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27-16 23rd Ave, Astoria, NY 11105
Astoria, NY 11106



Review: NOT NOBODY at 59E59 Theaters-Thought Provoking


by Marina Kennedy - February 13, 2026

Brian Dykstra's Not Nobody at 59E59 Theaters explores justice and moral dilemmas as a former ethics professor becomes a person of interest after aiding a wounded officer....

Past Shows

Queens Performs for Palestine
Queens Performs for Palestine
Apr 27

Join us for an old fashioned Variety show! Music, poetry, and puppets?? Buy some unique social justice trinkets from Glitter for Good, enter a raffle...

The Planter and the Plant - a workshop performance
The Planter and the Plant - a workshop performance
Apr 19

'The Planter and the Plant' is a theatre piece for 3-8 year olds about care, curiosity, and letting go.

New Tricks Stories
New Tricks Stories
Mar 29

Now going into its fourth year… New Tricks Stories: the only storytelling show where all the storytellers are over forty! With performers from RISK!, PBS’...

Astoria Burlesque Open Stage
Astoria Burlesque Open Stage
Dec 28

Looking for a fun way to shake off that post-Holiday existential anxiety? Join us for the inaugural Astoria Burlesque Open Stage! Six baby burlesquers (newbies,...

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Cable Television Christmas Movie
A Public Reading of an Unproduced Cable Television Christmas Movie
Dec 19

Join us for a night of laughs and holiday cheer as we present a staged reading of this Hallmark/Lifetime/Netflix Christmas movie parody. Charlotte Lanford, a...

Combustion at the Astoria New Play Festival
Combustion at the Astoria New Play Festival
Nov 23

"You always did love a good story."Three firefighters working an overnight shift begin to tell tales of passion and inflammation. As their stories grow more...

Die Off at the Astoria New Play Festival
Die Off at the Astoria New Play Festival
Nov 22

"Moratorium on Sinatra. Now."Business is booming for four funeral singers who meet weekly in a bar to celebrate their successes and complain about their management...

Frankenstein's Bodies at the Astoria New Play Festival
Frankenstein's Bodies at the Astoria New Play Festival
Nov 22

"Anything new is deviant."A queer, body-horror soaked spin on the Frankenstein formula.The Doctor has created their ideal body. The Creature has been thrust into life....

Let Go at the Astoria New Play Festival
Let Go at the Astoria New Play Festival
Nov 21

"It’s on my to-do list. Vomit, edit and shoot the rest of our film, sign a contract with Zac Braff, watch Ratatouille."Let Go follows Bridget...

Something Blue
Something Blue
Apr 9

A gay story told through straight weddings, Brooke Finegold explores straight bachelorette culture, her dysfunctional lineage of love, and uncovers her queer ancestry in this...

Swear Jar: A Clean Comedy Show
Swear Jar: A Clean Comedy Show
Feb 27

An hour long, clean comedy show featuring NYC's best stand-up comedians!...

GHOST STORIES
GHOST STORIES
Jun 30

GHOST STORIES or What To Do When Your Mom Ghosts You

Threesome - a night of musical comedy! 
Threesome - a night of musical comedy! 
May 4

Threesome - a night of musical comedy! Join NYC standup comedians and singer-songwriters Rachel Green (HBO), Kimberly Dinaro ("The Tonight Show"), and Mark Benjamin (Netflix) as they each...

QED's 10th Annual Oscar Watch Party
QED's 10th Annual Oscar Watch Party
Mar 10

Dust off your party clothes and hit the red carpet for the Oscars at QED.Admission price is $13 in advance before March 10th; $20 day...

QED Valentine's Day Show
QED Valentine's Day Show
Feb 14

If you have your heart set on a memorable Valentine's Day, you can't go wrong with QED's special V-Day show. QED's house-booked stand up showcases feature...

Jest Kidding! Comedy Show
Jest Kidding! Comedy Show
Dec 21

The 'Jest Kidding! Comedy Show' is back at Astoria's home of comedy: Q.E.D Astoria! Join us on Thursday, December 21st at 7:30pm, as we bring...

Christian Finnegan: A Lot of Heart
Christian Finnegan: A Lot of Heart
Dec 14

Christian Finnegan has a new hour of stand up comedy!...

Jest Kidding! Comedy Show
Jest Kidding! Comedy Show
Nov 16

The 'Jest Kidding! Comedy Show' is back at Astoria's home of comedy: Q.E.D Astoria! Join us on Thursday, November 16th at 7:30pm, as we bring...

New Tricks Storytelling
New Tricks Storytelling
Feb 4

NEW TRICKS STORYTELLING show boasts some of New York's top storytellers, actors, and comedians gathered to tell theme-based personal stories. The recurring show's producer and...

Furious
Furious
Jan 29

Emily Fury Daly, an exciting up-and-coming NYC performer and comic who has been seen on many club stages around the city, performs her solo show...

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