April Brings 15 Shows Under $20 to the East Village and LES

Fourth Arts Block's member organizations are offering an alternative to pricey Broadway outings with 15 theater plays and shows for $20 or less this April. The East Village & Lower East Side continue to be the go-to neighborhood for ground-breaking and experimental work that is diverse, accessible and affordable for everyone to enjoy.

EVENTS UNDER $20...

A Night with Pearl Cleage's Women
March 31 - April 16: Thursday & Friday @ 7:00PM, Saturday @ 3:00PM
Nuyorican Poets Cafe (236 East 3rd Street)
Go back in time to 1898, when freed slaves claimed Nicodemus, Kansas, as their new home, and to 1930, when Harlem was the bastion for black artistic freedom in A Night With Pearl Cleage's Women, a story about love, betrayal and redemption, directed by Rome Neal, curator of Banana Puddin Jazz at Nuyorican. Tickets for $10.

Hope Speaks
April 1-10: Friday & Saturday @ 10:00PM, Sunday @ 5:30PM
La MaMa - The Club - 74A East 4th Street
HOPE SPEAKS is an empowering, thought provoking, and dynamic devised storytelling piece that explores the historic 2008 Election of President Barack Obama. Tickets for $15, students/seniors $10.

Jacqueline Santiago Presents "Damaged"
April 2,4,9 @ 8:00PM
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
The one woman show "DAMAGED" written and performed by Jacqueline Santiago. Jacqueline Santiago takes you on an emotional rollercoaster ride. A vulnerable teenager is caught in a struggle of family violence. 11 different characters on the stage to bring you a story of love, despair, and betrayal. Tickets are $15.

The History of Kisses
April 5 @ 7:30PM
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street
A heady mix of spicy stories and amorous encounters blend with original sea shanties, as a writer sequesters himself in an oceanfront motel to finish his collection of seaside erotic stories, only to find himself getting drawn into the romantic and sexual goings-on around him. Tickets for $15, students/seniors $12.

Iron Jaw Company Presents: Spill It! An evening of original shorts inspired by Erin Browne's Narrator 1
April 5 @ 7:00PM
Nuyorican Poets Cafe - 236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & C
Play readings displaying honest portrayals of the varying degrees of class, strength and style of women. $15 Admission.

Dixon Place Anniversary Open House
April 7 @ 6:00PM-9:00PM
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street
Dixon Place celebrates its 25th anniversary with an open house, live music and performances. Admission is free.

Hobo Grunt Cycle
April 7-24: Thursday through Saturday @ 8:00PM
Horse Trade Theater Group - The Kraine Theater - 85E 4th St.
Wounded soldiers, illegal dog fighting, circus performers, and military personnel collide.Tickets for $20, students/seniors/military $16.

I'm not sure I like the way you licked me
April 7-9 @ 8:00PM
Horse Trade Theater Group - Under St. Mark's - 94 St. Mark's Pla
Through humor, honesty and a little bit of rock and roll, come share with Bricken the battles she has fought, the mountains she has climbed and the licks she has endured. Tickets for $18, students/seniors $15.

Raven
April 8-24: Thursday through Saturday @ 7:30PM, Sunday @ 2:30PM
La MaMa - First Floor Theatre - 74A East 4th Street
Exploring our irrepressible desire to embrace the unknowable boundary that separates life and death. Tickets for $18, students/seniors $13.

The All-American Genderf*ck Cabaret
April 8,12,14,16,20,22,26,28,30 @ 8PM & April 10,23,24 @ 2pm
Paradise Factory - 64 East 4th Street
Eight gender stereotypes, countless dance breaks, one intimately outrageous cabaret, and one androgynous omnipotent emcee to guide them all. Tickets for $18.

Nuevo Laredo
April 8 -23: every Friday & Saturday @ 9:30PM
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street
In the ghost town of Nuevo Laredo, an assassin, a drug lord and Saint Death deal in the day-to-day business of Death, Faith and Rehab. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door.

Gasland
April 10 @ 2:00PM & April 12 @ 6:30PM
Cooper Square Committee - 200 East 5th Street
A documentary that shows that the public is mislead under the false claim that natural gas is a "clean" energy, the oil and gas industry is currently using a toxic and hazardous process for natural gas extraction called hydraulic fracturing ("hydrofracking"). Free admission.

First Ladies Project
April 20 - May 1: Wednesday & Thursday @ 8:30PM, Saturday & Sunday @ 1:00PM & 8:30PM
New York Theatre Workshop - 83 East 4th Street
The First Ladies Project is an original show about the role of First Lady in United States history. Mixing real letters, historical accounts, and imagined circumstances, this play will explore the truthful, funny, and heartbreaking moments of our country's oft forgotten icons. Tickets for $14.

Puppet Blok Gets Punched
April 21 @ 7:30PM
Dixon Place - 161A Chrystie Street
A showcase for all things puppet, this special collaboration promises a wide array of puppet styles, varieties and themes. The night includes everything from pieces-in-progress, somber wares and flamboyant experiments. Tickets for $12.

Radio Star
April 26 @ 8:00PM
Horse Trade Theater Group - The Red Room - 85 East 4th Street
Watch (but mainly listen) as Tanya O'Debra lends her voice to ten different characters while simultaneously staging silly sound effects in this filthy, filthy, dirty 1940's radio detective spoof. Tickets for $12, students/seniors $10.

 

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