THANK YOU, ROBOT, ADAM WADE SHOW, CABARET SHOWDOWN and More Set for Horse Trade, Oct 2013

Horse Trade Theater Group has announced its October 2013 events. Check out the lineup below!

COMEDY:

Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off
Sunday, October 6 @ 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, October 9 @ 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, October 18 @ 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, October 30 @ 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, October 14 @ 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, October 14 @ 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.

Naked Girls Reading
Wednesday, October 16 @ 9pm $20
A monthly nude literary salon featuring in-the-buff readings by local burlesque luminaries, professional librarians, authors and other Naked Girls.

Adventures with Melanie Hamlett
Monday, October 28 @ 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.

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, October 13 @ 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.

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 HT Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. For more information, visit www.horseTRADE.info.

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