THE 2026 OBIE AWARDS

 

On January 31, 2026, the American Theatre Wing announced the winners of the 69th Annual Obie Awards, continuing its mission to honor the boldest and most innovative work in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theater.

In a stunning and important departure from traditional gala ceremonies, this year’s awards prioritized direct financial support for artists. 

Thanks to a generous anonymous donation, the winners were awarded grants totaling over $250,000, with individual prizes ranging from $3,000 to $15,000.

These grants are intended to provide a "new path forward" by funding the future work of the creators who make New York theater so vibrant.

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2026 OBIE AWARD WINNERS: THE PLAYS

Play	Creative Team	Producers / Theater	Plot & Notable Facts
Bowl EP Outstanding New Play	Writer: Nazareth Hassan Director: Nazareth Hassan Cast: Felicia Curry, Oghenero Gbaje, Essence Lotus	Producers: Vineyard Theatre, National Black Theatre, The New Group Theater: Vineyard Theatre	The Plot: Two aspiring rappers bond in a literal skatepark at the "edge of the galaxy." Fact: The production featured live skateboarding on a stage-built half-pipe.
Can I Be Frank?	Writer: Morgan Bassichis Director: Sam Pinkleton	Producers: Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia Theater: SoHo Playhouse	The Plot: A comedian investigates the life of Frank Maya, one of the first openly gay comics on TV. Fact: Director Sam Pinkleton won for both this and ta-da! this year.
The Wind and the Rain	Writer: Sarah Gancher Director: Jared Mezzocchi	Producers: En Garde Arts, Vineyard Theatre Theater: Waterfront Museum Barge / Sunny’s Bar	The Plot: A site-specific history of Red Hook’s "Sunny’s Bar" through the lens of a hundred years. Fact: The show began on a barge and ended in the actual Sunny’s Bar.
ta-da!	Writer: Josh Sharp Director: Sam Pinkleton	Producers: Mike Lavoie & Carlee Briglia Theater: Greenwich House Theater	The Plot: A frantic solo comedy about childhood magic, identity, and survival. Fact: The performance is synchronized with a manic 2,000-slide PowerPoint presentation.
Rheology	Writer/Director: Shayok Misha Chowdhury Cast: Bulbul Chakraborty	Producers: The Bushwick Starr, HERE, Ma-Yi Theater Co. Theater: The Bushwick Starr	The Plot: A physicist mother and her artist son explore the science of sand and their relationship. Fact: Bulbul Chakraborty is a real-life theoretical physicist.
The Great Privation	Writer: Nia Akilah Robinson Director: Kellie Williams Cast: Crystal Lucas-Perry	Theater: SoHo Rep / Playwrights Horizons	The Plot: A drama exploring the historical theft of Black bodies for medical science. ** Fact: Crystal Lucas-Perry won for her work in two different shows this season.
Grangeville	Writer: Samuel D. Hunter Director: Jack Serio Cast: Paul Sparks	Theater: Signature Theatre	The Plot: Two estranged half-brothers reconnect while caring for their dying mother in Idaho. Fact: Paul Sparks received the Sustained Achievement award for his performance.
Chiaroscuro	Writer: Aishah Rahman Director: abigail jean-baptiste	Theater: National Black Theatre	The Plot: Six Black singles on a cruise ship navigate love, isolation, and colorism. Fact: This was a major revival of a "jazz aesthetic" play originally written in 2002.

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**  Crystal Lucas-Perry was also honored for her performance in Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience (The Public Theater) 

SPECIAL CITATIONS & DESIGN AWARDS

• Design Awards: Afsoon Pajoufar (Sets), Kate McGee (Lighting), and Frank J. Oliva (Sets).

• Sustained Achievement in Design: Cha See (Lighting) and David Bengali (Video).

• Special Citations: On The Rocks Theatre Co. (for The Beastiary); the Ensemble of Bowl EP; Troy Anthony (Music/Lyrics for Pericles); the Ensemble of Prince Faggot; and the collaborative team of I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan.

• Lifetime Achievement: Performance artist Carmelita Tropicana and Kate Valk of The Wooster Group.

• Ross Wetzsteon Award ($15,000): Pregones / Puerto Rican Traveling Theater.

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ELIGIBILITY & JUDGING

The 2026 Process:

The judges evaluated over 300 in-person productions that opened between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025. Unlike other awards, the Obies have no nominees—they simply announce the winners of excellence.

The 2026 Judging Panel:

Co-chaired by Wilson Chin (Scenic Designer) and Ryan J. Haddad (Playwright/Actor), the panel included: Stephanie Berry, Modesto “Flako” Jimenez, Jonathan McCrory, Santiago Orjuela-Laverde, Aya Ogawa, Barbara Samuels, and Whitney White.

Eligibility Rules for 2027:

• Eligibility Window: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026.

• New Co-Chairs: Taylor Reynolds and Heather Alicia Simms will lead the 70th Annual Obies.

• How to Enter: Producers must invite the judges to see their shows by emailing obieinvites@americantheatrewing.org.

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VIEWING

If you missed the live announcement on Spectrum News NY1’s "On Stage," you can still catch the celebration:

ObieAwards.com

Features the full list of winners and recorded acceptance speeches

https://www.obieawards.com/

NY1 YouTube Channel

Often hosts segments and highlight clips from the broadcast

https://www.youtube.com/@SpectrumNewsNY1

Spectrum News App

Available on-demand for Spectrum subscribers 

via mobile, Roku, and Apple TV

https://www.spectrumnews1.com/app

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2026 THEATER AWARDS CALENDAR

Outer Critics Circle Awards

Winners announced May 11, 2026; Ceremony May 21, 2026.

 http://outercritics.org

Lucille Lortel Awards - Celebrating Off-Broadway

Early May 2026

http://lortelaward.com

Drama League Awards

Friday, May 15, 2026.

http://dramaleague.org

Drama Desk Awards

Sunday, June 1, 2026.

http://dramadeskawards.com

79th Annual Tony Awards

Sunday, June 7, 2026 (Live from Radio City Music Hall)

http://tonyawards.com

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The Obie Awards demonstrate that the heart of New York theater isn't just in the big theaters and big prices and big stars of midtown, but also in the basements, barges, and community centers of the village and all the boroughs of NYC. 

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By trading a red carpet for direct grants, the American Theatre Wing powers the independent spirit of Off-Broadway to remain financially sustainable for 

creative rule-breakers.

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WEST SIDE STORY

WEST SIDE STORY 

• AMAZING!  
• Music by Leonard Bernstein.
• Directed by Ivo van Hove.
• Music, Dancing, Energy, the Tragedy, the Romance...
• Review:
• https://qporit.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-west-side-story-on-broadway.html

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PLAZA SUITE

PLAZA SUITE,

• the classic comedy by Neil Simon
• comes to New York in a new revival with Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker.
• Beginning March 13, 2020, for a limited run.
• Advance word from the pre-Broadway road trip is that it is terrific.
• https://plazasuitebroadway.com/

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COMMERCIAL THEATER INSTITUTE (CTI) Three Day Intensive 2020

COMMERCIAL THEATER INSTITUTE (CTI) 

• holds its Three Day Intensive from Friday March 6 thru Sunday March 8, 2020.
• The Three Day Intensive is one of the best introductions to the realities of commercial theater that exists anywhere. 
• It is not just for producers, it is for anyone interested in understanding current theater.
• It is also an introduction (and rite of passage!) for anyone thinking about theatrical producing.
• I've done it twice! and it is terrific!
• https://www.commercialtheaterinstitute.com/product/three-day-intensive/

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CTI COMMERCIAL THEATER INSTITUTE

CTI COMMERCIAL THEATER INSTITUTE

Three Day Intensive

An Introduction to Commercial Producing 

Friday, April 17th 8:45 AM - 5:45 PM

Saturday, April 18th 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Sunday, April 19th 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

at The Snapple Theater

210 W 50th St

http://www.commercialtheaterinstitute.com/product/three-day-intensive/

 Networking receptions will follow the courses both Friday and Saturday

I attended the CTI 3 Day Intensive some years ago. It is the gold standard for understanding the commercial theater, Broadway in particular. The line-up is a fantastic collection of the most savvy producers and theater professionals.

 The networking alone is worth the price of admission.

In the course, you learn the basic economic and creative facts about commercial theater. It prepares you, as well, for the advanced and more specific and detailed additional courses the CTI provides during the year in the basic facets of producing commercial theater.

 If you are interested in producing, or just understanding Broadway and the commercial theater, the CTI 3-Day Intensive is the prerequisite.

 "Here's the door that opens the world of producing to you. This program gives you a comprehensive overview of producing for the commercial theater, with sessions including specific case histories, budgets, sample agreements, and is renowned for its networking opportunities. Come together with Broadway's hit makers and the producers of the future as well as the service professionals that you'll need to make you a success."

With guests

• David Stone, Wicked 
• Kevin McCollum, Avenue Q
•  Barry Weissler, Chicago 
•  Hal Luftig, Kinky Boots 
• Tom Kirdahy, The Visit
• Kristin Caskey, Fun Home 
• Robert Cole, Once
• Arielle Tepper Madover, The Elephant Man 
• Chris Boneau, Boneau/Bryan-Brown
• Beth Williams, Grove Entertainment 
•  Elizabeth Furze, AKA
•  Janette Roush, AKA 
•  Nina Essman, 321 Theatrical Management 
•  Bruce Robert Harris, On the Town 
•  Jack W. Batman, On the Town 
•  Megan Savage, A Gentleman's Guide... 
•  Brisa Trinchero, Beautiful 
•  Mike Isaacson, Fun Home
•  Ruth Hendel, Fish in the Dark 
•  Amanda Watkins, Disgraced
•  Richard Winkler, Disgraced
•  Barbara Whitman, Hedwig and the Angry Inch 
•  Michael J. Sinder, Esq., The Law Offices of Michael J. Sinder 
•  Jonathan Lonner, Grubman Shire & Meiselas, P.C. 
•  Elliot Fishman, It Shoulda Been You
•  Justin Weatherby, It Shoulda Been You 
•  Ashley M. DeSimone, Something Rotten!
•  Jim Kierstead, Pippin 
•  John Arthur Pinckard, Doctor Zhivago

 & 

 Tom Viertel, Executive Director of Commercial Theater Institute 

and topics including

• Creative Development 
• Legal Aspects of Producing 
• A Presentation of New Musicals (in collaboration with NAMT) 
• Dynamic Ticketing 
• Early Career Producers 
• And more! 

 For full details on the topics, speakers, panels, & networking opportunities;

http://www.commercialtheaterinstitute.com/product/three-day-intensive/

Older stories in QPORIT on CTI

2009
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2006
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_archive.html

Jason S. Grossman's

LOVE ME 

Directed by Rachel Klein

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

APRIL 30 - MAY 16, 2015

AT THE 4TH STREET THEATRE

OPENING NIGHT

SATURDAY, MAY 2 AT 7:30 P.M.

BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM

See and hear what's going on inside Charlie Styptic's head in LOVE ME, a self-conscious comedy in three acts!

It's the mid-1990s in New York City, and underachieving writer/motivational speaker Charlie Styptic is mired in a lifelong love life slump. Forever lovesick, he's haplessly counseled by a simpleminded sidekick and a womanizer he's just befriended. Will he ever find love? Or will he be eternally controlled by the incessantly critical voice in his head?

Over 15 years in the making, LOVE ME is an extreme comedy about the never-ending search for love and artistic fulfillment in an unforgiving world. It's 44 furiously fast scenes of comedy and acute cognitive dissonance.

The production stars

• Carlotta Brentan (Six Passionate Women) as Susan/Kate, 
• Amy-Helene Carlson (Blogologues) as Carol, 
• Chris Chirdon(Epic History of Everyday Things) as Tom, 
• Sarah Elizabeth Grace (Law and Order: SVU) as Sara, 
• Mary Orzano (Food Detectives, Forensic Files) as Wendy, 
• Zal Owen* (Fiddler on the Roof national tour, opposite Harvey Fierstein) as Charlie, 
• Michael Perrie (The World Wars) as Charlie's Head, and J. Andrew Young* (30 Rock) as John. 

The production features

• scenic design by Brian Dudkiewicz, 
• costume design by Rachel Klein, and 
• lighting design by Jonathan Hartley. 
• Jaime McWilliams* is the Production Stage Manager. 

(*Member AEA)
 

LOVE ME plays the following performances:

• Thursday, April 30, 7:30PM
• Saturday, May 2, 7:30PM
• Sunday May 3, 3PM
• Wednesday May 6, 7:30PM
• Friday May 8, 7:30PM
• Saturday May 9, 3PM
• Sunday May 10, 7:30PM
• Monday May 11, 7:30PM
• Tuesday May 12, 7:30PM
• Wednesday May 13, 7:30PM
• Saturday May 16, 7:30PM

The 4th Street Theatre

83 East 4th Street

New York, NY

Running Time: 2 hours with intermission

Tickets are $18 and are available online at

www.brownpapertickets.com

or by calling

1-800-838-3006. 

Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the theater ½ hour prior to performance.

MOONLIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM FRIGID NEW YORK @ HORSE TRADE

FRIGID NEW YORK @ HORSE TRADE

PRESENTS 

A CONCRETE DROPS

PRODUCTION OF

MOONLIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT

WRITTEN BY MARTIN DOCKERY

DRAMATURGY BY VANESSA QUESNELLE

PERFORMED BY

MARTIN DOCKERY & VANESSA QUESNELLE

NYC PREMIER

APRIL 10 - 30 @ THE KRAINE THEATER

FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade will present Concrete Drops’ production of Moonlight After Midnight written by Martin Dockery and performed by Dockery and Vanessa Quesnelle, April 10-30 at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery) with performances 
Friday, April 10, 17, & 24 and 
Thursday, April 30 at 8pm. 

Tickets ($18) may be purchased in advance at 

www.horseTRADE.info

The performance runs 60 minutes, with no intermission. 


A mysterious man and a beautiful woman meet in a midnight hotel room to play out scenes from a relationship. Love and loss, memory and intrigue intertwine in the luminal space of a magical hotel room bathed in moonlight.


Moonlight After Midnight debuted at the Ottawa Fringe Festival in 2014, where it received *Best Original Show”, it went on to tour to festivals in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver, and London. Following its run at The Kraine, it is scheduled to perform at the Orlando and Cincinnati Fringe Festivals in May and June. 

  
Some critical notes:

“This play is everything I’ve ever wanted out of theatre. To say that Martin Dockery and Vanessa Quesnelle’s chemistry is riveting would be an understatement. Don’t miss this play.” Capital Critics Circle, Ottawa, ON

“This mystery about relationships tickled my brain and captivated me from start to finish. The vivid performances by Dockery and Quesnelle, and the chemistry between them, cannot be denied.” Plank Magazine, Vancouver, BC

“The complexity of the story combined with the excellent character work allows this performance to engage both the mind and the soul… These two actors really bring something beautiful to the stage, a natural chemistry.” New Ottawa Critics, ON


MARTIN DOCKERY (Writer/Performer) is a frequent performer in New York’s storytelling scene. Over the past several years, he’s created six monologues, performing them across North America, the UK, and Australia. His four autobiographical, theatrical monologues Wanderlust, The Surprise, (both directed by Jean-Michele Gregory), The Bike Trip, The Holy Land Experience, and his two fictional monologues, Bursting Into Flames and The Dark Fantastic have enjoyed successful runs in New York City, San Francisco, Orlando, London, Toronto, Winnipeg, Fresno, Charleston, Minneapolis, Boulder, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Vancouver, Bellingham, Seattle, New Orleans, Phoenix, & Adelaide (where he won the 2011 Critics Circle Award), and The Melbourne Comedy Festival. He also headlined The London Storytelling Festival. He has an MFA in playwriting from Colombia University.

VANESSA QUESNELLE (Dramaturg/Performer) has toured with Concrete Drops for the last four years. Bringing Oh, That Wily Snake!, The Abyss Burrow, The Pit and Moonlight After Midnight to theatres in Ottawa, Fresno, Orlando, London, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Victoria, Vancouver, Bellingham, and New York City. Some of her ‬ ‪previous acting credits include Amy in Company (Fountainhead Productions), Nurse Wilson in 7 Stories, Pierrette in Les Belles Soeurs, Helena in Midsummer Night’s Dream (Passionfool Theatre), Suzanne in Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Margot Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (Theatre Woodstock), for which she was awarded Best Supporting Actress at WODL Festival, Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream (CAST Theatre Company) and Laura Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie (QP Productions).  

CONCRETE DROPS Martin Dockery and Vanessa Quesnelle founded Concrete Drops Theatre Company in 2011. It is their mission to engage, entertain and challenge audiences with theatrical productions that range from the comically absurd to the dramatic, to take audiences on a journey that is both fanciful and thought provoking. Since it’s inception, Concrete Drops has created, performed and toured four shows across Canada and the US. Three of them being two person plays starring the company’s founders Martin Dockery and Vanessa Quesnelle ( Oh, That Wily Snake!, The Pit, Moonlight After Midnight) and the fourth is a solo show starring Vanessa Quesnelle ( The Abyss Burrow). 


FRIGID New York is a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID’s Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group.

BRITS OFF BROADWAY FESTIVAL 2015 AT 59E59

BRITS OFF BROADWAY FESTIVAL 2015

AT 59E59

APRIL 14 - JUNE 28

The critically acclaimed Brits Off Broadway festival, host to the UK's most innovative and provocative theater in New York City, returns for its 10th season of New York premieres of new British theater with shows from Inverness in the far North of Scotland to Plymouth in the Southwest of England, and Manchester in the Northwest to London in the Southeast.

Presented by 59E59 Theaters Brits Off Broadway launches on Tuesday, April 14 and runs through Sunday, June 28.

• Single ticket prices range from $25 - $70 ($17.50 - $49 for 59E59 Members).
• Tickets to Brits Off Broadway go on sale on Wednesday, March 11.
• Tickets are available by calling Ticket Central at 212-279-4200 or online at 

www.59E59.org

For more information on Brits Off Broadway, visit

 www.britsoffbroadway.com

A strikingly personal piece for writer/performer Matthew Zajac, THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS chronicles his father's journey from Eastern Europe to Scotland. 

IN MY FATHER'S WORDS is a celebration of language, with a man whose dementia allows him to remember his forgotten Gaelic language.

Dystopian author Anthony Burgess' lesser-known novel ONE HAND CLAPPING arrives in a daring stage adaptation.

CUDDLES, a story of two sisters, one of whom is a vampire, will make you question who the real monsters are.

BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES is a heart-wrenching play about the brutal effects of war on a young man from the North.

Finally, two titans of the British stage grace our own: Simon Callow stars in TUESDAYS AT TESCO'S' and Edward Petherbridge in MY PERFECT MIND; both shows anchoring this year's festival in Theater A.



The full 2015 Brits Off Broadway lineup:



Tuesday, April 14 - Sunday, May 3

THE TAILOR OF INVERNESS, 

• Written by Matthew Zajac
• Directed by Ben Harrison
• With Matthew Zajac and Aidan O'Rourke (musician)
• Produced by Dogstar Theatre

Tickets $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members)

This internationally acclaimed, multi-award-winning play is a story of a son’s search for his father, a story of 20th century Europe, of how a boy who grew up on a farm in Galicia (Eastern Poland, now Western Ukraine) came to be a tailor in northern Scotland.  A story of deception, identity and survival, The Tailor of Inverness has moved thousands across the world. This remarkable true story, lovingly recounted by his son, the acclaimed actor Matthew Zajac, and directed by Grid Iron's Ben Harrison, is "a resonant meditation on what can become of families when countries shift beneath their feet." (The Guardian)


Tuesday, April 28 - Sunday, May 31

BRITANNIA WAVES THE RULES 

• Written by Gareth Farr
• Directed by Nick Bagnall
• With Roger Evans, Dan Parr, Michael Peavoy and Francesca Zoutewelle

Tickets: $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members)

Carl Jackson doesn’t fit in at home. When he joins the army, he sees it as a chance to escape the grim reality of life. But it doesn’t matter where he runs to, or how hard or how fast – there are too many battles for him to win them all. And when Carl comes home, it’s not as a hero but a changed man. Fast, furious and filled with rage, this play is a scream of protest at the state of the world.


Tuesday, May 5 - Sunday, May 31

Anthony Burgess' ONE HAND CLAPPING

• Adapted and directed by Lucia Cox
• With Eve Burley, Oliver Devoti and Adam Urey
• Produced by House of Orphans

Tickets: $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members)

Adapted from Anthony Burgess’s 1961 novel, this is the darkly comic story of Howard and Janet Shirley, who have a humdrum life in a Northern town in England. But Howard has a talent: a photographic memory, which he uses to win a TV quiz show. With his winnings, he and Janet travel the world. But upon their return, a morose Howard takes a decidedly sinister turn. What's On Stage called ONE HAND CLAPPING "daringly surreal and innovatively executed!"


Thursday, May 14 - Sunday, June 7

TUESDAYS AT TESCO'S

• Written by Emmanuel Darley
• Adapted and translated by Matthew Hurt and Sarah Vermande
• Directed by Simon Stokes
• With Simon Callow and Connor Mitchell
• Produced by Richard Darbourne Ltd in association with Assembly & Riverside Studios

Tickets: $70 ($49 for 59E59 Members)

One of Britain’s greatest actors, Simon Callow stars (in a performance Variety called "authoritative, humane and brave") as Pauline: Loving daughter, caregiver, cross-dresser.



Wednesday, June 3 - Sunday, June 28

CUDDLES

• Written by Joseph Wilde
• Directed by Rebecca Atkinson-Lord              
• With Carla Langley and Rendah Heywood
• Produced by Oval House

Tickets: $25 ($17.50 for 59E59 Members)

Eve is a 13-year-old vampire. She has never left her room and everything she knows about the world comes from her sister Tabby and her storybook characters. Eve does everything a good little vampire girl should, including drinking her (human) sister’s blood. But one day, Tabby tires of opening her veins and, in a breath, Eve's whole world changes. "A smart and gruesome gothic tale!" Time Out London.


Thursday, June 4 - Saturday, June 27

IN MY FATHER'S WORDS

• Written by Justin Young
• With Gaelic by Iain Finlay MacLeod
• Directed by Philip Howard
• With Angus Peter Campbell, Garry Collins, and Muireann Kelly
• Produced by Dundee Rep

Tickets: $35 ($24.50 for 59E59 Members)

In an old wooden house by the shore of Lake Ontario in Canada, Louis battles with his elderly father, Don, whose decline into dementia is gradually robbing him of the ability to speak.  Into their lives comes Flora, the caregiver that Louis employs to look after Don. Flora, who is of Scottish heritage, understands that the ‘nonsense’ that Don speaks is fragmented Gaelic, opening up an ocean of revelations and buried family history spanning the Atlantic. IN MY FATHER’S WORDS is a beautiful play about identity – national and personal – and language, and the utter indivisibility between the two.


Wednesday, June 10 - Sunday, June 28

MY PERFECT MIND 

Created by Told By An Idiot
Written by Kathryn Hunter, Paul Hunter and Edward Petherbridge
Directed by Kathryn Hunter
With Paul Hunter and Edward Petherbridge
Produced by Told By An Idiot, Young Vic, and Theatre Royal Plymouth

Tickets: $70 ($49 for 59E59 Members)

Olivier Award-winning actor Edward Petherbridge was cast as King Lear, when on the second day of rehearsals he suffered a stroke that left him barely able to move. As he struggled to recover Edward made a discovery: the entire role of Lear still existed word for word in his mind. From being on the brink of playing one of Shakespeare’s most revered roles, to lying in a hospital bed surrounded by doctors, Edward never imagined what tragedies and comedies lay in store for him. MY PERFECT MIND celebrates the resilience of the human spirit through the prism of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. MY PERFECT MIND is, however, anything but a tragedy. Called "an exquisite piece of tomfoolery" by The Guardian, the play, "gurgles with merriment."

FRIGID NEW YORK @ HORSE TRADE - APRIL EVENTS 2015

APRIL EVENTS PRESENTED BY

FRIGID NEW YORK @ HORSE TRADE

COMEDY

Sketch Block
Wednesday, April 8 @ 9pm $10
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
Sketch Block is a comedy showcase that gives sketch troupes an opportunity to perform without the pressure of bringing in an audience. Also, Sketch Block does not force their audience to pay for drinks. We believe that it's your choice to drink or not. It's about the comedy. Sketch Comedy meets Block Party. This monthly show features a guest host comedian, three guest sketch troupes and drinking. Come meet, mingle, and perform!

The Adam Wade Show
Featuring Moth StorySLAM Champion, Adam Wade
Monday, April 13 @ 7pm $10
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
Moth storytelling favorite, Adam Wade, has put together many of his winning heartfelt and humorous stories for a special show. He’ll also sing a few songs, and play video shorts. No two shows will be the same. A different featured guest will start the evening off.

Thank You, Robot
Friday, April 17 @ 10:30pm $5
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
A showcase for independent and established improv teams. For each show, two teams join Thank You, Robot to perform sets of unscripted comedy, never seen before and never to be seen again.

A Brief History of Beer
Sunday, April 26 @ 6:30pm $18
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
A Brief History of Beer is a one hour drinkeractive comedy where the audience travels through time with William Glenn and Trish Parry, all the way back to Ancient Sumeria, through to today, on a mission to save beer from a mysterious nefarious person!

BURLESQUE

Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off
Sunday, April 5 @ 8pm $10
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off! features NYC's funniest female comics and sassiest burlesque acts. Past performers have been featured in films, seen on TV, and perform at venues all over the world. This is a fast paced sexy show, exploding with talent.

The Wasabassco Hellfire Club
Wednesday, April 8 @ 9pm $40
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
It is with pleasure that we serve up to you our naughtiest and most revealing show: The Wasabassco Hellfire Club. It’s Wasabassco’s wildest, wickedest and most adult evening, curated to cater to the most sophisticated and lustful desires of a select group of curious and enlightened guests.

Naked Girls Reading
Wednesday, April 15 @ 9pm $25 (2 for $40)
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
Naked Girls Reading NYC is the perfect intimate live event: a monthly nude literary salon featuring in the buff readings by local burlesque luminaries, professional librarians, authors and other Naked Girls.

DANCE

Shall We Dance
Tuesday, April 7 @ 7pm & 9pm $40
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
Aithan Harrari has a unique Israeli profession; he organizes group dancing of Israeli folk dances. He is eager to gain recognition and uses the opportunity he gets when asked to replace a well known dance instructor one evening to create an innovative folk dance and thus upgrade his standing in the world of popular dancing. During the evening Aithan exposes the sources of his inspiration – experiences he went through as a young man during his service in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces). The dancing gets in to full swing and Aithan begins to sniff the sweet smell of success…

VARIETY & OPEN MIC

The Open Mic Downstairs
Hosted by Dan Ricker, Mike Milazzo, & Kaitlyn O’Connor
Every Tuesday @ 9pm $4 at the door
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
At The Open Mic Downstairs the focus is the stage! Sign-ups get seven minutes to try anything in one of the most supportive rooms in New York. 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 at UNDER St. Marks.

Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret
Thursday, April 9 @ 10:30pm $10
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret is Gotham’s Premiere Variety Show: Comedy, Music, Burlesque, Vaudeville, and More! Hosted by Canadian import Jillian Thomas; featuring Bill Chambers and Gregory Levine - and a rotating cast of the entertainment cream of NYC, America and Canada. Created and Produced by Rob Dub and Gregory Levine.

Cabaret Showdown: Winners Showcase
Sunday, April 12 @ 5:30pm $10
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
Join last month’s winner of the Cabaret Showdown as they star in their own show!

The Cabaret Showdown
Hosted by Mark McDaniels
Sunday, April 12 @ 7pm  $12 (includes a free drink)
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
Do you have what it takes to be a cabaret champion? Contestants compete for the chance to star in their own show or cabaret. Come out and join the fun! Whether you are a contestant or in the audience you are guaranteed to have a blast.

Thus Spoke the Spectacle
Sunday, April 26 @ 8pm $15
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
Thus Spoke the Spectacle deconstructs and reconfigures the massive onslaught of news, advertising, politics and entertainment into an edgy and highly entertaining transmedia rock experience. Original music, spoken word vocals, video and lights combine to tell the story of “the spectacle”: a worldview come to life as a veil over reality, as the lens through which most people view and interpret the world.