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A dark comedy about a couple- they both want to kill themselves but there is only one gun with one bullet. Who deserves to die the most? And what happens when the devil gets involved?
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5 strangers stricken with amnesia find themselves trapped in a claustrophobic room with 4 weapons sitting on a table: a baseball bat, a sword, a knife and a pistol. Each person discovers this horrific sight, and now must interact with each other and their own fears, as the realization of the Vengeance Room comes into sight: 5 people, 4 weapons…only one way out. Who will survive the Vengeance Room? And who is the mastermind?...that could change every different show based on your votes! Content Awareness: Violence, Death, Gunshot sound, Weapons
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Welcome to Mildred Springs! A quaint city in the vague Northeastern United States. A city not unlike other cities. Join us while the bold and the beautiful citizens of Mildred Springs live the days of their lives. Some might be young and restless. Some might be doctors working at Sacred Corpuscle Memorial, a general hospital. But they've all got one life to live. Join us as their world turns. Join us as their guiding light leads them on their constant search for tomorrow. Join us as they hang on to the edge of night and you will be transported to another world. The world of It's Getting Tired Mildred. But make sure you join us for their continuing stories. Set in the 1980’s, known for riding the line between camp and loving homage to the soap opera genre, and featuring a dynamic cast of the indie theatre pros, IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED hooks audience members to come back month after month to see what happens next. Each episode of IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED is performed only once! Formerly a late-night hit... Now daytime moves from late-night to primetime! Now at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place.
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A poetry reading by Molly Kirschner and fundraiser for EstroGenius Festival, featuring new and never-before-read-out-loud poems. Learn more about EstroGenius Fest: www.estrogenius.nyc
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Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in development, artists, and audiences in support of nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sample platter around a theme and donates all proceeds to a selected nonprofit. Try something new, delicious and strange. Come for the art. Stay for the community. We encourage risk-taking, question-asking, and the development of a supportive community of artists seeing, encouraging, and challenging each other’s work with the ultimate goal of enriching the artistic community through cross-pollination and meeting new people. Learn more at www.paperkraine.com.. Due to limited capacity, latecomers are not guaranteed seats. This applies to both walk ups and reserved tickets.
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Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation is a solo performance about openness, curiosity, and the art of cultural exchange. It invites the audience to experience culture not as something fixed or nostalgic, but as a living, flexible language—one that changes as it travels. Through stories, personal anecdotes, and songs drawn from the rich diversity of Italian life, the show explores what happens when traditions are translated rather than preserved, adapted rather than protected. Humor, music, and reflection come together to reveal how identity evolves when viewed through a different cultural lens—turning heritage into a creative tool for connection rather than a boundary. Special guests to every show.
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MARCH 27 PERFORMANCE: FRIENDLY FIRE When everything is on fire, it’s easy to start shooting sideways. FRIENDLY FIRE is a variety show about the moment you realize you’re yelling at someone who wants most of the same things you do—while the people actually causing the harm walk away whistling. War abroad. Elections at home. Attacks on trans people as a political hobbyhorse. The constant “emergency” drip that keeps us reactive, exhausted, and ready to attack the nearest person who slightly disappoints us. This month, we do something radical: we stop doing their work for free. At Nightcap, we're calling for a CEASEFIRE! That means re-aiming, coalition-building, uncompromising protection of trans people and other marginalized/vulnerable groups, refusing to mistake each other for the enemy, and generally keeping each other alive. Comedy, drag, music, performance, and whatever you need to turn rage into aim. Come laugh, scream, and leave with your coalition intact. --- Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) | $10 livestream
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Come spend an evening at the Tarot Cabaret! Find yourself in an interactive performance where each Major Arcana card of the tarot deck is associated with a unique performance piece. 11 audience members will be asked to draw a card, creating a new and unique spread for the night. The performers/musicians don't even know which songs or the order that will be performed! Through theatrical songs, classic hits, and even poetry, we share in a cathartic emotional and musical journey that will provide personal insight and community connection. As the evening progresses questions are answered, feelings are felt, and the show becomes one big group tarot reading. Presented by Sunday Stages Theatre Company, a queer-led organization. Content Awareness: Some choices in our pool of songs contain mature language.
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This electric solo musical hurtles from Midwest meltdowns to New York neurosis to Costa Rican shorebreak. Returning home to NYC after six years away, Killy Dwyer blends live looping, alter ego antics, and the humbling task of learning to surf at 50 into a raw, funny, no holds barred exploration of burnout, bravery, and reinvention. With original songs, biting humor, and unexpected tenderness, the show dives into what happens when a woman stops "performing survival" and starts choosing herself. Equal parts comedy, confession, and catharsis, this feral, genre-defying ride asks how we outgrow the personas that once kept us alive and what it takes to begin again.
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Inspired by the relationship between Antigone, Ismene and their brother, Thoughts and Prayers seeks to interrogate the unique and terrible reality of mass shootings in America through the eyes of Amanda, an Argentinian exchange student, whose host family and new community struggle to cope after a horrific tragedy.
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Single, Snacking, and Struggling: A Play About Chips, Comfort, and Coping. Angela has just moved to New York, chasing Broadway dreams between double nursing shifts. She’s messy, funny, and painfully self-aware. She's salty at life, love...and herself. Spiralling through sex, grief, ambition and a chip for every crisis, this is a sharp, heartfelt exploration of how we cope. If you’ve ever turned to carbs instead of people, welcome home.
Chain Theatre
When everyone in her life pressured Bailey to have a baby, she spent a lot of time questioning, researching and agonizing over what was wrong with her—until she found the answer, literally inside of her—at the gyno's office. Storytelling comedy meets body horror. Ooh!
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Justin Avery Smith uses Star Wars as an intersection for personal and social comedic commentary.
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Desi SNL is an ensemble cast driven sketch comedy show reimagining the SNL format with monologues, the Weekend Update segment, and original skits rooted in South Asian culture— delivering sharp satire, bold performances, and unapologetically relatable takes on identity and diaspora life. Ensemble cast of South Asian talent TBA. The creative team includes Azhar-Bande Ali, Shreya Thakur, and Sandalina Sattar.
Wild Project
“Lunatic” is a delightful mix of poetry, music and physical theatre (clowning). Absurdity and surreality, visions and images, despair and hope, sadness and happiness all come together in this performance as in our life. Inspired by Russian poetry of the early 20th century (Harms, Vvedensky, Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Gumilev, Tsvetaeva, Chorny, Vertinsky). Although written a century ago, this poetry is absolutely present-days and reflects our lives perfectly: search for destiny, the pain of not fitting in society, the desire to connect with the universe, the fear of being honest, and the courage to be ourselves. youtube - 1youtube - 2
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MJ dives headfirst into a chaotic and destructive romance with alcohol, driven by a deep need for validation. As her nights spiral and the blackouts escalate, the stories she collects become her legacy—memorable to others, but hazy or even non-existent to herself. The play takes us into these dark and sometimes dangerous moments, leaving the audience to question: is it better to be remembered, even if the memories are unflattering? Or is it best to fade into obscurity?
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Am I forcibly feminized by my sickness? fainting couch: a one woman show… (with a butler) follows Lady K, an alias for the playwright, a well-to-do young woman in the late 19th century, struggling to find both a husband and a cure for her mystery illness. When she is struck by a debilitating episode of pain and hysteria following her presentation to society, she is sent to the seaside for her health, accompanied by her loyal butler. But the cure, the ocean, and the sickness itself, may not be entirely what they seem... Based on the lived experiences of a young queer woman coming of age in a disabled body, “fainting couch” devolves from a predictable portrait of perfection into an unashamed riot against the notion of the sick woman.
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GPC Entertainment and Sturkey & Studabaker proudly present XOXO: Love Letters from NYC. Blending dance, live vocals, comedy, and circus arts, XOXO is a vibrant, bittersweet love letter to chasing dreams, growing apart, and finding your way back together. Because life happens between the first spark and the last goodbye.
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Karma is not a cosmic game of tit for tat. It echoes the fate we deserve, often touching the lives of the people we love. When our actions condemn others in our orbit, what have we left but the free will to make amends or take revenge?
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The Total Veronica Experience is a richly-layered and hilarious dialogue between life and the afterlife, highlighting the enduring human need for connection and purpose. In this imaginative dramedy, Veronica gets taken on a wild journey where she is forced to confront the defining moments of her existence: childhood memories, traumatic family dynamics, race, identity, and bacon. At the heart of the play is a pivotal question: Why are we alive? Content Awareness: Topics of abuse & assault.
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One mouthy mujer. A thousand ancestors. All the fire. This isn’t just a show, it’s an ancestral reckoning. In this ritual-infused solo performance, Vanessa Codorniu transforms four incendiary archetypes: Perra, Puta, Loca,and Bruja (Bitch, Whore, Crazy, Witch) as represented by her ancestors into a live theatrical journey through identity, lineage, and reclamation. Honoring roots that trace from Africa, Indigenous lands in Argentina, Spain and NYC, Vanessa weaves equal parts humor, folklore, and embodied storytelling, Perra Puta Loca Bruja untangles the stories we’re told about women, culture, and power and weaves them back together with defiant joy and unflinching honesty. Part memoir, part ceremony, and all heart, this work invites audiences into a shared encounter where laughter becomes clarity, and ancestral voices refuse to stay quiet.
Chain Theatre
A cabaret of funny, hard-to-believe stories and unexpected songs about almost becoming a star, Presley Tweed: Fancy AF dives into the awkward, offbeat, and heartfelt moments of chasing something big. Is Presley real life, or is he fantasy? The world may never know.
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Written by Jefferson Lind & Sayali Gove. Directed by Eleni Lefakis. Presented by Fourth Culture Collective. A tale of journalism, intrigue, betrayal, and very, very sexy men, The Sexiest Man Alive is the musical that will change your perspective on baristas forever. Once you see the real sexiest man alive, you'll wonder why John Krasinki was ever born. Tue April 7 at 7:40pm, Sat April 11 at 10:20pm, Tue April 14 at 9:20pm & Wed April 15 at 7:40pm. Streaming, 60 min. Cast: Olivia Hight (Erika Ripley), Joe Nalieth (Keaton Finch), Ben Kaplan (Dr. Jefferson Prince), Tom O’Leary (Timothy Olyphant), Max Kay (Anatoly), Alex Nobert (Mindy), Henry Kerrey (Old Jeff), Sanjna Narayan (Gina Godbrick / Ensemble), Sarah Wolf (Dr. Melissa Vinterberg / Ensemble), Thor Anderskow (Al Gore / Ensemble), and Abigail Scharf (Student / Ensemble). Crew: Giao Vu Dinh (Vocal Director), Emily Rubinstein (Choreographer), Aedan Harrod (Production Manager), Kat McLaughlin (Stage Manager), Renata Taylor-Smith (Lighting Designer), Nathalie Lam (Sound Designer), William Owen (Projection Designer), Megan Purcell (Costume Designer), and Jess Aaron (Props Designer)..
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Haunted by his mother’s reflection, a man fights to be seen while questioning his own existence. Blending live music, magical realism, and immersive theatre, LIPSTICK is a cathartic ritual that transforms vulnerability into spectacle. Based on a story by acclaimed Peruvian writer Linda Morales Caballero and performed by award-winning actor Edu Díaz (A Drag Is Born). Winner – Outstanding Performance, FUERZAFest 2025. “An exceptional theatrical experience.” — Hipertextual Magazine
Chain Theatre
A comedic musical tragedy. 1/2 part sketch comedy, 1/2 part concert, full part look into the madness of our own minds.
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Slut Liturgy is a one hour solo show written and performed by Hope Brannon and directed by Max Kantor. It follows both Hope’s time in an intensive outpatient program and with religious bipolar mania. Crude and genuine, funny and chaotic, Slut Liturgy invites you to crash out with the manic Antichrist, smoke cigarettes with she-god, and do whatever else Hope’s delusions want.
Chain Theatre
After his fully funded start-up goes out of business, a former tech hot-shot moves back to Queens to rebuild his life and the family business -- last cardboard box factory in NYC.
Chain Theatre
Life is too short not to welcome the change with wit, warmth and unapologetic badassery. This journey connects with anyone who has weathered life's shifts, offering a fresh perspective on an inevitable human experience - leaving audiences laughing, reflecting and ready to celebrate what comes next. Learn More: Hiphag.com
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If you’re reading this, you have a pelvic floor. NYC comedian Amy Veltman reveals why that matters for everyone in this personal, raw, ridiculous tale told through unhinged characters, video, music and a medically unsanctioned chart. “As fearless as it is funny” (FringeReview). Winner, Best Musical Comedy, United Solo Off-Broadway.
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Apoloholics is a heartfelt and humorous exploration of people who have spent their lives apologizing for simply existing. What happens when they try to reclaim their voices? Through a series of witty, poignant, and relatable stories inspired by real-life experiences, the play confronts the hidden cost of self-doubt while celebrating the journey toward self-acceptance. Perfect for anyone who's ever said "I'm sorry" a few too many times. Written by life-long apoloholic, Mary Corigliano. The cast features Marguerite A. Boone, Mary Corigliano, Gabby Franco Ferro, Blair Tate, and Zack Watson. The creative team includes Nora Alexander (Director), Mary Corigliano (Writer and Producer), and Caitlin Malczon (Stage Manager).
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The tables have savagely turned when survivors of a shipwreck (two masters and their servants) land on the isle of Slaves, a republic founded by slaves who fled the cruelty of their owners. The four individuals happen to be two masters and two servants and there very existence is challenged. The rest is history in this new and modern take on Marivaux’s masterpiece that revisits the question of equality and the power of roles in an increasingly fraught society.
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In Preparation of War is dance theater influenced by culturally sanctioned violence associated with boxing, drill rap, ballet; and the rules of war. It is set in a consecrated place where warriors live, eat, and train. A drill master, 2 warriors, a commander, and a ghostly figure from battles past hold the 4 corners of the space. A darkly comic piece about what happens when violence runs amok. Content Awareness: There are "staged" fights, gunshot sounds, at least one “killing” and a wooden gun.
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Alone aboard humanity’s first interstellar ark, Captain Elias Hasket oversees a mission to a distant world while his crew lies in cryogenic slumber. Blending sci-fi, psychological thriller, and live performance, Gnosis traces the quiet collapse of meaning, identity, and control when the universe stops listening.
Chain Theatre
He’s a RAPPER. He’s a LANDLORD. He’s DARREN. NEW YORK’s #1 RAPPER/LANDLORD/PODCASTER. Step into THE DARREN PODCAST SHOW studio as he DOES IT LIVE! It’s TRUTH OR DARREN TIME, Y’all! Written and performed by Josh Cab Stage Management by Hannah Schmitt
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A once-celebrated Shakespearean actor returns to an empty stage for a final audition. Wry, intimate, and emotionally charged, this darkly funny solo play explores memory, aging, and the fierce need to remain seen. A poignant love letter to theatre, resilience, and the courage to keep going.
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A skeptic begins having psychic experiences and is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: she might be losing her mind. After accidentally meditating on vacation, Gada Jane finds herself talking to statues, consulting the DSM-5, and doing psychic readings. Becoming Psychic is a darkly funny solo show about doubt, belief, and the cultural line between insight and insanity.
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It's not easy growing up gay in the Iron City under an iron fist. A young man's revenge fantasy becomes another reality after a 30 year journey searching to understand his father's rejection.
Chain Theatre
In a knuckle-biting story of humor, horror, & suspense, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. Set to a propulsive soundtrack, this is the love child of Breaking Bad & Fargo: a true-crime thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat! “5 STARS” -Edmonton Journal.
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Part stand-up, part cultural exorcism, Killing Janet follows a Nigerian-American woman who decides —on live TV— to “kill” her missionary-given name and everything it represents. A razor-sharp solo comedy play about faith, assimilation, and the cost of compliance staged as a surreal game show where the audience helps decide the verdict.
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Long-distance lovers, Ellie and Sylvia, are savoring their last moments together in Sylvia’s new apartment on the fourth-of-July (of all holidays) before they find themselves launched into the zombie apocalypse. The virus, however, seems to only be targeting those who consume conservative media outlets. They seek shelter in Sylvia's parents' basement, and are forced to "enjoy" a passive aggressive barbecue with her family. As they all break bread, we gain insight into the mindsets of conservatives, as well as into the power of queer resistance.
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Two adolescents, Mike and Hiro, watch the stars together on the phone every night. On one particular evening, they notice a star they've never seen before. Both have big dreams: Mike wants to be an astronaut, and Hiro an astrologer. That is, until Mike fails his chemistry regents. Hiro reads Mike’s fortune and warns him that giving up may mean never finding fulfillment. In that moment, the mysterious new star begins to grow in size and seems to crash into the Earth. Mike and Hiro suddenly wake up 20 years in the future, trapped in the bodies of their older selves. They must adjust to life during the pandemic, discover what misery their future lives really have in store, and try to figure out why they never achieved their dreams. Join us for this new musical that reminds us to be true to ourselves and never give up on what we love.
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A 2025 Philly Fringies Frontrunner Pick “(How I Learned (NOT) To Drive)...a fabulous piece of live theater. Jesse's expressions and delivery are outstanding, bringing vulnerability, humor, and energy to the story. It is an immensely relatable story of trauma, loneliness, love, and overcoming fear, and his performance makes it impossible to not become completely invested in the story.” - Broadway World How I Learned (NOT) To Drive, directed by Indie Theatre Hall of Fame director Padraic Lillis, deals with the very true story of a 40-year-old Florida man overcoming his lifelong fear of the open road and getting his driver’s license in a desperate attempt to save his marriage. It’s like a live-action version of the Fast & Furious, but funnier, more anxious, and only 60 minutes.
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Gene and Val are content with their white-picket-fence life until a serial killer's ciphered note lands in their morning newspaper. As they attempt to unravel the killer's message in hopes of putting an end to the fear and death terrorizing their community, the couple realizes they have their own secrets hidden in cross words and blissful oblivion. They must decide if they will continue trying to solve the mysteries entangling their relationship, or return to the comfort of ignorance.
Chain Theatre
Award winning storyteller Kona Morris tells the astonishing and hilarious true story of how, at 19-years-old, she fell in love with a Native Alaskan and drove him home to northern Alaska, where she lived in a remote village north of the Arctic Circle for 5 years, surviving grizzly bears and subzero weather, while learning invaluable lessons from his tribe and becoming a young mother. From wolves to whirlpools, this is a humorous adventure tale about our ability to adapt, transform, and sometimes use an outhouse when it's really cold outside.
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Five friends meet for a book club. Did anybody read the book? Someone’s cheating. Someone’s going broke pretending to be ethical. Someone’s about to scream. Set in one Brooklyn living room over one messy night, "Book Club" is a dark comedy about female friendship, curated lives, and the quiet violence of pretending you’re fine.
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Induction is a dark comedy about a burnt-out psychologist of questionable therapeutic skills who, by chance, winds up treating a dangerous criminal. The psychologist attempts to use some of his skills in hypnosis and is overwhelmed by what he uncovers. The array of personalities which emerge is hysterical and frightening. Cast Update: Dalton DeLima will be playing the part of Brandon McNally in INDUCTION on 4/4, 4/5, and 4/11; and Michael Quill will be playing the part of Brandon McNally in INDUCTION on 4/17 and 4/18.
Chain Theatre
Fever Dream TV is a surrealist one man show from Nikolai Phalen that combines stand up comedy with absurdist character study to create a hilarious reflection on the meaning of creating in the face of nihilistic circumstance. In FDTV, Nikolai performs his stand up show only to be interrupted by a god-like figure who appears to be connected to the worlds oldest dog and for some reason Jennifer Coolidge. Fever Dream TV is queer pop cultural reference through the paradigms of Camusian Philosophy— in the words of Camus, “One must imagine Sisyphus as a gay guy named Nikolai, and his boulder as a comedy show called Fever Dream TV at wild project from April 1st-April 18th”. As part of its run 15% of ticket sales will be donated to the IDP (Immigrant Defense Project) which is doing valuable work in the nyc community.
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In The Village Cidiot, a dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite loses her big corporate job and retires, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town. Will her city skills be any match for rural reality, or will marauding bears, a bad septic, and hostile locals defeat her first? A hilarious and heartfelt journey about navigating life’s disruptions with humor, compassion, and tick repellent.
Chain Theatre
Having been raised Catholic, I have been in “recovery” for a long time: all those prayers you didn’t actually understand, those many times in that scary confessional and the constant guilt! I’m sorry if I’m not apologizing enough for it. How does a good Catholic girl navigate sex, abortion, career, mental health or… actually talking about feelings? By singing proper church hymns, of course, with none of the lyrics changed at all! A comedic musical solo performance, fresh from a wildly successful run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this show will get you really questioning what's in those Hail Marys!
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Paige Lerman cites the dangers of loving online -- She finds herself stuck in a personal haunted house of boredom, mediocrity, and virginity until one day she decides to brave the real world. In this dark and comedic retelling of an online queer love story, we explore loneliness, trauma and redemption. Content Awareness: mental health & SA
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"soft. belly." is a one-woman show that reimagines grief through magical realism and performance poetry. Set in a Queens apartment, the discovery of a secret family heirloom opens a portal to memory and transformation. Blending music, monologue, and poetry, soft. belly. explores inheritance, softness, and the beauty of becoming whole again.
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Former English undergraduate, Walter Schlinger, stands alone in a wide, infinite, green field. In this meta-theatrical solo performance, Walter reckons with the role our mentors play in our development and attempts to provide insight into the world's most famous love story. While desperately trying to share his work with anyone who will listen, he grapples with the notions of youth, tragedy, and validation.
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The righteous breakdown every woman needs. An indoctrination and irreverent comedy about female rage; where it comes from, why it’s valid, and how it can empower you.
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Crushed Velvet is a camp-soaked, razor-sharp satire set on the crumbling set of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. Part backstage farce, part cultural autopsy, it revels in glittering spectacle while exposing the messy underbelly of celebrity, queerness, and the absurd pursuit of perfection.
Wild Project
A chance encounter on the London Underground sparks a love that stretches across decades, borders, and belief systems. As ideals shift and identities fracture, two lives collide with the cost of ambition, migration, and time. Intimate, politically charged, and deeply human, this work asks what survives when love outgrows its original dream.
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"Some traditions are sacred, born of those most important moments in our lives. Some are worth FIGHTING FOR. Bringing Reddit's viral Waffle House “Runny Eggs Incident" to life in all its epic and outrageous glory, Brooklyn Action Theater invites you to enter..."HOUSE OF WAFFLE”
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The story follows Sol and Luna, two immigrant artists who meet in New York City while studying acting. When Luna’s visa is approved and Sol’s is denied, they must navigate a long-distance friendship while pursuing their careers and facing personal struggles in life and in the acting world. The play follows their parallel lives as auditions, survival jobs, visa processes, romantic relationships, and family crises reshape what they thought success would look like. As time and distance grows, both women are confronted with the question of what it really means to “make it,” and whether staying, leaving, or letting go can also be an act of courage. At its core, the play is about the resilience of friendship and how love can survive even when dreams change.
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When finance girlie Celia is forced to visit her rundown local laundromat, she collides with Alda, an Argentine cleaner, and must confront her greatest fear - small talk. This sharp, witty two-hander pits opposing worldviews against each other, allowing something tenderly human to emerge.
Chain Theatre
Emily, Tyler, Lydia, and Dylan are a group of friends in the chemistry department at their university. Over the last few years at school, they’ve become increasingly disillusioned and frustrated with the activism going on around them and the lack of results. These feelings reach a point where they decide that enough is enough, and they’re going to take matters into their own hands. They’re going to save the world because they genuinely think they’re the only ones who genuinely can. How will they do that? By committing terrorism, of course.
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WATCH ME SLEEP is a raw, darkly comic autopsy of a dysfunctional relationship between two Australians, bringing toxic love from Down Under to New York City. In a cramped studio apartment, Ava and Emmett oscillate between tenderness and brutality, passion and destruction. The audience becomes a silent third character - a mutual friend to the couple that acts as a sounding board throughout the play - pulled into their cycle of toxic love, rage, and intimacy. Aussie love - up close.
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Born in New York City, Alexis follows his family to... rural Germany. UGH. Discovering pop divas online is his only salvation. Céline, Whitney, Mariah, Beyoncé, Aretha... you name 'em, he got 'em. With 10 original songs, sung and played live on keyboard, Alexis vigorously shares the queer joy in becoming a stan (a super-duper-uber-fan). But stanning has its limits. Somehow being obsessed with women makes you... g-gAy?! News to me... Does Alexis have what it takes to stan himself, conquer the German bullies and find the diva within?? A campy, heartfelt hour of musical comedy, filled to the brim with queer joy. Bo Burnham but GAY! "An unqualified success" ★★★★ THE STAGE. EdFringe+Soho Theatre sellout. Tour support for Matt Rogers.
Chain Theatre
Meg just got engaged!! As she begins to plan the wedding of her dreams she discovers the history of marriage is entangled in the ownership of woman….YIKES! You won’t want to miss this solo show full of familiar wedding characters, as Meg dares to ask the question: can she just love someone and want to be with them? Or does she have to become a vessel for traditional values and capitalism in order to do so? A hilarious and powerful show that promises to be a rally cry for women today!
Wild Project
Black Trashbag Magic is a witchy 2010s tumblr-core almost-comedy that unfolds as Natalie narrates through her adolescent relationships, intent on summoning her best friend and apologizing. As Natalie loses control of her narrative, memories resurface in new light.
The Rat NYC
Welcome to Virgin, Minnesota—a town so stuck in its ways that even the cows might be celibate. Mayor Frankie is determined to save the town from economic doom by bringing in a new factory, run by the brilliant but no-nonsense Dr. Corazon De La Fuente. But here's the twist: the factory manufactures sexual enhancement pills, and it doesn't take long before things start to get… steamy. Just as the townsfolk are warming up to the idea of jobs, an accident sends a mysterious cloud of sex-enhancing mist floating through Virgin. Now, the once-uptight residents are overcome with desire, and all their repressed urges start bubbling up like a Midwestern hot dish left on high. Under the watchful (and hilariously judgmental) eye of Old Lady Warner, the whole town is turned upside down as everyone deals with newfound lust, confusion, and a whole lot of awkward conversations. "With Bated Breath" is a laugh-out-loud romp about how one small town gets a big dose of hormones and learns to loosen up—ready or not! Content Awareness: sex, religion, and death
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Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from apocalyptic to aspirational—but they’re always clever, fun, and inspired. It's the news—only better.
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True stories about the most gloriously awkward times in our lives - our teenage years! Awkward Teenage Years was born at the 2020 FRIGID Festival just before the pandemic began. We’re bringing you the best storytellers in NYC to relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment - let’s laugh and reminisce together!Streaming option available.
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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Vermillion’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Vermillion takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. The cast will feature Vermillion and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Vermillion, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Vermillion is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.
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Directed by Jackie Collier, they will bring you a night of heartwarming and raw theatre! You don’t want to miss it. A play about acceptance, and emerging on the other side to find healing!Through the use of fairytales, and stories Lindsay takes the audience on a journey through her story. You will laugh and heart will break as we search for the questions of forgiveness and can I overcome the perceptions of me?
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What happens to your Imaginary Friend after you grow up? Do they stop existing? Do they grow up too? Or do they just get left behind along with all your other forgotten childhood keepsakes. Imaginary follows Tristan who is not taking the break up with their long term girlfriend, Dakota, very well. Wallowing in their apartment isolated from everyone, Tristan starts being visited by their ex’s childhood Imaginary Friend, Sunny. Together, Sunny and Tristan learn what life looks like without the person they loved so much. Helping each other cope with the same person out growing them both.
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A dark comedy about a couple- they both want to kill themselves but there is only one gun with one bullet. Who deserves to die the most? And what happens when the devil gets involved?
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5 strangers stricken with amnesia find themselves trapped in a claustrophobic room with 4 weapons sitting on a table: a baseball bat, a sword, a knife and a pistol. Each person discovers this horrific sight, and now must interact with each other and their own fears, as the realization of the Vengeance Room comes into sight: 5 people, 4 weapons…only one way out. Who will survive the Vengeance Room? And who is the mastermind?...that could change every different show based on your votes! Content Awareness: Violence, Death, Gunshot sound, Weapons
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Welcome to Mildred Springs! A quaint city in the vague Northeastern United States. A city not unlike other cities. Join us while the bold and the beautiful citizens of Mildred Springs live the days of their lives. Some might be young and restless. Some might be doctors working at Sacred Corpuscle Memorial, a general hospital. But they've all got one life to live. Join us as their world turns. Join us as their guiding light leads them on their constant search for tomorrow. Join us as they hang on to the edge of night and you will be transported to another world. The world of It's Getting Tired Mildred. But make sure you join us for their continuing stories. Set in the 1980’s, known for riding the line between camp and loving homage to the soap opera genre, and featuring a dynamic cast of the indie theatre pros, IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED hooks audience members to come back month after month to see what happens next. Each episode of IT’S GETTING TIRED MILDRED is performed only once! Formerly a late-night hit... Now daytime moves from late-night to primetime! Now at Under St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place.
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A poetry reading by Molly Kirschner and fundraiser for EstroGenius Festival, featuring new and never-before-read-out-loud poems. Learn more about EstroGenius Fest: www.estrogenius.nyc
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Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in development, artists, and audiences in support of nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sample platter around a theme and donates all proceeds to a selected nonprofit. Try something new, delicious and strange. Come for the art. Stay for the community. We encourage risk-taking, question-asking, and the development of a supportive community of artists seeing, encouraging, and challenging each other’s work with the ultimate goal of enriching the artistic community through cross-pollination and meeting new people. Learn more at www.paperkraine.com.. Due to limited capacity, latecomers are not guaranteed seats. This applies to both walk ups and reserved tickets.
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Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation is a solo performance about openness, curiosity, and the art of cultural exchange. It invites the audience to experience culture not as something fixed or nostalgic, but as a living, flexible language—one that changes as it travels. Through stories, personal anecdotes, and songs drawn from the rich diversity of Italian life, the show explores what happens when traditions are translated rather than preserved, adapted rather than protected. Humor, music, and reflection come together to reveal how identity evolves when viewed through a different cultural lens—turning heritage into a creative tool for connection rather than a boundary. Special guests to every show.
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MARCH 27 PERFORMANCE: FRIENDLY FIRE When everything is on fire, it’s easy to start shooting sideways. FRIENDLY FIRE is a variety show about the moment you realize you’re yelling at someone who wants most of the same things you do—while the people actually causing the harm walk away whistling. War abroad. Elections at home. Attacks on trans people as a political hobbyhorse. The constant “emergency” drip that keeps us reactive, exhausted, and ready to attack the nearest person who slightly disappoints us. This month, we do something radical: we stop doing their work for free. At Nightcap, we're calling for a CEASEFIRE! That means re-aiming, coalition-building, uncompromising protection of trans people and other marginalized/vulnerable groups, refusing to mistake each other for the enemy, and generally keeping each other alive. Comedy, drag, music, performance, and whatever you need to turn rage into aim. Come laugh, scream, and leave with your coalition intact. --- Tickets: $15 (includes a complimentary glass of wine) | $10 livestream
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Come spend an evening at the Tarot Cabaret! Find yourself in an interactive performance where each Major Arcana card of the tarot deck is associated with a unique performance piece. 11 audience members will be asked to draw a card, creating a new and unique spread for the night. The performers/musicians don't even know which songs or the order that will be performed! Through theatrical songs, classic hits, and even poetry, we share in a cathartic emotional and musical journey that will provide personal insight and community connection. As the evening progresses questions are answered, feelings are felt, and the show becomes one big group tarot reading. Presented by Sunday Stages Theatre Company, a queer-led organization. Content Awareness: Some choices in our pool of songs contain mature language.
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This electric solo musical hurtles from Midwest meltdowns to New York neurosis to Costa Rican shorebreak. Returning home to NYC after six years away, Killy Dwyer blends live looping, alter ego antics, and the humbling task of learning to surf at 50 into a raw, funny, no holds barred exploration of burnout, bravery, and reinvention. With original songs, biting humor, and unexpected tenderness, the show dives into what happens when a woman stops "performing survival" and starts choosing herself. Equal parts comedy, confession, and catharsis, this feral, genre-defying ride asks how we outgrow the personas that once kept us alive and what it takes to begin again.
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Inspired by the relationship between Antigone, Ismene and their brother, Thoughts and Prayers seeks to interrogate the unique and terrible reality of mass shootings in America through the eyes of Amanda, an Argentinian exchange student, whose host family and new community struggle to cope after a horrific tragedy.
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Single, Snacking, and Struggling: A Play About Chips, Comfort, and Coping. Angela has just moved to New York, chasing Broadway dreams between double nursing shifts. She’s messy, funny, and painfully self-aware. She's salty at life, love...and herself. Spiralling through sex, grief, ambition and a chip for every crisis, this is a sharp, heartfelt exploration of how we cope. If you’ve ever turned to carbs instead of people, welcome home.
Chain Theatre
When everyone in her life pressured Bailey to have a baby, she spent a lot of time questioning, researching and agonizing over what was wrong with her—until she found the answer, literally inside of her—at the gyno's office. Storytelling comedy meets body horror. Ooh!
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Justin Avery Smith uses Star Wars as an intersection for personal and social comedic commentary.
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Desi SNL is an ensemble cast driven sketch comedy show reimagining the SNL format with monologues, the Weekend Update segment, and original skits rooted in South Asian culture— delivering sharp satire, bold performances, and unapologetically relatable takes on identity and diaspora life. Ensemble cast of South Asian talent TBA. The creative team includes Azhar-Bande Ali, Shreya Thakur, and Sandalina Sattar.
Wild Project
“Lunatic” is a delightful mix of poetry, music and physical theatre (clowning). Absurdity and surreality, visions and images, despair and hope, sadness and happiness all come together in this performance as in our life. Inspired by Russian poetry of the early 20th century (Harms, Vvedensky, Mandelstam, Akhmatova, Gumilev, Tsvetaeva, Chorny, Vertinsky). Although written a century ago, this poetry is absolutely present-days and reflects our lives perfectly: search for destiny, the pain of not fitting in society, the desire to connect with the universe, the fear of being honest, and the courage to be ourselves. youtube - 1youtube - 2
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MJ dives headfirst into a chaotic and destructive romance with alcohol, driven by a deep need for validation. As her nights spiral and the blackouts escalate, the stories she collects become her legacy—memorable to others, but hazy or even non-existent to herself. The play takes us into these dark and sometimes dangerous moments, leaving the audience to question: is it better to be remembered, even if the memories are unflattering? Or is it best to fade into obscurity?
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Am I forcibly feminized by my sickness? fainting couch: a one woman show… (with a butler) follows Lady K, an alias for the playwright, a well-to-do young woman in the late 19th century, struggling to find both a husband and a cure for her mystery illness. When she is struck by a debilitating episode of pain and hysteria following her presentation to society, she is sent to the seaside for her health, accompanied by her loyal butler. But the cure, the ocean, and the sickness itself, may not be entirely what they seem... Based on the lived experiences of a young queer woman coming of age in a disabled body, “fainting couch” devolves from a predictable portrait of perfection into an unashamed riot against the notion of the sick woman.
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GPC Entertainment and Sturkey & Studabaker proudly present XOXO: Love Letters from NYC. Blending dance, live vocals, comedy, and circus arts, XOXO is a vibrant, bittersweet love letter to chasing dreams, growing apart, and finding your way back together. Because life happens between the first spark and the last goodbye.
Wild Project
Karma is not a cosmic game of tit for tat. It echoes the fate we deserve, often touching the lives of the people we love. When our actions condemn others in our orbit, what have we left but the free will to make amends or take revenge?
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The Total Veronica Experience is a richly-layered and hilarious dialogue between life and the afterlife, highlighting the enduring human need for connection and purpose. In this imaginative dramedy, Veronica gets taken on a wild journey where she is forced to confront the defining moments of her existence: childhood memories, traumatic family dynamics, race, identity, and bacon. At the heart of the play is a pivotal question: Why are we alive? Content Awareness: Topics of abuse & assault.
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One mouthy mujer. A thousand ancestors. All the fire. This isn’t just a show, it’s an ancestral reckoning. In this ritual-infused solo performance, Vanessa Codorniu transforms four incendiary archetypes: Perra, Puta, Loca,and Bruja (Bitch, Whore, Crazy, Witch) as represented by her ancestors into a live theatrical journey through identity, lineage, and reclamation. Honoring roots that trace from Africa, Indigenous lands in Argentina, Spain and NYC, Vanessa weaves equal parts humor, folklore, and embodied storytelling, Perra Puta Loca Bruja untangles the stories we’re told about women, culture, and power and weaves them back together with defiant joy and unflinching honesty. Part memoir, part ceremony, and all heart, this work invites audiences into a shared encounter where laughter becomes clarity, and ancestral voices refuse to stay quiet.
Chain Theatre
A cabaret of funny, hard-to-believe stories and unexpected songs about almost becoming a star, Presley Tweed: Fancy AF dives into the awkward, offbeat, and heartfelt moments of chasing something big. Is Presley real life, or is he fantasy? The world may never know.
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Written by Jefferson Lind & Sayali Gove. Directed by Eleni Lefakis. Presented by Fourth Culture Collective. A tale of journalism, intrigue, betrayal, and very, very sexy men, The Sexiest Man Alive is the musical that will change your perspective on baristas forever. Once you see the real sexiest man alive, you'll wonder why John Krasinki was ever born. Tue April 7 at 7:40pm, Sat April 11 at 10:20pm, Tue April 14 at 9:20pm & Wed April 15 at 7:40pm. Streaming, 60 min. Cast: Olivia Hight (Erika Ripley), Joe Nalieth (Keaton Finch), Ben Kaplan (Dr. Jefferson Prince), Tom O’Leary (Timothy Olyphant), Max Kay (Anatoly), Alex Nobert (Mindy), Henry Kerrey (Old Jeff), Sanjna Narayan (Gina Godbrick / Ensemble), Sarah Wolf (Dr. Melissa Vinterberg / Ensemble), Thor Anderskow (Al Gore / Ensemble), and Abigail Scharf (Student / Ensemble). Crew: Giao Vu Dinh (Vocal Director), Emily Rubinstein (Choreographer), Aedan Harrod (Production Manager), Kat McLaughlin (Stage Manager), Renata Taylor-Smith (Lighting Designer), Nathalie Lam (Sound Designer), William Owen (Projection Designer), Megan Purcell (Costume Designer), and Jess Aaron (Props Designer)..
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Haunted by his mother’s reflection, a man fights to be seen while questioning his own existence. Blending live music, magical realism, and immersive theatre, LIPSTICK is a cathartic ritual that transforms vulnerability into spectacle. Based on a story by acclaimed Peruvian writer Linda Morales Caballero and performed by award-winning actor Edu Díaz (A Drag Is Born). Winner – Outstanding Performance, FUERZAFest 2025. “An exceptional theatrical experience.” — Hipertextual Magazine
Chain Theatre
A comedic musical tragedy. 1/2 part sketch comedy, 1/2 part concert, full part look into the madness of our own minds.
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Slut Liturgy is a one hour solo show written and performed by Hope Brannon and directed by Max Kantor. It follows both Hope’s time in an intensive outpatient program and with religious bipolar mania. Crude and genuine, funny and chaotic, Slut Liturgy invites you to crash out with the manic Antichrist, smoke cigarettes with she-god, and do whatever else Hope’s delusions want.
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After his fully funded start-up goes out of business, a former tech hot-shot moves back to Queens to rebuild his life and the family business -- last cardboard box factory in NYC.
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Life is too short not to welcome the change with wit, warmth and unapologetic badassery. This journey connects with anyone who has weathered life's shifts, offering a fresh perspective on an inevitable human experience - leaving audiences laughing, reflecting and ready to celebrate what comes next. Learn More: Hiphag.com
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If you’re reading this, you have a pelvic floor. NYC comedian Amy Veltman reveals why that matters for everyone in this personal, raw, ridiculous tale told through unhinged characters, video, music and a medically unsanctioned chart. “As fearless as it is funny” (FringeReview). Winner, Best Musical Comedy, United Solo Off-Broadway.
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Apoloholics is a heartfelt and humorous exploration of people who have spent their lives apologizing for simply existing. What happens when they try to reclaim their voices? Through a series of witty, poignant, and relatable stories inspired by real-life experiences, the play confronts the hidden cost of self-doubt while celebrating the journey toward self-acceptance. Perfect for anyone who's ever said "I'm sorry" a few too many times. Written by life-long apoloholic, Mary Corigliano. The cast features Marguerite A. Boone, Mary Corigliano, Gabby Franco Ferro, Blair Tate, and Zack Watson. The creative team includes Nora Alexander (Director), Mary Corigliano (Writer and Producer), and Caitlin Malczon (Stage Manager).
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The tables have savagely turned when survivors of a shipwreck (two masters and their servants) land on the isle of Slaves, a republic founded by slaves who fled the cruelty of their owners. The four individuals happen to be two masters and two servants and there very existence is challenged. The rest is history in this new and modern take on Marivaux’s masterpiece that revisits the question of equality and the power of roles in an increasingly fraught society.
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In Preparation of War is dance theater influenced by culturally sanctioned violence associated with boxing, drill rap, ballet; and the rules of war. It is set in a consecrated place where warriors live, eat, and train. A drill master, 2 warriors, a commander, and a ghostly figure from battles past hold the 4 corners of the space. A darkly comic piece about what happens when violence runs amok. Content Awareness: There are "staged" fights, gunshot sounds, at least one “killing” and a wooden gun.
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Alone aboard humanity’s first interstellar ark, Captain Elias Hasket oversees a mission to a distant world while his crew lies in cryogenic slumber. Blending sci-fi, psychological thriller, and live performance, Gnosis traces the quiet collapse of meaning, identity, and control when the universe stops listening.
Chain Theatre
He’s a RAPPER. He’s a LANDLORD. He’s DARREN. NEW YORK’s #1 RAPPER/LANDLORD/PODCASTER. Step into THE DARREN PODCAST SHOW studio as he DOES IT LIVE! It’s TRUTH OR DARREN TIME, Y’all! Written and performed by Josh Cab Stage Management by Hannah Schmitt
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A once-celebrated Shakespearean actor returns to an empty stage for a final audition. Wry, intimate, and emotionally charged, this darkly funny solo play explores memory, aging, and the fierce need to remain seen. A poignant love letter to theatre, resilience, and the courage to keep going.
Chain Theatre
A skeptic begins having psychic experiences and is forced to confront a terrifying possibility: she might be losing her mind. After accidentally meditating on vacation, Gada Jane finds herself talking to statues, consulting the DSM-5, and doing psychic readings. Becoming Psychic is a darkly funny solo show about doubt, belief, and the cultural line between insight and insanity.
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It's not easy growing up gay in the Iron City under an iron fist. A young man's revenge fantasy becomes another reality after a 30 year journey searching to understand his father's rejection.
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In a knuckle-biting story of humor, horror, & suspense, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. Set to a propulsive soundtrack, this is the love child of Breaking Bad & Fargo: a true-crime thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat! “5 STARS” -Edmonton Journal.
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Part stand-up, part cultural exorcism, Killing Janet follows a Nigerian-American woman who decides —on live TV— to “kill” her missionary-given name and everything it represents. A razor-sharp solo comedy play about faith, assimilation, and the cost of compliance staged as a surreal game show where the audience helps decide the verdict.
Chain Theatre
Long-distance lovers, Ellie and Sylvia, are savoring their last moments together in Sylvia’s new apartment on the fourth-of-July (of all holidays) before they find themselves launched into the zombie apocalypse. The virus, however, seems to only be targeting those who consume conservative media outlets. They seek shelter in Sylvia's parents' basement, and are forced to "enjoy" a passive aggressive barbecue with her family. As they all break bread, we gain insight into the mindsets of conservatives, as well as into the power of queer resistance.
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Two adolescents, Mike and Hiro, watch the stars together on the phone every night. On one particular evening, they notice a star they've never seen before. Both have big dreams: Mike wants to be an astronaut, and Hiro an astrologer. That is, until Mike fails his chemistry regents. Hiro reads Mike’s fortune and warns him that giving up may mean never finding fulfillment. In that moment, the mysterious new star begins to grow in size and seems to crash into the Earth. Mike and Hiro suddenly wake up 20 years in the future, trapped in the bodies of their older selves. They must adjust to life during the pandemic, discover what misery their future lives really have in store, and try to figure out why they never achieved their dreams. Join us for this new musical that reminds us to be true to ourselves and never give up on what we love.
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A 2025 Philly Fringies Frontrunner Pick “(How I Learned (NOT) To Drive)...a fabulous piece of live theater. Jesse's expressions and delivery are outstanding, bringing vulnerability, humor, and energy to the story. It is an immensely relatable story of trauma, loneliness, love, and overcoming fear, and his performance makes it impossible to not become completely invested in the story.” - Broadway World How I Learned (NOT) To Drive, directed by Indie Theatre Hall of Fame director Padraic Lillis, deals with the very true story of a 40-year-old Florida man overcoming his lifelong fear of the open road and getting his driver’s license in a desperate attempt to save his marriage. It’s like a live-action version of the Fast & Furious, but funnier, more anxious, and only 60 minutes.
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Gene and Val are content with their white-picket-fence life until a serial killer's ciphered note lands in their morning newspaper. As they attempt to unravel the killer's message in hopes of putting an end to the fear and death terrorizing their community, the couple realizes they have their own secrets hidden in cross words and blissful oblivion. They must decide if they will continue trying to solve the mysteries entangling their relationship, or return to the comfort of ignorance.
Chain Theatre
Award winning storyteller Kona Morris tells the astonishing and hilarious true story of how, at 19-years-old, she fell in love with a Native Alaskan and drove him home to northern Alaska, where she lived in a remote village north of the Arctic Circle for 5 years, surviving grizzly bears and subzero weather, while learning invaluable lessons from his tribe and becoming a young mother. From wolves to whirlpools, this is a humorous adventure tale about our ability to adapt, transform, and sometimes use an outhouse when it's really cold outside.
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Five friends meet for a book club. Did anybody read the book? Someone’s cheating. Someone’s going broke pretending to be ethical. Someone’s about to scream. Set in one Brooklyn living room over one messy night, "Book Club" is a dark comedy about female friendship, curated lives, and the quiet violence of pretending you’re fine.
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Induction is a dark comedy about a burnt-out psychologist of questionable therapeutic skills who, by chance, winds up treating a dangerous criminal. The psychologist attempts to use some of his skills in hypnosis and is overwhelmed by what he uncovers. The array of personalities which emerge is hysterical and frightening. Cast Update: Dalton DeLima will be playing the part of Brandon McNally in INDUCTION on 4/4, 4/5, and 4/11; and Michael Quill will be playing the part of Brandon McNally in INDUCTION on 4/17 and 4/18.
Chain Theatre
Fever Dream TV is a surrealist one man show from Nikolai Phalen that combines stand up comedy with absurdist character study to create a hilarious reflection on the meaning of creating in the face of nihilistic circumstance. In FDTV, Nikolai performs his stand up show only to be interrupted by a god-like figure who appears to be connected to the worlds oldest dog and for some reason Jennifer Coolidge. Fever Dream TV is queer pop cultural reference through the paradigms of Camusian Philosophy— in the words of Camus, “One must imagine Sisyphus as a gay guy named Nikolai, and his boulder as a comedy show called Fever Dream TV at wild project from April 1st-April 18th”. As part of its run 15% of ticket sales will be donated to the IDP (Immigrant Defense Project) which is doing valuable work in the nyc community.
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In The Village Cidiot, a dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanite loses her big corporate job and retires, reluctantly, to a tiny upstate town. Will her city skills be any match for rural reality, or will marauding bears, a bad septic, and hostile locals defeat her first? A hilarious and heartfelt journey about navigating life’s disruptions with humor, compassion, and tick repellent.
Chain Theatre
Having been raised Catholic, I have been in “recovery” for a long time: all those prayers you didn’t actually understand, those many times in that scary confessional and the constant guilt! I’m sorry if I’m not apologizing enough for it. How does a good Catholic girl navigate sex, abortion, career, mental health or… actually talking about feelings? By singing proper church hymns, of course, with none of the lyrics changed at all! A comedic musical solo performance, fresh from a wildly successful run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this show will get you really questioning what's in those Hail Marys!
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Paige Lerman cites the dangers of loving online -- She finds herself stuck in a personal haunted house of boredom, mediocrity, and virginity until one day she decides to brave the real world. In this dark and comedic retelling of an online queer love story, we explore loneliness, trauma and redemption. Content Awareness: mental health & SA
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"soft. belly." is a one-woman show that reimagines grief through magical realism and performance poetry. Set in a Queens apartment, the discovery of a secret family heirloom opens a portal to memory and transformation. Blending music, monologue, and poetry, soft. belly. explores inheritance, softness, and the beauty of becoming whole again.
Wild Project
Former English undergraduate, Walter Schlinger, stands alone in a wide, infinite, green field. In this meta-theatrical solo performance, Walter reckons with the role our mentors play in our development and attempts to provide insight into the world's most famous love story. While desperately trying to share his work with anyone who will listen, he grapples with the notions of youth, tragedy, and validation.
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The righteous breakdown every woman needs. An indoctrination and irreverent comedy about female rage; where it comes from, why it’s valid, and how it can empower you.
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Crushed Velvet is a camp-soaked, razor-sharp satire set on the crumbling set of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. Part backstage farce, part cultural autopsy, it revels in glittering spectacle while exposing the messy underbelly of celebrity, queerness, and the absurd pursuit of perfection.
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A chance encounter on the London Underground sparks a love that stretches across decades, borders, and belief systems. As ideals shift and identities fracture, two lives collide with the cost of ambition, migration, and time. Intimate, politically charged, and deeply human, this work asks what survives when love outgrows its original dream.
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"Some traditions are sacred, born of those most important moments in our lives. Some are worth FIGHTING FOR. Bringing Reddit's viral Waffle House “Runny Eggs Incident" to life in all its epic and outrageous glory, Brooklyn Action Theater invites you to enter..."HOUSE OF WAFFLE”
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The story follows Sol and Luna, two immigrant artists who meet in New York City while studying acting. When Luna’s visa is approved and Sol’s is denied, they must navigate a long-distance friendship while pursuing their careers and facing personal struggles in life and in the acting world. The play follows their parallel lives as auditions, survival jobs, visa processes, romantic relationships, and family crises reshape what they thought success would look like. As time and distance grows, both women are confronted with the question of what it really means to “make it,” and whether staying, leaving, or letting go can also be an act of courage. At its core, the play is about the resilience of friendship and how love can survive even when dreams change.
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When finance girlie Celia is forced to visit her rundown local laundromat, she collides with Alda, an Argentine cleaner, and must confront her greatest fear - small talk. This sharp, witty two-hander pits opposing worldviews against each other, allowing something tenderly human to emerge.
Chain Theatre
Emily, Tyler, Lydia, and Dylan are a group of friends in the chemistry department at their university. Over the last few years at school, they’ve become increasingly disillusioned and frustrated with the activism going on around them and the lack of results. These feelings reach a point where they decide that enough is enough, and they’re going to take matters into their own hands. They’re going to save the world because they genuinely think they’re the only ones who genuinely can. How will they do that? By committing terrorism, of course.
Wild Project
WATCH ME SLEEP is a raw, darkly comic autopsy of a dysfunctional relationship between two Australians, bringing toxic love from Down Under to New York City. In a cramped studio apartment, Ava and Emmett oscillate between tenderness and brutality, passion and destruction. The audience becomes a silent third character - a mutual friend to the couple that acts as a sounding board throughout the play - pulled into their cycle of toxic love, rage, and intimacy. Aussie love - up close.
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Born in New York City, Alexis follows his family to... rural Germany. UGH. Discovering pop divas online is his only salvation. Céline, Whitney, Mariah, Beyoncé, Aretha... you name 'em, he got 'em. With 10 original songs, sung and played live on keyboard, Alexis vigorously shares the queer joy in becoming a stan (a super-duper-uber-fan). But stanning has its limits. Somehow being obsessed with women makes you... g-gAy?! News to me... Does Alexis have what it takes to stan himself, conquer the German bullies and find the diva within?? A campy, heartfelt hour of musical comedy, filled to the brim with queer joy. Bo Burnham but GAY! "An unqualified success" ★★★★ THE STAGE. EdFringe+Soho Theatre sellout. Tour support for Matt Rogers.
Chain Theatre
Meg just got engaged!! As she begins to plan the wedding of her dreams she discovers the history of marriage is entangled in the ownership of woman….YIKES! You won’t want to miss this solo show full of familiar wedding characters, as Meg dares to ask the question: can she just love someone and want to be with them? Or does she have to become a vessel for traditional values and capitalism in order to do so? A hilarious and powerful show that promises to be a rally cry for women today!
Wild Project
Black Trashbag Magic is a witchy 2010s tumblr-core almost-comedy that unfolds as Natalie narrates through her adolescent relationships, intent on summoning her best friend and apologizing. As Natalie loses control of her narrative, memories resurface in new light.
The Rat NYC
Welcome to Virgin, Minnesota—a town so stuck in its ways that even the cows might be celibate. Mayor Frankie is determined to save the town from economic doom by bringing in a new factory, run by the brilliant but no-nonsense Dr. Corazon De La Fuente. But here's the twist: the factory manufactures sexual enhancement pills, and it doesn't take long before things start to get… steamy. Just as the townsfolk are warming up to the idea of jobs, an accident sends a mysterious cloud of sex-enhancing mist floating through Virgin. Now, the once-uptight residents are overcome with desire, and all their repressed urges start bubbling up like a Midwestern hot dish left on high. Under the watchful (and hilariously judgmental) eye of Old Lady Warner, the whole town is turned upside down as everyone deals with newfound lust, confusion, and a whole lot of awkward conversations. "With Bated Breath" is a laugh-out-loud romp about how one small town gets a big dose of hormones and learns to loosen up—ready or not! Content Awareness: sex, religion, and death
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Every month, we remix current events to imagine what a slightly altered world could look like. Five brand-new radio plays, written with inspiration from the news, featuring a rotating cast and creative team, exploring alternate presents. The results range from the absurdly wacky to the poignantly reflective, from apocalyptic to aspirational—but they’re always clever, fun, and inspired. It's the news—only better.
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True stories about the most gloriously awkward times in our lives - our teenage years! Awkward Teenage Years was born at the 2020 FRIGID Festival just before the pandemic began. We’re bringing you the best storytellers in NYC to relive their joys and traumas for your entertainment - let’s laugh and reminisce together!Streaming option available.
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On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations wraps big ideas in focused stories about Vermillion’s pets, offering glimpses of her human family and life in her place of birth, Transylvania, Romania. With her dark humor and heart, Vermillion takes audiences from her childhood under communist rule, to her present quirky experiences in East Harlem, using her dog and cat as reference points. The cast will feature Vermillion and her companion dog, Pandele, who said she's in it not for fame, but to pay her vet bills. Rosamunda, her cat, was asked to perform but declined. She’d rather lounge under the sofa than be in the limelight. “Being from Transylvania, is expected of me to be creepy, so I oblige, from time to time, albeit not in Hollywood style,” said Vermillion, lead performer and director of On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations. “The war in Ukraine riled my memories up, and urged me to point out how much there is to lose.” The performance will run approximately one hour. Each show is a different iteration. Vermillion is an independent performer and writer who has been active in the New York City cultural community since 2001. Her work has been presented at the Immigrant Theater Festival, Galapagos Art Space, Manhattan Theater Source, IWAS,The Field, Theater for the New City, The Moth, Stage Left, Bowery Poetry Club, Chashama, and her present incubator, Fountain House Gallery. For several years she focused on her visual art, but in 2022, serendipity made her act in Stories From My Mother at the Theater for the New City, and thus reminded her how lovely it is to be in front of a live audience. Her current solo storytelling show, On Cats and Dogs and Other Family Revelations, was shaped during her 2023 Fountain House Gallery summer residency on Governors Island and in Adam Wade’s Magnet Theater Solo Workshop, and premiered successfully at the 2024 NYC Fringe Festival.
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Directed by Jackie Collier, they will bring you a night of heartwarming and raw theatre! You don’t want to miss it. A play about acceptance, and emerging on the other side to find healing!Through the use of fairytales, and stories Lindsay takes the audience on a journey through her story. You will laugh and heart will break as we search for the questions of forgiveness and can I overcome the perceptions of me?
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What happens to your Imaginary Friend after you grow up? Do they stop existing? Do they grow up too? Or do they just get left behind along with all your other forgotten childhood keepsakes. Imaginary follows Tristan who is not taking the break up with their long term girlfriend, Dakota, very well. Wallowing in their apartment isolated from everyone, Tristan starts being visited by their ex’s childhood Imaginary Friend, Sunny. Together, Sunny and Tristan learn what life looks like without the person they loved so much. Helping each other cope with the same person out growing them both.
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