Horse Trade Theater Group Announces Ongoing Events For UNDER St Marks

All events are at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and Ave A) unless otherwise noted. For more information and to purchase tickets in advance visit www.horseTRADE.info. 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.

WEEKLY EVENTS

Penny's Open Mic
Every Tuesday @ 9pm $3
Spoken word artists, musicians, comedians, and other creative folks are invited to put their two cents in at this weekly gathering hosted by Penny Pollak.

MONTHLY EVENTS

God Tastes Like Chicken
Thursday, April 1 @ 10:30pm FREE
The brainchild of erotic balloon artist John Murdock, God Tastes Like Chicken is comprised of pedophiles, lunatics, felons and degenerate types. Featuring improv, sketch comedy, stand-up, chickens, and heresy.

Sketch Block Sunday
Sunday, April 11 @ 9pm $5
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 @ 7pm
BTK Band @ 9pm
Monday, April 12 $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, NYC's hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band, will follow Adam. Raconteurs regale the audience with true stories from their lives while music and lyrics are improvised to turn their stories into songs. As if Tom Waits and The Moth delivered a baby from the gaping maw of Chaos.

Soul Glo
Thursday, April 15 @ 10:30pm $5
Soul Glo is a variety show starring the all African-American cast of Nobody's Token performing a completely improvised sitcom. The show also features multi-cultural stand-up and sketch comedy by some of the most talented underground comics in New York.

Cognac Live Radio Orchestra
Sunday, April 18 @ 7pm Pay-What-You-Will
"Turn on the radio, Dad, it's Sunday!" Cognac Live Radio Orchestra presents a sweet tirade of radio plays, audio sketches, and character pieces. Experience foley effects, musical acts, and a professional dance crew bringing you a delightful live comedy hour. Free clementines.

TOLD
An evening of themed storytelling
Monday, April 19 @ 7pm Pay-What-You-Will
TOLD is a monthly storytelling show hosted by Seth Lind. Each month New York's best performers take the stage to tell true stories related to a central theme. A special guest provides interludes to glue the evening together into a collective experience.

Revealed Burlesque
Wednesday, April 21 @ 10pm $20
Revealed is a cutting-edge burlesque show with a sinfully dirty twist. This unique and extra-sultry night features the sexiest, most notorious burlesque performers in New York City, as you've never seen them before! Come experience an evening of salacious striptease and skin, where the climax of each number leaves everything...revealed.

The Drafts Monthly Play Reading
Monday, April 26 @ 7pm FREE
The Red Room (85 East 4th Street)
The Drafts are a non-equity ensemble of actors who are relatively new to the New York theater scene. The mission of The Drafts is to develop new plays. Like their namesake, The Drafts are a group of versatile actors from largely varied backgrounds and experiences. They are the most talented New York actors you've never heard of!

"If it's fun, funky, artsy, absurd and original, chances are it's probably from the folks at Horse Trade Theater Group" The Villager

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