July 7-26 2025

HOT 2025

Tues Jul 8 @ 7:30 PM

Mary & The Shelleys (Unplugged) by L.XMoon

An intimate night of music from and inspired by L.X Moon's Trans-Horror-Punk Cabaret.

Tues July 8 @ 7:30 PM

The Dog Is Alive at the Start of the Play by Anooj Bhandari

An immigrant family in the suburbs copes with the impending loss of their dog in the middle of a perceived apocalypse.

Wed Jul 9 @ 7:30 PM

The Infinite Pride by the NYNeofuturists

30 short plays, 1 queer hour. The New York Neo-Futurists will attempt to perform 30 of their favorite, queerest plays in a race against the clock!

Wed Jul 9 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Greta Sofia: Not Another Drag Queen! by Andrea Ibba Monni

Life, adventures, and misadventures of a clumsy drag queen full of dreams and hopes.

Thur July 10 @ 7:30 PM

Mother’s Milk HOT 2025 Curated and hosted by Eleanore Pienta

A variety show with comedy & dance performers trying things they’ve never done before (something they’re scared of!)

Fri, July 11, 2025, 7:30PM

HOT Festival HOT Dance! Curated by Sangeeta Yesley

An evening of dance featuring queer identified choreographers.

Fri Jul 11 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge The Queer Woods by Dr. Mimi McGurl

This talk proposes that forests, woodland meadows, and maybe even a large backyard have been there too, offering those of us who never quite fit in a place for self-discovery and acceptance.

Sat Jul 12 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge The Lesbian Lab: The (Re) Awakening of A Black, Middle Age Doctor in the United States by Dr. Micia Mosely

A hilarious midlife spiral meets queer theory in Dr. Micia Mosely’s comedy-lab of healing and heart.

Sat Jul 12 @ 7:30 PM

Queer Lab: Live & Unfiltered by Jack Shamblin and Adrian Crawford

Bold, electric work from Queer Lab—artist-led, hierarchy-free, and open to all who want in.

Mon Jul 14 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Lip Service: Black Queers and Their Words Featuring Justin Allen, Janelle //jei Lawrence, and Pamela Sneed

Lip Service is an evening of bold words and brilliant voices, featuring Black authors and poets who are reshaping the literary landscape. As part of the HOT Festival, this event centers queer Black storytelling—from the intimate to the imaginative, the grounded to the Afrofuturist.

Mon, Jul 14 @ 7:30 PM

HOT PANTS: An Evening of Queer Shorts featuring Kirby Denny & Clay Wild Munley; Grayson May

Slip into something scandalous and join us for HOT PANTS: An Evening of Queer Shorts.  Expect sweat, sass, and surprises in all the right places. Part of Dixon Place’s HOT Festival, where queer theater bares all and leaves you begging for more.

Tues Jul 15 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Minor History of Major Homosexuals: Now With Footnotes and Fringe by Shelton Whimsy

Exploring everything from Hadrian’s boyfriend to the Uffizi’s spicy saints—history’s queer, loud, proud, and fabulous.

Wed Jul 16 @ 7:30 PM

TEENAGE WASTELAND: Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen by David Dean Bottrell

Five Hilarious (and Tragically True) Tales of Heartbreak, Hard-ons & Hair!

Wed Jul 16 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Love and Other Hard Truths by Valarie Walker

Love in all its forms can be hard to survive. Come hear love stories (of self, of others, sexy love, and deep friendships).

Fri Jul 18 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Glory W(hole) HOT Festival 2025 Curated and hosted by Lili Pujol & Mateo Rodriguez-Hurtado

This curated show is a chance for up & coming queer comedians of color to have their downtown debut amongst seasoned veterans of the comedy scene. 

Fri Jul 18 @ 7:30 PM

Queer Summerween: A Night of Horror and Comedy by Kai Xing Mun

A surreal anthology of original horror short plays ranging from campy comedies to bloodbaths that’ll make you laugh, scream, and give you an unforgettable summer night.

Sat Jul 19 & Mon Jul 21 @ 7:30 PM

[palatable] Gay Robot by Stephen Brower

Step into the tech world as HumaVibe unveils their latest product: Billie Bowtie. A gay robot built to entertain straight audiences...what could go wrong?

Sat Jul 19 @7:30 PM

In the Lounge The Bitch Index by Kevin R. Free

What is the right container to hold all your grudges? Where to keep our 1000 natural shocks that flesh is heir to? Let’s all raise a glass to NEVER LETTING GO. A tale as old as time told by Kevin R. Free.

Mon Jul 21 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge The Anecdotes of a Lesbian Princess by Rachel Saruski

A 20 something queer Jewish Latina who is messy, too emotionally available, and overtherapized tries  to “hack” lesbian culture in New York City.

Tues Jul 22 @ 7:30 PM

The Body of Mary: A Play in Three Acts (of God) by Katie Capiello & Jennifer Baumgardner

A play about controlling the means of reproduction, the narrative, and Mary. It's funny because it’s true.

Tues July 22 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Experiments & Disorders HOT Festival 2025 Curated by Tom Cole and Christen Clifford

Curated by Tom Cole & Christen Clifford Fiction, nonfiction, poetry & performance texts by the most adventurous, cross-genre established & emerging writers.

Wed Jul 23 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge King! by Gabriel Gara Lonning & Mariposa Coalson

A pursuit unfolds in the fever dream of New York City’s Urban Realm—classic comedy collides with the surreal, and nothing stays in one shape for long.

Fri Jul 25 @ 7:30 PM

In the Lounge Me- Wee’s Playhouse – Juneteenth in July! by Nicole Hill

Part performance art, play-date & social experiment, Me-Wee’s is a child-like space for grown-ass folk up in these "United States of Traumatization”.

Fri Jul 25 @ 7:30 PM

Blank Pages by Dui Jarrod

The show follows Dui Jarrod, as he is trapped between artistic truth and audience expectation as he attempts to write the next great American film. Set in a theatrical space where the artist becomes both subject and commodity, the play confronts the cost of creation, the legacy of trauma, and the power of reclaiming one's voice.