FRIGID NEW york presents
New York City
FRINGE
April 1 – 19th, 2026
New York City Fringe (formally the FRIGID Fringe Festival) is an open, lottery-based theater festival that gives artists an opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in an environment that values freedom of expression and artistic determination. In true support of the Indie Theater Community, 100% of box office proceeds go directly to the artists whose work is being presented.
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WITNESS! As never before seen in Heaven or Earth! The ascension of St Joan of Arc into Heaven! Confusion about Sainthood! Discussions of VIRGINITY! Saints! Angels! Cake!
Welcome to Saints’ Heaven, and congratulations for being here! You must be really great. Today is St. Marinos’ Saints Day and we’re so glad that you could join the other Canonized to celebrate him. The Angels have helped him prepare his reenactment for you all, and we hear that Jesus is making a cake. We might even have a special guest arriving – have you ever heard of Joan of Arc?
April 1st at 7:40pm
April 2nd at 6:00pm
April 3rd at 7:40pm
April 4th at 2:00pm
Five friends meet for a book club. Did anybody read the book? Someone’s cheating. Someone’s going broke pretending to be ethical. Someone’s about to scream. Set in one Brooklyn living room over one messy night, “Book Club” is a dark comedy about female friendship, curated lives, and the quiet violence of pretending you’re fine.
April 2nd at 9:20pm
April 8th at 6:00pm
April 11th at 3:40pm
April 16th at 9:20pm
Cl*t Cult, written and performed by Star Stone (UCB, Edinburgh Fringe) and directed by Ryan Cunningham (Broad City, Search Party) is an absurd solo comedy about Star’s journey to have an orgasm. But, “oops” she seeketh herself a little too far and accidentally joins a sex cult called OneTaste.
Based on a true story, Star examines how patriarchal power and control dynamics can hide behind feminist branding and spiritualized intimacy.
April 2nd at 7:40pm
April 4th at 12:20pm
April 5th at 3:40pm
April 8th at 7:40pm
April 10th at 7:40pm
Meg just got engaged!! As she begins to plan the wedding of her dreams she discovers the history of marriage is entangled in the ownership of woman….YIKES! You won’t want to miss this solo show full of familiar wedding characters, as Meg dares to ask the question: can she just love someone and want to be with them? Or does she have to become a vessel for traditional values and capitalism in order to do so? A hilarious and powerful show that promises to be a rally cry for women today!
April 4th at 5:20pm
April 5th at 2:00pm
April 14th at 7:40pm
April 17th at 9:20pm
Written by Fletcher Michael
Presented by Infinite Monkey Theater Co.
The year is 2034. A city-demolishing asteroid is heading for Brooklyn. The government refuses to alert the public of the impending catastrophe until a boutique advertising agency can come up with a positive rebrand for the calamitous asteroid.
April 4th at 8:40pm
April 6th at 6:00pm
April 18th at 3:40pm
April 19th at 5:20pm
Fever Dream TV is a surrealist one-man show from Nikolai Phalen that combines stand-up comedy with an absurdist concept to create a hilarious reflection on the idea of a self and the reasons for creating.
April 4th at 7:00pm
April 11th at 5:20pm
April 12th at 5:20pm
April 16th at 7:40pm
April 17th at 7:40pm
Crushed Velvet is a camp-soaked, razor-sharp satire set on the crumbling set of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. Part backstage farce, part cultural autopsy, it revels in glittering spectacle while exposing the messy underbelly of celebrity, queerness, and the absurd pursuit of perfection.
April 5th at 7:00pm
April 12th at 2:00pm
April 13th at 7:40pm
April 18th at 7:00pm
It’s Valentine’s Day 2011 in NYC, CJ is single, yet his ex shows up at his apartment. On top of that, he gets stuck on an elevator heading to a life-changing meeting. Are you kidding? Fraught with anxiety, CJ questions God, and is subsequently forced to redefine his understanding of love.
April 5th at 5:20pm
April 7th at 6:00pm
April 11th at 2:40pm
April 18th at 10:20pm
April 19th at 3:40pm
If you got a bonus at work, you worked more than you were supposed to. Azhar dives into the absurdity of exceeding expectations at work and what it means for satisfaction with life.
April 3rd at 6:00pm
April 6th at 7:40pm
April 13th at 6:00pm
April 18th at 8:00pm
April 17th at 7:40pm
Presented by Fourth Culture Collective.
A tale of journalism, intrigue, betrayal, and very, very sexy men, The Sexiest Man Alive is the musical that will change your perspective on baristas forever. Once you see the real sexiest man alive, you’ll wonder why John Krasinki was ever born. Tue April 7 at 7:40pm, Sat April 11 at 10:20pm, Tue April 14 at 9:20pm & Wed April 15 at 7:40pm. Streaming, 60 min.
April 7th at 7:40pm
April 11th at 10:20pm
April 14th at 9:20pm
April 15th at 7:40pm
In Preparation of War is dance theater influenced by culturally sanctioned violence associated with boxing, drill rap, ballet; and the rules of war. It is set in a consecrated place where warriors live, eat, and train. A drill master, 2 warriors, a commander, and a ghostly figure from battles past hold the 4 corners of the space. A darkly comic piece about what happens when violence runs amok.
Content Awareness: There are “staged” fights, gunshot sounds, at least one “killing” and a wooden gun.
April 8th at 9:20pm
April 12th at 3:40pm
April 15th at 6:00pm
April 18th at 7:00pm
In a knuckle-biting story of humor, horror, & suspense, a family man robs a thief of a ton of money. Set to a propulsive soundtrack, this is the love child of Breaking Bad & Fargo: a true-crime thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat!
April 9th at 9:20pm
April 10th at 6:00pm
April 12th at 7:00pm
April 18th at 5:20pm
GPC Entertainment and Sturkey & Studabaker proudly present XOXO: Love Letters from NYC. Blending dance, live vocals, comedy, and circus arts, XOXO is a vibrant, bittersweet love letter to chasing dreams, growing apart, and finding your way back together. Because life happens between the first spark and the last goodbye.
April 73rd at 9:20pm
April 6th at 9:20pm
April 10th at 9:20pm
April 11th at 8:40pm
Emily, Tyler, Lydia, and Dylan are a group of friends in the chemistry department at their university. Over the last few years at school, they’ve become increasingly disillusioned and frustrated with the activism going on around them and the lack of results. These feelings reach a point where they decide that enough is enough, and they’re going to take matters into their own hands.
They’re going to save the world because they genuinely think they’re the only ones who genuinely can. How will they do that? By committing terrorism, of course.
April 13th at 9:20pm
April 14th at 6:00pm
April 15th at 9:20pm
April 17th at 6:00pm
April 19th at 2:00pm