Comedy, Burlesque, and Spoken Word Shows Set for Horse Trade Theater in September

Horse Trade Theater has announced its upcoming events in September - check out the full list below!

COMEDY
Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off
Sunday, September 1 @ 9pm $15 ($10 in advance)
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, September 11 @ 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, September 20 @ 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, September 25 @ 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
And I Am Not Lying
With Cyndi Freeman, Brad Lawrence, & Jeff Simmermon
Wednesday, September 4 @ 9pm $10
We're c*ckrocking the NPR crowd with the best underground comedy, storytelling, burlesque and sideshow acts. This whole thing (and all of everything) is about getting together and getting EXCITED - just turn your phones off and shout it out loud.

The Adam Wade Show
Featuring Moth StorySLAM Champion, Adam Wade
Monday, September 9 @ 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.

The BTK Band
Monday, September 9 @ 9pm $5
Raconteurs regale the audience with true stories from their lives while The BTK Band, NYC's hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, improvises music and lyrics to turn their stories into songs. As if Tom Waits and The Moth delivered a baby from the gaping maw of Chaos.

Adventures with Melanie Hamlett
Monday, September 16 @ 7pm $7
If Melanie Hamlett is known for one thing, it's adventure (much to the dismay of her parents). Adventures with Melanie Hamlett brings NYC's top comedians to the theater stage for some epic tales around an intimate make-believe campfire. And just in case you don't believe some of it, Melanie will have pictures. We'll provide the entertainment and trailmix. Just don't forget your Nalogene water bottles and seven bucks.

Naked Girls Reading
Wednesday, September 18 @ 9pm $20
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

Cabaret Showdown
Hosted by Mark McDaniels
Sunday, September 8 @ 7pm $12 (includes a free drink)
The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street)
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.

One for All Open Mic
Presented by the All for One Theater Festival
Monday, September 16 @ 9pm $10 (includes a free beer)
The All For One Theater Festival's One For All open mic series is hosted by the current reigning Four-Time National Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion, Katie Northlich (The Panic Diaries) and features a guest headliner from the solo performance world each month in addition to the ten 7-minute slots available on a first-come first-served basis. All forms of solo art, from storytelling to puppetry are welcomed.

Your Musical Trivia Jukebox Show
Hosted by Kyle Supley
Monday, September 23 @ 9pm $5
From the host of The Vintage Vantage Variety Show, singer and host Kyle Supley brings you an all-new take on the variety show! Your Musical Trivia Jukebox Show is a bi-monthly extravaganza where the audience will answer trivia questions focusing around one chosen musical artist or genre for each show. The winner of each round will choose a song for Kyle to perform, thus curating the show as the game unfolds.

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.

HT PRESENTS is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work that has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. The HTResident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy.