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Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series (32 years) for writers' newest works-in-progress. Every week, September to May, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week's reading. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
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The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!At The Open Mic at FRIGID New York the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York City. Whether it’s a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community. Open Mic FAQs
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We're back for a sixth season of new works in development! The Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in their earliest stages, audiences, and nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sampler platter around a theme related to a nonprofit. This month, all PK ticket proceeds and a passed hat go to support the work of the Ali Forney Center, which offers LGBT+ Youth Shelter and Services The June presentation will feature work by Alton Alburo & Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Eryn Barnes, Zee Hana, Adin Lenihan, Star Gel, Rebecca Vineyard, Abby Wilson, & more! This season is dedicated with unending gratitude towards the team of FRIGID NY. We all know artists making great work: all they need is a space, and FRIGID's dedication to making that accessible for artists is a vital part of the New York arts ecosystem. Try something new, delicious and strange. Come for the art. Stay for the community. Paper Kraine was created on the principle that we all know writers, directors, actors, and creators who make wonderful work. All they need is a space. The Paper Kraine is committed to creating a venue for early-career artists to show humor-focused work in the spirit of adventurous discovery. 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. Streaming option available.
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A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “One to watch” Time Out “Brilliantly offbeat” Guardian “Exceptionally funny” Village Voice **** Times **** Time Out **** Skinny **** Fest
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A 62-year-old woman in an insane asylum closes her eyes and becomes a 28-year-old stand-up comedian with everyone in the audience being part of her imagination.Inspired by personal experience, the delivery (not material) of Chappelle, Christopher Nolan films, Netflix’s Russian Doll and HBO's Hacks, 'Before The Drugs Kick In' is an intimate blend of stand-up, theatre and multiverse time travel starring NYC comedian and actress Maria DeCotis* (Broadway, Vogue, Rolling Stone) as comedian Lynn T. Walsh.The show is dedicated to anyone, especially young mothers of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, who society wrote off as crazy instead of giving them an opportunity to live.'Before The Drugs Kick In' made its world premiere at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to multiple four and five star reviews while being nominated for two of the biggest awards at the largest arts festival in the world, the BBC Writersroom Popcorn Award for New Writing and the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award. The play is written and directed by NYC comedian and playwright Mike Lemme.Content Warning: This show contains distressing themes with strong language and mentions of suicide but it's also full of jokes too. *Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. This is an Equity Approved ShowcaseIf you're an industry member or part of AEA, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ihV8GW7JK3vjF7ru7
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After the unexpected death of a former classmate, eight distant friends convene on the suburb of their youth to celebrate, grieve, and reconcile their shared past and diverging futures.
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Join us as our team of professional thespians dust off a classical text, or a text made classical, in a performance that combines drinking games, improvisation and audience participation. A boozy twist on classical theatre, this interactive evening lets the audience vote on who takes the next shot and even volunteer for a crucial cameo line. Drink along with us as we bring the bar to the classics...you may have heard of these texts before, but you've never seen them like this. Friday, September 29: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore The Drunk Texts is going back to our roots with a classic restoration comedy, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore! Dueling suitors, disguise, incest, revenge…John Ford’s script has it all, and it all gets better the drunker our cast (and you) get. This September, see how it all began for The Drunk Texts - we can’t make these plot lines up! Friday, October 28: Thou Wilt Scream Ghostface is going Shakespearean in the Drunk Texts performance of Robert Price’s Thou Wilt Scream! We’re breaking the second rule for surviving a horror film though - this party will have plenty of booze and drinking games, and you’re invited. Will we make it to the sequel? Let’s find out this Halloweekend! Friday, December 22: A Christmas Carol It’s the most wonderful time of the year - The Drunk Texts annual intoxicating (and intoxicated) performance of A Drunk Christmas Carol is back with drinking games, carols, and drunk puppets!. Anything could happen when we mix Scrooge with booze, so drink spirits with the spirits in your holiday finest and find out what does - all drunken denominations welcome!
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A theatrical retelling of the story of oat milk, sort of. Oat-peners: Sam Levy and Jordan DeFilippo
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Contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist. Every month, Living Radio stages live performances of radio plays that re-imagine current events, exploring alternate present realities. 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. Welcome to Living Radio.
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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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In his new show, “Pete and Me,” Graham Kay uses levity to tell the story of life with an autistic brother. Now in his 40s, Graham explores their relationship from childhood through today - how it has changed and how, in many ways, it has stayed the same. Daily calls pretending to be Bert and Ernie, Graham getting arrested and his brother hanging up on the cops, and what it was like getting kicked out of restaurants as a family. At times silly, others serious —we learn how these moments have changed Graham's comedy career, romantic relationships and how he interacts with friends. Graham uses the stage as catharsis to contemplate the uncertainty of his future as part-comedian, part-caretaker. Underneath heartfelt anecdotes and witty punchlines, Graham is ultimately confronting his life’s biggest fears. About Graham Kay Graham Kay is a headlining stand-up comedian who tours throughout North America. Born in Ottowa, Canada and now based in Brooklyn NY, Graham has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Steven Colbert. He hosts an autism awareness podcast and his stand up can be heard regularly on Sirius XM Radio. The Tonight Show: https://youtu.be/FsAiamlx54Q Most recent Stand-Up Special: https://youtu.be/-sHdKkYkxX8
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Hamlet couldn't possibly get more dramatic… or could it? Hamlet couldn't possibly be funny...or could it? Are Shakespeare and Telenovelas a match made in heaven? With Hamlet: La Telenovela audiences will be able to experience Hamlet like never before, with an adaptation that heightens the melodrama innate in the story and explores it under a farcical and comedic lens. We invite the public to open their arms to the extremely cathartic guilty pleasure that only Telenovelas (soap operas) can give. In Spanish with English subtitles. Please note that we cannot guarantee that the subtitles will be legible in the livestream presentation.
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In this monthly competition show hosted by vision-treprenur Marina di Marzo, three comedians go head-to-head navigating challenges in fashion and makeup. Armed with expertise, fierce looks, and the need to raise eyebrows, the resident fashion expert Maeve and a special guest judge will award one winner with a grand prize. They only have one photo in their hand… and it’s of a fart.Streaming option available.
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Inspired by a true story . . . As the only Jewish girl in her Bronx neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Miriam Liebler has a lot on her mind. World War II is raging, and her brother will soon pack his bags to join the fight. Blackouts and air-raid drills punctuate her daily life. Worse yet, her family has heard nothing from their Jewish relatives in Europe since before the war started, and Miriam fears the worst. Her friends don’t understand her worries—until she meets Christopher Richards, an orphaned English boy whisked to America to escape the deadly bombings of London. Two outsiders, Miriam and Chris develop a once-in-a-lifetime friendship as they exchange candy, comic books, and secrets through the iron bars of the orphanage fence. This heartfelt stage adaptation of Teresa R. Funke’s popular middle-grade novel is appropriate for audiences aged 9 and up.
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In the waiting room of the underworld Johnny Z recollects his life of murder and how he got there to the receptionist chanteuse, Lady Hades played by Muffy Styler. A film noir style show that features Zero Boy as Johnny Z, a hit man for Moidah Inc. Using vocal skills, multimedia visuals, dramatic lighting the show follows the rise and fall of a theatrical union leader and assassin of Moidah Inc. A dark comedy that takes the viewer on a historic ride through the early history of the Mob and the dark side of a man who seemed ready to help out so many people in the theater while his real job was murder for the mob. From Arnold Rothstein to his neighbor Charlie Luciano to the Prime Minister this story shows you the Early Mob and its minions. A special interactive segment allows audiences to be the Boss and put out a contract. Who do you want whacked? What are you willing to pay and how do you want it done? Using vocal acrobatic comedic skills, the audience is treated to a cartoon voyage of their murder contract.
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What began as a way to work with her friends has exploded on the comedy scene. When Carole (a veteran of the stand up scene for over 40 years) started, you would never see two female comics on the same show. Fast forward to today’s comedy scene and nothing has changed, even though there are way more women in comedy. Carole decided to do something about it. Her first Showtime special made history as the only comedy special to feature 6 female comics over the age of 50. In fact it was the network's highest rated comedy special of 2019. Two more have followed with more in the works for 2022! September's cast includesCynthia KaplanFelicia MadisonMarcy SmilesTeresa DeGaetano Streaming option available.
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Come join your favorite hosts, Shelly and Flaco (Savannah Snow and Wilfredo Diaz) at the "live taping" of their hit morning talk show, "It's Morning, New York!"- complete with sketch, improv, musical comedy, dancing, stand up and so much more!
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With his 10-year relationship at an end and his career going down the toilet, loser British playwright Chris Thompson heads to New York City where he embarks on a journey of sexual liberation and self discovery. But as he searches for connection, he faces up to the harsh realities of city life and the limitations of his own desires. An unflinching and hilarious account of starting your life again when you’re a bottom who has hit rock bottom. Award winning playwright and screenwriter, Chris Thompson, brings his five star hit podcast to theatrical life in this laugh out loud, life affirming show. “Chris Thompson can write moments so raw and tender, they make the audience gasp.” The Sunday Times Praise on iTunes for Two Foreskins Walk into a Bar Podcast: ***** “This is storytelling at its best.” ***** “Hilarious and poignant, relatable and outlandish.” ***** “Fearless writing, completely compulsive.” ***** “Beautifully written, searingly honest, and utterly hilarious.” ***** “Exciting, titillating, heart-pounding in the hottest way possible.” ***** “This is the gay Fleabag! I laugh out loud every episode. The rawness and honesty took my breath away.” ***** “Honest, raw, hilarious. Essential listening.” ***** “Haunting, beautifully written and very, very funny.” ***** “The delight! The horror! Squirm and laugh your way down the rabbit hole.” ***** “A must-listen and a true joy. Thompson’s stories of post heartbreak NYC will have you begging for more.” ***** “An important addition to the queer canon. Funny, sad and sexy.”
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And you thought YOUR parents were up in everyone’s business. As the child of small-town gynecologists, comedy writer Claire Ayoub (Empire Waist, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls) experienced an untraditional and often mortifying adolescence destined to end in therapy—and comedy. Join her for a delightfully cringeworthy walk down memory lane and learn what being a GynoKid is all about.After an award-winning run at the 2023 FRIGID Fringe (Best Solo Comedy, Top Grossing-The Kraine Theater, EstroGenius Award), The GynoKid is BACK as a monthly show at the Kraine Theater thru December 2023. Come for the cringe and stay after the show for a Q&A with health experts on different health topics each month. POST-SHOW TALKBACKS: September — Puberty (and How to Talk to Your Kids About It) October — PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) November — Menopause (aka WTF is Happening to My Body?!) December — Egg Freezing (What to Expect) Runtime: 2 hours (with Q&A) Written, directed and performed by Claire Ayoub. Produced by Lizzy Bryce, Crystal Collins, and Jack Hobbs
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Adam Wade, the 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original 'You Ought To Know Adam Wade' and from TV’s 'Inside Amy Schumer' and 'Girls' returns to Under Saint Marks Theater! This monthly storytelling show will feature three to four different stories from Adam’s extensive catalog. No two shows will be the same. Come and see this New York Times, Time Out New York, and CBS critics’ pick LIVE on stage in New York! A different special guest storyteller will begin each show. “Mr. Wade is an enchanting storyteller.” – The New York Times “Wade is expressing not just our inner misfit but our inner small-town kid.” – The New Yorker “He’s completely vulnerable. When he goes on stage he brings only himself. People instantly fall in love with him.” – George Dawes Green, the founder of The Moth “Adam’s nuanced observations, openness, and wit transform his coming-of-age tales into funny, impactful, and universal stories of joy and hope.” – Audible
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OFF BROADWAY IITWO BRAND NEW ORIGINAL PLAYS BY PETER BD & LUCY K SHAW Following the success of 2022's theatrical double-feature, we are pleased to announce the return of Peter BD and Lucy K Shaw with two brand new original plays for OFF BROADWAY II. THE BUS IS FUCKING LATE (AGAIN) BY PETER BDSTARRING: Daniel Kolpin, Oscar d'Artois, Jem Bonilla, Francis Louvis, Joseph Brock, Ivy Pham, Jesse Prado, Alinca Hamilton, & Ashley GuzmanThe bus is late and no one knows when it will come. Shenanigans ensue.Peter BD is a writer, curator, and everything in between.Set Design by Elise Wunderlich TIMEPIECE BY LUCY K SHAWSTARRING: goddess earth & Jordan DeborDo you feel yourself moving closer to people or further away? How much do you think about the past? Do you need to live in a city? What feels natural to you? How many choices do you have? How is time passing? In this impressionistic dialogue, Shaw asks how, where and with whom we should spend our time and what happens when we eclipse.Lucy K Shaw is the author of several books, including WOMAN WITH HAT, TROISIEME VAGUE & THE MOTION. She is the editor of Shabby Doll House.
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Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, reimagined for the Under St. Marks black box. Simple and neat, silly and warm. Come break some bread and butter with us in person or over livestream (10/21 and 10/27). Ticket prices are a recommended amount with a sliding scale option. Please note that masks are required for this performance. Masks will be available at the door.
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Hottie Bop is a kick-ass variety show with comedy, music and dance. At Under St Marks. Hosted by Lina Zikas, Featuring Duane Stanford. See you there, hotties!
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SomeClowns' Best Tricks and Treats is a comedy show for all ages with 5 clowns, 1 musical washboard, 3 songs, countless surprises, and the greatest trick in the world! Loner, Jailbreak Yeasty Soooousan, Hope, Yoyo and Sven Sven Mount Saint Andersson have nothing but boundless enthusiasm for all the Fall time fun they may not have figured out how to have. As they give their fun away to the audience with delight, they might discover a bucket of wah-wah-wah, a dollop of “Wahoo” or even an extra helping of “I don't know anything!” It's a big dumb fun time, people!
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Best short films of the New York Movie Awards! September's films includeA FRESH START by Karl AndreJOYS OF PREGNANCY by Stacey MarbreyBONSAI by Leslie Yusuke WatanabeTRACK IN TIME by Ruben RodasTO ALL CYPRESSES by Freya LiMOMMY COME BACK by Gerardo TellezVOICES FROM WITHIN by Varoujan FroundjianTWO AND A HALF MINUTES by Sonny Michael Chohan Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person.
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Lisa is back at FRIGID where it all began! Sketch comedy from some of your faves! Featuring: Chloe Troast, William Banks, Sam Blumenfeld, Gus Laughlin, Jamie Watson, Rachel Horwitz, Tej Khanna, and more! Saturday, November 4 @ 8:00PM, doors at 7:00PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
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Women Stand Up is a women-led organization that creates a space to empower people with lived experiences of misogyny through stand up comedy. We proudly present a show featuring first time comics and alumni of our training program!Streaming option available for certain performances.
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"If everything you drew became real, where would your imagination take you?" A charismatic clown discovers magic chalk that makes everything he draws come to life in this fantastical one-man show guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages! A non-verbal physical comedy in the style of the great silent-film era comedians, Chalk is a goofy testament to the power of a childlike imagination, and a moving exploration of the adult search for romantic love and connection. With a perfect mix of play and pathos, CHALK is a whimsical romp guaranteed to “draw you in”. ★★★★★ CRITICS PICK, “AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO WATCH” – All About Solo ★★★★, “A SIMPLE, GENEROUS, TOUCHING SHOW FOR EVERYONE” – Broadway Baby BEST BET, “WILDLY ENTERTAINING AND INCREDIBLY MOVING” – Theater Is Easy As featured in TimeOut New York Kids
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The show before the show. Peter Aguero (The Moth), Jeff Scherer (Vern), & Rory Scholl (Marvelous Mrs.Maisel) improvise the setup and breakdown of a band in real time with scenes and songs and special guests.
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Crooklyn Comedy Presents Bret Raybould and Mike Recine. Bret Raybould comedian and credited awarding winning play writer for Race: The Movie: The Play. Mike Recine is noted for his appearances on Conan along with his Comedy Central Haft Hour.
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Imagine getting married during a pandemic THREE TIMES within a calendar year to the same man!! Caterers, cancellations and calamity abound in Cox Productions' newest cabaret, 'I Do, I Did, I'm DONE!'. Emma and Vince had waited 3 years to have their dream wedding date. But due to Covid-19, the entire ordeal was canceled! How do you manage to tie the knot while the world shuts down around you?? Come with us on a wild, wacky adventure of ever-changing elopement dates, bridesmaids’ breakdowns, and Southern 'socially-distanced' turnouts, all set against the background of an unpredictable, constantly-changing Covid crisis! Featuring songs from your favorites such as Stephen Sondheim, Harold Arlen, and Mel Brooks, there is truly ‘something old and something new’ for everyone. Come laugh, groan, and finally walk down the aisle with the happy couple in 'I Do, I Did, I'm DONE!', this Nov 17th at UNDER St. Mark’s with Frigid Theatre!
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Three mothers discuss whether or not they think abortion should be legal; Jesus weighs in on the issue with a stand-up routine after the discussion.
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Support us and support our community!As with most arts organizations across the nation, these last three fiscal years have been rough for FRIGID. As hard as it was to be thrown into the shutdown, coming out has proved more challenging still.Operating this year has again left us with a deficit as did the last couple of fiscal years, for obvious reasons. This will put us at a third consecutive year of deficits and, while the reason is clear and understandable, it still puts us in danger of losing some funding in the next cycle. We need your help to make that not happen.Please help us by pre-purchasing tickets this fall to be given to underserved populations here in NYC through GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side), who hekp to enrich the lives of our neighbors who have less.As with most of our tickets these days, the ticket price here is $25 with a sliding scale. That means for each purchase, regardless of the dollar amount you pay on our sliding scale, we will donate one ticket to one of our future shows, regardless of the face value ticket price. These tickets will only be considered spent when they are actually used, so if we give an organization 20 tickets and only 4 people show up then only 4 tickets from this pot will have been used and the rest will still be available for donation.
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Tuesdays@9 is New York City's longest-running cold reading series (32 years) for writers' newest works-in-progress. Every week, September to May, we cast and present excerpts of new writing to an audience of fellow artists and supporters. Tuesdays@9 operates with an open submissions policy throughout the year, and hosts an open casting session at the start of each week's reading. Tuesdays@9 has always been—and always will be—free and open to all artists and audience members.
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The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!At The Open Mic at FRIGID New York the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get 7 minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York City. Whether it’s a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling, dance, or something entirely off the top of your head, you'll find a home in the attentive welcoming community. Open Mic FAQs
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We're back for a sixth season of new works in development! The Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in their earliest stages, audiences, and nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sampler platter around a theme related to a nonprofit. This month, all PK ticket proceeds and a passed hat go to support the work of the Ali Forney Center, which offers LGBT+ Youth Shelter and Services The June presentation will feature work by Alton Alburo & Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Eryn Barnes, Zee Hana, Adin Lenihan, Star Gel, Rebecca Vineyard, Abby Wilson, & more! This season is dedicated with unending gratitude towards the team of FRIGID NY. We all know artists making great work: all they need is a space, and FRIGID's dedication to making that accessible for artists is a vital part of the New York arts ecosystem. Try something new, delicious and strange. Come for the art. Stay for the community. Paper Kraine was created on the principle that we all know writers, directors, actors, and creators who make wonderful work. All they need is a space. The Paper Kraine is committed to creating a venue for early-career artists to show humor-focused work in the spirit of adventurous discovery. 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. Streaming option available.
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A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “One to watch” Time Out “Brilliantly offbeat” Guardian “Exceptionally funny” Village Voice **** Times **** Time Out **** Skinny **** Fest
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A 62-year-old woman in an insane asylum closes her eyes and becomes a 28-year-old stand-up comedian with everyone in the audience being part of her imagination.Inspired by personal experience, the delivery (not material) of Chappelle, Christopher Nolan films, Netflix’s Russian Doll and HBO's Hacks, 'Before The Drugs Kick In' is an intimate blend of stand-up, theatre and multiverse time travel starring NYC comedian and actress Maria DeCotis* (Broadway, Vogue, Rolling Stone) as comedian Lynn T. Walsh.The show is dedicated to anyone, especially young mothers of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s, who society wrote off as crazy instead of giving them an opportunity to live.'Before The Drugs Kick In' made its world premiere at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to multiple four and five star reviews while being nominated for two of the biggest awards at the largest arts festival in the world, the BBC Writersroom Popcorn Award for New Writing and the Mental Health Foundation Fringe Award. The play is written and directed by NYC comedian and playwright Mike Lemme.Content Warning: This show contains distressing themes with strong language and mentions of suicide but it's also full of jokes too. *Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association. This is an Equity Approved ShowcaseIf you're an industry member or part of AEA, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ihV8GW7JK3vjF7ru7
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After the unexpected death of a former classmate, eight distant friends convene on the suburb of their youth to celebrate, grieve, and reconcile their shared past and diverging futures.
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Join us as our team of professional thespians dust off a classical text, or a text made classical, in a performance that combines drinking games, improvisation and audience participation. A boozy twist on classical theatre, this interactive evening lets the audience vote on who takes the next shot and even volunteer for a crucial cameo line. Drink along with us as we bring the bar to the classics...you may have heard of these texts before, but you've never seen them like this. Friday, September 29: 'Tis Pity She's a Whore The Drunk Texts is going back to our roots with a classic restoration comedy, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore! Dueling suitors, disguise, incest, revenge…John Ford’s script has it all, and it all gets better the drunker our cast (and you) get. This September, see how it all began for The Drunk Texts - we can’t make these plot lines up! Friday, October 28: Thou Wilt Scream Ghostface is going Shakespearean in the Drunk Texts performance of Robert Price’s Thou Wilt Scream! We’re breaking the second rule for surviving a horror film though - this party will have plenty of booze and drinking games, and you’re invited. Will we make it to the sequel? Let’s find out this Halloweekend! Friday, December 22: A Christmas Carol It’s the most wonderful time of the year - The Drunk Texts annual intoxicating (and intoxicated) performance of A Drunk Christmas Carol is back with drinking games, carols, and drunk puppets!. Anything could happen when we mix Scrooge with booze, so drink spirits with the spirits in your holiday finest and find out what does - all drunken denominations welcome!
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A theatrical retelling of the story of oat milk, sort of. Oat-peners: Sam Levy and Jordan DeFilippo
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Contemporary radio drama, with a revisionist twist. Every month, Living Radio stages live performances of radio plays that re-imagine current events, exploring alternate present realities. 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. Welcome to Living Radio.
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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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In his new show, “Pete and Me,” Graham Kay uses levity to tell the story of life with an autistic brother. Now in his 40s, Graham explores their relationship from childhood through today - how it has changed and how, in many ways, it has stayed the same. Daily calls pretending to be Bert and Ernie, Graham getting arrested and his brother hanging up on the cops, and what it was like getting kicked out of restaurants as a family. At times silly, others serious —we learn how these moments have changed Graham's comedy career, romantic relationships and how he interacts with friends. Graham uses the stage as catharsis to contemplate the uncertainty of his future as part-comedian, part-caretaker. Underneath heartfelt anecdotes and witty punchlines, Graham is ultimately confronting his life’s biggest fears. About Graham Kay Graham Kay is a headlining stand-up comedian who tours throughout North America. Born in Ottowa, Canada and now based in Brooklyn NY, Graham has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Steven Colbert. He hosts an autism awareness podcast and his stand up can be heard regularly on Sirius XM Radio. The Tonight Show: https://youtu.be/FsAiamlx54Q Most recent Stand-Up Special: https://youtu.be/-sHdKkYkxX8
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Hamlet couldn't possibly get more dramatic… or could it? Hamlet couldn't possibly be funny...or could it? Are Shakespeare and Telenovelas a match made in heaven? With Hamlet: La Telenovela audiences will be able to experience Hamlet like never before, with an adaptation that heightens the melodrama innate in the story and explores it under a farcical and comedic lens. We invite the public to open their arms to the extremely cathartic guilty pleasure that only Telenovelas (soap operas) can give. In Spanish with English subtitles. Please note that we cannot guarantee that the subtitles will be legible in the livestream presentation.
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In this monthly competition show hosted by vision-treprenur Marina di Marzo, three comedians go head-to-head navigating challenges in fashion and makeup. Armed with expertise, fierce looks, and the need to raise eyebrows, the resident fashion expert Maeve and a special guest judge will award one winner with a grand prize. They only have one photo in their hand… and it’s of a fart.Streaming option available.
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Inspired by a true story . . . As the only Jewish girl in her Bronx neighborhood, thirteen-year-old Miriam Liebler has a lot on her mind. World War II is raging, and her brother will soon pack his bags to join the fight. Blackouts and air-raid drills punctuate her daily life. Worse yet, her family has heard nothing from their Jewish relatives in Europe since before the war started, and Miriam fears the worst. Her friends don’t understand her worries—until she meets Christopher Richards, an orphaned English boy whisked to America to escape the deadly bombings of London. Two outsiders, Miriam and Chris develop a once-in-a-lifetime friendship as they exchange candy, comic books, and secrets through the iron bars of the orphanage fence. This heartfelt stage adaptation of Teresa R. Funke’s popular middle-grade novel is appropriate for audiences aged 9 and up.
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In the waiting room of the underworld Johnny Z recollects his life of murder and how he got there to the receptionist chanteuse, Lady Hades played by Muffy Styler. A film noir style show that features Zero Boy as Johnny Z, a hit man for Moidah Inc. Using vocal skills, multimedia visuals, dramatic lighting the show follows the rise and fall of a theatrical union leader and assassin of Moidah Inc. A dark comedy that takes the viewer on a historic ride through the early history of the Mob and the dark side of a man who seemed ready to help out so many people in the theater while his real job was murder for the mob. From Arnold Rothstein to his neighbor Charlie Luciano to the Prime Minister this story shows you the Early Mob and its minions. A special interactive segment allows audiences to be the Boss and put out a contract. Who do you want whacked? What are you willing to pay and how do you want it done? Using vocal acrobatic comedic skills, the audience is treated to a cartoon voyage of their murder contract.
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What began as a way to work with her friends has exploded on the comedy scene. When Carole (a veteran of the stand up scene for over 40 years) started, you would never see two female comics on the same show. Fast forward to today’s comedy scene and nothing has changed, even though there are way more women in comedy. Carole decided to do something about it. Her first Showtime special made history as the only comedy special to feature 6 female comics over the age of 50. In fact it was the network's highest rated comedy special of 2019. Two more have followed with more in the works for 2022! September's cast includesCynthia KaplanFelicia MadisonMarcy SmilesTeresa DeGaetano Streaming option available.
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Come join your favorite hosts, Shelly and Flaco (Savannah Snow and Wilfredo Diaz) at the "live taping" of their hit morning talk show, "It's Morning, New York!"- complete with sketch, improv, musical comedy, dancing, stand up and so much more!
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With his 10-year relationship at an end and his career going down the toilet, loser British playwright Chris Thompson heads to New York City where he embarks on a journey of sexual liberation and self discovery. But as he searches for connection, he faces up to the harsh realities of city life and the limitations of his own desires. An unflinching and hilarious account of starting your life again when you’re a bottom who has hit rock bottom. Award winning playwright and screenwriter, Chris Thompson, brings his five star hit podcast to theatrical life in this laugh out loud, life affirming show. “Chris Thompson can write moments so raw and tender, they make the audience gasp.” The Sunday Times Praise on iTunes for Two Foreskins Walk into a Bar Podcast: ***** “This is storytelling at its best.” ***** “Hilarious and poignant, relatable and outlandish.” ***** “Fearless writing, completely compulsive.” ***** “Beautifully written, searingly honest, and utterly hilarious.” ***** “Exciting, titillating, heart-pounding in the hottest way possible.” ***** “This is the gay Fleabag! I laugh out loud every episode. The rawness and honesty took my breath away.” ***** “Honest, raw, hilarious. Essential listening.” ***** “Haunting, beautifully written and very, very funny.” ***** “The delight! The horror! Squirm and laugh your way down the rabbit hole.” ***** “A must-listen and a true joy. Thompson’s stories of post heartbreak NYC will have you begging for more.” ***** “An important addition to the queer canon. Funny, sad and sexy.”
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And you thought YOUR parents were up in everyone’s business. As the child of small-town gynecologists, comedy writer Claire Ayoub (Empire Waist, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls) experienced an untraditional and often mortifying adolescence destined to end in therapy—and comedy. Join her for a delightfully cringeworthy walk down memory lane and learn what being a GynoKid is all about.After an award-winning run at the 2023 FRIGID Fringe (Best Solo Comedy, Top Grossing-The Kraine Theater, EstroGenius Award), The GynoKid is BACK as a monthly show at the Kraine Theater thru December 2023. Come for the cringe and stay after the show for a Q&A with health experts on different health topics each month. POST-SHOW TALKBACKS: September — Puberty (and How to Talk to Your Kids About It) October — PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) November — Menopause (aka WTF is Happening to My Body?!) December — Egg Freezing (What to Expect) Runtime: 2 hours (with Q&A) Written, directed and performed by Claire Ayoub. Produced by Lizzy Bryce, Crystal Collins, and Jack Hobbs
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Adam Wade, the 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original 'You Ought To Know Adam Wade' and from TV’s 'Inside Amy Schumer' and 'Girls' returns to Under Saint Marks Theater! This monthly storytelling show will feature three to four different stories from Adam’s extensive catalog. No two shows will be the same. Come and see this New York Times, Time Out New York, and CBS critics’ pick LIVE on stage in New York! A different special guest storyteller will begin each show. “Mr. Wade is an enchanting storyteller.” – The New York Times “Wade is expressing not just our inner misfit but our inner small-town kid.” – The New Yorker “He’s completely vulnerable. When he goes on stage he brings only himself. People instantly fall in love with him.” – George Dawes Green, the founder of The Moth “Adam’s nuanced observations, openness, and wit transform his coming-of-age tales into funny, impactful, and universal stories of joy and hope.” – Audible
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OFF BROADWAY IITWO BRAND NEW ORIGINAL PLAYS BY PETER BD & LUCY K SHAW Following the success of 2022's theatrical double-feature, we are pleased to announce the return of Peter BD and Lucy K Shaw with two brand new original plays for OFF BROADWAY II. THE BUS IS FUCKING LATE (AGAIN) BY PETER BDSTARRING: Daniel Kolpin, Oscar d'Artois, Jem Bonilla, Francis Louvis, Joseph Brock, Ivy Pham, Jesse Prado, Alinca Hamilton, & Ashley GuzmanThe bus is late and no one knows when it will come. Shenanigans ensue.Peter BD is a writer, curator, and everything in between.Set Design by Elise Wunderlich TIMEPIECE BY LUCY K SHAWSTARRING: goddess earth & Jordan DeborDo you feel yourself moving closer to people or further away? How much do you think about the past? Do you need to live in a city? What feels natural to you? How many choices do you have? How is time passing? In this impressionistic dialogue, Shaw asks how, where and with whom we should spend our time and what happens when we eclipse.Lucy K Shaw is the author of several books, including WOMAN WITH HAT, TROISIEME VAGUE & THE MOTION. She is the editor of Shabby Doll House.
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Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, reimagined for the Under St. Marks black box. Simple and neat, silly and warm. Come break some bread and butter with us in person or over livestream (10/21 and 10/27). Ticket prices are a recommended amount with a sliding scale option. Please note that masks are required for this performance. Masks will be available at the door.
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Hottie Bop is a kick-ass variety show with comedy, music and dance. At Under St Marks. Hosted by Lina Zikas, Featuring Duane Stanford. See you there, hotties!
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SomeClowns' Best Tricks and Treats is a comedy show for all ages with 5 clowns, 1 musical washboard, 3 songs, countless surprises, and the greatest trick in the world! Loner, Jailbreak Yeasty Soooousan, Hope, Yoyo and Sven Sven Mount Saint Andersson have nothing but boundless enthusiasm for all the Fall time fun they may not have figured out how to have. As they give their fun away to the audience with delight, they might discover a bucket of wah-wah-wah, a dollop of “Wahoo” or even an extra helping of “I don't know anything!” It's a big dumb fun time, people!
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Best short films of the New York Movie Awards! September's films includeA FRESH START by Karl AndreJOYS OF PREGNANCY by Stacey MarbreyBONSAI by Leslie Yusuke WatanabeTRACK IN TIME by Ruben RodasTO ALL CYPRESSES by Freya LiMOMMY COME BACK by Gerardo TellezVOICES FROM WITHIN by Varoujan FroundjianTWO AND A HALF MINUTES by Sonny Michael Chohan Please note that this show will not be streaming and can only be seen in person.
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Lisa is back at FRIGID where it all began! Sketch comedy from some of your faves! Featuring: Chloe Troast, William Banks, Sam Blumenfeld, Gus Laughlin, Jamie Watson, Rachel Horwitz, Tej Khanna, and more! Saturday, November 4 @ 8:00PM, doors at 7:00PM. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
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Women Stand Up is a women-led organization that creates a space to empower people with lived experiences of misogyny through stand up comedy. We proudly present a show featuring first time comics and alumni of our training program!Streaming option available for certain performances.
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"If everything you drew became real, where would your imagination take you?" A charismatic clown discovers magic chalk that makes everything he draws come to life in this fantastical one-man show guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages! A non-verbal physical comedy in the style of the great silent-film era comedians, Chalk is a goofy testament to the power of a childlike imagination, and a moving exploration of the adult search for romantic love and connection. With a perfect mix of play and pathos, CHALK is a whimsical romp guaranteed to “draw you in”. ★★★★★ CRITICS PICK, “AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO WATCH” – All About Solo ★★★★, “A SIMPLE, GENEROUS, TOUCHING SHOW FOR EVERYONE” – Broadway Baby BEST BET, “WILDLY ENTERTAINING AND INCREDIBLY MOVING” – Theater Is Easy As featured in TimeOut New York Kids
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The show before the show. Peter Aguero (The Moth), Jeff Scherer (Vern), & Rory Scholl (Marvelous Mrs.Maisel) improvise the setup and breakdown of a band in real time with scenes and songs and special guests.
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Crooklyn Comedy Presents Bret Raybould and Mike Recine. Bret Raybould comedian and credited awarding winning play writer for Race: The Movie: The Play. Mike Recine is noted for his appearances on Conan along with his Comedy Central Haft Hour.
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Imagine getting married during a pandemic THREE TIMES within a calendar year to the same man!! Caterers, cancellations and calamity abound in Cox Productions' newest cabaret, 'I Do, I Did, I'm DONE!'. Emma and Vince had waited 3 years to have their dream wedding date. But due to Covid-19, the entire ordeal was canceled! How do you manage to tie the knot while the world shuts down around you?? Come with us on a wild, wacky adventure of ever-changing elopement dates, bridesmaids’ breakdowns, and Southern 'socially-distanced' turnouts, all set against the background of an unpredictable, constantly-changing Covid crisis! Featuring songs from your favorites such as Stephen Sondheim, Harold Arlen, and Mel Brooks, there is truly ‘something old and something new’ for everyone. Come laugh, groan, and finally walk down the aisle with the happy couple in 'I Do, I Did, I'm DONE!', this Nov 17th at UNDER St. Mark’s with Frigid Theatre!
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Three mothers discuss whether or not they think abortion should be legal; Jesus weighs in on the issue with a stand-up routine after the discussion.
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Support us and support our community!As with most arts organizations across the nation, these last three fiscal years have been rough for FRIGID. As hard as it was to be thrown into the shutdown, coming out has proved more challenging still.Operating this year has again left us with a deficit as did the last couple of fiscal years, for obvious reasons. This will put us at a third consecutive year of deficits and, while the reason is clear and understandable, it still puts us in danger of losing some funding in the next cycle. We need your help to make that not happen.Please help us by pre-purchasing tickets this fall to be given to underserved populations here in NYC through GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side), who hekp to enrich the lives of our neighbors who have less.As with most of our tickets these days, the ticket price here is $25 with a sliding scale. That means for each purchase, regardless of the dollar amount you pay on our sliding scale, we will donate one ticket to one of our future shows, regardless of the face value ticket price. These tickets will only be considered spent when they are actually used, so if we give an organization 20 tickets and only 4 people show up then only 4 tickets from this pot will have been used and the rest will still be available for donation.
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