MAY EVENTS @
HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP
COMEDY
Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off
Sunday, May 4 @ 9pm $15 ($10 in advance)
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off
is a fast paced, sexy show, bursting with talent. Each month will
feature NYC's funniest female comics and sassiest burlesque acts.
Sketch Block
Wednesday, May 14 @ 9pm $8
Sketch
Comedy meets Block Party. This monthly show features a guest host
comedian, three guest sketch troupes and drinking. Come meet, mingle,
and perform!
Thank You, Robot
Friday, May 16 @ 10:30pm $5
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.
The Skinny
Hosted by Peter DeGiglio
Wednesday, May 28 @ 9pm $10
The Skinny is
a political comedy talk show with a twist: The host, Peter DeGiglio, is
just an average schnook struggling to wrap his head around the events
that shape our world. Joining him is a discussion panel of real life
experts and a plethora of wacky variety acts.
STORYTELLING
The Adam Wade Show
Featuring Moth StorySLAM Champion, Adam Wade
Monday, May 12 @ 7pm $5
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.
BURLESQUE
An Evening with Handsome Brad and his Naked Friends
Presented by The Nefarious Laboratory
Wednesday, May 7 @ 9pm $10
Nefarious
Laboratory has decided to kick off its partnership with Horse Trade by
lying to the paying public: Only some of Brad’s friends are naked. The
others are brilliant musicians, comics, and sideshow performers.
Together with the finest in New York Burlesque they present an evening
of variety entertainment. Part Carson era tonight show, part Addam’s
Family, and entirely uncensored.
The Wasabassco Hellfire Club
Wednesday, May 14 @ 9pm $40
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
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, May 21 @ 9pm $25 (2 for $40)
A
monthly nude literary salon featuring in-the-buff readings by local
burlesque luminaries, professional librarians, authors and other Naked
Girls.
VARIETY & OPEN MIC
The Open Mic Downstairs
Hosted by Dan Ricker, Mike Milazzo, & Kaitlyn O’Connor
Every Tuesday @ 9pm $3
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 be a performance art piece, comedy, music, storytelling,
dance, something entirely off the top of your head, or you just would
like to have a drink and watch the show, you'll find a home in the
welcoming community every Tuesday night at UNDER St. Marks
Pulp Variety Streamcast
Presented by RadioTheatre
Friday, May 26 @ 7pm $10
AshcanDepot, a new media production company, will be releasing its new series: The Pulp Variety Streamcast,
an original RadioTheatre showcase, recorded live in front of a studio
audience then released as a Audio Podcast and Video series for New Media
listeners and viewers to consume and share.
Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret
Thursday, May 8 @ 10:30pm $10
Ten-Foot
Rat Cabaret is Gotham’s Premiere Variety Show 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.
Your Musical Trivia Jukebox Show!
Monday, May 12 @ 9pm $5
Singer
and comic Kyle Supley and Paulie "Fingerz" Leschen (Scissor Sisters,
Bedbugs the Musical) bring you "Your Musical Trivia Jukebox Show!" which
lets you the audience answer themed trivia questions, and choose the
songs we perform.
Cabaret Showdown
Hosted by Mark McDaniels
Sunday, May 11 @ 7pm $12 (includes a free drink)
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.
Radical Vaudeville
Thursday, May 29 @ 10:30pm $12
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
Join
Surf Reality and Faceboy as we celebrate NYC’s counterculture and the
downtown Art Stars. While Manhattan has been relentlessly transformed
into a corporate strip mall these intrepid entertainers are the cultural
vanguard that leads by example. We welcome you to come enjoy the nights
of sex, comedy and eclectic music that are Radical Vaudeville.
All shows are at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) unless otherwise noted. Tickets may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info or by calling 212-868-4444.
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