, written and performed by Star Stone (UCB, Edinburgh Fringe) and directed by Ryan Cunningham (Broad City, Search Party) is an absurd solo comedy about Star's journey to have an orgasm. But, "oops" she seeketh herself a little too far and accidentally joins a sex cult called OneTaste. Based on a true story, Star examines how patriarchal power and control dynamics can hide behind feminist branding and spiritualized intimacy.
Wild Project
Mother. is a treatise on the nouns we associate with the word, in the many forms they take. Five artists explore themes of adoption, birth, admiration, nurture, and abandonment through both light humor and painful truth.
The Rat NYC
Karma is not a cosmic game of tit for tat. It echoes the fate we deserve, often touching the lives of the people we love. When our actions condemn others in our orbit, what have we left but the free will to make amends or take revenge?
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Five friends meet for a book club. Did anybody read the book? Someone’s cheating. Someone’s going broke pretending to be ethical. Someone’s about to scream. Set in one Brooklyn living room over one messy night, "Book Club" is a dark comedy about female friendship, curated lives, and the quiet violence of pretending you’re fine.
Wild Project
A human septet, where fathers and sons clash and connect across three generations over seven generations of trauma. A debaucherously drizzly plunge into the assimilated journals of men — maybe bipolar, maybe bicultural, maybe biracial, maybe bisexual, maybe byrannical — certainly broken. From 7-time Fringe winners Christian De Gré Cárdenas & Joseph Reese Anderson.
Chain Theatre
He once believed that the song had it right - “Love is all you need”. He would soon discover that true love can find itself in battle with despair, pain, and fear. And it is not guaranteed that love will win against the darkness.
Chain Theatre
A skeptic begins having psychic experiences and is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: she might be losing her mind. After accidentally meditating on vacation, Gada Jane finds herself talking to statues, consulting the DSM-5, and doing psychic readings. Becoming Psychic is a darkly funny solo show about doubt, belief, and the cultural line between insight and insanity.
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“How to Poop in an Outhouse at -72°F” is the true story of how 19-year-old Kona met a Native Alaskan man while traveling through Colorado and decided to drive him home—to northern Alaska. She lived there for 5 years, surviving grizzly bears and subzero weather north of the Arctic Circle, while learning invaluable lessons of humility and humanity from the indigenous tribe of the region, the Gwich'in. From wolves to whirlpools, this is an astonishing and hilarious adventure tale of how Kona transformed from a wild teenager to a young mother of a member of the tribe. And yes, you will receive all the tips needed for how to use an outhouse at -72°F!
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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.
Chain Theatre
If you got a bonus at work, you worked more than you were supposed to. Azhar dives into the absurdity of exceeding expectations at work and what it means for satisfaction with life.
Wild Project
Told with sharp comedy, vivid characters, and disarming honesty, this is a story about finding your people, making peace with the past, and discovering that sometimes the proof you’re enough… is simply the life you’ve built.
Chain Theatre
PANIC IN THE BATHROOM is a fast and funny pop-rock musical comedy about two exhausted new parents --- a perfectionist mom and an OCD dad who are trying to survive hosting their daughter’s 2nd birthday party. Relatable story for anyone who’s ever said to themselves: “I love my kids but I can’t wait to get rid of them.” Perfect night out for parents who need a break from their rug rats and can bribe their in-laws to babysit as well as for anyone else who’s not a kid (recommended for ages 18+) Performed by real parents who are married to each other and are counselors (don’t worry, there’s no co-pay) *Equity Approved Showcase Follow: Instagram @panicinthebathroommusical
Chain Theatre
When everyone in her life pressured Bailey to have a baby, she spent a lot of time questioning, researching and agonizing over what was wrong with her—until she found the answer, literally inside of her—at the gyno's office. Storytelling comedy meets body horror. Ooh!
The Rat NYC
A chance encounter on the London Underground sparks a love that stretches across decades, borders, and belief systems. As ideals shift and identities fracture, two lives collide with the cost of ambition, migration, and time. Intimate, politically charged, and deeply human, this work asks what survives when love outgrows its original dream.
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GPC Entertainment and Sturkey & Studabaker proudly present XOXO: Love Letters from NYC. Blending dance, live vocals, comedy, and circus arts, XOXO is a vibrant, bittersweet love letter to chasing dreams, growing apart, and finding your way back together. Because life happens between the first spark and the last goodbye.
Wild Project
A one-person solo show/stand up comedy about growing up queer in an immigrant household and learning how to tell the truth without losing your sense of humor. Blending stand-up, storytelling, dazzling multimedia and pop anthems inspired by Madonna and Taylor Swift, Cyrus revisits family pressure, identity, and self-acceptance, turning personal history into a funny, disarmingly honest shared experience about finding your voice and living unapologetically.
Chain Theatre
He’s a RAPPER. He’s a LANDLORD. He’s DARREN. NEW YORK’s #1 RAPPER/LANDLORD/PODCASTER. Step into THE DARREN PODCAST SHOW studio as he DOES IT LIVE! It’s TRUTH OR DARREN TIME, Y’all! Written and performed by Josh Cab Stage Management by Hannah Schmitt
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Former English undergraduate, Walter Schlinger, stands alone in a wide, infinite, green field. In this meta-theatrical solo performance, Walter reckons with the role our mentors play in our development and attempts to provide insight into the world's most famous love story. While desperately trying to share his work with anyone who will listen, he grapples with the notions of youth, tragedy, and validation.
The Rat NYC
Two adolescents, Mike and Hiro, watch the stars together on the phone every night. On one particular evening, they notice a star they've never seen before. Both have big dreams: Mike wants to be an astronaut, and Hiro an astrologer. That is, until Mike fails his chemistry regents. Hiro reads Mike’s fortune and warns him that giving up may mean never finding fulfillment. In that moment, the mysterious new star begins to grow in size and seems to crash into the Earth. Mike and Hiro suddenly wake up 20 years in the future, trapped in the bodies of their older selves. They must adjust to life during the pandemic, discover what misery their future lives really have in store, and try to figure out why they never achieved their dreams. Join us for this new musical that reminds us to be true to ourselves and never give up on what we love.
Chain Theatre
Justin Avery Smith uses Star Wars as an intersection for personal and social comedic commentary.
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Life is too short not to welcome the change with wit, warmth and unapologetic badassery. This journey connects with anyone who has weathered life's shifts, offering a fresh perspective on an inevitable human experience - leaving audiences laughing, reflecting and ready to celebrate what comes next. Learn More: Hiphag.com
The Rat NYC
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.
Chain Theatre
Alone aboard humanity’s first interstellar ark, Captain Elias Hasket oversees a mission to a distant world while his crew lies in cryogenic slumber. Blending sci-fi, psychological thriller, and live performance, Gnosis traces the quiet collapse of meaning, identity, and control when the universe stops listening.
Chain Theatre
Meg just got engaged!! As she begins to plan the wedding of her dreams she discovers the history of marriage is entangled in the ownership of woman….YIKES! You won’t want to miss this solo show full of familiar wedding characters, as Meg dares to ask the question: can she just love someone and want to be with them? Or does she have to become a vessel for traditional values and capitalism in order to do so? A hilarious and powerful show that promises to be a rally cry for women today!
Wild Project
Induction is a dark comedy about a burnt-out psychologist of questionable therapeutic skills who, by chance, winds up treating a dangerous criminal. The psychologist attempts to use some of his skills in hypnosis and is overwhelmed by what he uncovers. The array of personalities which emerge is hysterical and frightening. Cast Update: Dalton Di Lima will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/4;4/5;and 4/11 and Mike Quill will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/17; and 4/18. Cast update: Dalton Di Lima will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/4;4/5;and 4/11 and Mike Quill will be playing the part of Martin McNally in INDUCTION on 4/17; and 4/18.
Chain Theatre
Fever Dream TV is a surrealist one-man show from Nikolai Phalen that combines stand-up comedy with an absurdist concept to create a hilarious reflection on the idea of a self and the reasons for creating.
Wild Project
“It’s amazing what you can hear on the subway. Even when you don’t want to.” Written and performed by storyteller and actress Fabiana Mattedi, NOTES ON COLLAGEN is a comic and heartfelt reckoning with beauty, aging, and identity. In this one-woman show, Mattedi blends sharp humor with poignant self-reflection as she interrogates the paradoxes of beauty — its power and its poison, its promise and its price. From the pressures of “aging gracefully” to the subtle violence of societal expectations, NOTES ON COLLAGEN invites audiences to laugh, think, and confront the invisible forces that shape how we see ourselves — and each other. Poignant, biting, and unexpectedly funny, this one-woman show dares to ask: what happens when we stop trying to preserve ourselves and start claiming ourselves instead?
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The Total Veronica Experience is a richly-layered and hilarious dialogue between life and the afterlife, highlighting the enduring human need for connection and purpose. In this imaginative dramedy, Veronica gets taken on a wild journey where she is forced to confront the defining moments of her existence: childhood memories, traumatic family dynamics, race, identity, and bacon. At the heart of the play is a pivotal question: Why are we alive? Content Awareness: Topics of abuse & assault.
The Rat NYC
One mouthy mujer. A thousand ancestors. All the fire. This isn’t just a show, it’s an ancestral reckoning. In this ritual-infused solo performance, Vanessa Codorniu transforms four incendiary archetypes: Perra, Puta, Loca,and Bruja (Bitch, Whore, Crazy, Witch) as represented by her ancestors into a live theatrical journey through identity, lineage, and reclamation. Honoring roots that trace from Africa, Indigenous lands in Argentina, Spain and NYC, Vanessa weaves equal parts humor, folklore, and embodied storytelling, Perra Puta Loca Bruja untangles the stories we’re told about women, culture, and power and weaves them back together with defiant joy and unflinching honesty. Part memoir, part ceremony, and all heart, this work invites audiences into a shared encounter where laughter becomes clarity, and ancestral voices refuse to stay quiet.
Chain Theatre
Written by Fletcher Michael Presented by Infinite Monkey Theater Co. The year is 2034. A city-demolishing asteroid is heading for Brooklyn. The government refuses to alert the public of the impending catastrophe until a boutique advertising agency can come up with a positive rebrand for the calamitous asteroid.
Wild Project
"Some traditions are sacred, born of those most important moments in our lives. Some are worth FIGHTING FOR. Bringing Reddit's viral Waffle House “Runny Eggs Incident" to life in all its epic and outrageous glory, Brooklyn Action Theater invites you to enter..."HOUSE OF WAFFLE”
Chain Theatre
The righteous breakdown every woman needs. An indoctrination and irreverent comedy about female rage; where it comes from, why it’s valid, and how it can empower you.
The Rat NYC
On a flight from Germany to the US, noticing a female pilot sparks Azadeh’s inward journey. Revisiting her past, she confronts patriarchal norms that shaped her sense of gender. Acclaimed at Toronto Fringe 2025 in the Toronto Star and Intermission for its honesty and evocative storytelling.
Chain Theatre
Real life cousins play real life wives, Portia and Ellen, in a fictional imagining of the final days of Ellen's daytime talk show. A theatrical fever dream about marriage, cancel culture, and the limits of personal growth.
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Am I forcibly feminized by my sickness? fainting couch: a one woman show… (with a butler) follows Lady K, an alias for the playwright, a well-to-do young woman in the late 19th century, struggling to find both a husband and a cure for her mystery illness. When she is struck by a debilitating episode of pain and hysteria following her presentation to society, she is sent to the seaside for her health, accompanied by her loyal butler. But the cure, the ocean, and the sickness itself, may not be entirely what they seem... Based on the lived experiences of a young queer woman coming of age in a disabled body, “fainting couch” devolves from a predictable portrait of perfection into an unashamed riot against the notion of the sick woman.
The Rat NYC
Desperate for validation, MJ finds herself in an unsteady and destructive relationship with alcohol. As the stakes get higher, the stories she collects get gradually more entertaining, making her very memorable to others…even if she doesn’t remember the nights herself.
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A comedic musical tragedy. 1/2 part sketch comedy, 1/2 part concert, full part look into the madness of our own minds.
The Rat NYC
Haunted by his mother’s reflection, a man fights to be seen while questioning his own existence. Blending live music, magical realism, and immersive theatre, LIPSTICK is a cathartic ritual that transforms vulnerability into spectacle. Based on a story by acclaimed Peruvian writer Linda Morales Caballero and performed by award-winning actor Edu Díaz (A Drag Is Born). Winner – Outstanding Performance, FUERZAFest 2025. “An exceptional theatrical experience.” — Hipertextual Magazine
Chain Theatre
One man. One Microphone. And one little reason to grow the hell up. Get ready for laughs, tears, and truth bombs as comedian Chase Montana steps into the spotlight like never before! In this one-man spectacle, learn about his wild beginnings as an orphaned kid hustling to survive, to the moment he meets the one person who changes everything, the light of his life—his son Jeffy—Chase bares it all in this no-holds-barred, brutally honest, and laugh-out-loud hilarious one-man show. Warning: This show contains sensitive subject matter, explicit language, and emotional gut punches.
The Rat NYC
“Lunatic” is a delightful mix of poetry, music and physical theatre (clowning). Absurdity and surreality, visions and images, despair and hope, sadness and happiness all come together in this performance as in our life. Inspired by Russian poetry of the early 20th century. Although written a century ago, this poetry is absolutely present-days and reflects our lives perfectly: search for destiny, the pain of not fitting in society, the desire to connect with the universe, the fear of being honest, and the courage to be ourselves.
Chain Theatre
It’s Valentine’s Day 2011 in NYC, CJ is single, yet his ex shows up at his apartment. On top of that, he gets stuck on an elevator heading to a life-changing meeting. Are you kidding? Fraught with anxiety, CJ questions God, and is subsequently forced to redefine his understanding of love.
Wild Project
Single, Snacking, and Struggling: A Play About Chips, Comfort, and Coping. Angela has just moved to New York, chasing Broadway dreams between double nursing shifts. She’s messy, funny, and painfully self-aware. She's salty at life, love...and herself. Spiralling through sex, grief, ambition and a chip for every crisis, this is a sharp, heartfelt exploration of how we cope. If you’ve ever turned to carbs instead of people, welcome home.
Chain Theatre
Crushed Velvet is a camp-soaked, razor-sharp satire set on the crumbling set of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. Part backstage farce, part cultural autopsy, it revels in glittering spectacle while exposing the messy underbelly of celebrity, queerness, and the absurd pursuit of perfection.
Wild Project
It's not easy growing up gay in the Iron City under an iron fist. A young man's revenge fantasy becomes another reality after a 30 year journey searching to understand his father's rejection.
Chain Theatre
A cabaret of funny, hard-to-believe stories and unexpected songs about almost becoming a star, Presley Tweed: Fancy AF dives into the awkward, offbeat, and heartfelt moments of chasing something big. Is Presley real life, or is he fantasy? The world may never know.
The Rat NYC
Written by Jefferson Lind & Sayali Gove. Directed by Eleni Lefakis. Presented by Fourth Culture Collective. A tale of journalism, intrigue, betrayal, and very, very sexy men, The Sexiest Man Alive is the musical that will change your perspective on baristas forever. Once you see the real sexiest man alive, you'll wonder why John Krasinki was ever born. Tue April 7 at 7:40pm, Sat April 11 at 10:20pm, Tue April 14 at 9:20pm & Wed April 15 at 7:40pm. Streaming, 60 min. Cast: Olivia Hight (Erika Ripley), Joe Nalieth (Keaton Finch), Ben Kaplan (Dr. Jefferson Prince), Tom O’Leary (Timothy Olyphant), Max Kay (Anatoly), Grace Verbic (Mindy), Henry Kerrey (Old Jeff), Sanjna Narayan (Gina Godbrick / Ensemble), Sarah Wolf (Dr. Melissa Vinterberg / Ensemble), Thor Anderskow (Al Gore / Ensemble), and Abigail Scharf (Student / Ensemble). Crew: Giao Vu Dinh (Vocal Director), Emily Rubinstein (Choreographer), Aedan Harrod (Production Manager), Kat McLaughlin (Stage Manager), Renata Taylor-Smith (Lighting Designer), Nathalie Lam (Sound Designer), William Owen (Projection Designer), Megan Purcell (Costume Designer), and Alex Nobert (Props Designer).
Wild Project
Slut Liturgy is a one hour solo show written and performed by Hope Brannon and directed by Max Kantor. It follows both Hope’s time in an intensive outpatient program and with religious bipolar mania. Crude and genuine, funny and chaotic, Slut Liturgy invites you to crash out with the manic Antichrist, smoke cigarettes with she-god, and do whatever else Hope’s delusions want.
Chain Theatre
Blending spoken word, music, and storytelling, White As Snow charts the journey of a Queer eldest immigrant daughter coming home to herself. Rose-Ingrid Benjamin's powerful solo performance charts their journey from altar to aftermath, inviting us to reckon with who we become after all our idols come crashing down.
Chain Theatre
After his fully funded start-up goes out of business, a former tech hot-shot moves back to Queens to rebuild his life and the family business -- last cardboard box factory in NYC.
Chain Theatre
If you’re reading this, you have a pelvic floor. NYC comedian Amy Veltman reveals why that matters for everyone in this personal, raw, ridiculous tale told through unhinged characters, video, music and a medically unsanctioned chart. “As fearless as it is funny” (FringeReview). Winner, Best Musical Comedy, United Solo Off-Broadway.
Under St Marks
The tables have savagely turned when survivors of a shipwreck (two masters and their servants) land on the isle of Slaves, a republic founded by slaves who fled the cruelty of their owners. The four individuals happen to be two masters and two servants and there very existence is challenged. The rest is history in this new and modern take on Marivaux’s masterpiece that revisits the question of equality and the power of roles in an increasingly fraught society.
The Rat NYC
In Preparation of War is dance theater influenced by violence associated with drill rap, ballet port de bras, boxing and the rules of war. Set in a consecrated place where warriors live, eat, and train. A drill master, 2 warriors, and a ghostly figure from battles past hold the 4 corners of the space. A darkly comic piece about what happens when violence runs amok. This war takes place in the near future. Content Awareness: There are "staged" fights, a wooden gun, gun shot sounds, and at least one killing.
Wild Project
In a knuckle-biting story of humor, horror, & suspense, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. Set to a propulsive soundtrack, this is the love child of Breaking Bad & Fargo: a true-crime thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat! “5 STARS” -Edmonton Journal.
Wild Project
A 2025 Philly Fringies Frontrunner Pick “(How I Learned (NOT) To Drive)...a fabulous piece of live theater. Jesse's expressions and delivery are outstanding, bringing vulnerability, humor, and energy to the story. It is an immensely relatable story of trauma, loneliness, love, and overcoming fear, and his performance makes it impossible to not become completely invested in the story.” - Broadway World How I Learned (NOT) To Drive, directed by Indie Theatre Hall of Fame director Padraic Lillis, deals with the very true story of a 40-year-old Florida man overcoming his lifelong fear of the open road and getting his driver’s license in a desperate attempt to save his marriage. It’s like a live-action version of the Fast & Furious, but funnier, more anxious, and only 60 minutes.
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In The Village Cidiot, a dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite loses her big corporate job and retires, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town. Will her city skills be any match for rural reality, or will marauding bears, a bad septic, and hostile locals defeat her first? A hilarious and heartfelt journey about navigating life’s disruptions with humor, compassion, and tick repellent.
Chain Theatre
Emily, Tyler, Lydia, and Dylan are a group of friends in the chemistry department at their university. Over the last few years at school, they’ve become increasingly disillusioned and frustrated with the activism going on around them and the lack of results. These feelings reach a point where they decide that enough is enough, and they’re going to take matters into their own hands. They’re going to save the world because they genuinely think they’re the only ones who genuinely can. How will they do that? By committing terrorism, of course.
Wild Project
Watch Me Sleep is a raw, darkly comic autopsy of a dysfunctional relationship. In a cramped studio apartment, Ava and Emmett oscillate between tenderness and brutality, passion and destruction. The audience becomes a silent third character, pulled into their cycle of toxic love, rage, and intimacy.
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Born in New York City, Alexis follows his family to... rural Germany. UGH. Discovering pop divas online is his only salvation. Céline, Whitney, Mariah, Beyoncé, Aretha... you name 'em, he got 'em. With 10 original songs, sung and played live on keyboard, Alexis vigorously shares the queer joy in becoming a stan (a super-duper-uber-fan). But stanning has its limits. Somehow being obsessed with women makes you... g-gAy?! News to me... Does Alexis have what it takes to stan himself, conquer the German bullies and find the diva within?? A campy, heartfelt hour of musical comedy, filled to the brim with queer joy. Bo Burnham but GAY! "An unqualified success" ★★★★ THE STAGE. EdFringe+Soho Theatre sellout. Tour support for Matt Rogers.
Chain Theatre
Directed and adapted by C. G. Reeves From a short story by an anonymous author They see. They know. They do nothing. Two Young Girls is a one-act meditation on public space and private terror. In the fluorescent hum of a subway train, the play asks: when something is wrong in front of us, why do we look away?
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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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What happens to your Imaginary Friend after you grow up? Do they stop existing? Do they grow up too? Or do they just get left behind along with all your other forgotten childhood keepsakes. Imaginary follows Tristan who is not taking the break up with their long term girlfriend, Dakota, very well. Wallowing in their apartment isolated from everyone, Tristan starts being visited by their ex’s childhood Imaginary Friend, Sunny. Together, Sunny and Tristan learn what life looks like without the person they loved so much. Helping each other cope with the same person out growing them both.
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When American Astronaut George Taylor crash lands on a strange, distant planet ruled by speaking grapes who enslave mute humans, he soon discovers the shocking truth about their warped world. This wildly reimagined time-traveling tale bursts with bunches of insane puppets, intergalactic irreverence, and uncorked destiny. www.planetgrapeshow.com Content Awareness: Flashing Lights Written by Peter Michael Marino Directed by Michole Biancosino Original Score by Michael Harren Winner: Infallibles Award for Creativity ★★★★★ Astonishing! Unmissable! Fringe Biscuit ★★★★ Splendid! Riveting! Front Row Center ★★★★ Completely bonkers and utterly brilliant! BroadwayWorld
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