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Comedian and writer Alise Morales reimagines Shakespeare’s classic comedy in a chaotic, irreverent new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that blends the Bard’s original text with sharp modern punch-ups. Featuring a diverse, gender-bent cast of some of NYC’s funniest character performers, the show lovingly satirizes the original while keeping its heart intact. This production asks important questions like: What if Puck was an aging twink trying to turn his life around, Titania was a washed-up Regina George played by a drag queen, and actual comedians were handed the keys to one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies? The result is a fast-paced, joke-a-minute take on the fairy-filled classic that sends Shakespeare careening into the present.
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What if he’s the shrew, and he enjoys the taming? Katherina Minola is full of rage. Rage at the misogynistic society she was born into. Rage at her father for his abusive behaviour and preferential treatment. Rage at her sister for going along with it all. With her father insisting she marry before the beloved Bianca can, Katharina seems doomed to a cold, loveless marriage with anyone who’ll take her. Until Petruchio, a young gentleman from Verona, comes crawling on hands and knees, with a gentle smile and a twinkle in his eye that screams “Peg Me Mommy.” Can Kate grow to love this unusual man and his unusual proclivities – and maybe even herself in the process? Find out in this heart-felt, kinky adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew – come for the handcuffs, stay for the healing. Content Awareness: Flashing lights (potential), verbal abuse. Developed and Produced by the Society of Strangers Theatre Company. Performed by Paige Hann and Mitch Richman.
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Verily! Tis the revisionist murder spree every wench hath dreamt of: Shakespeare's two-timing, slut-shaming men finally get their comeuppance from the women they slandered, scorned, and dishonor'd. Why marry the guy who took your virginity, when you can kill him instead? But don't worry, as with all Shakespeare's comedies, there's a wedding at the end: a Sapphic one! Content Awareness: Brief reference to S.A.; simulated violence, blood and gore.
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Sisterhood is powerful, but it isn’t always pretty in this triple bill of savage comedies inspired by Shakespeare. Meet Cleopatra’s asps; vengeful cross-dressing twins Violenta and Vendetta; and the three weird daughters of a witch who tempted Macbeth.
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A paean to the Mystical in the theater, with echoes of Hamlet’s ghost. 'Ghostcreator' is the newest theatrical work developed by Studio Child, a NYC-based theater laboratory engaged in long-term performance research and development. Invoking the ghost in Hamlet as a touchstone, the piece is a blend of heightened, poetic text with occasional song and physical performance, consistent with Studio Child's experimental practice. Astute audiences will catch frequent textual allusions to Hamlet, while others with a deeper familiarity with Shakespeare's play will recognize thematic overlap in themes of longing, death, and metaphysical inquiry. The performance is ritualistic and poetic, with striking imagery and visceral moments. It's a work one can get lost in, that defies easy classification, but that nonetheless conveys a strong theatrical experience. "This piece began as an adaptation of Hamlet and, at its heart, still is," reflects director James T. Majewski. "It compellingly illustrates how Shakespeare's text can take just about anything that's thrown at it — and that the Bard today is as potent a catalyst for daring theatrical experimentation as he's ever been." Written by Karina Pooran Majewski. Featuring Lydia Brinkmann, Vincenzo Hinckley, James & Karina Majewski, and Peter Murphy. Lights by Lydia Brinkmann.
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In this solo performance, OPHELIA: A PRISM focuses on Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the ingénue Ophelia- or rather, three aspects of herself. These contrasting Sister Selves (Green, Brass, and Orange) take control of the original narrative to tell their own story of Black Femme joy, oppression, and resilience. Written and performed by Mieko Gavia Directed by H Harvey Co-Produced by Tim Craig and Mieko Gavia as part of Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop Photography by Jody Christopherson Content Awareness: Racism in dialogue, depictions and discussions of sexual acts, depiction of sexual assault, implied violence/ abuse, depiction of suicide and mental illness, intoxication (alcohol), fake blood, misogynistic remarks, loud noises.
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Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show! These Shakespearean Scholars are here to present all the monumental works the immortal Bard would've written if he hadn't gone and died. With just the title given by the audience the players of As You Will bring a Shakespearean comedy to life complete with Shakspeare's themes, language, poetic verse, and some scholarly footnotes thrown in for good measure. As You Will have performed such classics as "Eight Merry Spiders," "That Doth Not Go There," "1601: A Space Odyssey'' and though those shows will never be seen again, there’s always a Shakespearean world premiere in our makeshift Globe Theatre at Under St Marks. — This production is a part of Frigid NY’s Little Shakespeare Festival.
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Join Model Majority for a night of Shakespeare-inspired sketch comedy, music and more. Think SNL meets Shakespeare (you have never seen before) performed by a diverse cast of characters. Featuring: Veronica Dang Kevin Chew Carol Lee Elijah Guo Nicole Hendrickson Allie Sharma Nelson MODEL MAJORITY is NYC’s premier all Asian American Pacific Islander sketch comedy team featured on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, CBS, NBC, and NY1. They bring new comedy sketches and laughs to every show while fighting stereotypes. Created by Veronica Dang in 2018 to increase positive Asian representation in comedy, their sold-out performances have been on Time Out New York’s list of “Best Comedy Shows in NYC” and New York Times “8 Things to Do This Weekend”. You may have seen team members on TV/Film: SNL, Comedy Central, Tracy Morgan’s The Last OG, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Blue Bloods, Step Up 3, Hocus Pocus 2, Blacklist, Ray Donovan, New Amsterdam, Law & Order: SVU; in Broadway shows, national commercials, top comedy clubs and comedy festivals around the world. www.ModelMajority.com
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“The Hex Pistols!” is a rock opera starring the witches of Macbeth as the titular punk band. This alternative perspective of the Shakespearean tragedy follows the witches as they taunt the other characters and mock their misfortunes through song and spooky hijinks. Content Awareness: Violence is alluded to but not seen (PG-13).
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Following the events of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Olivia and Viola find themselves unhappy in their marriage arrangements, despite what you have been made to think. In this queer and trans only piece, follow Liv and Vi as they navigate what their relationship means now that they are both married to twinks. Alliances will be broken, villains will be made, and everyone will be gay.
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Brave Sons of England is a new musical with a classic sound. It follows the story of Shakespeare's Henriad plays, Richard the Second, Henry the Fourth parts One and Two, and Henry the Fifth, telling the story of a series of rebellions and trying to answer the age old question of what gives a man the right to rule.
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King Lear is a puppet. His daughter his fool. They each have nothing but each other.
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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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FRIGID Nightcap August 28th: ODD NUMBERS The numbers are on our side. And they’re getting stranger. Who gets counted? Who gets counted out? And who decided what counts in the first place? This August, FRIGID Nightcap is checking the math. ODD NUMBERS is a late-night variety show about bodies, art, action, and the collective power of people who refuse to divide evenly. As politicians work to restrict the electorate, erase vulnerable communities, and reduce human lives to demographics, documents, districts, and data points, we’re gathering the people their calculations cannot contain. Because voting is not the only thing that counts. Organizing counts. Labor counts. Care counts. Art counts. Refusal counts. Protecting one another counts. Showing up counts. And filling an East Village basement with strange bodies, loud voices, dangerous ideas, and enough collective joy to overwhelm the algorithm counts, too. Expect comedy, drag, burlesque, music, theatre, movement, and glorious miscalculation from a lineup as plural and unpredictable as the people in the room. There are more of us than they want us to know. And there are more ways of being us than their systems know how to count. Come count yourself in... and make the numbers harder to ignore. -- Join us for NYC’s weirdest and wildest late-night variety show — where politics meets chaos, performance meets party, and the basement becomes a portal to whatever comes next.
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Big hair, big hits, and our biggest 80s bash yet. Sins and Stardust Burlesque is turning the volume all the way up with Tribute to the 80s, an end-of-summer blowout celebrating the decade of excess, attitude, and unapologetic glamour. Returning to the Sins and Stardust stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Désirée de Sade, Lady Mabuhay, Saida Exit, Trinity Starlight, Say-Czar Overkill, and Tabby Twitch, with Sunshyne keeping the party going on gogo. Making their Sins and Stardust debuts are Father Queef and Emme, joining a supersized lineup for a night packed with neon nostalgia, outrageous fun, and enough 80s excess to make your hairspray nervous. Produced by Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, we're sending summer out the only way the 80s knew how: bigger, louder, and with absolutely no restraint. Note: This series is a 21+ event. Physical ID required.
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“Conquering the Canon” is the autobiographical solo show written and performed by Michael Hagins, telling the true story of how he accomplished what few theater artists in history have done: actively participating in every single play in William Shakespeare's complete 38-play canon. Directed by Melissa Meli, with technical direction and stage management by Adam Sherwin, the show blends classical drama and modern autobiography in Hagins' signature Shakespeare style. The narrative follows Hagins through a verse-infused retrospective of his life's work, introducing the real-world characters, mentors, and rivals who guided him toward this milestone. The show has won Best Solo Show at New York Shakespeare (2025) and Best Show at The ONE Festival (2026).
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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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This evening will feature TWO productions in the Neurotica Festival! WHAT X GAVE TO ME “What X Gave to Me” is a good girl’s journey of embracing her anger, with the help of her favorite rapper…DMX! This show explores the late Earl Simmons as an unlikely inspiration for Sam, who never felt she was allowed to get truly pissed off about anything ever. What commonalities can be found between two people whose backgrounds couldn’t be more different? Why do certain DMX songs remind Sam of Shakespeare? Is she going to lose her mind (up in here, up in here)??? Content Awareness: Allusions to violence and drug use. — Middle Man In the wake of a divisive sex education lecture at her Missouri Catholic school, an 8th grader enlists a young seminarian to help her get back in God's good graces. Together, they grapple with their faith in a community that may not practice what they preach. Content Awareness: Mentions of SA.
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Gigi Dabrowski is serving the final stretch of her house arrest, and she's determined to use her newfound platform to tell the truth—or at least her version of it. Gigi recounts the events that led to her downfall, reflects on her complicated relationships, and offers unsolicited wisdom on everything from friendship to federal oversight. Equal parts hilarious, heartfelt, and unhinged, Gigi Dabrowski: The Untold Story is a character-driven solo comedy about loneliness, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Grey Gardens with a Boston accent. Content Awareness: Siren noise, cursing/language.
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Join best-selling author Kurt Andersen, and award-winning actor, author, comic and founder of Neurotica Fest, Iris Bahr, (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks) as they performs excerpts from Kurt's hit new novel, THE BREAKUP. “ Clever, nuanced, and a joy.”—Jake Tapper “This remarkable book contains multitudes. With wide-ranging intelligence and his trademark wit, Kurt Andersen has written an epic elegy for a country strained past its breaking point.”–– Tom Perrotta "Thank you, universe, for Kurt Andersen and this page-turner.”—Gary Shteyngart “Kurt Andersen is the most brilliant social novelist of our time, in the tradition of Tom Wolfe and Don DeLillo, but even funnier and deeper. With a light touch and instinct for telling details, he mixes pitch-perfect satire with profound insights.”—Walter Isaacson “In this adventurous new novel, Kurt Andersen, an expert conjurer of the past and present, now transports us into a mesmerizing near future, at once surreal and bizarrely plausible. The Breakup is a sympathetic look at what happens to people when the personal becomes relentlessly political, told with wit, fizz, and that rare ability to articulate big ideas that haven't yet been articulated.”—Jennifer Senior “Asher and Natalie, a couple as recognizable and as sympathetic as any I’ve encountered in a long time, are not creatures from the future; they’re all of us trying to live through that future, confronting the great question Robert Frost posed: What to make of a diminished thing? And as Garry Shandling would say, No flipping—the ending is pure Hitchcock.”—Caitlin Flanagan “A harrowing and profound social satire set in the near future, rich in characters and insight, sometimes painful, often funny, beautifully written.”—Anne Lamott "A rich, incisive study of manners and morals in the American 21st century. Pointed, funny and unnerving, The Breakup conveys a sense of inevitability."—Susanna Moore
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An OCD, ADHD, Gluten Free, Gen Z, One Woman, Musical Comedy! Through stand up, musical comedy, and storytelling, Liv Rocklin (Second City Chicago, Broadway Comedy Club) takes you through her experience of a morbidly overachieving American Gen-Zer losing control of her plans, body, and youth for the first time in Paris, France, while living out her Lizzie McGuire moment… or as the French say… moment. In the style of Rachel Bloom and Bo Burnham, the show explores Liv’s obsession with control and the innermost workings of her fraying brain through 7 songs, 6 languages, and 5 undiagnosed conditions (she’s got Bingo!). In a final showdown to keep control, she tries to win study abroad, Weight Watchers, and therapy but loses it all over a glass of wine spiked with Benadryl on an American Airlines flight home. An American (NOT) in Paris (Best of Fringe Orlando 2025, Funniest of Fringe Pittsburgh 2026, Critic's Choice for Writing and Performance Portland Fringe 2026, sold out Off Broadway run at 59E59 Theaters 2026) portrays the experience of loneliness, the inimitability of youth, and the reality check of growing up in a relatable, heartfelt, and ultimately laughter and smile inspiring way. You’ll leave hating Americans and Gen Z a little less (no promises, I guess). By the end, you’ll be wondering if she’s Britney Spears, Princess Diana, Taylor Swift, or just poorly adjusted. C’est La Vie! Content Awareness: Swearing, body image.
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400 Miles from Regular is a one-person show about a woman in mid-life who has decided it’s now or never to become who she truly is. Can she finally summon the courage to stand up to her controlling soon to be ex-husband, her toxically positive sister, and her video-game addicted teenage son. Can she surprise herself and walk away to an uncertain future? 400 Miles from Regular is the galvanizing story of a woman who steps into the unknown, not out of despair, but out of an exhilarating will to grow and build a better future.
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This evening will feature TWO productions in the Neurotica Festival! Girl Tall “Girl Tall” is the story of growing up desperate to blend in, only to discover you were meant to stand out. It is an unflinching, insightful journey into how the very things that make you different are actually your greatest superpower. — …but what if it rains? This one-woman show is different type of coming-of-age story that re-tells the events leading up to, during, and the aftermath of becoming a caregiver for a parent. It starts with the day that everything happened, going through the year of changes and challenges associated with it, her death, and how a family all moved in time and space during the events, all told from different points of view and perspectives through the vessel of one person. A mix of emotional depth and the conversations around death but with touches of humor to bring levity and reality into the experience. Content Awareness: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Death.
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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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Cravey is a musical comedy exploring the insatiable need for love… and chicken tenders. An aspiring Disney princess moves to New York City and falls in love with a Bar Mitzvah DJ from New Jersey. Will it be the fairytale happily ever after of her dreams or will she be met with a more nightmarish journey of self discovery at the hand of unfulfilled desires?
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My New Hampshire Diner is a heartfelt coming-of-age play set during the summer of 1991 inside a beloved neighborhood diner in Manchester, New Hampshire. As a socially awkward teenage busboy searches for where he belongs, a once-celebrated hometown sports hero wrestles with an uncertain future, and a young waitress dreams of a life beyond the diner. Filled with humor, warmth, and memorable characters, My New Hampshire Diner explores first jobs, first loves, family, friendship, and the choices that shape our lives. Inspired by Adam Wade's own experiences growing up in New Hampshire, the play is a love letter to hometowns, the people who raise us, and the places that never really leave us. About Adam Wade: Adam Wade is an award-winning storyteller, playwright, and performer based in New York City. A 20-time Moth StorySLAM champion, he has appeared on The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast, HBO's Girls, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, and PBS's Stories from the Stage. His Audible Original, You Ought to Know Adam Wade, became the #1 Audible bestseller in the U.S. and Canada. His debut storytelling/comedy album, Adam Wade: The Human Comedy, was enthusiastically praised in Sarah Larson's profile of Adam in The New Yorker, while his second album, Adam Wade Live at the Magnet Theater, reached #2 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart. My New Hampshire Diner is his first full-length play. Before the curtain rises... Read the story behind the creation of My New Hampshire Diner in Adam's Substack essay, How It Began:https://adamwadestoryteller.substack.com/p/how-it-began
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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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Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series is a 21+ event.
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This is more than an improv show; this is a musical. Based on a suggestion provided by you, the audience, Hell Yeah!'s team of professional actors and musicians will create an entire musical from scratch, right in front of your very eyes. Every line, lyric, move, and melody will be made up live on stage. It will bring you laughs and tears and awws and wows. WARNING: You WILL fall in love with the characters we create and they’ll NEVER be seen again. We recommend you bring a friend so you may bond in this joy and heartbreak together. Hell Yeah! includes: Annie Raczko Bebe Tabickman Ben Hirsch Maria Nally Mark Melton Shaina Lubliner Xiaoxiao Sun Max Feldman, music director and pianist PJ Nally, director and drummer
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Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series is a 21+ event.
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From a young age, Queer kids are sold the idea, “It gets better.” But what happens when you're in college and are still gay, miserable, and annoying? “Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I)” is a two-person comedy following co-dependent best friends, Kaden and Madeline, who have yet to get laid– contrary to the fantastical notion of gay adulthood Tumblr had promised them. Entrenched in internet culture and unwaveringly sex positive (at least in theory…), “Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I)” is a love letter to gay/lesbian solidarity and the found family that comes with it. View our Website: https://www.yetyoureavirgin.comFollow us on Instagram: @YetYoureAVirgin
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Comedian and writer Alise Morales reimagines Shakespeare’s classic comedy in a chaotic, irreverent new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that blends the Bard’s original text with sharp modern punch-ups. Featuring a diverse, gender-bent cast of some of NYC’s funniest character performers, the show lovingly satirizes the original while keeping its heart intact. This production asks important questions like: What if Puck was an aging twink trying to turn his life around, Titania was a washed-up Regina George played by a drag queen, and actual comedians were handed the keys to one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies? The result is a fast-paced, joke-a-minute take on the fairy-filled classic that sends Shakespeare careening into the present.
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What if he’s the shrew, and he enjoys the taming? Katherina Minola is full of rage. Rage at the misogynistic society she was born into. Rage at her father for his abusive behaviour and preferential treatment. Rage at her sister for going along with it all. With her father insisting she marry before the beloved Bianca can, Katharina seems doomed to a cold, loveless marriage with anyone who’ll take her. Until Petruchio, a young gentleman from Verona, comes crawling on hands and knees, with a gentle smile and a twinkle in his eye that screams “Peg Me Mommy.” Can Kate grow to love this unusual man and his unusual proclivities – and maybe even herself in the process? Find out in this heart-felt, kinky adaptation of The Taming of the Shrew – come for the handcuffs, stay for the healing. Content Awareness: Flashing lights (potential), verbal abuse. Developed and Produced by the Society of Strangers Theatre Company. Performed by Paige Hann and Mitch Richman.
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Verily! Tis the revisionist murder spree every wench hath dreamt of: Shakespeare's two-timing, slut-shaming men finally get their comeuppance from the women they slandered, scorned, and dishonor'd. Why marry the guy who took your virginity, when you can kill him instead? But don't worry, as with all Shakespeare's comedies, there's a wedding at the end: a Sapphic one! Content Awareness: Brief reference to S.A.; simulated violence, blood and gore.
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Sisterhood is powerful, but it isn’t always pretty in this triple bill of savage comedies inspired by Shakespeare. Meet Cleopatra’s asps; vengeful cross-dressing twins Violenta and Vendetta; and the three weird daughters of a witch who tempted Macbeth.
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A paean to the Mystical in the theater, with echoes of Hamlet’s ghost. 'Ghostcreator' is the newest theatrical work developed by Studio Child, a NYC-based theater laboratory engaged in long-term performance research and development. Invoking the ghost in Hamlet as a touchstone, the piece is a blend of heightened, poetic text with occasional song and physical performance, consistent with Studio Child's experimental practice. Astute audiences will catch frequent textual allusions to Hamlet, while others with a deeper familiarity with Shakespeare's play will recognize thematic overlap in themes of longing, death, and metaphysical inquiry. The performance is ritualistic and poetic, with striking imagery and visceral moments. It's a work one can get lost in, that defies easy classification, but that nonetheless conveys a strong theatrical experience. "This piece began as an adaptation of Hamlet and, at its heart, still is," reflects director James T. Majewski. "It compellingly illustrates how Shakespeare's text can take just about anything that's thrown at it — and that the Bard today is as potent a catalyst for daring theatrical experimentation as he's ever been." Written by Karina Pooran Majewski. Featuring Lydia Brinkmann, Vincenzo Hinckley, James & Karina Majewski, and Peter Murphy. Lights by Lydia Brinkmann.
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In this solo performance, OPHELIA: A PRISM focuses on Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the ingénue Ophelia- or rather, three aspects of herself. These contrasting Sister Selves (Green, Brass, and Orange) take control of the original narrative to tell their own story of Black Femme joy, oppression, and resilience. Written and performed by Mieko Gavia Directed by H Harvey Co-Produced by Tim Craig and Mieko Gavia as part of Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop Photography by Jody Christopherson Content Awareness: Racism in dialogue, depictions and discussions of sexual acts, depiction of sexual assault, implied violence/ abuse, depiction of suicide and mental illness, intoxication (alcohol), fake blood, misogynistic remarks, loud noises.
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Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show! These Shakespearean Scholars are here to present all the monumental works the immortal Bard would've written if he hadn't gone and died. With just the title given by the audience the players of As You Will bring a Shakespearean comedy to life complete with Shakspeare's themes, language, poetic verse, and some scholarly footnotes thrown in for good measure. As You Will have performed such classics as "Eight Merry Spiders," "That Doth Not Go There," "1601: A Space Odyssey'' and though those shows will never be seen again, there’s always a Shakespearean world premiere in our makeshift Globe Theatre at Under St Marks. — This production is a part of Frigid NY’s Little Shakespeare Festival.
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Join Model Majority for a night of Shakespeare-inspired sketch comedy, music and more. Think SNL meets Shakespeare (you have never seen before) performed by a diverse cast of characters. Featuring: Veronica Dang Kevin Chew Carol Lee Elijah Guo Nicole Hendrickson Allie Sharma Nelson MODEL MAJORITY is NYC’s premier all Asian American Pacific Islander sketch comedy team featured on GOOD MORNING AMERICA, CBS, NBC, and NY1. They bring new comedy sketches and laughs to every show while fighting stereotypes. Created by Veronica Dang in 2018 to increase positive Asian representation in comedy, their sold-out performances have been on Time Out New York’s list of “Best Comedy Shows in NYC” and New York Times “8 Things to Do This Weekend”. You may have seen team members on TV/Film: SNL, Comedy Central, Tracy Morgan’s The Last OG, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, Blue Bloods, Step Up 3, Hocus Pocus 2, Blacklist, Ray Donovan, New Amsterdam, Law & Order: SVU; in Broadway shows, national commercials, top comedy clubs and comedy festivals around the world. www.ModelMajority.com
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“The Hex Pistols!” is a rock opera starring the witches of Macbeth as the titular punk band. This alternative perspective of the Shakespearean tragedy follows the witches as they taunt the other characters and mock their misfortunes through song and spooky hijinks. Content Awareness: Violence is alluded to but not seen (PG-13).
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Following the events of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Olivia and Viola find themselves unhappy in their marriage arrangements, despite what you have been made to think. In this queer and trans only piece, follow Liv and Vi as they navigate what their relationship means now that they are both married to twinks. Alliances will be broken, villains will be made, and everyone will be gay.
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Brave Sons of England is a new musical with a classic sound. It follows the story of Shakespeare's Henriad plays, Richard the Second, Henry the Fourth parts One and Two, and Henry the Fifth, telling the story of a series of rebellions and trying to answer the age old question of what gives a man the right to rule.
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King Lear is a puppet. His daughter his fool. They each have nothing but each other.
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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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FRIGID Nightcap August 28th: ODD NUMBERS The numbers are on our side. And they’re getting stranger. Who gets counted? Who gets counted out? And who decided what counts in the first place? This August, FRIGID Nightcap is checking the math. ODD NUMBERS is a late-night variety show about bodies, art, action, and the collective power of people who refuse to divide evenly. As politicians work to restrict the electorate, erase vulnerable communities, and reduce human lives to demographics, documents, districts, and data points, we’re gathering the people their calculations cannot contain. Because voting is not the only thing that counts. Organizing counts. Labor counts. Care counts. Art counts. Refusal counts. Protecting one another counts. Showing up counts. And filling an East Village basement with strange bodies, loud voices, dangerous ideas, and enough collective joy to overwhelm the algorithm counts, too. Expect comedy, drag, burlesque, music, theatre, movement, and glorious miscalculation from a lineup as plural and unpredictable as the people in the room. There are more of us than they want us to know. And there are more ways of being us than their systems know how to count. Come count yourself in... and make the numbers harder to ignore. -- Join us for NYC’s weirdest and wildest late-night variety show — where politics meets chaos, performance meets party, and the basement becomes a portal to whatever comes next.
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Big hair, big hits, and our biggest 80s bash yet. Sins and Stardust Burlesque is turning the volume all the way up with Tribute to the 80s, an end-of-summer blowout celebrating the decade of excess, attitude, and unapologetic glamour. Returning to the Sins and Stardust stage are Dorienne Dreadful, Désirée de Sade, Lady Mabuhay, Saida Exit, Trinity Starlight, Say-Czar Overkill, and Tabby Twitch, with Sunshyne keeping the party going on gogo. Making their Sins and Stardust debuts are Father Queef and Emme, joining a supersized lineup for a night packed with neon nostalgia, outrageous fun, and enough 80s excess to make your hairspray nervous. Produced by Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, we're sending summer out the only way the 80s knew how: bigger, louder, and with absolutely no restraint. Note: This series is a 21+ event. Physical ID required.
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“Conquering the Canon” is the autobiographical solo show written and performed by Michael Hagins, telling the true story of how he accomplished what few theater artists in history have done: actively participating in every single play in William Shakespeare's complete 38-play canon. Directed by Melissa Meli, with technical direction and stage management by Adam Sherwin, the show blends classical drama and modern autobiography in Hagins' signature Shakespeare style. The narrative follows Hagins through a verse-infused retrospective of his life's work, introducing the real-world characters, mentors, and rivals who guided him toward this milestone. The show has won Best Solo Show at New York Shakespeare (2025) and Best Show at The ONE Festival (2026).
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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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This evening will feature TWO productions in the Neurotica Festival! WHAT X GAVE TO ME “What X Gave to Me” is a good girl’s journey of embracing her anger, with the help of her favorite rapper…DMX! This show explores the late Earl Simmons as an unlikely inspiration for Sam, who never felt she was allowed to get truly pissed off about anything ever. What commonalities can be found between two people whose backgrounds couldn’t be more different? Why do certain DMX songs remind Sam of Shakespeare? Is she going to lose her mind (up in here, up in here)??? Content Awareness: Allusions to violence and drug use. — Middle Man In the wake of a divisive sex education lecture at her Missouri Catholic school, an 8th grader enlists a young seminarian to help her get back in God's good graces. Together, they grapple with their faith in a community that may not practice what they preach. Content Awareness: Mentions of SA.
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Gigi Dabrowski is serving the final stretch of her house arrest, and she's determined to use her newfound platform to tell the truth—or at least her version of it. Gigi recounts the events that led to her downfall, reflects on her complicated relationships, and offers unsolicited wisdom on everything from friendship to federal oversight. Equal parts hilarious, heartfelt, and unhinged, Gigi Dabrowski: The Untold Story is a character-driven solo comedy about loneliness, identity, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Grey Gardens with a Boston accent. Content Awareness: Siren noise, cursing/language.
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Join best-selling author Kurt Andersen, and award-winning actor, author, comic and founder of Neurotica Fest, Iris Bahr, (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Hacks) as they performs excerpts from Kurt's hit new novel, THE BREAKUP. “ Clever, nuanced, and a joy.”—Jake Tapper “This remarkable book contains multitudes. With wide-ranging intelligence and his trademark wit, Kurt Andersen has written an epic elegy for a country strained past its breaking point.”–– Tom Perrotta "Thank you, universe, for Kurt Andersen and this page-turner.”—Gary Shteyngart “Kurt Andersen is the most brilliant social novelist of our time, in the tradition of Tom Wolfe and Don DeLillo, but even funnier and deeper. With a light touch and instinct for telling details, he mixes pitch-perfect satire with profound insights.”—Walter Isaacson “In this adventurous new novel, Kurt Andersen, an expert conjurer of the past and present, now transports us into a mesmerizing near future, at once surreal and bizarrely plausible. The Breakup is a sympathetic look at what happens to people when the personal becomes relentlessly political, told with wit, fizz, and that rare ability to articulate big ideas that haven't yet been articulated.”—Jennifer Senior “Asher and Natalie, a couple as recognizable and as sympathetic as any I’ve encountered in a long time, are not creatures from the future; they’re all of us trying to live through that future, confronting the great question Robert Frost posed: What to make of a diminished thing? And as Garry Shandling would say, No flipping—the ending is pure Hitchcock.”—Caitlin Flanagan “A harrowing and profound social satire set in the near future, rich in characters and insight, sometimes painful, often funny, beautifully written.”—Anne Lamott "A rich, incisive study of manners and morals in the American 21st century. Pointed, funny and unnerving, The Breakup conveys a sense of inevitability."—Susanna Moore
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An OCD, ADHD, Gluten Free, Gen Z, One Woman, Musical Comedy! Through stand up, musical comedy, and storytelling, Liv Rocklin (Second City Chicago, Broadway Comedy Club) takes you through her experience of a morbidly overachieving American Gen-Zer losing control of her plans, body, and youth for the first time in Paris, France, while living out her Lizzie McGuire moment… or as the French say… moment. In the style of Rachel Bloom and Bo Burnham, the show explores Liv’s obsession with control and the innermost workings of her fraying brain through 7 songs, 6 languages, and 5 undiagnosed conditions (she’s got Bingo!). In a final showdown to keep control, she tries to win study abroad, Weight Watchers, and therapy but loses it all over a glass of wine spiked with Benadryl on an American Airlines flight home. An American (NOT) in Paris (Best of Fringe Orlando 2025, Funniest of Fringe Pittsburgh 2026, Critic's Choice for Writing and Performance Portland Fringe 2026, sold out Off Broadway run at 59E59 Theaters 2026) portrays the experience of loneliness, the inimitability of youth, and the reality check of growing up in a relatable, heartfelt, and ultimately laughter and smile inspiring way. You’ll leave hating Americans and Gen Z a little less (no promises, I guess). By the end, you’ll be wondering if she’s Britney Spears, Princess Diana, Taylor Swift, or just poorly adjusted. C’est La Vie! Content Awareness: Swearing, body image.
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400 Miles from Regular is a one-person show about a woman in mid-life who has decided it’s now or never to become who she truly is. Can she finally summon the courage to stand up to her controlling soon to be ex-husband, her toxically positive sister, and her video-game addicted teenage son. Can she surprise herself and walk away to an uncertain future? 400 Miles from Regular is the galvanizing story of a woman who steps into the unknown, not out of despair, but out of an exhilarating will to grow and build a better future.
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This evening will feature TWO productions in the Neurotica Festival! Girl Tall “Girl Tall” is the story of growing up desperate to blend in, only to discover you were meant to stand out. It is an unflinching, insightful journey into how the very things that make you different are actually your greatest superpower. — …but what if it rains? This one-woman show is different type of coming-of-age story that re-tells the events leading up to, during, and the aftermath of becoming a caregiver for a parent. It starts with the day that everything happened, going through the year of changes and challenges associated with it, her death, and how a family all moved in time and space during the events, all told from different points of view and perspectives through the vessel of one person. A mix of emotional depth and the conversations around death but with touches of humor to bring levity and reality into the experience. Content Awareness: Adult Language, Mature Themes, Death.
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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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Cravey is a musical comedy exploring the insatiable need for love… and chicken tenders. An aspiring Disney princess moves to New York City and falls in love with a Bar Mitzvah DJ from New Jersey. Will it be the fairytale happily ever after of her dreams or will she be met with a more nightmarish journey of self discovery at the hand of unfulfilled desires?
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My New Hampshire Diner is a heartfelt coming-of-age play set during the summer of 1991 inside a beloved neighborhood diner in Manchester, New Hampshire. As a socially awkward teenage busboy searches for where he belongs, a once-celebrated hometown sports hero wrestles with an uncertain future, and a young waitress dreams of a life beyond the diner. Filled with humor, warmth, and memorable characters, My New Hampshire Diner explores first jobs, first loves, family, friendship, and the choices that shape our lives. Inspired by Adam Wade's own experiences growing up in New Hampshire, the play is a love letter to hometowns, the people who raise us, and the places that never really leave us. About Adam Wade: Adam Wade is an award-winning storyteller, playwright, and performer based in New York City. A 20-time Moth StorySLAM champion, he has appeared on The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast, HBO's Girls, Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer, and PBS's Stories from the Stage. His Audible Original, You Ought to Know Adam Wade, became the #1 Audible bestseller in the U.S. and Canada. His debut storytelling/comedy album, Adam Wade: The Human Comedy, was enthusiastically praised in Sarah Larson's profile of Adam in The New Yorker, while his second album, Adam Wade Live at the Magnet Theater, reached #2 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart. My New Hampshire Diner is his first full-length play. Before the curtain rises... Read the story behind the creation of My New Hampshire Diner in Adam's Substack essay, How It Began:https://adamwadestoryteller.substack.com/p/how-it-began
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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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Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series is a 21+ event.
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This is more than an improv show; this is a musical. Based on a suggestion provided by you, the audience, Hell Yeah!'s team of professional actors and musicians will create an entire musical from scratch, right in front of your very eyes. Every line, lyric, move, and melody will be made up live on stage. It will bring you laughs and tears and awws and wows. WARNING: You WILL fall in love with the characters we create and they’ll NEVER be seen again. We recommend you bring a friend so you may bond in this joy and heartbreak together. Hell Yeah! includes: Annie Raczko Bebe Tabickman Ben Hirsch Maria Nally Mark Melton Shaina Lubliner Xiaoxiao Sun Max Feldman, music director and pianist PJ Nally, director and drummer
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Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just unforgettable performances and a whole lot of glitter-fueled mischief. Note: This series is a 21+ event.
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From a young age, Queer kids are sold the idea, “It gets better.” But what happens when you're in college and are still gay, miserable, and annoying? “Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I)” is a two-person comedy following co-dependent best friends, Kaden and Madeline, who have yet to get laid– contrary to the fantastical notion of gay adulthood Tumblr had promised them. Entrenched in internet culture and unwaveringly sex positive (at least in theory…), “Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I)” is a love letter to gay/lesbian solidarity and the found family that comes with it. View our Website: https://www.yetyoureavirgin.comFollow us on Instagram: @YetYoureAVirgin
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