Horse Trade presents

The Hyperbolist

The extension
September 2-5, 2010

The Hyperbolist is a grandiloquent farce of tiny proportion about one desperate human's search for love in a world that offers mostly rakes to step on. In what the Chicago Tribune called, "an archly conceived puppet show," Joe Mazza uses a gaggle of puppets, film, and interactive live performance to explore our collective definition of love.

The show is Leo Buscaglia meets David Lynch. It's the Brothers Quay-- only live. There's flea circus brutality, a puppet crucifixion, and an assignment at the end to run into the streets to smile at strangers. It's a fun and exhausting introduction into Joe Mazza's phantasmagorically raucous world.

Horse Trade presents
The Fire This Time

THROUGH THE AGES

A Concert Event
September 12, 2010

Hosted by Steve Strickland

Featuring the musical talents of
Travis Allen, Kristopher Jean, Chris Marcus, Royale Mosley, P. Murray, LeeAnn NobleFemi Shiri, Jay Stone, Antonio Thompson, Robert Urban, and Christine Yarde

Horse Trade presents
A Fire Bone Theatre Procuction

A Mysterious Way

September 9-18, 2010

Written by Dallas Theatre Critic Award winner, and Dallas Observer's Best Local Playwright, A Mysterious Way is a story of two men---a youth minister and a drifter. The men strike up an innocent conversation waiting for the same train. But, the encounter between the strangers becomes increasingly uncomfortable as the true intentions of the wayward vagabond are revealed. This dark, poignant drama takes a hard look at faith, evil, and the classic conflict of Man versus God.

THE PUMPKIN PIE SHOW: AMBER ALERT offers five brand new, never performed before short stories “ripped from the headlines” by writer Clay McLeod Chapman – each isolating that moment where innocence curdles into something… much, much darker. High school wrestlers with contagious skin diseases, vaginal hymenoplasty, secret diaries from dead astronauts, chemical castration, and parent-teachers conferences – all within one show.

October 14-30 , 2010

Horse Trade presents

RUDI MACAGGI: THE ACROMEDIAN

Rudi Macaggi is a third generation circus acrobat and entertainer from Milan, Italy with passion for his work. He has traveled the globe entertaining since the age of 7, becoming fluent in four languages (Italian, English, French, and Spanish) but now calls New York City home.

Every Wednesday, 2010

THE LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON

WRITTEN BY KIMBERLEA KRESSAL & WILL LARCHE
DIRECTED BY KIMBERLEA KRESSAL

November 4-7, 2010

Set in the late 90s on the Lower East Side of New York City, THE LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON follows the journey of Sue, a less than butch dyke with a broken heart, as she tries to cope with losing her girlfriend to her ex-girlfriend. When Sue’s friends (a bevy of ex-girlfriends and ex-girlfriends' ex-girlfriends) come rushing to her aid, they incite a tempest of lust and betrayal as they try to convince Sue that the answer to happiness exists in polyamory, protests and pomade. A riotous look at a righteous time in lesbian history, THE LESBIAN LOVE OCTAGON is a musical for anyone who has ever loved wimmin's bookstores, tofu or cats.

HORSE TRADE
IN ASSOICATION WITH
SUMMER SHAPIRO & PETER MUSANTE
PRESENT

LEGS AND ALL

A man in an attic meets a woman in a box. As they lure one another into their worlds, their curiosity unfolds to expose a hilarious, mind-bending, innovative allegory for the classic man-meets-woman story. Rooted in physical comedy and drenched in imaginative stage illusion, LEGS & ALL is an inventive exploration of human loneliness set to an evocative tango-meets-bluegrass score.

October 2-October 16, 2010

NO TEA PRODUCTION’S

THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SIEGE

THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SIEGE is a sci-fi comedy based on accounts of one of the largest reported alien encounters in U.S. history. It’s August 21, 1955 in the small town of Kelly, Kentucky and the Sutton family is welcoming old family friends in from out of town, and settling in for a night of catching up. But when strange goblin-like creatures begin to appear, all hell breaks loose! THE KENTUCKY GOBLIN SEIGE is a hilarious play about xenophobia and reversed expectations, and will feature the biggest gun battle between human actors and alien puppets to ever grace the stage of The Kraine Theater!

October 20-November 24, 2010

Mimi & Gustav
In Love and PIRATES!

WRITTEN BY DENIS WOYCHUK
DIRECTED BY STEVE BRENNAN

November 6-December 19, 2010

Based on Denis Woychuk's beloved picture books about a hippopotamus, Mimi, and a mouse, Gustav, who get what they wish for: adventure, excitement & each other. Big & little, everyone has a special gift. Denis has adapted his stories for the stage with new lyrics & dialogue, Stephen Brennan directs, original music by Caitlin Rodgers.

WIDE EYED PRODUCTIONS’

THE PRAIRIE PLAYS

WRITTEN BY BRIAN WATKINS
DIRECTED BY ANTHONY REIMER & KRISTIN SKYE HOFFMAN
Wide Eyed Productions will present an evening of two resonant and eerie fables written by playwright Brian Watkins. THE PRAIRIE PLAYS explore questions of myth, family, heritage, faith and fear in very different ways. These ain’t your typical Westerns!

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP
PRESENTS
THE SUBJECTIVE THEATRE COMPANY

CORPORATE PERSONHOOD

PLAY FESTIVAL

FEATURING WORKS BY
JAMES COMTOIS, FERNANDA COPPEL, MATTHEW-LEE ERLBACH, , JULIA HOLLEMAN, PATRICIA IONE LLOYD, JEROME PARKER, LUCILLE SCOTT, LEEGRID STEVENS, & MELISA TIEN

Earlier this year The Supreme Court ruled that corporations can now donate unlimited funds to politicians because they are entitled to the same rights as private citizens. Subjective Theatre Company’s Corporate Personhood Play Festival will present nine 10-minute plays inspired by this ruling. Featuring new works by James Comtois, Fernanda Coppel, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, Julia Holleman, Patricia Ione Lloyd, Jerome Parker, Lucille Scott, Leegrid Stevens, and Melisa Tien.

SERIES A (December 7 & 14)

SERIES B (December 8 & 15)

RADIOTHEATRE
H.G. WELLS'

THE TIME MACHINE

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
DAN BIANCHI

Blast off with the Drama Desk nominated Radiotheatre and their new live stage version of the most influential science fiction story of all time…H.G.Wells’ THE TIME MACHINE! Complete with a great cast of storytellers, an elaborate soundscape, and an original orchestral score!

December 12th-29th, 2010

THE MANAGEMENT

LONESOME WINTER

WRITTEN BY JOSHUA CONKEL & MEGAN HILL
DIRECTED BY MEG STURIANO

LONESOME WINTER is a melancholy Christmas comedy about Winter, a lonely hoarder who lives alone with her mean spirited cat, Sparkles. Just when Winter is about to throw in the towel, a mysterious stranger in an adorable skirt suit shows up just in time to teach winter how to shine. A hilarious send-up of Cathy comics, lifetime movies, and Christmas clichés.

December 2-19, 2010

ANIMALPARTS

a quiet sip of COFFEE

WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY
ANTHONY JOHNSTON & NATHAN SCHWARTZ
DIRECTED BY ANITA ROCHON

How many times can you say "pull my finger" before it's ripped off and eaten? A QUIET SIP OF COFFEE is the tale of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', as told by two men who haven't learned its lesson. This new creation by ANIMALPARTS may contain: lying for attention, wild optimism, jokes about things one should never joke about, needless rescues, and a ravenous wolf-man.

December 1-12, 2010

FOUR NIGHTS OF THE HOTTEST BURLESQUE IN NYC!

2010 BURLESQUE BLITZ

After the roaring success of last year’s Burlesque Blitz, the best burlesque producers in New York return to the Kraine for four nights of winter hotness! Recover from your stressful holiday season with sizzling hot performances courtesy of Bastard Keith, Meaner Harder Leather, The Sweet & Nasty Burlesque Mystery Hour, and a special holiday edition of Revealed!

December 27-30, 2010

APAP Showcase

This Season's Showcases includes Drama Desk Nominees, IT Award winners, multiple Fringe Favorites and hand-picked performances from up and coming New York luminaries. These are the shows that will peak the interest of the collegiate and young professional community and bring fresh, new, high quality work to your existing audience.

January 7th-15th, 2011

Bob Wiseman's

ACTIONABLE

Actionable reflects upon hilarious litigious situations when Bob Wiseman tried to establish a solo career after quitting pop group Blue Rodeo in 1991. Lawyers for Prince, lawyers for Warner Music, lawyers for Pepsi Cola, lawyers for David Geffen, lawyers for Blue Rodeo and Canadian lawyer Doug Christie, are among the unexpected “cast members” with whom he rubs shoulders. Mr. Wiseman plans to represent himself.

February 2, 2011

A GIRL WROTE IT

An Evening of One-Act Plays by Women Playwrights

FEATURING WORKS BY ELIZABETH BIRKENMEIER, LISA FERBER, LYNDA GREEN, & KRIS MONTGOMERY

Because just 17% of America's main stage productions are written by women, Wide Eyed Productions attempts to tip the scales and expose eager audiences to more fantastic theatre. A Girl Wrote It is an ambitious evening of four dark, dangerous, and humorous plays with universal themes.

February 3-20, 2011

JEWQUEEN

DIRECTED BY MICHAEL LEVINTON
CREATED BY THE COMPANY

MARCH 17-APRIL 2 @ UNDER ST. MARKS
PRESS OPENING MARCH 18

Little Lord’s rough and ready collective of shiksas, queers, and misinformed Jews stages a slap-dash celebration of the biblical Book of Esther. Combining the sincere but awkward rawness of faith-based community happenings with Little Lord’s signature “cheap ’n cheerful” style, JEWQUEEN is a holiday party for the haters.

The Furies Theatre Company

Fate, Fury, and Musical Theatre: A Kind of Cabaret

A young actress, frustrated with the static state of her life and career, drives from her house on Long Island until she can't drive anymore. At the beach, the Three Fates of ancient mythology, androgynous and fabulous, wash onto the shore like Venus on the foam. Taking her under their collective breast, they lead the girl on a journey of storytelling, self-discovery and showtunes.

March 24-26, 2011

"H.P. LOVECRAFT is the 20th Century's greatest practitioner of the Horror Tale!" Stephen King

Horse Trade and RadioTheatre Present

THE H.P. LOVECRAFT FESTIVAL

NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN THE HISTORY OF LIVE THEATRE...
SIX OF THE GREATEST STORIES FROM THE GRAND MASTER OF AMERICAN HORROR...PRESENTED BY NEW YORK'S PREMIERE THEATER OF HORROR, RADIOTHEATRE! COMPLETE WITH AWARD WINNING SOUND DESIGN AND ORIGINAL ORCHESTRAL SCORE!

MARCH 17 - APRIL 3

I'm Not Sure I Like the Way You Licked Me!

Through humor, honesty and a little bit of rock and roll, share with Bricken the battles she has fought, the mountains she has climbed, and the licks she has endured.

Bricken Sparacino is an award winning/nominated performer, director and writer. After directing 8 solo shows, she is turning the spotlight on herself. Her show focuses on the small meannesses of life. You pick yourself up and solider on. But why? Why don't we fight back? Bricken invites the audience to face the ugly and laugh at it all.

April 7th, 8th and 9th, 2011

Under Consideration

Under Consideration is a 90 minute event featuring short plays from members of the Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group. The plays will speak to the on many levels- our arguments, our agreements, our spirituality, and our humanity.

April 14, 15 & 16

AND I'M NOT LYING

Senza Confini Di Pelle

15 Landscapes

$15 May 11 8pm

A sequence of seemingly unrelated scenes where two characters, a man and a woman, go through the different emotional landscapes of the contemporary world in which we live.

Bare 3.0

Wednesday, May 25 @ 9pm
UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place)
$5
Ripped from the womb of Seth Lind's TOLD, Peter Aguero brings about another installment of BARE.

Combining heart-wrenching, raw stories with burlesque acts, this show will tear out your soul and stomp on it with no regard for your well being.

This time around all the stories will be told by Peter in an effort to exorcise the demons from a period in his life referred to by his family as The Dark Days. Four stories from the tail end of his years-long tailspin that culminate in a summer of paranoia, panic, nightshakes and hopeless helplessness will be paired with brand new burlesque acts by:

APATHY ANGEL
DANGRRR DOLL
ROSEY LA ROUGE
&
MISS MARY CYN

All of this can be yours for the bargain price of $5.

HARD

Radio Star

Written & Performed by Tanya O’Debra
Tuesday, April 26 @ 8pm
The Red Room (85 East 4th Street) $12

WORK: A play

By Jeremy Mather, Lindsey Moore and Jeff Sproul
Directed by Lindsey Moore

April 28th-May 7th

WORK: A Play is a multimedia comedy—incorporating live action and digital video shorts—about the PowerPointlessness of office life. Our heroes are the drones working away in a nameless department at
the sinister Ouroboros Corporation (“Riding you into the future!”). The head of the company has come to judge a presentation that the department has worked hard on (except for Mike, who hardly worked on it)…but what are his real intentions? Why do the interns have to wear spandex suits? What’s the deal with the bodies they keep finding in the company Dumpster? And what does the evil cackling coming from the CEO’s office mean? WORK: A Play will solve these mysteries, as well as teaching you how to behave at the company holiday party, explaining how a dead temp can go unnoticed for hours, and finally giving definitive etiquette rules for the workplace restroom.

DIRTY LITTLE MACHINE

WRITTEN BY MIRANDA HUBA
DIRECTED BY NATHAN SCHWARTZ

Featuring Ben Mann and Joanne Wilson

MAY 19-JUNE 4

Jane is first introduced to pornography at a young age when she finds a dirty novel in her parent’s house. She regards this old paperback as the single most important piece of literature in her life. In DIRTY LITTLE MACHINE, Jane decides to seek out the most degenerate, repulsive, douchebag she can find and date him- in order that she may either fulfill her deep-seated sexual fantasies OR renounce all disempowering desires and become a true feminist.  DIRTY LITTLE MACHINE is an investigation of sexual relationships and intimacy in an increasingly voyeuristic culture.

“The environment Huba creates strips sex of sensuality… Sex becomes a form of silly putty that can be stretched and contorted to reflect different aspects of popular culture.”
Robert Weinstein, nytheatre.com (Candy Tastes Nice)

THE MANAGEMENT

CUT

WRITTEN BY CRYSTAL SKILLMAN
DIRECTED BY MEG STURIANO

Featuring Nicole Beerman*, Joe Varca and Megan Hill*.

MAY 19-JUNE 4

Danno, Rene and Colette all know the truth: reality is written, reality is planned. As reality TV show writers their job is to pull out the drama - capture that hair pulling, perfect table flip showdown! But when they are forced to re-cut the season finale to their Housewives rip-off “The Ladies of Malibu” in three hours, not only do their jobs hang in the balance, but their own sanity, as they’re forced to confront the real truth of how their choices have hurt one another.

The full-length version of CUT was commissioned by and developed with The Management (based on a ten-minute version presented by Special Sauce Company). The production will feature Nicole Beerman*, Megan Hill*, and Joseph Varca.  *Appearing courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association

Subjective Theater Company's

No Poem No Song

WRITTEN BY JESSE CAMERON ALICK
DIRECTED BY DAVID F. CHAPMAN

MAY 29-JUNE 14, 7PM

NO POEM NO SONG is a mixture of East and West Indian mythology that follows the lives of two brothers (one human, one a deity) through a series of events which have the power to destroy the world of the spirits, trap the world of the gods, and free the world of humans.

MEMORY IS A CULINARY AFFAIR

WRITTEN BY GRACIELA BERGER WEGSMAN
DIRECTED BY FABIAN GONZALEZ

JUNE 9-17

2011 MiniFRIDGE FESTIVAL

June 29th-July 4th

Go to FRIGIDnewyork.info to find full information about our MiniFRIDGE shows!

TAMING OF THE SHREW

June 23-July 13

The American Shakespeare Factory proudly announces the latest salvo in their ongoing war against boring classical theater, as the Bard’s controversial farce about the eternal war between the sexes is brought screaming and kicking into the modern-day American South.

When the rascally Petruchio weasels his way into a wealthy family by hitching himself to the hellraising oldest daughter, Kate, he must find a way to tame the fiery lass before she ends up taming him -- which she just might. Not to mention her younger sister, Bianca, who's caught the eye of two scheming, dreaming lads who're willing to do anything to catch her heart and her hand in marraige. Plus, there's the nanny disguised as a man who convinces the gullible guy from out of town to masquerade as a titan of industry. Oh, and then there's the... you know, I think you just have to come see this one.

WIDE EYED PRODUCTIONS
presents
THE TROJAN WOMEN

by Euripides
Translation by Gilbert Murray, Adapted by Jerrod Bogard,
Directed by Kristin Skye Hoffmann

July 7-July 23

Wide Eyed re-imagines Euripides' THE TROJAN WOMEN, one of history's most powerful plays on the eternal tragedy of war and genocide, and brings the ancient text to new life with heart-pounding immediacy and the relevance inspired by our current American military operations.