Season 14 (September 01, 2012 - August 31, 2013)
Far Too Silly! A Monty Python Burlesque Tribute

The Ministry has approved that you may silly walk your way over to FAR TOO SILLY, where killer bunnies and lumberjacks await you!
10 Minute Plays

Nightfall, Always, Poor Posturing, Orchids and Polka Dots, Within Untainted Wombs, Favored Nations, and The Sad, Secret [Sex] Life of Steve Urkel
A Raisin in the Salad: Black Plays for White People
Written by: Kevin R. Free
Directed by: Christopher Burris

by Kevin R. Free, directed by Christopher Burris
A Reading of 'Johnny Misery'

All Johnny Misery wants to do is drink, party with his friends, and then sleep it off under his beloved tree.
A Very Yoga Christmas

WE SAVED THE GREATEST PARTY OF THE YEAR FOR LAST!!
Advance Guard
Directed by: Kat Yen

Occupy Wall Street meets Fight Club meets the art world.
Adventures with Melanie Hamlett

Each month Melanie and a guest comedian will host a storytelling show that will take the audience on a epic adventure.
All Girls
Written by: Anna Greenfield
Directed by: Lee Sunday Evans

All Girls is a hyper real, sometimes surreal play about three teenage girls and one colossally scary mother.
And I Am Not Lying

They're cock-rocking the NPR crowd with the best underground comedy, storytelling, burlesque and sideshow acts.
And I Am Not Lying

They're cock-rocking the NPR crowd with the best underground comedy, storytelling, burlesque and sideshow acts.
Archetypes, Imprecators and Victims of Fate
Written by: Kelley Nicole Girod
Directed by: Nicole Watson

An Evening of Plays by Kelley Nicole Girod directed by Nicole Watson
Attack of the Nearly Dead Russian Children
Written by: Mose Hayward
Directed by: Nathan Schwartz

Written by Mose Hayward
Bare.

Bare. Raw stories paired with raw Burlesque. Hosted and curated by Peter Aguero.
Bare.
Company: Peter Aguero

Raw stories paired with raw burlesque.
Bare.
Company: Peter Aguero

Raw storytelling. Raw burlesque.
Bare.
Company: Peter Aguero

Raw storytelling paired with raw burlesque!
Beckett in Benghazi
Company: Less Than Rent
Written by: Ben Diserens
Directed by: James Presson

Only days away from opening downtown in Samuel Beckett’s Endgame, a beleaguered theatre troupe gets sucked into the furor of the debate over the US of A’s occupation of the Middle East.
Bedtime Stories of Bakery, Butchery, and Bastards

You are cordially invited to author Kristen Lee's special reading of her original stories and poetry read by some amazing performers.
Boat People
Written by: France-Luce Benson

A full-length reading
BOOTSTRAPS
Directed by: Artem Yatsunov

It's midnight in the forlorn warehouses of the Branch Hill Industrial Supply Company.
BTK Band
Company: Peter Aguero

As if Tom Waits and The Moth delivered a baby from the gaping maw of Chaos.
Burlesque-A-Pades

Burlesque-A-Pades; An evening of thrilling live burlesque and variety performances fused with classic old-school comedy sketches sketches.
Bye Bye Bombay
Written by: Cara Yeates
Music by: Tarun Nayar

Bye Bye Bombay is the story of Gauri a young woman who, after her mother’s tragic death, travels to India to find herself.
Cloud Tectonics Reading
Written by: Jose Rivera
Directed by: Kat Yen

A reading of Cloud Tectonics, by Jose Rivera, presented by Spookfish Theatre Company
Commencement
Written by: Clay McLeod Chapman

Written by Clay McLeod Chapman
CORIOLANUS
Directed by: Paul Bedard

Technology has enabled democracy in a way that has never quite been possible before and as a result, it encourages populism. Would we ever elect a President in the same way we elect an American Idol? Would we ever choose policy based on what goes viral?
Coupling: Stories That Climax

A storytelling show with a twist.
Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, or TRIPLE CONSCIOUSNESS
Written by: Kevin R. Free
Directed by: Christopher Burris

A full-length reading
D20 Burlesque Haunts your Dreams

D20 Burlesque Haunts your Dreams - A Nerdy Evening of Sci Fi, Horror and Twisted Burlesque
Desire! [A Varsouviana]
Company: Less Than Rent

A warehouse dance party is the setting for this aggressively deconstructed take on the life and work of Tennessee Williams.
Dirty Little Black Girls
Written by: Patricia Ione Lloyd
Directed by: Michael Goldfried

A full-length reading
Discovering The Moment Storytelling Workshop

With Peter Aguero
Elder's Mythology of Grass. Part 1: Miracle on Monroe
Written by: Jerome A. Parker

A full-length reading
Epic Win presents GeekBoys Burlesque

GeekBoys Burlesque: an All-Male Nerdy-Burly Review! Charge up your Proton Packs... Polish your vibranium shields... and set your Type-II Phasers to STUNNING!
Four
Written by: Jocelyn Bioh

A full-length reading
Genesis Golgotha

by Don Nigro, directed by John Clancy and Nancy Walsh, featuring John Clancy and Nancy Walsh
Good Night Lovin' Trail and On Top
Written by: John Patrick Bray

by John Patrick Bray
Goodnight Sunshine
Company: The Drafts
Directed by: Michael Rau

By Terence Patrick Hughes
Hats Off To The Red Room

Collision Productions celebrates the big life of a little theater.
How I Learned

The How I Learned Series presents: How I Learned The Hard Way
Improv Headliners Night

The improv teams of UNDER St Marks join forces for the first time!
Initium Finis
Written by: Kristin Arnesen

In the Yoshiwara club of the red light district, four members of opposing insurgent factions battle for control of a revolution against a crumbling metropolis.
Intime Burlesque

A brand new show featuring five of New York's finest burlesque beauties donning their finest furs and feathers for a flapper inspired evening of bump and grind.
Isaac Babel and the Gangster King

ISAAC BABEL HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND RETURNS TO THE KRAINE FOR 4 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
It Comes From Beyond!
Company: The Drafts
Written by: Michael R. McGuire
Directed by: Heidi Grumelot

World premiere of Michae R. McGuire's play, directed by Heidi Grumelot, and featuring Horse Trade's resident acting ensemble, The Drafts.
KGB Show

Jokes are secret. You no laugh.
King Kong

Tonight I'm going to tell you a tale, a tale so unbelievable you'll think I made it up, but, I didn't. I was there...right from the start....
King Kong
Company: RadioTheatre

Tonight I'm going to tell you a tale, a tale so unbelievable you'll think I made it up, but, I didn't. I was there...right from the start....
King Kong
Company: RadioTheatre
Directed by: Dan Bianchi

Tonight I'm going to tell you a tale, a tale so unbelievable you'll think I made it up, but, I didn't. I was there...right from the start....
Lesbian Love Octagon
Music by: Will Larche

A riotous look at a righteous time in lesbian history, LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON is a musical for anyone who has ever loved wimmin's bookstores, tofu or cats.
Lights Out!
Company: RadioTheatre
Directed by: Dan Bianchi

In 2013, RADIOTHEATRE MATINEE celebrates the Bicentennial of a legendary group of storytellers, THE LIGHTS OUT CLUB by presenting the best of their strange, horrifying tales of terror in LIGHTS OUT!
Lindsey and Randi's Red Room Playdate

Part audition, part speed date, part creative research, part NYC focus group, part performance.
Little Lady
Directed by: John Turner
Music by: Yves Frulla

The transformation of Cirque Du Soleil and Celine Dion dancer to performer generated theater artist is mirrored in this dark, comic and at times grotesque fable about our modern day obsession with self- image. The exquisite movement skills of Lafond juxtaposed with the world of distortion and manipulation accentuates LITTLE LADY’s tormented and blissful metamorphosis.
Lungs
Written by: Duncan Macmillan
Directed by: Michael Fulvio

by Duncan Macmillan, directed by Michael J Fulvio, featuring Rob Hille and Sydney Harris
May and Alia Do Pirates
Directed by: Eva Johansen

May and Alia have packed their trunks and set the seas. Travelling from Melbourne, Australia, the duo are making their debut international appearance at Horse Trade.
Naked Girls Reading
Company: Nasty Canasta

Naked Girls Reading NYC is the perfect intimate live event: a monthly nude literary salon featuring in the buff readings by local burlesque luminaries, professional librarians, authors and other Naked Girls. Grab a book and head to the beach with Naked Girls NYC: SUMMER READING! Join your favorite naked readers as they share selections from the New York Public Library's Summer Reading lists - and find out what they're reading in the buff north of the border, as special Canadian guest Bianca Boom Boom brings her summer reading picks from the Toronto Public Library, too! Host Nasty Canasta is joined by Hazel Honeysuckle, Miss Mary Cyn, brand-spanking-new Naked Girl Nina La Voix and very special guest Bianca Boom Boom for Naked Girls Reading SUMMER READING. Whether you'll be vacationing in exotic locations or just riding the F train out to Coney Island, the Naked Girls will make sure you have plenty to read this summer!
Naturally Delicious
Company: Bedlam Ensemble

Looking for fun that is exciting, yet natural?
Ndebele Funeral
Written by: Zoey Martinson

A full-length reading
New. Tricks!
Written by: Ben Clawson
Directed by: Artem Yatsunov

We present for you five stories.
Night Blooming Jasmine

Written by Israela Margalit
Night Blooming Jasmine
Written by: ISRAELA MARGALIT
Directed by: Artem Yatsunov

When Night Blooming Jasmine was first presented in New York in 2000, it sold out its limited run at The Tribeca Playhouse. Now, thirteen years later, the revised and updated Night Blooming Jasmine is timelier than ever.
Obamatry
Written by: Darian Dauchan

A spoken word remix on the 44th President of the United States of America
Oh, Hey Guys! Storytelling Open Mic

Oh, Hey Guys! A storytelling open mic and your new best friend. FREE ADMISSION WITH TICKET PURCHASE TO ANOTHER FESTIVAL SHOW!
Ole!
Directed by: Paul Bedard
Music by: Randall Benichak

The Lovers' Bullfight
On A Mission

ON A MISSION is a comedy show with purpose.
One For All Open Mic Series

Presented by The All For One Theater Festival
Outcry
Written by: Thais Francis
Directed by: Christopher Burris

What happens in a black hole when you try to scream?
Penny's Open Mic

Possibly the best venue in New York City for performers who like to take risks, Penny's Open Mic at Under St. Marks Theater features some of the most eclectic and talented performers to grace the New York scene. Spoken word artists, musicians and comedians combine aspects of several art forms such as dance and theater to create memorable performances for New York audiences. --CBS New York
Phone Whore

Truth and taboo collide in this intimate, one-hour visit with a phone sex operator. Listen closely: she may change your views on sex forever.
Picking Apart the Story Workshop

With Adam Wade
Pinchbottom's You Only Pinch Twice

No, Mister Bond. I expect you to STRIP.
Pornography for the People
Written by: Ming Peiffer
Directed by: Kat Yen

SEX! SURVEILLANCE! CENSORSHIP! Inspired by real interviews, banned blog posts, and government issued statements, this eclectic mash-up of interwoven stories navigates the trajectories of four Chinese netizens as they act out their fantasies and lives via the Internet.
Radio Star
Written by: Tanya O'Debra
Directed by: Peter Cook
Music by: Andrew Mauriello

Watch, but mostly listen, as Tanya O'Debra lends her voice to ten different characters while simultaneously staging live Foley sound effects in this filthy, filthy, dirty 1940's radio detective spoof. Just like the golden age of radio, only dirtier.
RAWR! Burlesque
Company: RAWR! Burlesque

Join RAWR! Burlesque as they strip down in honor of their favorite cult movies!
Real Characters

Hosted and curated by Andy Ross
Renaissance Revival

The Fire This Time presents Renaissance Revival.... Join us for our annual fundraiser celebrating our past and presenting our future.
Revealed

ONE NIGHT ONLY SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT!
Revolution in 1
Directed by: Katie Palmer
Paul Bedard
Music by: Randall Benichak

Revolution in 1 explores the relationship between the two definitions of the word revolution: revolt and revolve. How and why do individuals take a stand? What are the eventual, and potentially inevitable, outcomes of this constant cycle of revolution?
Rosey La Rouge is Afraid to Sing

It’s True. Rosey La Rouge is afraid to sing.
SHOCKS and C-CKS 5: Hot Meat

Porkpie International presents SHOCKS and C-CKS 5: Hot Meat featuring Jonny Porkpie, Tigger!, Hard Cory and more!
Shocks and Cocks 2012: The [Rear] End of the World

It's the [rear] end of the world.
Shotz!
Company: Amios

Short Ensemble Plays: immediate, inspired, personal, organic.
Shut UP, Emily Dickinson
Written by: Tanya O'Debra
Directed by: Stephen Brackett
Music by: Andrew Mauriello

A pseudo-historical, quasi-biographical psycho-romance about America's most annoying poetess.
Sketch Block

This month features: The Flat Tires, We Are Thomasse and Special appearance from the Dump Cousins. Character Guest, Sharon Jamilkowski. And Stand Up Guest, Brendan McLaughlin.
Slash Wednesday

From Starving Artist to Thriving Artist One Wednesday at a Time.
Solid Soul: A Celebration of Two Iconic Shows that Shaped a Nation

Brown Girl Burlesque brings a glittery, funky tribute to the music shows that moved us as kids.
Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off!

Stand Up and Take Your Clothes Off! features NYC's funniest female comics and sassiest burlesque acts.
Sticky

A one night installment of the Sticky 10-minute bar play series.
Story Collider

Stories about science. Really.
Storybook Burlesque

Join the Storybook Burlesque troupe as we review some of our favorite stories from our collection!
Storybook Burlesque Presents Edgar Allan Poe: Tales, of the Macabre

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Storybook Burlesque Presents: Edgar Allan Poe, Tales of the Macabre

Nevermore will you see a gothic fairytale such as Storybook Burlesque Presents: Edgar Allan Poe, Tales of the Macabre.
Storybook Burlesque Presents: The Bible

Storybook Burlesque takes on the bestselling book of all time and the greatest story every told: The Bible.
Stripper Lesbians
Written by: Kate Foster
Directed by: Jak Prince

Stripper Lesbians, by Kate Foster, directed by Jak Prince, assistant director and stage manager Meg Dowling, featuring Amanda Berry, Joe Beaudin and Samantha Cooper
T-O-T-A-L-L-Y!
Written by: Kimleigh Smith
Directed by: Paula Killen

The show is directed by Paula Killen, and recently played to sell-out crowds in New York, Orlando, and Los Angeles.
Tenderpits
Company: Animal Parts

Praise for TENDERPITS and AnimalParts: EDINBURGH FRINGE FIRST AWARD, nominee FOUR STARS -The Times, London FOUR STARS -Scotsgay, Edinburgh WINNER, Best Multimedia Performance, United Solo Festival 'Hilarious and harrowing avant-garde autobiography' -Flavorpill NYC 'spastically soulful' -Time Out NY 'a slick, oddball fairytale for our times' -The Stage, Edinburgh 'Dizzyingly surreal and dynamic' -Advocate Magazine
Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
Written by: Chris Barlow
Directed by: Rachel Buethe

by Chris Barlow, directed by Rachel Buethe
Thank You, Robot
Company: Thank You, Robot

Summer Fridays is a showcase for independent and established improv teams.
The ABC's Guide to Getting Famous
Written by: Ming Peiffer

The World Premiere of Spookfish Theatre Company’s mutli-media solo show, The ABC’s Guide to Getting Famous, written and performed by Ming Peiffer in collaboration with director Kat Yen.
The Adam Wade From New Hampshire Show
Company: Adam Wade

A greatest hits show of shows!
The Adam Wade Show
Company: Adam Wade

Originally from New Hampshire.
The Alfred Hitchcock Festival
Company: RadioTheatre

Radio Theatre Matinees
The BTK Band
Company: Peter Aguero

The BTK Band is NYC's hardest-drinking improvised storytelling rock band.
The Cabaret Showdown

The most hysterical game show in NYC!!!
The Drafts Lab: A Year of Her Life
Company: The Drafts
Written by: Aliza Einhorn
Directed by: Heidi Grumelot

The Drafts Lab series is our newest 'next step' in the ongoing new play development work happening every month at Horse Trade. This year Drafts will perform bare bones explorations of three promising new scripts.
The Drafts Monthly Reading Series

The Drafts are the resident acting ensemble of Horse Trade Theater Group supporting the work of its artistic community. Committed to new play development, The Drafts monthly reading series has featured over 100 original scripts and inspired several full productions.
The Gotham Storytelling Panel Discussion

Hosted by Seth Lind
The Gotham Storytelling Workshop

A workshop with Peter Aguero.
The H.P. Lovecraft Festival
Company: RadioTheatre

Part of the Radiotheatre Double-Bill Matinee Special! Buy any 2 tickets for 30.00 dollars.
The Haunting of St. Mark's Place
Company: RadioTheatre

Part of the Radiotheatre Double-Bill Matinee Special! Buy any 2 tickets for 30.00 dollars.
The Liar Show

Seek truth. Get a T-shirt.
The Maize Maze of Ozura and Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way To Monogamy

Long form storytelling by Martin Dockery and Ophira Eisenberg
The Momentum
Directed by: Lee Sunday Evans

CollaborationTown is going to change your life. January 13 at 7pm and January 15 at 7:30pm
The Neon Man and Me
Written by: Slash Coleman
Directed by: Shanea N. Taylor

Extremely provocative and entertaining. -NPR
The Paper Dolls presents Midsummer Nights Muses

Kiki's Paper Dolls presents Midsummer Nights Muses - A Magical summer's evening in the dream realm of the Paper Doll's burlesque.
The Pumpkin Pie Show Variety Night

With performances by Clay Mcleod Chapman and Abe Goldfarb, plus special surprise guests from Pumpkin Pie Show's sordid past
The Pumpkin Pie Show: Halloween All-Stars
Written by: Clay McLeod Chapman

One weekend only!
The Red Coda

Presented by The Ghostlights
The Second Life of Gideon Finn
Company: The Drafts

Charming, witty and fast-paced, The Second Life of Gideon Finn explores the meaning of identity and second chances in all our lives.
The Sisters of Arkansas Can Saw

by Wreckio Ensemble
The Skinny with Peter DeGiglio
Company: Peter DeGiglio

Imagine if Meet the Press had just crashed into the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The end result would be The Skinny with Peter DeGiglio, a comedy news talk show that tackles a new hot button sociopolitical issue each month; often ripped right from the headlines.
The Soundtrack Series

Stories about songs.
The Surprise

Not to be missed!
The Wasabassco Hellfire Club

The dirty side of Wasabassco.
There's A Light On Yonder Mountain
Company: Amios
Directed by: Jenna Panther
Rachel Dart

A new play created by four emerging playwrights and a literary director, inspired by Joseph Campbell's work on the Hero's Journey.
THIS PLAY IS UNTITLED: a working title
Written by: Antoinette Nwandu

A full-length reading
TOLD
Company: Seth Lind

TOLD is a monthly storytelling show hosted by Seth Lind.
TOLD
Company: Seth Lind

TOLD's 4th Anniversary show!
Tree of Life
Written by: Pia Wilson
Directed by: Shelley Butler

Written by Pia Wilson
Varieties of Religious Experience

Inspired by a scientific study showing that hallucinogenic mushrooms can effectively treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, Adam Strauss embarked on his own program of vigilante psychopharmacology.
We See Red: The Long and Sordid History of Dysfunctional Theatre and The Red Room

by The Dysfunctional Theatre Company
We See Red: The Long and Sordid History of Dysfunctional Theatre and The Red Room

by The Dysfunctional Theatre Company
Winning the Future

A collection of comedic sketches and songs about America-- where we are, and where we're headed.
Words, Razors, and the Wounded Heart
Company: Less Than Rent

A Jacobean Revenge Comedy about sacrifice, betrayal, and prom. Presented by Less Than Rent Theatre. Written by James Presson, Directed by Jake Ahlquist.
Your Musical Trivia Jukebox Show!
Company: Kyle Supley

Singer and comic Kyle Supley and Paulie Fingerz Leschen bring you YOUR MUSICAL TRIVIA JUKEBOX SHOW! which lets you the audience answer themed trivia questions, and choose the songs we perform.