Under St Marks

The show continues every Tuesday at 9:30 PM EST!

Paper Kraine was created in 2016 to bring together works in development, artists, and audiences in support of nonprofits. Monthly, the PK team curates a new works sample platter around a theme and donates all proceeds to a selected nonprofit.

"Emma" is a harrowing story following a closeted, religious teenage boy, Hudson Pierce. As he navigates his way through learning who he is (with the help of his best friend, Parker) his path toward enlightenment is made into a cruel nightmare when he finds out his girlfriend, Lenny, is pregnant. Hudson is tormented…

FRIGID Nightcap July 31st: FUTURE TENSE

Split Personalities is a comedy roadshow built around the real mother-daughter dynamic between Nicole Davis and River Rose. The two share a stage and unpack the kind of family history you can't make up: the Goosebumps collection that got tossed when Mom found religion, the wedding Nicole pulled off without telling…

This performance aims to raise funds to support people affected by the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.

Psychic medium and stand up comedian Nelly Reznik will be performing Comediumship, an experimental combination of stand up comedy and audience readings.

A play by Catherine Shonack

A night of experimental comedy with New York's Funniest Stand-Up 2022 winner Daniel Simonsen. Come watch the Norwegian build material as he works both scripted and completely unscripted. As seen on Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Friends, foes, fools! Do you ever bemoan the fact that the 884,647 words William Shakespeare wrote have been performed already? Do you yearn for the experience of seeing The Bard's works for the first time? Then celebrate the glad tidings of As You Will and our Unscripted Shakespeare Show!

UNREHEARSED!: Shakespeare for Sports Fans

Comedian and writer Alise Morales reimagines Shakespeare’s classic comedy in a chaotic, irreverent new production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream that blends the Bard’s original text with sharp modern punch-ups. Featuring a diverse, gender-bent cast of some of NYC’s funniest character performers, the show lovingly…

In A Man Called Paris we get to follow Paris, a 40 year old gay man and professor of classical literature, who is being forced to marry the ruthless Capulet's teenage daughter Juliet, or they will out him to the world and destroy his life and reputation. Paris has just about come to terms with his fate when a dashing…

Man, woman, history, present, will, everything to be, and Shakespeare’s work. One kid tries to do it all, if they can. Limits go past numbers in this one person show. Join Gigi Moacdieh as they bring a different touch to some of the most famous scenes in history: themselves.

A paean to the Mystical in the theater, with echoes of Hamlet’s ghost.

In this solo performance, OPHELIA: A PRISM focuses on Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the ingénue Ophelia- or rather, three aspects of herself. These contrasting Sister Selves (Green, Brass, and Orange) take control of the original narrative to tell their own story of Black Femme joy, oppression, and resilience.

One battered travel guide. One hundred and fifty-three years overdue. One small-town Dutch librarian... who refuses to let the matter rest.

“The Hex Pistols!” is a rock opera starring the witches of Macbeth as the titular punk band. This alternative perspective of the Shakespearean tragedy follows the witches as they taunt the other characters and mock their misfortunes through song and spooky hijinks. Content Awareness: Violence is alluded to but not…

What if he’s the shrew, and he enjoys the taming?

Verily! Tis the revisionist murder spree every wench hath dreamt of: Shakespeare's two-timing, slut-shaming men finally get their comeuppance from the women they slandered, scorned, and dishonor'd. Why marry the guy who took your virginity, when you can kill him instead? But don't worry, as with all Shakespeare's…

Sisterhood is powerful, but it isn’t always pretty in this triple bill of savage comedies inspired by Shakespeare. Meet Cleopatra’s asps; vengeful cross-dressing twins Violenta and Vendetta; and the three weird daughters of a witch who tempted Macbeth.

Join Model Majority and friends for a night of Shakespeare-inspired sketch comedy, music and more. Think SNL meets Shakespeare (you have never seen before) performed by a diverse cast.

Spanglish Affair Open Mic

Adam Wade, the 20-time Moth Story Slam winner, creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original 'You Ought To Know Adam Wade' and from TV’s 'Inside Amy Schumer' and 'Girls' returns to Under Saint Marks Theater! This monthly storytelling show will feature three to four different stories from Adam’s extensive catalog.…

Following the events of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Olivia and Viola find themselves unhappy in their marriage arrangements, despite what you have been made to think. In this queer and trans only piece, follow Liv and Vi as they navigate what their relationship means now that they are both married to twinks.…

In this adaptation of “Measure for Measure”, Isa, a christian adult content creator takes on the responsibility of supporting her brother's legal battle while struggling through his disproval for her work.

Brave Sons of England is a new musical with a classic sound. It follows the story of Shakespeare's Henriad plays, Richard the Second, Henry the Fourth parts One and Two, and Henry the Fifth, telling the story of a series of rebellions and trying to answer the age old question of what gives a man the right to rule.

King Lear is a puppet. His daughter his fool. They each have nothing but each other.

Italian Abroad: Culture in Translation is an intimate evening of piano, stories, and song that follows Italian identity beyond Italy's borders. Through humor, music, and reflection, pianist Ivan Dalia explores what happens when traditions travel — and reveals how heritage, like language, only stays alive when it's…

Come catch the best short films of the month with the EAST VILLAGE NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL!

After making the worst mistake of his life, Tanis Zaman is finally ready to move on.

Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just…

Sins and Stardust Burlesque is a spellbinding series from producers Stiletto Sinclair and Jackie Galaxy, featuring a rotating cast of dazzling burlesque stars, high-energy go-go dancing, and unforgettable headliners. From classic striptease to genre-bending surprises, no two nights are ever the same, just…

From a young age, Queer kids are sold the idea, “It gets better.” But what happens when you're in college and are still gay, miserable, and annoying? “Yet You're A Virgin (And So Am I)” is a two-person comedy following co-dependent best friends, Kaden and Madeline, who have yet to get laid– contrary to the…