Tonight Off-Off Broadway's Stars Shine @ The Innovative Theatre Awards

The 5th Annual New York Innovative Theatre Awards
HOSTED BY JULIE HALSTON
Tonight at 7:00pm
House opens at 6:15pm Ceremony begins at 7:00pmNew World Stages340 West 50th Streetbetween 8th and 9th Avenues

Get Directions

Subway:1 to 50th St. C/E to 50th St.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN US

Even though tickets are now sold out for this event, you can still join us from the comfort of your own home - and you can even be a part of the celebration. We will have online coverage of the event with live blogging by That Sounds Kul's own Aaron Riccio. Live twitter, interactive blogging and live coverage!Join us at on Monday at 7pm at www.nyitawards.com/live.

AFTER PARTY

If you couldn't make it to the event because of rehearsals or other activities, you can still join us for the after party:
Gossip Bar & Restaurant
is happy to celebrate Off – Off Broadway
&The New York Innovative Theatre AwardsMonday September 21, 200910:00pm til ???Drink Specials All Night$ 4 Selected Draft & Bottled Beers$5 Classic Cosmos & Wild Berry Martini’s…. $5 Any Smirnoff Mixed Drinks, plus many more……

You should know, we have our favorites for this event...but we'll keep our big mouths shut until tomorrow!

Dan Bianchi Brings Frankenstein To The East Village

Horse Trade Theater Group Presents
RADIOTHEATRE
In
FRANKENSTEIN
OPENS OCT 11 thru DEC 19
Limited NYC Engagement...catch it now before it goes on National Tour!

SPECIAL HALLOWEEN MATINEE! SAT OCT 31 3pm
Come dressed as the monster and get in FREE!

Kraine Theater
85 E 4th St. NYC
TIX: $20
WWW.SMARTTIX.COM
212 868-4444

www.radiotheatrenyc.com
Length: 1 hr 20 mins Intermission: NoneIn 1818, a 19 yr old girl, Mary Shelley, wrote the most influential, the most frightening science fiction novel of all time...about a scientist who dared to go where no man had gone before...
in his quest to become God. The critically acclaimed, award winning RADIOTHEATRE pulls out all the stops for this one, folks...
a grand, aural spectacular!

In concert, LIVE, on stage...with a great cast of story tellers, an original symphonic score and a plethora of sound effects! Just bring your imagination!Written/Directed/Composed by Dan Bianchi Sound Engineer: Wes Shippee Lighting: Shelley Miles Starring: Joe Fellman, Rebekah Levin, Dana Mazzenga, Mike Quirk, Frank Zilinyi

HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT RADIOTHEATRE:

NOMINATED 2009 NYIT AWARDS: BEST PERFORMANCE ART and BEST SOUND
WINNER of 2008 NY Innovative Theatre Awards:
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL MUSIC and OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN...Nominated BEST PERFORMANCE GROUP five years in a row!

"STUNNING" SCI FI CHANNEL"Brings to mind VINCENT PRICE and Victorian Era full moons!"

NYTIMES "Spooky, SHOCKING, Horrific!"

TIMEOUT "A SOUND EXTRAVAGANZA!"

VARIETY "Elegant and VIVID storytelling!"

NYTHEATRE "A TON of FAST PACED FUN!"

VILLAGER "Dan Bianchi's Sound Design is MARVELOUS!"

VILLAGE VOICE "Ominous, EERIE, Monster Movie Sound FX!"

BACKSTAGE "RADIOTHEATRE is a VIBRANT force for NYC Stage Shows!" HYREVIEWS "CREEPY!" AMERICAN THEATRE"HORRIFIC! EVOCATIVE! ROUSING! ENGAGING! CHILLING!"

OFFOFFONLINE "A SOUND SPECTACULAR...A REAL GEM!" NYC.COM"

An evening of SPINE CHILLING, GOOSE BUMP RISING, FUN FILLED ENTERTAINMENT!" RETROVISION

Jay Leno Halle Berry on hulu

Eric Clapton is also on the set

The Epic Theatre Ensemble Is In The House

FUNNY. MYSTERIOUS. INCENDIARY.

Another controversial Epic World Premiere. You'll be talking about it all season.

EPIC THEATRE ENSEMBLE

presents
MAHIDA'S EXTRA KEY TO HEAVEN

By Russell Davis

directed by Will PomerantzFeaturing:
Roxanna Hope (Frost/Nixon)
Arian Moayed (Masked)
Tony Award Winner Michele Pawk
Epic co-founder James Wallert
Sets: MIMI LIEN; Costumes: THERESA SQUIRE; Lights: JUSTIN TOWNSEND; Sound: KATIE DOWN; PSM: ERIN MAUREEN KOSTER; ASM: MOLLY MINOR EUSTIS; Production Manager: JEE S. HAN; Casting: CALLERI CASTING; Publicity: O&MCO.
SEPTEMBER 16 - OCTOBER 11, 2009
@ Signature Theatre's PETER NORTON SPACE, 555 West 42nd Street
Mahida's Extra Key To Heaven is a poetic, funny, and disturbing story about crossing borders of all kinds. Thomas is visiting his mother's island home when he encounters Mahida, an Iranian college student stranded after an argument with her brother. The two strangers begin a beautifully awkward search for a common country, but discover that sometimes the smaller the world the bigger the invasions.
"Mahida... addresses the alarming rise of political and ideological polarity in our world today without preaching, but rather creates a potentially more complete and hopeful world. I am thrilled Epic is premiering it this season." - David Strathairn, Epic Board Member
ALL PERFORMANCES will be followed by a POST-SHOW DISCUSSION sponsored by The New York Council for the Humanities
To See a Calendar of Guest Speakers go to: http://epictheatreensemble.org/category/forum/
Regular Tickets $38.50 ALL MATINEE Tickets $15

ORDER BEFORE OCTOBER 1st and receive $25 tickets for all evening performances! USE CODE: 25KEYSFORME
212-352-3101 and 866-811-4111
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/662135
www.epictheatreensemble.org

The Cure For The Common Festival Starts Tomorrow!

ARS NOVA
PRESENTS
ANT FEST 2009
THE CURE FOR THE COMMON FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 19-NOVEMBER 21


2009 SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED!


EXCLUSIVE PRESALE FOR SUPER NOVA MEMBERS BEGINS TODAY
ALL TICKETS ONLY $10!


Ars Nova (Jason Eagan, Artistic Director; Jon Steingart and Jenny Wiener Steingart, Executive Producers) announces the exciting lineup of new talent set to participate in ANT FEST 2009, an annual festival designed to give emerging talentartists an opportunity to bring innovative new material to life in front of a NYC audience! Ars Nova received hundreds of submissions and handpicked 302 diverse shows ranging from crypto-zoology horror showspectacles to spoken word prodigies, magic, vaudeville, dance squads and everything in between! These artists will take the ANT FEST challenge of bringing everything they've got to the Ars Nova stage for one night only!


Furthering Ars Nova’s commitment to developing unique work that often challenges the boundaries of live entertainment, ANT FEST 2009 truly is The Cure for the Common Festival!


ANT FEST 2009 will run Monday-Saturday at 8pm, October 19-November 21 at Ars Nova (511 West 54th Street). Tickets are on sale today exclusively to Ars Nova’s Super Nova members (see additional info below). Tickets go on sale to the general public on September 21, 2009 at 10am. Tickets ($10) may be purchased online at www.arsnovanyc.com or calling (212) 352-3101(212) 868-4444.


To take advantage of the ANT FEST presale, visit www.arsnovanyc.com and join Ars Nova’s completely free, annual membership program, Super Nova today. Super Nova’s receive a free drink at every Ars Nova show youthey attend as well as special members-only emails and offers. There’s no catch, so sign up today and take advantage of the ANT FEST presaleto purchase ANT FEST tickets before anyone else can!


Tuesday, October 20
ANT FEST Double Bill
Socoe the Elemental Wizard
Created and Performed by Soce the Elemental Wizard
The Elemental Wizard is your guide on this hip-hop adventure through music, dance and 8-bit video games.


Elsie Jay’s Improv Girl Smash
Created and Performed by Liz Haag, Jen Sanders &, Chet Seigel; Directed by Russ Armstrong
They may be short, but they're not sweet; Three women under 5'3 shatter your expectations with their self-proclaimed brand of "ugly improv."


Wednesday, October 21
The Mighty Third Rail
Performed by Ian Baggette, Darian Dauchan, & Curtis Stewart
Follow this talented trio down into their modern speakeasy featuring a mashup of slam poetry, beatboxing, violin and upright bass.


Thursday, October 22
The Gay Agenda’s Great Big Broadway Show!
Created and Performed by Micah Bucey & Nicholas Williams
Armed with a piano, and a trumpet and a satirical axe to grind, these two harmonizing homos concoct tuneful tales of phone-sex operators, sweatshop laborers and everything in between.


Friday, October 23
A Trail to Lions
Created and Performed by Kit Bihun & Jenny Gomez
The cutthroat world of competitive cat shows is exposed in this live mockumentary featuring catnip addicts, feline fetishists and Vegas-style showmanship.


Saturday, October 24
The Defibulators in Total Ree-Haw
Performed by The Defibulators
Hillbillies and hipsters will do-si-do to the rowdy songs and big-rig tales of these seven homespun rockers. Grab some moonshine and celebrate Yankeetown’s favorite rockabilly outfit.


Monday, October 26
Hinterland
Written by Benjamin Adair Murphy; Directed by Amanda Friou
Journey to the Hinterland—a world of creepy witches, over-confident heroes and ill-fated promises—in this frenzied night of original fairytales.


Tuesday, October 27
William and the Tradesmen
Created and Performed by Eli James
British punk and post-punk-o-philes get the night they’ve been dreaming of when rock icons give out advice for living in this new one-man musical.


Wednesday, October 28
One Night with Rael
Created by Snehal Desai
Meet Rael, racecar driver-turned-cult leader, in this unauthorized intro to the Raelian movement: America's fastest growing sex-positive, alien-seeking religion.


Thursday, October 29
Rites of Enchantment
Written and Performed by Maritess Zurbano
Weaving illusions and narrative, professional magician Maritess Zurbano tells the story of her greatest feat of all: overcoming a troubled childhood to rise to the top of the male-dominated world of magic.
**Rites of Enchantment is not appropriate for children.**


Friday, October 30
The Academics in Chaos Theory
Created and Performed by The Academics
Post-punk foursome The Academics explore the meaning of life, love, and the consequences of one dangerously overdue library book in this uniquely theatrical concert.


Saturday, October 31
Sci Fi Bandits
Created and Performed by Chappo; Directed by Wes Grantom
Indie-space rock band Chappo takes us on an action-packed journey of heroes, love, and intergalactic piracy.


Monday, November 2
What Not to Say, and Other Disturbing Tales
Written and Performed by Rachel Hardin & and Sonya Lee
This pair of classically-trained indie songstresses reveal absurd, dark and oft-embarrassing tales of city life in these gothic story-songs.


Tuesday, November 3
ANT FEST Double Bill
This American Strife
Created and Performed by Dave Haffner & Joshua Kohler
America's finest absurdities are skewered in this night of sketch inspired by life, liberty and Sarah Palin's twitter account.


An Evening With Confidence and Youth
Created and Performed by Ellis Bahl & Alessandro Tabora
This sketch duo turned indie folk band proves that, with a bit of youth and confidence, absurd lyrics and quality songwriting can magically coexist.


Wednesday, November 4
Righteous Money
Written and Performed by Michael Crowley; Directed by Michael Rau
Dishing out advice on deal-making, portfolio management and sleeping with assistants, this faux-TV talk show host takes on the tanking economy.


Thursday, November 5
Loveology
Created and Performed by Eddie Gutierrez
Loveology (inspired by the Regina Spektor song) is a seminar on how to do love "the right way. Teaching tools include equations, model skeletons and awesome dance moves.


Friday, November 6
Endurance
Created and Performed by Split Knuckle Theatre
Antarctica, 1914: Sir Ernest Shackleton keeps 27 stranded men alive. Hartford, present: insurance man Walter Spivey struggles to keep his company afloat. Two survival stories collide in this imaginative ensemble piece.


Saturday, November 7
Cudzoo & The Faggettes
Performed by Cudzoo & The Faggettes
The foul-mouthed debutantes of Cudzoo & The Faggettes present a shoo boppin' examination of love, sex, heartache, and whiskey-soaked bad decisions.


Monday, November 9
Robert Saietta is a Liar (And So Can You!)
Created and Performed by Robert Saietta; Directed by Deborah Wallace
Wish you were a better liar? Let Mr. Saietta, the world-renowned professional prevaricator, teach you the tricks of the trade.


Tuesday, November 10
Jessie Kilguss and the Steves
Performed by Jessie Kilguss
This chanteuse melds folk, electropop and cinematic lyrics into a cabaret-style concert, featuring new material from her latest album, Nocturnal Drifter.


Wednesday, November 11
Uncanny Valley
Created and Performed by Andrew Lynch & Katie Melby
Welcome to Uncanny Valley! A quirky new musical featuring aour dreaming protagonist, Hugo, a one-man rock band, and a mannequin love triangle.


Thursday, November 12
Jessica Delfino’s Dirty Folk Rock
Written and Performed by Jessica Delfino
With her lewd songs and unconventional instruments (rape whistle!), Jessica Delfino is a self-described brunette Britney Spears--with balls.


Friday, November 13
Songs of a Night Owl
Created and Performed by Nikos Tsakalakos
Nikos Tsakalakos and his band perform indie rock musical songs about insomnia, pool boys and the big city.


Saturday, November 14
The Jersey Devil
Created and Performed by Justin Jain, David Johnson & Brad Wrenn; Directed by Dan Rothenberg
A band of traveling sideshow barkers claim to have caught the mythical New Jersey Devil and attempt to tell its story in this crypto-zoology-horror-comedy.


Monday, November 16
Q&A: Songs of Alex LeFevre
Created and Performed by Alex LeFevre
Craziest break-up? Mortifying childhood memory? Composer Alex LeFevre has turned responses to all the tough questions into musical masterpieces, performed by Broadway favorites.


Tuesday, November 17
Jack Perry is Alive (And Dating)
Written by Harrison Rivers & Daniella Shoshan
Barhop with Jack Perry as he pursues the source of a late night text message in this day-in-the-life alterna-rock musical.


Wednesday, November 18
The Byung Sisters’ American Vaudeville Tryout
Created and Performed by Nancy Kim, Tina Lee, & Christine Simpson
The Byung Sisters have arrived on US shores and are determined to make it. All they have to do is give the audition of a lifetime with their vaudeville act!


Thursday, November 19
Samuel and Alasdair: A Personal History of the Robot War
Written by Marc Bovino & Joe Curnutte; Directed by Lila Neugebauer
1950s radio drama, live music and Soviet sci-fi effects blend together as two brothers brace themselves for the impending robot war.


Friday, November 20
ANT FEST Double Bill
Love Song in Two Voices
Written and Performed by Amy Herzog; Directed by Portia Krieger
In the wake of a whitewater rafting accident, a mother and daughter redefine their relationship in Amy Herzog’s poignant solo piece.


Seven Minutes in Heaven
Written by Steven Levenson; Directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt
Relive all the party games you loved/loathed from middle school in this manic, hyper-charged, genre-blurring comedy.


Saturday, November 21
Varsity Interpretive Dance Squad in Faster Than the Speed of Night
Created by Richard DiBella
Can the world be changed by dances choreographed in your childhood basement? Yes. Stretch, hydrate, prepare for Whole World Dance, a concept so revolutionary, it's stupid.


ARS NOVA As New York’s premier hub for emerging artists and new work, Ars Nova is committed to developing and producing eclectic theatre, comedy and music to feed today’s popular culture. To that end, Ars Nova strives to create daring collaborations, meld disciplines and give voice to a new generation of artists.


Past productions include Sax & Dixon: We Thee Wed, Mel & El: Show & Tell, Two Girls for Five Bucks and the Ten Dollar Heartbreakers, Playlist, Jollyship the Whiz-Bang, Boom, From Up Here, Dixie’s Tupperware Party, The Wikipedia Plays, At Least It’s Pink, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother, Holy Cross Sucks!, Freestyle Love Supreme and The Wau Wau Sisters.


In addition to its featured productions, Ars Nova supports and develops new work from the most promising emerging artists through its alternative comedy series (Tragedy Tomorrow), music series (Uncharted), public play-reading series (Out Loud), writer's group (Play Group), artist-in-residence program, and ANT FEST, a five-week festival of craziness showcasing fresh material from today’s most exciting new talent. Ars Nova was founded in memory of Gabe Wiener.


“In a landscape defined by stately institutional behemoths and youthful but impoverished startups, Ars Nova has designed something new from the best elements of each.” The New York Times


“The most eclectic lineup of live entertainment in the city” Gotham Magazine


“Ars Nova’s plush, Uptown digs percolate with Downtown energy!” New York Press



www.arsnovanyc.com

Free Stuff, What A Concept!

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP
PRESENTS
TOLD
A FREE EVENING OF THEMED STORYTELLING


MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 7PM
@ UNDER ST. MARKS


TOLD is a free monthly storytelling show, presented by Horse Trade Theatre Group and hosted by Seth Lind. Each month New York's best performers take the stage to tell true stories related to a central theme. A special guest provides interludes to glue the evening together into a collective experience. New performers each month.


On Monday September 21, join popular tellers James Braly, Juliet Wayne and Burke Heffner, for "The Mix Tape" - wild autobiographical stories involving music. Interludes provided by Peter Aguero's BTK Band, who will improvise raucous songs based on each story. Did we mention it's free?


TOLD is every third Monday of the month at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and Avenue A) at 7pm. Admission is free!


Now Damn it, you can't beat free!

A Cool Cheap Date Too!

Jude Law In Hamlet

Stuff You Need To Know!

RESERVE NOW:
TICKETS SELLING QUICKLY!

JUDE LAW
IN
HAMLET

OPENING NIGHT PACKAGE
TO BENEFIT THE

SUMMER PLAY FESTIVAL

***

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009
6:30PM

Broadhurst Theatre
235 West 44th Street
New York City

***

Be a part of this exclusive opening
night performance and after party
attended by the show's producers,
cast, and creative team.

BENEFACTOR PACKAGE
$500
($400 IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE)
Includes one preferred seat to the
opening night performance,
an invitation to the after party,
and a signed Playbill.

PATRON PACKAGE
$250
($150 IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE)
Includes one seat to the opening
night performance and an
invitation to the after party.

***

LIMITED AVAILABILITY
To purchase your package, please contact Jackie Leitzes at 212-279-4040
or jackie@spfnyc.com

The Barrow Group Presents Their 23rd Anniversary Season

The Barrow Group presents our 23rd Anniversary Season
Our 2009-2010 season features two world premieres, an American premiere, and a premiere adaptation of a classic--we are proud to be the only theatre in the country offering productions of these four plays! See more on our upcoming shows below.

Make sure you are a part of our exclusive season and reserve your tickets now!With 4 flexible subscriber packages for these 4 plays, TBG is making you the star of our season. Choose the best option for you and contact us today:

Opening Night Subscriber - $40 Savings (Best Deal!)
If you have been a member of the TBG community for a while, then you know our reputation for fantastic parties! Be among the first audience in the country to see each of our shows’ opening night performances, and join us after for the Opening Night Galas – our gift to you. TBG Corporate Partner,Il Punto Ristorante, is providing unique wine and exquisite hors d’ouvres for each of our Opening Night Galas. $100 gives you one ticket (per subscription) to each opening night performance and the Opening Night Gala for each show.

4-Play Subscriber - $20 Savings
Only $80 and you receive one ticket (per subscription) to any performance during each show's run.

3-Play Subscriber - $10 Savings
Pay only $65 and receive one ticket (per subscription) to any performance of your choice of three out of the four shows in our 23rd Anniversary Season.

BarrowPass Subscriber
TBG’s BarrowPass offers subscribers the ultimate flexibility: Pay only $80 per BarrowPass and receive four tickets to be used during the 2009-2010 Season. You can use one ticket per show, all four for one show, or any combination in between.

TBG Subscribers are afforded choice and flexibility - plus special savings!
There is no need to commit to performance dates now; in fact, all TBG Subscribers will receive an email with a production calendar and a reminder that it is time to reserve tickets (approximately six-weeks prior to the opening of each production).

All TBG Subscribers receive:

Advance booking of tickets
Free ticket exchange privileges
Advance notification of TBG's Public Programs
Savings on special events, including our Annual Celebrity Doodles Auction & Gala!
Special offers at local restaurants and shops
BECOME A TBG SUBSCRIBER NOW!

Become a TBG CHAMPION and DOUBLE YOUR BENEFITS!
With an annual contribution of $1,000 or more, our TBG Champions will receive twice the traditional benefits – now two tickets to the four opening night performances (or other performance dates of your choice) AND two invitations to the four opening night galas! PLUS, as a special thank you gift for supporting our 23rd Anniversary Season, you will also receive two tickets to our 16th Annual Celebrity Doodles Auction & Benefit!

The Barrow Group's 2009-2010 Season
As mentioned,we are proud to be the only theatre in the country offering productions of these four plays, staring on October 10th with The Thickness of Skin.

THE THICKNESS OF SKIN - October 10 – November 9, 2009
U.S. Premiere
When is help really help? - In an unjust world, how do we support each other without exploiting one another? Clare McIntyre asks, in The Thickness of Skin, in what ways are we responsible to help our fellow human beings, highlighting the humorous and humanistic side of life while encouraging us each to reflect and perhaps transform.

Written by Clare McIntyre
Directed by Jacob White

Cast:
Laura - Alison Wright
Eddie - Michael Chenevert
Michael - Myles O'Connor
Roanna - Karin Sibrava
Imogen/Christine - Wendy Vanden Heuval
Jonathan - Eli Gelb

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE - February 6 – March 8, 2010
Ibsen’s masterpiece, penned over a hundred years ago, could just as easily have been written today: a man reveals an inconvenient truth – one so awful that his community refuses to accept it. The controversy explodes into a gripping tale where money and morality battle it out.

Written by Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by Seth Barrish and K. Lorrel Manning
Directed by K. Lorrel Manning

PHOENIX - April 3 – May 3, 2010
World Premiere
A one-night stand that refused to be. - With Phoenix, Scott Organ gives us a story that peaks into the lives of two strangers who find themselves in an increasingly complex relationship. How do they deal with situations and stakes they never could have anticipated?

Written by Scott Organ
Directed by Seth Barrish

SHORT STUFF VI: AWAKENINGS - July 10 – August 9, 2010
World Premiere
After the night comes dawn. -As the world around us undergoes constant challenges – global warming, a worldwide economic collapse, increased violence and terrorism, genocide, etc. – we often wonder what good can come of this? What is the meaning of it all? This year’s acclaimed short play festival will examine transcendence that occurs as a result of adversity, and promises to be as entertaining and enlightening as ever.

Directed by Stacy Shane

If you can, give them a hand, or better yet:
DOUBLE YOUR DONATION!

We would like to remind all of our supporters to check with your employer when making a contribution to The Barrow Group. Many companies offer a matching gift program to encourage the philanthropic generosity of their employees. If you need assistance in finding out if your company has a matching gift program, please let us know by emailing development@barrowgroup.org.

The Barrow Group is a 501(c)3 organization
All donations are fully tax-deductible
CLICK HERE TO DONATE ONLINE
Please note that PayPal takes a portion of your donation (3%). If you wish to remain in a certain giving level, please take this into consideration when donating. As we do not take any fees for a check, mailing your gift will make your dollar go the farthest for The Barrow Group.

Checks can be mailed to:
The Barrow Group
312 West 36th Street, Suite 4-W
New York, NY 10018

The Barrow Group Theatre Company - 312 W. 36th Street, Suite 4W - New York, NY 10018 - 212.760.2615

Get Fried This Fall With Matt

HORSE TRADE THEATER GROUP
PRESENTS
THE MATT FRIED HOUR


WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @ 9PM
UNDER ST. MARKS $5


In the comic tradition of Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert, Matt Fried welcome to the stage downtown celebrities, performers, young comic talent, and indie musical guests that define the scene of downtown NYC.
September’s show will feature sex columnist Jamie Bufalino (Time Out NY), comedian Jon Friedman (“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”), and singer/songwriter Jess Prewitt.


THE MATT FRIED HOUR is every third Wednesday of the month at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st and Avenue A) at 9pm. Tickets ($5) are available by calling Smarttix at 212-868-4444 or online at www.horseTRADE.info


MATT FRIED is a writer and comedian in New York City. In college, he was an inaugural member of the C.W. Post improv troupe. In the fall of 2006, he began studying longform improvisation at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in NYC. A year later, he continued his studies at The Peoples Improv Theater. He has also studied improv at iO (Improv Olympic) in Chicago, and holds a B.F.A. in Theater Arts from Long Island University – C.W. Post. Currently, he improvises in The Dream NYC at The PIT. Previously, he has improvised with Bad Luck Rising and The Best of… Fried & Mandeville. He is also a freelance writer and a regular contributor on Guidespot.com. Recently, he was tapped to be featured in the dating documentary, I Heart New York. He also maintains the blog, IamMattFried.com. He lives in Brooklyn.