From New Zealand, where sex work has been decriminalized, comes the autobiographical true story of a Part Time Prostitute. Book an hour with Lucy Johnson, a working hooker who will take you between the sheets for an intimate and humorous peek at the ins and outs of a profession that is sometimes glamorized, often vilified, but always deeply intriguing.

During the week, she works for an internet company. But every Saturday, Lucy packs her "whore bag" and heads for the brothel, where she spends a working day in bed.

Johnson explains, "Prostitution in the media is either elevated to the courtesans of Moulin Rouge and the high class call girls of Belle De Jour, or represented as the choice of the desperate, entangled with drugs and crime. I’ve written this show to give my own experience of working as a prostitute, a little bit of glamour, a little bit of vileness but on the whole just an interesting, sometimes boring, sometimes fun job. A job where I have sex with strangers."

Meet Lucy's clients (not by name, of course), from the surprisingly nice to the morbidly obese to the actually skilled in bed, and learn the (ahem) tricks of the trade, from brothel ettiquite, to the ways in which size matters, to how to tell your mom, to the friendliest way to get a guy's finger out of your ass, and of course, the difference between orgasm and cardiac arrest.

Prostitution in the US is a $14 billion dollar industry, yet is a crime in all but a few cities. But what if it weren't? See how prostitution actually operates in a country where it has been decriminalized, and the workers are entitled to the same rights and protections as any other industry. Johnson addresses the myths and misconceptions of hooking, and shares what she learned about men from sleeping with more than a hundred a year, as well as what can be gleaned from the detailed records she kept of her clients since starting the job in 2009. (How many, how often, and how long - in every sense of the phrase.)

Part Time Prostute comes direct from its premiere at the Wellington NZ Fringe Festival. The show stars Rachel Rouge, noted New Zealand burlesque performer and founder of the Wellington branch of Dr. Sketchy's. It plays at The Red Room on East 4th Street Tuesdays and Wednesdays from March 20-28. Tickets are $15-$18, available by calling SmartTix @ 212.868.4444 on online @ www.horsetrade.info

Contains filthy language, adult themes, and statistics. Raw, raw statistics

Lucy Johnson (Playwright) Lucy Johnson became a prostitute in 2009 after reading about the true identity of Belle De Jour. She didn’t need to become a prostitute, she was just intrigued, thrilled even. Since beginning she has grown in confidence, learnt a lot about herself and about men and paid o? a hefty student loan. http://lucyjohnsonspeaks.blogspot.com/

Rachel Walton (Executive Producer) Rachel thrives on new experiences and personal challenges. She has travelled to 35 different countries in 5 continents living and working in Switzerland, Sudan, Scotland and Ethiopia, she has had an immense variety of jobs from nanny, freak show sprooker, teacher, ghost tour guide and factory worker and never once worked as a graphic designer despite her honours degree in typography.