Horse Trade & Radiotheatre Present THE HAUNTING OF 85 EAST 4TH STREET 4/10-10/31

Who or what is haunting 85 East 4th Street? The building at 85 East 4th Street is considered to be one of the most haunted spots in all of NYC. Its terrible past is riddled with murders, suicides, and horrible deaths, which began even before the present building was erected over a hundred years ago. Sightings of ethereal beings and strange noises, unexplainable occurrences, foul smells and cold spots have made this location familiar to ghost hunters and scientists of the paranormal. It all began in 1882 when the original tenement collapsed, killing 31 Italian immigrants. From then on, the ground itself was said to be cursed. When the current building was erected at the turn of the century, an exorcism was held to rid the building of evil...it didn't work. After a night of terror, the priest left the priesthood. Within a year, the builder's son died falling down the long staircase...and the mother hung herself in what is now the theater. The owner succumbed to madness and still haunts the place. These are only a few of the terrifying characters and incidents RADIOTHEATRE will uncover in THE HAUNTING OF 85 EAST 4TH STREET.

When RADIOTHEATRE examined the buildings sordid history in 2004, the show sold out its entire run, received a slew of great reviews and was nominated for a number of New York Innovative Theatre Awards including ‘Best Performance Art' and ‘Best Sound Design'. NOW, in an ALL NEW production with a cast of storytellers, an original orchestral score and a plethora of sound effects, RADIOTHEATRE returns to 85 E. 4th Street to resurrect its restless ghosts. Join RADIOTHEATRE as they uncover the buildings gruesome past and maybe even speak to some of the troubled spirits who still reside there...

The production, presented by Horse Trade Theater Group and RadioTheatre, will play at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Ave and Bowery) April 10-October 31. Tickets ($20) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info

Dan Bianchi has spent over 35 years in theater and film as an Independent Theatre artist which includes writing, directing, producing, set and lighting design, music and sound design, graphics, and PR. He's been founder/Artistic Director of 4 international theater companies, written and directed over 50 plays and musicals, worked as screenwriter in Hollywood, directed 7 motion pictures with members of the Royal Shakespeare Co., won three-times Best Director Off Broadway, twice The Beckett Prize, the ASCAP Musical Theater Award, Billy Rose Theater Award, the National Writers Guild Screenwriting Award, a MacDowell Fellowship, and a National Humanities Grant. He founded RADIOTHEATRE in 2004 and has since produced/ written/directed 39 live stage productions and over 300 performances at various NYC venues. RADIOTHEATRE has been nominated for NY Innovative Theatre Awards 13 times and 5 years in a row as BEST PERFORMANCE ART. Dan won 2008 BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC and BEST SOUND DESIGN. In 2003, he created VIDEOTHEATRE, NYC's only year round DV-dedicated Indie Theater. He is also a visual artist whose works have been shown in galleries and museums around the world. For RADIOTHEATRE Dan Bianchi has written, directed, produced, & designed: MADHOUSE, HARDBOILED 1 & 2, WAR OF THE WORLDS (Nominated for 2005 NY INNOVATIVE THEATER BEST SOUND DESIGN and BEST PERFORMANCE ART), KING KONG, THE PIGMAN OF DELANCEY STREET (Nominated for 2006 NYIT BEST ACTOR and BEST PERFORMANCE ART), THE HAUNTING OF 85 EAST 4th STREET (Nominated for 2007 NYIT BEST SOUND DESIGN and BEST PERFOMANCE ART), THE INVISIBLE MAN (Nominated 2008 NYIT BEST PERFORMANCE ART, BEST SOUND DESIGN, BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC), THE TIME MACHINE, THE ISLAND OF DR.MOREAU (Winner 2008 NYIT BEST SOUND DESIGN and BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC), THE MOLE PEOPLE (PICK HIT NY Fringe), DRACULA (Nominated for 2009 NYIT BEST PERFORMANCE ART and BEST SOUND DESIGN), DRACULA'S GUEST, and SUNDAYS WITH POE.

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP is a self-sustaining theater development group; with a focus on new work, it has produced a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater. Horse Trade's Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent Theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. It is also the home of FRIGID New York - the first and only festival of its kind in New York City.

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