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Theater, Multi-Media, LGBTQIA+, Solo Performance, Play, Drama - Co-Productions, Season 27

Jason, Medea and the Tragedy at the PS19 Talent Show

Dea and Jay met at drama school over 15 years ago. They now live in the East Village with their 9 year old son when Dea, a rising film star, drops a bombshell during a Q&A for her new action flick: she killed her brother out of self-defense. Thus begins a media firestorm and a messy affair between Jay and the non-binary adult child of Dea's Hollywood agent. The wild tale unfurls from Jay's point of view.  This 45 minute solo adaptation of Euripides' Medea is the creation of filmmaker/actor Mark Blane (Writer/Director/Star of the 2019 feature film CUBBY and Writer/Producer of the Netflix Original THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON).

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Theater, Comedy, Off-Beat, Play, Reading, Drama - Co-Productions, Season 27

Holiday Spirits

Who knows what lurks in the long, cold nights as we creep through darkness towards the winter solstice? We huddle together around our little lights for safety and warmth and tell each other stories of what might be out there as some sort of charm against the monsters being real. In fact, it was once tradition to tell ghost stories on Christmas Eve, something that has fallen by the wayside with the exception of A Christmas Carol, but the darkness is still out there. FRIGID New York Resident Artistic Directors Martha Lorena Preve and Jimmy Lovett present their first joint project with this collection of haunting holiday readings featuring eight short plays that will warm your heart with laughter before chilling you to the bone. And, as a holiday bonus, full price tickets come with a free glass of wine! Oh Tannenbaum by Mark Harvey LevineLiebowitz feels a little weird having a Christmas tree. It's even weirder when the tree starts talking. Unknown Number by Greg MandrykAs a snowstorm rages outside, a woman receives phone calls from an entity that attempts to lure her outside. A Gift for the Unknown by Richie AltmanshoferIt’s Christmas Eve, and Adam must fulfill his family’s annual tradition of leaving out a gift for “The Unknown.” When his new wife learns what the gift contains, dark secrets are revealed, and nothing will ever be the same. The Yeti's Claw by Evan BaughfmanIt’s Christmas night. A family gathers to tell ghost stories around the fireplace. And, somehow, a Yeti is involved… Naughty or Nice by James Kelsey NelsonSanta Claus and the holiday goat-demon Krampus accidentally arrive at the same house on Christmas Eve. Their argument over the fate of the children reaches a stalemate, so they bring in the household’s Elf on a Shelf to serve as a witness. Will the poor Rogers children be deemed naughty or nice? I Don't DO Holidays by Daniel PrillamanIt’s time for the Community Sacrifice of Midsummer Solstice Harvest. There's just one problem. Veruth does not enjoy the Community Sacrifice of Midsummer Solstice Harvest. In the Blink of an Eye by Joni FritzTwo young girls, speaking to the other side on Christmas Eve, learn shocking truths about life and death. Glacier Striders by Kyle WalkerOn an ill-fated mission across the Valdez Glacier, an Alaskan expedition becomes lost in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, 1899. A makeshift cabin offers them shelter, but can it protect them from themselves and from the monster stalking them out in the storm?

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Theater, Burlesque, Dance, Variety - Rentals

Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold Winter's Night

Step out of the chill and into the enchantment of "Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold, Winter's Night," brought to you by producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy. This December at Under St. Marks Theater, cozy up with us for an evening of spellbinding burlesque that will melt away the winter frost. Enjoy returning favorites like Susie Dahl, Dorienne Dreadful, and Andrea Flow, with GiGi Holliday as our sensational headliner. Making their Sins and Stardust debut, Scarlet Spell and Sapphic Fire bring fresh heat to the stage, while Michael Becker dazzles on gogo. Escape the cold with a night of glittering performances, heartwarming moments, and festive magic. Whether you’re looking to celebrate the season or simply warm up with some fiery entertainment, "Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold, Winter’s Night" promises a dazzling evening under the stars.

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Theater, True Stories, Solo Performance, Storytelling, Improv, Comedy - Monthly Shows

On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations

On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Ella’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Ella takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. The cast will feature Ella Veres and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Ella Veres, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Ella Veres is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.

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Stand-Up, Storytelling, Improv, Variety, Comedy, Music - Monthly Shows

The Open Mic Downstairs @ Frigid New York

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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Musical, LGBTQIA+, Stand-Up, BIPOC, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Improv, Burlesque, Variety, Comedy, Play, Music, Drama, Performance Art, Theater, Multi-Media, Clowning, Dance & Movement, Sketch Comedy, Solo Performance, Reading - Monthly Shows

Paper Kraine

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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Comedy, Play, Drama - Monthly Shows

Relationships

A play about connection, kinship, fellowship, transition, correspondence, altercation, relation, exchange, consociation, bond, communication...... Cast:Matthew Kielty as IsaacTran Pham as NoraDaniel Levine-Spound as ColeLena Richards as JulietteRobert Noble as EdgarJordan DeBor as OrinBianca Giaever as Tiffany Written/Directed by Peter BD Narrated by Francis Louvis Photo by Jamie Ellingtonhttps://www.jamieellington.com/

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Theater, LGBTQIA+, Comedy, Sketch Comedy - Co-Productions, Season 27

Burnt Toast: Super Sketch Smackdown!

GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEE at the most reckless, the most manic, the most juiced sketch show of 2024Laugh off your stress with a night of sketch comedy!!LET THE ALCOHOL FLOW>> LET THE BLOOD PUMP >> IT’S DECEMBER 12TH AND IT’S ABOUT TO GET RAW The riot begins at 10:30PM. Tickets are $15. Come ready to party Join us for a fast-paced, high-energy short-form sketch comedy extravaganza! Burnt Toast's comedy is queer, topical, witty, and always silly. Let us be the last thing you smell before you have a stroke!

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Theater, Podcast, True Stories, Comedy, Drama - Monthly Shows

Living Radio

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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Monthly Shows

Hottie Bop

Hottie Bop is a variety show with music, comedy and dance. The show is produced by Lina Zikas (@lina_zikas) and Duane Stanford (@duanestanford). Our creative team includes Kit Carter, Ben Hirsch, Kevin Qian, Kris Carpenter, Owen Engesser, Jake Snyder, Nicholas Barris, Noah Weinflash, Ashley Allen, Ashley McGregor, Armando Cabrera, Sebastian Martinez, Caden Brauch, and Carter Cromer. Find us at @hottiebop.

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Comedy, Play, Drama - Monthly Shows

It's Getting Tired Mildred

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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Stand-Up, Comedy, Solo Performance - Monthly Shows

Comediumship

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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Stand-Up, True Stories, Solo Performance, Storytelling, Comedy - Monthly Shows

Dad Girl

Comedian Emily Walsh still doesn't know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she'd like to be the dad. Join Emily on her darkly hilarious and heartfelt decision making process as she navigates gender norms, supportive partners, societal expectations and whether or not you can be the dad if you grew up without one. A must-see show if you've ever been a child, or thought about having one.

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Clowning, Variety, Spoken Word, Drama - Monthly Shows

As You Mic It: An Open Shakespeare Slam

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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Storytelling - Monthly Shows

Adam Wade: LIVE IN NEW YORK!

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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Comedy, Improv - Monthly Shows

As You Will

Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show! These Shakespearean Scholars are here to present all the monumental works the immortal Bard would've written if he hadn't gone and died. With just the title given by the audience the players of As You Will bring a Shakespearean comedy to life complete with Shakspeare's themes, language, poetic verse, and some scholarly footnotes thrown in for good measure. As You Will have performed such classics as "Eight Merry Spiders," "That Doth Not Go There," "1601: A Space Odyssey'' and though those shows will never be seen again, there’s always a Shakespearean world premiere in our makeshift Globe Theatre at Under St Marks.

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True Stories, Storytelling, Variety, Comedy, Off-Beat, Educational - Co-Productions, Season 27

Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NYC IV! 

Oddments NYC: Our annual Oddments show is always a peculiar potpourri of perfectly ponderous and preposterous tales from the annals art, history, adventure, and SCIENCE! Stories that don’t always fit in that year's themes but we think worth sharing nonetheless! Curated by Co-Producer Greg TaubmanParkside Lounge - Lower East SideDecember 19, 2024 7PM ESTIn Person $25Watch from Home $20 Speakers and Stories The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein: Johann Konrad Dippel's Accursed LegacyFellow Leonard Apeltsin Freaky Fridays and Skipped Floors: How 13 Got CancelledNew Speaker Carolyn Wise Uncommon Grounds: The Extraordinary Life of Coffee Magnate Elisabeth SamsonFellow Theresa Handwerk Jazz As Religion - The Story of Saint John ColtraneFellow Sarah Judd Sex Spoons and Strip Culture: The Oneida CommunityFellow Matthew Codner Carter The Great and His Weird Wonderful ShowCo-Producer Christian Cagigal

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Theater, Comedy, Play, Drama - Co-Productions, Season 27

THE ROOM of Falsehood!

The cult classic film now becomes Shakespearean, as the love story of the ages is adapted for the stage. The story involves the business man Don John dealing with the betrayal of his wife Lissa and his best friend Marc...Antony.

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Variety - Monthly Shows

FRIGID Nightcap

Join the uprising with FRIGID Nightcap: Resolution Revolution! When the holidays fade and the new year beckons, join us for a night where personal transformation meets political upheaval, and change itself becomes a cabaret. From intimate revelations to societal revolutions, we're tearing up the rulebook and writing our own madcap manifesto...with plenty of madness, no cap!  FRIGID Nightcap, NYC's weirdest late-night variety show, invites you to a celebration of change in all its forms. Watch as our performers explore transformation, rebellion, and revolution through a kaleidoscope of comedy, music, burlesque, and more. Whether you're plotting personal change or planning to overthrow the system (or both!), FRIGID Nightcap: Resolution Revolution promises an evening of entertainment that'll have you questioning everything you thought you knew about transformation. Tickets are just $15 and include a complimentary glass of wine. Can't make it to the revolution? Livestream tickets available for $10! Don't wait for the ball to drop! Grab your tickets now and join the uprising. Remember: Every revolution begins with a resolution! 

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Film - Monthly Shows

EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Films on November 3:Chateau Sauvignon: terroir by D.M. Night MaireBiter by Kolé MahoneyDeath drive by Oliver CoxBitter brownies by James CarmanKiller shoes by Bec FordyceThe Bots will get it by Adam P. MurphyPit and the pendule by Danny Ashkenasi Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person.

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Musical, Satire, Comedy, Theatre, Play - Rentals

Little King~The Orange Years~A Musical Satire

Little King is a musical satire that follows the rise and fall of little man, who through a series of mysterious events, becomes Little King of the Little Kingdom. The rest is history. All of the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Featuring original songs, dance and music, 3 sock puppets, a talking bird, a mannequin, 9 actors and a Narrator, tell the tale of the Little King. A tale of greed and abuse of power. Ultimately, truth, love and justice prevail. Written along the timeline of Trump’s presidency. The story includes all of the colorful characters that you know and will surely remember. A mysterious strange, Covfefe, leads the revolution that brings down Little King and returns him to the little man he always was. The Little Kingdom is peaceful once again.

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Storytelling, Stand-Up, Comedy - Monthly Shows

Awkward Teenage Years

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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Theater, BIPOC, Comedy, Play, Drama - The Fire This Time

The Fire This Time Festival

FRIGID New York will present the 16th season of the Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences, at wild project (195 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009), January 23-February 2, 2025. The 10-minute play program will feature six World Premiere plays by Brittany Fisher, FELISPEAKS, Jeanette W. Hill, D.L. Patrick, TyLie Shider, and Garrett Turner, directed by Kimille Howard. Pound CakeWritten by Brittany FisherA young Billie Holiday awaits a medical evaluation as she considers signing up to be a testing candidate for a procedure she believes will alter her memory, as doctors enter the early stages of discovering the lobotomy. While she waits, she has a life-changing encounter. OUTWritten by FELISPEAKS“OUT” is a short play about a Nigerian mother and her Black Irish daughter navigating the complexities of queer identity and what it means to be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. It is about learning, loss and acceptance. Just One Good DayWritten by Jeanette W. HillAs the full-time caregiver for her husband Greg, Sonya Davidson battles the overwhelming burden of his deteriorating health, struggling with feelings of inadequacy, anger, and guilt. As she yearns for one day of normalcy, she fears that in holding on to the man she loves...she may lose herself. But Not ForgottenWritten by D.L. Patrick“But Not Forgotten” is a conversation between two sisters -- one of whom is missing, and the other who keeps the search, and her sister's memory, alive. It is about the bonds of sisterhood that transcend time, space and death. Security WatchWritten by TyLie ShiderHagar and Abram are getting ready for a romantic, life changing, work-night out, until a keepsake drives a sharp wedge between them and causes them to question the security of their relationship. Immanentize the EschatonWritten by Garrett TurnerThe workers at this car part factory are just trying to get by—until they encounter their newest co-worker. She has a lot to say, and it might cause trouble. Or will it cause revolution? The Fire This Time Festival was founded in 2009 by playwright and producer Kelley Girod to provide a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences. Since the debut of the first 10-minute play program in 2010, presented in collaboration with FRIGID New York, The Fire This Time Festival has has produced and developed the work of more than 90 playwrights including Katori Hall, Dominique Morisseau, Radha Blank, Antoinette Nwandu, Jocelyn Bioh, Marcus Gardley, korde arrington tuttle, Stacey Rose, Aziza Barnes, C.A. Johnson, Kevin R. Free, Charly Evon Simpson, Angelica Cheri, James Anthony Tyler, Jordan E. Cooper, Nathan Yungerberg, York Walker, Nia Akilah Robinson, Cris Eli Blak and Zoey Martinson. The Fire This Time’s first anthology, “25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Rebirth, and Black Theater” edited by Kelley Girod was released by Bloomsbury Publishing in February 2022. www.firethistimefestival.com

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BIPOC, Variety, Spanish Language - Monthly Shows

A Spanglish Affair Open Mic

We are excited to provide a safe space for artists to explore and share their art in front of a live audience.If there's something you've always wanted to do, this is a space for you to do it! While our company focuses on Spanish and Spanglish content, this is not a requirement for your piece, so if you're someone with art to share, this space is for you. Here are some ideas for types of performers we're looking for: singers, dancers, comedians, performance art, burlesque, act, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-serve. You will be contacted via email to confirm your spot. If you're not able to be included in the pre-selection, there will still be 2 spots available on the day of to sign up. All the proceeds from this show will go towards paying the crew and theater for providing us with the space. All performers & audience members must pay an admission ticket. All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine!

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Theater, Multi-Media, LGBTQIA+, Solo Performance, Play, Drama - Co-Productions, Season 27

Jason, Medea and the Tragedy at the PS19 Talent Show

Dea and Jay met at drama school over 15 years ago. They now live in the East Village with their 9 year old son when Dea, a rising film star, drops a bombshell during a Q&A for her new action flick: she killed her brother out of self-defense. Thus begins a media firestorm and a messy affair between Jay and the non-binary adult child of Dea's Hollywood agent. The wild tale unfurls from Jay's point of view.  This 45 minute solo adaptation of Euripides' Medea is the creation of filmmaker/actor Mark Blane (Writer/Director/Star of the 2019 feature film CUBBY and Writer/Producer of the Netflix Original THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON).

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Theater, Comedy, Off-Beat, Play, Reading, Drama - Co-Productions, Season 27

Holiday Spirits

Who knows what lurks in the long, cold nights as we creep through darkness towards the winter solstice? We huddle together around our little lights for safety and warmth and tell each other stories of what might be out there as some sort of charm against the monsters being real. In fact, it was once tradition to tell ghost stories on Christmas Eve, something that has fallen by the wayside with the exception of A Christmas Carol, but the darkness is still out there. FRIGID New York Resident Artistic Directors Martha Lorena Preve and Jimmy Lovett present their first joint project with this collection of haunting holiday readings featuring eight short plays that will warm your heart with laughter before chilling you to the bone. And, as a holiday bonus, full price tickets come with a free glass of wine! Oh Tannenbaum by Mark Harvey LevineLiebowitz feels a little weird having a Christmas tree. It's even weirder when the tree starts talking. Unknown Number by Greg MandrykAs a snowstorm rages outside, a woman receives phone calls from an entity that attempts to lure her outside. A Gift for the Unknown by Richie AltmanshoferIt’s Christmas Eve, and Adam must fulfill his family’s annual tradition of leaving out a gift for “The Unknown.” When his new wife learns what the gift contains, dark secrets are revealed, and nothing will ever be the same. The Yeti's Claw by Evan BaughfmanIt’s Christmas night. A family gathers to tell ghost stories around the fireplace. And, somehow, a Yeti is involved… Naughty or Nice by James Kelsey NelsonSanta Claus and the holiday goat-demon Krampus accidentally arrive at the same house on Christmas Eve. Their argument over the fate of the children reaches a stalemate, so they bring in the household’s Elf on a Shelf to serve as a witness. Will the poor Rogers children be deemed naughty or nice? I Don't DO Holidays by Daniel PrillamanIt’s time for the Community Sacrifice of Midsummer Solstice Harvest. There's just one problem. Veruth does not enjoy the Community Sacrifice of Midsummer Solstice Harvest. In the Blink of an Eye by Joni FritzTwo young girls, speaking to the other side on Christmas Eve, learn shocking truths about life and death. Glacier Striders by Kyle WalkerOn an ill-fated mission across the Valdez Glacier, an Alaskan expedition becomes lost in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, 1899. A makeshift cabin offers them shelter, but can it protect them from themselves and from the monster stalking them out in the storm?

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Theater, Burlesque, Dance, Variety - Rentals

Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold Winter's Night

Step out of the chill and into the enchantment of "Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold, Winter's Night," brought to you by producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy. This December at Under St. Marks Theater, cozy up with us for an evening of spellbinding burlesque that will melt away the winter frost. Enjoy returning favorites like Susie Dahl, Dorienne Dreadful, and Andrea Flow, with GiGi Holliday as our sensational headliner. Making their Sins and Stardust debut, Scarlet Spell and Sapphic Fire bring fresh heat to the stage, while Michael Becker dazzles on gogo. Escape the cold with a night of glittering performances, heartwarming moments, and festive magic. Whether you’re looking to celebrate the season or simply warm up with some fiery entertainment, "Sins and Stardust Burlesque: On a Cold, Winter’s Night" promises a dazzling evening under the stars.

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Theater, True Stories, Solo Performance, Storytelling, Improv, Comedy - Monthly Shows

On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations

On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Ella’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Ella takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. The cast will feature Ella Veres and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Ella Veres, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Ella Veres is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.

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Stand-Up, Storytelling, Improv, Variety, Comedy, Music - Monthly Shows

The Open Mic Downstairs @ Frigid New York

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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Musical, LGBTQIA+, Stand-Up, BIPOC, Spoken Word, Storytelling, Improv, Burlesque, Variety, Comedy, Play, Music, Drama, Performance Art, Theater, Multi-Media, Clowning, Dance & Movement, Sketch Comedy, Solo Performance, Reading - Monthly Shows

Paper Kraine

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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Relationships

A play about connection, kinship, fellowship, transition, correspondence, altercation, relation, exchange, consociation, bond, communication...... Cast:Matthew Kielty as IsaacTran Pham as NoraDaniel Levine-Spound as ColeLena Richards as JulietteRobert Noble as EdgarJordan DeBor as OrinBianca Giaever as Tiffany Written/Directed by Peter BD Narrated by Francis Louvis Photo by Jamie Ellingtonhttps://www.jamieellington.com/

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Theater, LGBTQIA+, Comedy, Sketch Comedy - Co-Productions, Season 27

Burnt Toast: Super Sketch Smackdown!

GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEE at the most reckless, the most manic, the most juiced sketch show of 2024Laugh off your stress with a night of sketch comedy!!LET THE ALCOHOL FLOW>> LET THE BLOOD PUMP >> IT’S DECEMBER 12TH AND IT’S ABOUT TO GET RAW The riot begins at 10:30PM. Tickets are $15. Come ready to party Join us for a fast-paced, high-energy short-form sketch comedy extravaganza! Burnt Toast's comedy is queer, topical, witty, and always silly. Let us be the last thing you smell before you have a stroke!

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Theater, Podcast, True Stories, Comedy, Drama - Monthly Shows

Living Radio

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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Monthly Shows

Hottie Bop

Hottie Bop is a variety show with music, comedy and dance. The show is produced by Lina Zikas (@lina_zikas) and Duane Stanford (@duanestanford). Our creative team includes Kit Carter, Ben Hirsch, Kevin Qian, Kris Carpenter, Owen Engesser, Jake Snyder, Nicholas Barris, Noah Weinflash, Ashley Allen, Ashley McGregor, Armando Cabrera, Sebastian Martinez, Caden Brauch, and Carter Cromer. Find us at @hottiebop.

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Comedy, Play, Drama - Monthly Shows

It's Getting Tired Mildred

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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Stand-Up, Comedy, Solo Performance - Monthly Shows

Comediumship

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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Stand-Up, True Stories, Solo Performance, Storytelling, Comedy - Monthly Shows

Dad Girl

Comedian Emily Walsh still doesn't know if she wants kids, but if given the choice she'd like to be the dad. Join Emily on her darkly hilarious and heartfelt decision making process as she navigates gender norms, supportive partners, societal expectations and whether or not you can be the dad if you grew up without one. A must-see show if you've ever been a child, or thought about having one.

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Clowning, Variety, Spoken Word, Drama - Monthly Shows

As You Mic It: An Open Shakespeare Slam

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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Storytelling - Monthly Shows

Adam Wade: LIVE IN NEW YORK!

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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Comedy, Improv - Monthly Shows

As You Will

Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show! These Shakespearean Scholars are here to present all the monumental works the immortal Bard would've written if he hadn't gone and died. With just the title given by the audience the players of As You Will bring a Shakespearean comedy to life complete with Shakspeare's themes, language, poetic verse, and some scholarly footnotes thrown in for good measure. As You Will have performed such classics as "Eight Merry Spiders," "That Doth Not Go There," "1601: A Space Odyssey'' and though those shows will never be seen again, there’s always a Shakespearean world premiere in our makeshift Globe Theatre at Under St Marks.

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True Stories, Storytelling, Variety, Comedy, Off-Beat, Educational - Co-Productions, Season 27

Odd Salon NYC: ODDMENTS NYC IV! 

Oddments NYC: Our annual Oddments show is always a peculiar potpourri of perfectly ponderous and preposterous tales from the annals art, history, adventure, and SCIENCE! Stories that don’t always fit in that year's themes but we think worth sharing nonetheless! Curated by Co-Producer Greg TaubmanParkside Lounge - Lower East SideDecember 19, 2024 7PM ESTIn Person $25Watch from Home $20 Speakers and Stories The Real-Life Dr. Frankenstein: Johann Konrad Dippel's Accursed LegacyFellow Leonard Apeltsin Freaky Fridays and Skipped Floors: How 13 Got CancelledNew Speaker Carolyn Wise Uncommon Grounds: The Extraordinary Life of Coffee Magnate Elisabeth SamsonFellow Theresa Handwerk Jazz As Religion - The Story of Saint John ColtraneFellow Sarah Judd Sex Spoons and Strip Culture: The Oneida CommunityFellow Matthew Codner Carter The Great and His Weird Wonderful ShowCo-Producer Christian Cagigal

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Theater, Comedy, Play, Drama - Co-Productions, Season 27

THE ROOM of Falsehood!

The cult classic film now becomes Shakespearean, as the love story of the ages is adapted for the stage. The story involves the business man Don John dealing with the betrayal of his wife Lissa and his best friend Marc...Antony.

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Variety - Monthly Shows

FRIGID Nightcap

Join the uprising with FRIGID Nightcap: Resolution Revolution! When the holidays fade and the new year beckons, join us for a night where personal transformation meets political upheaval, and change itself becomes a cabaret. From intimate revelations to societal revolutions, we're tearing up the rulebook and writing our own madcap manifesto...with plenty of madness, no cap!  FRIGID Nightcap, NYC's weirdest late-night variety show, invites you to a celebration of change in all its forms. Watch as our performers explore transformation, rebellion, and revolution through a kaleidoscope of comedy, music, burlesque, and more. Whether you're plotting personal change or planning to overthrow the system (or both!), FRIGID Nightcap: Resolution Revolution promises an evening of entertainment that'll have you questioning everything you thought you knew about transformation. Tickets are just $15 and include a complimentary glass of wine. Can't make it to the revolution? Livestream tickets available for $10! Don't wait for the ball to drop! Grab your tickets now and join the uprising. Remember: Every revolution begins with a resolution! 

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Film - Monthly Shows

EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL

Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL Films on November 3:Chateau Sauvignon: terroir by D.M. Night MaireBiter by Kolé MahoneyDeath drive by Oliver CoxBitter brownies by James CarmanKiller shoes by Bec FordyceThe Bots will get it by Adam P. MurphyPit and the pendule by Danny Ashkenasi Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person.

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Musical, Satire, Comedy, Theatre, Play - Rentals

Little King~The Orange Years~A Musical Satire

Little King is a musical satire that follows the rise and fall of little man, who through a series of mysterious events, becomes Little King of the Little Kingdom. The rest is history. All of the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Featuring original songs, dance and music, 3 sock puppets, a talking bird, a mannequin, 9 actors and a Narrator, tell the tale of the Little King. A tale of greed and abuse of power. Ultimately, truth, love and justice prevail. Written along the timeline of Trump’s presidency. The story includes all of the colorful characters that you know and will surely remember. A mysterious strange, Covfefe, leads the revolution that brings down Little King and returns him to the little man he always was. The Little Kingdom is peaceful once again.

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Storytelling, Stand-Up, Comedy - Monthly Shows

Awkward Teenage Years

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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Theater, BIPOC, Comedy, Play, Drama - The Fire This Time

The Fire This Time Festival

FRIGID New York will present the 16th season of the Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences, at wild project (195 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009), January 23-February 2, 2025. The 10-minute play program will feature six World Premiere plays by Brittany Fisher, FELISPEAKS, Jeanette W. Hill, D.L. Patrick, TyLie Shider, and Garrett Turner, directed by Kimille Howard. Pound CakeWritten by Brittany FisherA young Billie Holiday awaits a medical evaluation as she considers signing up to be a testing candidate for a procedure she believes will alter her memory, as doctors enter the early stages of discovering the lobotomy. While she waits, she has a life-changing encounter. OUTWritten by FELISPEAKS“OUT” is a short play about a Nigerian mother and her Black Irish daughter navigating the complexities of queer identity and what it means to be a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. It is about learning, loss and acceptance. Just One Good DayWritten by Jeanette W. HillAs the full-time caregiver for her husband Greg, Sonya Davidson battles the overwhelming burden of his deteriorating health, struggling with feelings of inadequacy, anger, and guilt. As she yearns for one day of normalcy, she fears that in holding on to the man she loves...she may lose herself. But Not ForgottenWritten by D.L. Patrick“But Not Forgotten” is a conversation between two sisters -- one of whom is missing, and the other who keeps the search, and her sister's memory, alive. It is about the bonds of sisterhood that transcend time, space and death. Security WatchWritten by TyLie ShiderHagar and Abram are getting ready for a romantic, life changing, work-night out, until a keepsake drives a sharp wedge between them and causes them to question the security of their relationship. Immanentize the EschatonWritten by Garrett TurnerThe workers at this car part factory are just trying to get by—until they encounter their newest co-worker. She has a lot to say, and it might cause trouble. Or will it cause revolution? The Fire This Time Festival was founded in 2009 by playwright and producer Kelley Girod to provide a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences. Since the debut of the first 10-minute play program in 2010, presented in collaboration with FRIGID New York, The Fire This Time Festival has has produced and developed the work of more than 90 playwrights including Katori Hall, Dominique Morisseau, Radha Blank, Antoinette Nwandu, Jocelyn Bioh, Marcus Gardley, korde arrington tuttle, Stacey Rose, Aziza Barnes, C.A. Johnson, Kevin R. Free, Charly Evon Simpson, Angelica Cheri, James Anthony Tyler, Jordan E. Cooper, Nathan Yungerberg, York Walker, Nia Akilah Robinson, Cris Eli Blak and Zoey Martinson. The Fire This Time’s first anthology, “25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Rebirth, and Black Theater” edited by Kelley Girod was released by Bloomsbury Publishing in February 2022. www.firethistimefestival.com

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BIPOC, Variety, Spanish Language - Monthly Shows

A Spanglish Affair Open Mic

We are excited to provide a safe space for artists to explore and share their art in front of a live audience.If there's something you've always wanted to do, this is a space for you to do it! While our company focuses on Spanish and Spanglish content, this is not a requirement for your piece, so if you're someone with art to share, this space is for you. Here are some ideas for types of performers we're looking for: singers, dancers, comedians, performance art, burlesque, act, visual artists, clowning, spoken word, poetry. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT! We have 8 available spots which will be filled first-come first-serve. You will be contacted via email to confirm your spot. If you're not able to be included in the pre-selection, there will still be 2 spots available on the day of to sign up. All the proceeds from this show will go towards paying the crew and theater for providing us with the space. All performers & audience members must pay an admission ticket. All full price ticket purchases come with a free glass of wine!

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