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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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Step into a world of Music, Dance, Comedy, Burlesque. The cool. wild and wonderful. Dress Up, dress Downtown or come as you are for a slice of NYC nightlife like no other. Co-Hosted by dazzling Dara Jemmott (crowned Winner, NJ Statewide Funniest Fest) and gregarious Gregory Levine (Travel Channel & Emcee - Guilty Pleasures) since June 2023.
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A man, Jathian, struggles to accept the loss of his high school best friend. Ten years later, he turns to the spirits of his past for answers, but he only solidifies what he believes to be true.
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FRIGID Nightcap: BLOOM They tried to sterilize the future. We said: pass the compost. BLOOM is a late-night riot of subversive joy, queer resilience, and the weird, beautiful things that grow in hostile soil. What’s blooming in you that refuses to be pruned? What networks sustain you underground? What are you planting in the ruins? Come see how NYC’s wildest and most unpredictable artists answer these questions at BLOOM! $15 tickets include a complimentary glass of wine Livestream tickets available for $10 Defiant survival. Joyful regeneration. Mycelial rebellion. Messy, lush, ecstatic, alive.
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Psychic medium and stand up comedian Nelly Reznik will be performing Comediumship, an experimental combination of stand up comedy and audience readings. Readings may consist of connecting with loved ones who have passed, and receiving life guidance for audience members, all in a lighthearted way. Not everyone will receive a reading, but all in attendance should be open to it. Due to the intimate nature of the event, doors will close at curtain time and latecomers will not be given a seat. In addition, this is an alcohol-free event. Opener: Grace Lobo
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Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person. East Village Film Festival is an independent project and not produced by FRIGID New York. For more information, please visit their website at eastvillagefilmfestival.com.
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Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from apocalyptic to aspirational—but they’re always clever, fun, and inspired. It's the news—only better.
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The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!At The Open Mic at FRIGID New York the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York City. Whether it’s a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community. Open Mic FAQs
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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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Comedian and actor Iris Bahr (Curb your Enthusiasm, Hacks) chats with NY Times Bestselling authors Kurt Andersen, about his upcoming book, and Susan Morrison of The New Yorker, about her best selling book about SNL's Lorne Michaels.
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Stand up comedy
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This comedy solo show tells the story of two manic episodes, both of which lasted 3 months each and both resulting in husbands. Stand up comic and sketch writer Roya Hamadani will take you on her bizarre journey from being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 33, transforming into Manic Roya, diligently questing for peen, and eventually finding her happy ending, mostly. Sometimes shocking, a little heart-breaking, and always entertaining, this is a unique story of how a few months in a completely altered state of mind can make all the difference in where and how and with whom you end up. Also, a nerd goes dick hunting.
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The Pickle is a deeply personal, semi-autobiographical drama about the harrowing dangers of addiction and effects on family. Set one year after the devastating loss of her cousin Cody, The Pickle follows Nellie, a video editor in her mid-twenties, as she grapples with grief and the memories of their relationship. Cody, who died at 18 from a drug overdose, frequently visits Nellie as a spirit—his presence equal parts comforting and haunting. Nellie often pushes Cody away when he uses drugs around her, unable to confront the pain of his choices. But this time, Cody forces her to witness his struggle, reliving the moments that defined their bond and the tragedy of his illness. The film explores the complexities of grief, the enduring nature of love, and the unshakable imprint left by addiction.
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Dara is on the adventure of her life studying art in Australia when she gets that call-- her mom is dying, and she has to come home. How inconvenient! Their mother/daughter relationship was already difficult and now she’s dead. Well played, mom. You win. What follows is a winding journey through the awkward, painful, unexpectedly hilarious process of finding yourself again after loss. “Homecoming” is a darkly funny solo show about complicated grief, identity, and how losing your mom can really mess with your study abroad year (and the next 20 years after that). So please: laugh, cry, or just sit there silently questioning your own life choices. Dara Kosberg is a Los Angeles-based storyteller, comedian, actress, and emerging screenwriter whose work blends humor with heart. A Moth StorySLAM winner, she’s performed at iconic venues including San Francisco’s Punch Line Comedy Club, The Marsh Theater, and Brooklyn’s Union Hall. Dara placed in the top three out of 150 comics in Rooster T. Feather’s New Talent Competition. As part of the Reimagine End of Life arts festival in San Francisco and New York City, she has produced and performed in comedy shows exploring grief and loss-- revealing the unexpected healing power of laughter through some of life’s heaviest moments.
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Sofia drinks chai with her Pakistani family in Chicago; Becca has Shabbat dinners with her Jewish family in Baltimore. These two GenX comedians and storytellers come from different backgrounds, but their stories share universal themes. Join us for an evening of hilarious adventures in growing up, fitting in, and grappling with who we really are. iPhones still might be 30 years in the future, but growing up in early 90s Chicago still meant plenty of screen time. Sofia Javed’s new comedy show is about being a child of hard-working immigrant parents, a student of teachers who don’t understand her culture, and a devotee of television sitcoms… that provide her real education. In a lot of ways, Becca Rothman is like her family. And in a lot of other ways, not so much. Whenever she is “too much” (which is often) they call out “RebeccAgenda!!!” as a kind of shorthand for how she moves through the world: always with some sort of scheme, always a messy tornado, and always, always in motion. At what point do we begin to realize that some things we get from our families, and some things are just who we are? Join Becca on a spellbinding journey about growing up, a surprise gift that changed the way she sees the world, and the mysteries that we discover - and sometimes solve - along the way.
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★★★★★ "Comic genius!" - The Irish Times A deep-dive into the shocking world of Heterosexuality! THEY WALK AMONG US! But where did they come from? And what do they think they’re wearing? Find out in this explosive solo show based on undercover research gathered while posing as one of their own! Combining elements of storytelling, satire, comedy, and deep personal humiliation, The Heterosexuals is here to spill the T on what The Queers really think about The Straights. The latest solo show from tour-de-force writer/performer Johnnie McNamara Walker has wowed audiences and sold out houses across Canada as well as touring internationally to Ireland and the US. WINNER: English Comedy Award (Montreal Fringe) WINNER: Outstanding Theatre Award (FringeReview.co.uk) WINNER: Audience Favourite Award (Lavender Fest)
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In order to get their wings, an Angel has been asked to do the impossible. The task: save all woman, everywhere, in just 60 minutes. "Wonderfully wacky" "Devilish delight" "Deadpan Absurdism" (Orlando Weekly) "Gasp-inducing moments" (Orlando Sentinel) Join certified freak/ Toronto based comedian Victoria Watson Sepejak in theatrical madhouse which explores parenthood, death, and the existential gendered experience through dreamlike physical comedy and pure silliness. Emerging from Toronto’s premiere alternative comedy space Sweet Action Theatre. Co-devised and directed by award-winning Canadian/LA comedian Isaac Kessler. POEMS FOR GOD is “powerful, point-of-view stuff, delivered full throttle on the knife edge of humor and horror” (Orlando Sentinel). WINNER - "Critics Choice: Best Solo Show - Comedy" - Orlando Fringe 2025 WINNER - "Outstanding Theatre Award - Daring Work" - FringeReview.co.uk 2025 WINNER - "Best Solo Show" - Victoria Fringe 2023 WINNER - "Fringe of the Fringe" - Orlando Fringe 2023 NEW YORK PREMIERE!!!!! *~*~*~* !! !! ALL WOMAN WILL BE SAVED!! !! *~*~*~*
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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Ella’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Ella takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. Content Warning: This show contains dark humor, discussions about death, and rape. This show is not recommended for children. The cast will feature Ella Veres and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Ella Veres, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Ella Veres is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.
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A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “One to watch” Time Out “Brilliantly offbeat” Guardian “Exceptionally funny” Village Voice **** Times **** Time Out **** Skinny **** Fest
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Stay tuned for performance updates! Presented by Milk and Henny Productions. Join us for a special night where reality blurs and performance takes the spotlight. The Late Late Late Late Show begins as a live taping of a fictional late-night talk show with special musical guests: ‘Detranslate.’ The cameras roll, the host smiles, and the band takes the stage as tonight’s featured guests for an exclusive interview with celebrity host Quinn Valentine. But this is no ordinary taping. As the pleasant back and forth of the interview dissolves and things begin to go awry, the band drops the act and dons a new persona. Is it scripted? Is it improvised? Where did these people come from? One part media circus, one part sonic revelation, this is a night of performance that unspools the spectacle from the inside. Come for the show within the show. Stay for the music that tears through it and come back on the 10th for even more stylistic tunes from Mark Perro, Joseph Brock, and Bree and the Reeds.
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Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power.
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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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Spanglish Affair Open Mic If you want to perform, please fill out this form and attach a screenshot of your ticket purchase: Click here Now the Spanglish Affair is happening monthly! We are introducing themes to spark your creativity: July 14th: A French Affair Aug 4th: "Cuando Calienta el Sol" – Summer Party Sep 15th: "Vuelta al Cole – 2000s Edition" Oct 13th: “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Nov 17th: "Friendsgiving from Abroad / Gracias, Amigues" Dec 15th: "Something from Abroad" Holiday Party and Fundraiser – Nacimiento Core We are excited to provide a safe space for artists to explore and share their art in front of a live audience. If there's something you've always wanted to do, this is a space for you to do it! While our company focuses on Spanish and Spanglish content, this is not a requirement for your piece—if you're someone with art to share, this space is for you. Here are some ideas for types of performers we're looking for: singers, dancers, comedians, performance art, burlesque, actors, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-
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Stories from the odd corners of history, science, art & adventure. September 16: Stories of taunting tricksters and gleeful gremlins, famous fumbles and fantastic follies, and ingenious inventions that go horribly haywire. Join us for Odd Salon NYC: BEDEVIL Curated by Greg Schicker-Taubman
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Stuart Laws is a British comedian who has opened for James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders and Chloe Radcliffe - his most recent special was produced by 800 Pound Gorilla and directed by Nish Kumar and he has appeared on the Off Menu and Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein podcasts. This show has just finished a sold out tour of the UK and received 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews (in the UK that’s really impressive, apologies if that isn’t how it works in the USA). It’s a stand up comedy show about relationships, travel, toilets, neurodivergence and how his life changed once he started dating an American. **** ½ (Chortle.co.uk). **** (List). **** Broadway World 'You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes-per-minute rate' **** (Fest). 'One of the most skilled and likeable comics... a deliciously joke-dense show' **** (Scotsman)
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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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Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home.
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Side-Coached is an improv show in which performers improvise live based on an audience prompt, all along being side coached by our experienced improv teacher Ian Herrin. In this first season we aim to experiment: at times one large team, at times two smaller teams, will perform in the first part of the show, then we will jam with audience members who put their names in the hat. Our show is an offshoot of East Village Performance/Practice Group that started in Spring 2025. Our gratitude goes to Under St Marks Theater that fostered our group. Ian Herrin is an actor, improviser, and teacher with over a decade of long form experience who has performed at PIT, Magnet, UCB, and festivals all over the East Coast. Ian is the host of the long running improv show The Ian Herrin Improv Hour (IHIH) which has featured Special Guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Logo TV, E! Network, TLC, VH1, IFC, truTV, et al. Ian now teaches at the UCB and passionately cares about making scenework even more accessible to improv students of all backgrounds. He simply can’t wait for you to be included in what would normally be a behind closed doors intimate improv experience at Side-Coached in the historic Under St. Marks Theater.
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73 seconds after Challenger's Take Off on January 28th 1986 Time of Death 1138AM Eastern Standard Time…Or was it? 'O' is a thrilling multi-platform Performance and Presentation that reveals the honest and truthful Story about why and what actually happened that winter's morning in Florida while the whole world was watching. What too many greedy Shape Shifting Politicians and Chief Production Managers and Directors had known and refused to share and why the first People of Color and Two Woman Space Craft Crew had to suffer the consequences and were forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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As You Mic It: An Open Shakespeare Slam - Join us for a one-of-a-kind slam where you can compete to be crowned Best of the Bards! If you are slamming, come prepared to perform up to two of any Shakespeare monologue or sonnet of your choice (within 3 and a half minutes, memorization not required but encouraged). If you are don't want to slam, come join us for some merriment, libations, and maybe even become a judge (no experience necessary)! All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine! SLAM MECHANICS - First 15 to sign-up at the door will be guaranteed entry to the slam as a participant. Up to 3 people can be wait-listed depending on time-constraints. 3 Judges will be selected at random from the crowd. Each participant will have 3 and a half minutes to perform their chosen monologue, after which the judges will secretly give them a score out of 10.0. Scores will be tallied in secret and the top 3 will enter the "callback" round where they will perform a second monologue and once again be graded. The overall winner of the "callback" round will be crowned Best of the Bards and receive a prize.
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Hottie Bop is coming to an end. After thirty-eight Hottie Bop productions, we have only TWO MORE SHOWS before we Hot our last Bop. Y’know how comedians will end a year of performances with a video production - a film that captures the permanent record of their work? On August 8, we will do just that. Three cameras, a boom guy, two cue-card holders, two security guards, a director and ONE NIGHT to capture — on video – the quintessential Hottie Bop. This is the PENULTIMATE show. Hottie Bop: LIVE TAPING! Starring: Lina Zikas Duane Stanford Ben Hirsch Kev Qian Noah Weinflash Ashley McGregor Nick Barris JR Youngblut Jake Snyder
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"Sins & Stardust Burlesque" is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series a 21+ event. August 25th Performance: Get ready to tease your hair and your heartstrings! Sins and Stardust Burlesque is throwing it back to the totally tubular 80s for a night of big glam, bigger drama, and burlesque that pops like a power ballad. Returning to the stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Sapphic Fire, Lady Mabuhay, and Persé Fanny, with Sunshyne lighting up the floor on gogo. Making their dazzling Sins and Stardust debuts are Rain Supreme and Lily Lavalocks, joining producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy for an electric evening where the only thing louder than the music is the sparkle.
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Remember how you felt reading Edger Allen Poe’s classic short story The Telltale Heart? Now, playwright Omen Kaine channels Poe, re-imagining the story for our times, and setting it in Boston during the Pandemic. In this edgy adaptation, neighbors of a beloved old-school musician hear screams. Detectives come across a gruesome scene. Domestic Violence at its worst. But it’s not a married couple, rather a young man taking care of the older one. The caregiver admits to killing the musician and is in custody. Yet something seems off... Omen Kaine’s new play, the second in a trilogy, is accompanied by an album of original music from the Los Angeles Art district based band, the Clandestine Circle Quintet. Experimenting with Hip Hop, Rock and Jazz, the music is interwoven into the storyline, building tension and suspense.. The production opens in the fall of 2025, with an October run in Los Angeles, followed by a November run in New York, and then moves overseas to Belgium. It is the second installation of Kaine’s Through the Altered Lens Trilogy. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience this bold new story in its first full dramatic productions.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Falling Out-A New Musical In a downtown New York music bar the ballads of lost loves and missed opportunities float on the air. Worlds collide when a melancholic transplant meets a musician with a past. Together they create a discordant harmony that will uncover the truths they both need to face to reshape their lives. This experiential production marks the WORLD PREMIERE of acclaimed musician and songwriter Josee Klein’s musical of heartbreak and redemption.
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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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Step into a world of Music, Dance, Comedy, Burlesque. The cool. wild and wonderful. Dress Up, dress Downtown or come as you are for a slice of NYC nightlife like no other. Co-Hosted by dazzling Dara Jemmott (crowned Winner, NJ Statewide Funniest Fest) and gregarious Gregory Levine (Travel Channel & Emcee - Guilty Pleasures) since June 2023.
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A man, Jathian, struggles to accept the loss of his high school best friend. Ten years later, he turns to the spirits of his past for answers, but he only solidifies what he believes to be true.
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FRIGID Nightcap: BLOOM They tried to sterilize the future. We said: pass the compost. BLOOM is a late-night riot of subversive joy, queer resilience, and the weird, beautiful things that grow in hostile soil. What’s blooming in you that refuses to be pruned? What networks sustain you underground? What are you planting in the ruins? Come see how NYC’s wildest and most unpredictable artists answer these questions at BLOOM! $15 tickets include a complimentary glass of wine Livestream tickets available for $10 Defiant survival. Joyful regeneration. Mycelial rebellion. Messy, lush, ecstatic, alive.
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Psychic medium and stand up comedian Nelly Reznik will be performing Comediumship, an experimental combination of stand up comedy and audience readings. Readings may consist of connecting with loved ones who have passed, and receiving life guidance for audience members, all in a lighthearted way. Not everyone will receive a reading, but all in attendance should be open to it. Due to the intimate nature of the event, doors will close at curtain time and latecomers will not be given a seat. In addition, this is an alcohol-free event. Opener: Grace Lobo
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Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person. East Village Film Festival is an independent project and not produced by FRIGID New York. For more information, please visit their website at eastvillagefilmfestival.com.
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Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from apocalyptic to aspirational—but they’re always clever, fun, and inspired. It's the news—only better.
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The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!At The Open Mic at FRIGID New York the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York City. Whether it’s a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community. Open Mic FAQs
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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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Comedian and actor Iris Bahr (Curb your Enthusiasm, Hacks) chats with NY Times Bestselling authors Kurt Andersen, about his upcoming book, and Susan Morrison of The New Yorker, about her best selling book about SNL's Lorne Michaels.
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Stand up comedy
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This comedy solo show tells the story of two manic episodes, both of which lasted 3 months each and both resulting in husbands. Stand up comic and sketch writer Roya Hamadani will take you on her bizarre journey from being diagnosed with bipolar disorder at 33, transforming into Manic Roya, diligently questing for peen, and eventually finding her happy ending, mostly. Sometimes shocking, a little heart-breaking, and always entertaining, this is a unique story of how a few months in a completely altered state of mind can make all the difference in where and how and with whom you end up. Also, a nerd goes dick hunting.
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The Pickle is a deeply personal, semi-autobiographical drama about the harrowing dangers of addiction and effects on family. Set one year after the devastating loss of her cousin Cody, The Pickle follows Nellie, a video editor in her mid-twenties, as she grapples with grief and the memories of their relationship. Cody, who died at 18 from a drug overdose, frequently visits Nellie as a spirit—his presence equal parts comforting and haunting. Nellie often pushes Cody away when he uses drugs around her, unable to confront the pain of his choices. But this time, Cody forces her to witness his struggle, reliving the moments that defined their bond and the tragedy of his illness. The film explores the complexities of grief, the enduring nature of love, and the unshakable imprint left by addiction.
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Dara is on the adventure of her life studying art in Australia when she gets that call-- her mom is dying, and she has to come home. How inconvenient! Their mother/daughter relationship was already difficult and now she’s dead. Well played, mom. You win. What follows is a winding journey through the awkward, painful, unexpectedly hilarious process of finding yourself again after loss. “Homecoming” is a darkly funny solo show about complicated grief, identity, and how losing your mom can really mess with your study abroad year (and the next 20 years after that). So please: laugh, cry, or just sit there silently questioning your own life choices. Dara Kosberg is a Los Angeles-based storyteller, comedian, actress, and emerging screenwriter whose work blends humor with heart. A Moth StorySLAM winner, she’s performed at iconic venues including San Francisco’s Punch Line Comedy Club, The Marsh Theater, and Brooklyn’s Union Hall. Dara placed in the top three out of 150 comics in Rooster T. Feather’s New Talent Competition. As part of the Reimagine End of Life arts festival in San Francisco and New York City, she has produced and performed in comedy shows exploring grief and loss-- revealing the unexpected healing power of laughter through some of life’s heaviest moments.
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Sofia drinks chai with her Pakistani family in Chicago; Becca has Shabbat dinners with her Jewish family in Baltimore. These two GenX comedians and storytellers come from different backgrounds, but their stories share universal themes. Join us for an evening of hilarious adventures in growing up, fitting in, and grappling with who we really are. iPhones still might be 30 years in the future, but growing up in early 90s Chicago still meant plenty of screen time. Sofia Javed’s new comedy show is about being a child of hard-working immigrant parents, a student of teachers who don’t understand her culture, and a devotee of television sitcoms… that provide her real education. In a lot of ways, Becca Rothman is like her family. And in a lot of other ways, not so much. Whenever she is “too much” (which is often) they call out “RebeccAgenda!!!” as a kind of shorthand for how she moves through the world: always with some sort of scheme, always a messy tornado, and always, always in motion. At what point do we begin to realize that some things we get from our families, and some things are just who we are? Join Becca on a spellbinding journey about growing up, a surprise gift that changed the way she sees the world, and the mysteries that we discover - and sometimes solve - along the way.
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★★★★★ "Comic genius!" - The Irish Times A deep-dive into the shocking world of Heterosexuality! THEY WALK AMONG US! But where did they come from? And what do they think they’re wearing? Find out in this explosive solo show based on undercover research gathered while posing as one of their own! Combining elements of storytelling, satire, comedy, and deep personal humiliation, The Heterosexuals is here to spill the T on what The Queers really think about The Straights. The latest solo show from tour-de-force writer/performer Johnnie McNamara Walker has wowed audiences and sold out houses across Canada as well as touring internationally to Ireland and the US. WINNER: English Comedy Award (Montreal Fringe) WINNER: Outstanding Theatre Award (FringeReview.co.uk) WINNER: Audience Favourite Award (Lavender Fest)
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In order to get their wings, an Angel has been asked to do the impossible. The task: save all woman, everywhere, in just 60 minutes. "Wonderfully wacky" "Devilish delight" "Deadpan Absurdism" (Orlando Weekly) "Gasp-inducing moments" (Orlando Sentinel) Join certified freak/ Toronto based comedian Victoria Watson Sepejak in theatrical madhouse which explores parenthood, death, and the existential gendered experience through dreamlike physical comedy and pure silliness. Emerging from Toronto’s premiere alternative comedy space Sweet Action Theatre. Co-devised and directed by award-winning Canadian/LA comedian Isaac Kessler. POEMS FOR GOD is “powerful, point-of-view stuff, delivered full throttle on the knife edge of humor and horror” (Orlando Sentinel). WINNER - "Critics Choice: Best Solo Show - Comedy" - Orlando Fringe 2025 WINNER - "Outstanding Theatre Award - Daring Work" - FringeReview.co.uk 2025 WINNER - "Best Solo Show" - Victoria Fringe 2023 WINNER - "Fringe of the Fringe" - Orlando Fringe 2023 NEW YORK PREMIERE!!!!! *~*~*~* !! !! ALL WOMAN WILL BE SAVED!! !! *~*~*~*
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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Ella’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Ella takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. Content Warning: This show contains dark humor, discussions about death, and rape. This show is not recommended for children. The cast will feature Ella Veres and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Ella Veres, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Ella Veres is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.
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A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “One to watch” Time Out “Brilliantly offbeat” Guardian “Exceptionally funny” Village Voice **** Times **** Time Out **** Skinny **** Fest
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Stay tuned for performance updates! Presented by Milk and Henny Productions. Join us for a special night where reality blurs and performance takes the spotlight. The Late Late Late Late Show begins as a live taping of a fictional late-night talk show with special musical guests: ‘Detranslate.’ The cameras roll, the host smiles, and the band takes the stage as tonight’s featured guests for an exclusive interview with celebrity host Quinn Valentine. But this is no ordinary taping. As the pleasant back and forth of the interview dissolves and things begin to go awry, the band drops the act and dons a new persona. Is it scripted? Is it improvised? Where did these people come from? One part media circus, one part sonic revelation, this is a night of performance that unspools the spectacle from the inside. Come for the show within the show. Stay for the music that tears through it and come back on the 10th for even more stylistic tunes from Mark Perro, Joseph Brock, and Bree and the Reeds.
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Matt & Ben depicts its Hollywood golden boys – before J-Lo, before Gwyneth, before Project Greenlight, before Oscar… before anyone actually gave a damn. When the screenplay for Good Will Hunting drops mysteriously from the heavens, the boys realize they’re being tested by a Higher Power.
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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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Spanglish Affair Open Mic If you want to perform, please fill out this form and attach a screenshot of your ticket purchase: Click here Now the Spanglish Affair is happening monthly! We are introducing themes to spark your creativity: July 14th: A French Affair Aug 4th: "Cuando Calienta el Sol" – Summer Party Sep 15th: "Vuelta al Cole – 2000s Edition" Oct 13th: “Drop Dead Gorgeous” Nov 17th: "Friendsgiving from Abroad / Gracias, Amigues" Dec 15th: "Something from Abroad" Holiday Party and Fundraiser – Nacimiento Core We are excited to provide a safe space for artists to explore and share their art in front of a live audience. If there's something you've always wanted to do, this is a space for you to do it! While our company focuses on Spanish and Spanglish content, this is not a requirement for your piece—if you're someone with art to share, this space is for you. Here are some ideas for types of performers we're looking for: singers, dancers, comedians, performance art, burlesque, actors, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-
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Stories from the odd corners of history, science, art & adventure. September 16: Stories of taunting tricksters and gleeful gremlins, famous fumbles and fantastic follies, and ingenious inventions that go horribly haywire. Join us for Odd Salon NYC: BEDEVIL Curated by Greg Schicker-Taubman
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Stuart Laws is a British comedian who has opened for James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders and Chloe Radcliffe - his most recent special was produced by 800 Pound Gorilla and directed by Nish Kumar and he has appeared on the Off Menu and Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein podcasts. This show has just finished a sold out tour of the UK and received 12 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews (in the UK that’s really impressive, apologies if that isn’t how it works in the USA). It’s a stand up comedy show about relationships, travel, toilets, neurodivergence and how his life changed once he started dating an American. **** ½ (Chortle.co.uk). **** (List). **** Broadway World 'You'll struggle to find a comedian with a better jokes-per-minute rate' **** (Fest). 'One of the most skilled and likeable comics... a deliciously joke-dense show' **** (Scotsman)
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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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Ordinary Days tells the story of four young New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. Through a score of vibrant and memorable songs, their experiences ring startlingly true to life. Ordinary Days is an original musical for anyone who's ever struggled to appreciate the simple things in a complex place. With equal doses of humor and poignancy, it celebrates how 8.3 million individual stories combine in unexpected ways to make New York City such a unique and extraordinary home.
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Side-Coached is an improv show in which performers improvise live based on an audience prompt, all along being side coached by our experienced improv teacher Ian Herrin. In this first season we aim to experiment: at times one large team, at times two smaller teams, will perform in the first part of the show, then we will jam with audience members who put their names in the hat. Our show is an offshoot of East Village Performance/Practice Group that started in Spring 2025. Our gratitude goes to Under St Marks Theater that fostered our group. Ian Herrin is an actor, improviser, and teacher with over a decade of long form experience who has performed at PIT, Magnet, UCB, and festivals all over the East Coast. Ian is the host of the long running improv show The Ian Herrin Improv Hour (IHIH) which has featured Special Guests from Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Comedy Central, Logo TV, E! Network, TLC, VH1, IFC, truTV, et al. Ian now teaches at the UCB and passionately cares about making scenework even more accessible to improv students of all backgrounds. He simply can’t wait for you to be included in what would normally be a behind closed doors intimate improv experience at Side-Coached in the historic Under St. Marks Theater.
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73 seconds after Challenger's Take Off on January 28th 1986 Time of Death 1138AM Eastern Standard Time…Or was it? 'O' is a thrilling multi-platform Performance and Presentation that reveals the honest and truthful Story about why and what actually happened that winter's morning in Florida while the whole world was watching. What too many greedy Shape Shifting Politicians and Chief Production Managers and Directors had known and refused to share and why the first People of Color and Two Woman Space Craft Crew had to suffer the consequences and were forced to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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As You Mic It: An Open Shakespeare Slam - Join us for a one-of-a-kind slam where you can compete to be crowned Best of the Bards! If you are slamming, come prepared to perform up to two of any Shakespeare monologue or sonnet of your choice (within 3 and a half minutes, memorization not required but encouraged). If you are don't want to slam, come join us for some merriment, libations, and maybe even become a judge (no experience necessary)! All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine! SLAM MECHANICS - First 15 to sign-up at the door will be guaranteed entry to the slam as a participant. Up to 3 people can be wait-listed depending on time-constraints. 3 Judges will be selected at random from the crowd. Each participant will have 3 and a half minutes to perform their chosen monologue, after which the judges will secretly give them a score out of 10.0. Scores will be tallied in secret and the top 3 will enter the "callback" round where they will perform a second monologue and once again be graded. The overall winner of the "callback" round will be crowned Best of the Bards and receive a prize.
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Hottie Bop is coming to an end. After thirty-eight Hottie Bop productions, we have only TWO MORE SHOWS before we Hot our last Bop. Y’know how comedians will end a year of performances with a video production - a film that captures the permanent record of their work? On August 8, we will do just that. Three cameras, a boom guy, two cue-card holders, two security guards, a director and ONE NIGHT to capture — on video – the quintessential Hottie Bop. This is the PENULTIMATE show. Hottie Bop: LIVE TAPING! Starring: Lina Zikas Duane Stanford Ben Hirsch Kev Qian Noah Weinflash Ashley McGregor Nick Barris JR Youngblut Jake Snyder
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"Sins & Stardust Burlesque" is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series a 21+ event. August 25th Performance: Get ready to tease your hair and your heartstrings! Sins and Stardust Burlesque is throwing it back to the totally tubular 80s for a night of big glam, bigger drama, and burlesque that pops like a power ballad. Returning to the stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Sapphic Fire, Lady Mabuhay, and Persé Fanny, with Sunshyne lighting up the floor on gogo. Making their dazzling Sins and Stardust debuts are Rain Supreme and Lily Lavalocks, joining producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy for an electric evening where the only thing louder than the music is the sparkle.
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Remember how you felt reading Edger Allen Poe’s classic short story The Telltale Heart? Now, playwright Omen Kaine channels Poe, re-imagining the story for our times, and setting it in Boston during the Pandemic. In this edgy adaptation, neighbors of a beloved old-school musician hear screams. Detectives come across a gruesome scene. Domestic Violence at its worst. But it’s not a married couple, rather a young man taking care of the older one. The caregiver admits to killing the musician and is in custody. Yet something seems off... Omen Kaine’s new play, the second in a trilogy, is accompanied by an album of original music from the Los Angeles Art district based band, the Clandestine Circle Quintet. Experimenting with Hip Hop, Rock and Jazz, the music is interwoven into the storyline, building tension and suspense.. The production opens in the fall of 2025, with an October run in Los Angeles, followed by a November run in New York, and then moves overseas to Belgium. It is the second installation of Kaine’s Through the Altered Lens Trilogy. Don't miss out on the opportunity to experience this bold new story in its first full dramatic productions.
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WORLD PREMIERE: Falling Out-A New Musical In a downtown New York music bar the ballads of lost loves and missed opportunities float on the air. Worlds collide when a melancholic transplant meets a musician with a past. Together they create a discordant harmony that will uncover the truths they both need to face to reshape their lives. This experiential production marks the WORLD PREMIERE of acclaimed musician and songwriter Josee Klein’s musical of heartbreak and redemption.
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