Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy! NYC Premier (Oct 29-31)

Dandy Darkly returns to New York City with his latest all-new, all-American selection of satiric, erotic, patriotic tales of sex and death! Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy! Join Dandy for his utterly unique take on contentment, guns, hypersensitivity and good ole American sodomy. Stories include: Silver Dollar - A disgraced American sniper, Otis Moonshine, struggles with PTSD as he hunts his hometown's homosexuals because only he knows the startling truth -- they are werewolves! Final Girl - America's Sweetheart was found dead in her Hollywood mansion, but from low budget slashers to reality TV terrors, America's actual horrors are so much scarier than anything seen on the big screen. American Apparel - Corporate cancer creeps across our safest spaces. Seemingly overnight another gay bar is gentrified. Can a little rat with drag queen dreams save the Imperial Poppycock Saloon from certain doom? The Ghosts of Stonewall - A rallying cry to the next LGBTQ generation to SNAP THE FUCK OUT OF IT! Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy! is written and performed by Dandy Darkly. The show is directed by Ian Borklund and features a pre-recorded soundtrack composed and performed by musicians Adam Tendler (piano), Rachel Blumberg (drums) Bryce Edwards (bass) and Jeffrey Underhill (guitar). Dandy Darkly’s Trigger Happy! was produced, in part, with funding from Bindlestiff Family Arts Inc. and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. DANDY DARKLY is the critically acclaimed cabaret satirist at the forefront of a creative storytelling revolution sweeping New York City. “Fantastical fairytale horror, equal parts Tennessee Williams, Edgar Allen Poe and Bruce La Bruce.” (Time Out) “Imagine a cross between Pam Ayres, Liberace and Tales from the Crypt – and you’re on the way to picturing Dandy Darkly.” (The Scotsman) "Dandy Darkly is one of my favorite performers. An artist who doesn't pander to the comfort zone of the public.” (Penny Arcade) This “prodigiously loquacious Southern drag clown” is the ghoulish, glamorous emergent talent of downtown alternative cabaret. Come discover what has audiences around the world clamoring for more. Dandy is the winner of the 2015 Fan Favorite Award (FRIGID New York Festival) and in May 2015, his show Trigger Happy! was awarded the 2015 Bindlestiff First of May Award by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus -- a highly competitive, New York based arts grant for cabaret or circus artists developing a new work. International critics went apeshit for Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy! “Behind the painted smile lies an absolute, raw talent that shines throughout the performance.” Edinburgh Festivals Magazine ★★★★ “Simply one of the most thoughtful, hilarious and harrowing queer talents at work today.” Scotsgay Magazine ★★★★★ “For all the fantastic phantasmagoria, Dandy’s stories are increasingly grounded in a very real world.“ The Edinburgh Reporter ★★★★★ “Rock-poet dismantles the American dream — mesmerizing in his rawness and realism.” Fest Mag ★★★★ “A sequined tsunami. A scathing indictment of contemporary American society ... and somehow there’s a star-spangled glimmer of hope.” TVBomb ★★★★★ “Dandy’s storytelling is incredible and mesmerizing. Performed in a breathless, frantic speech that segues perfectly from monologue to poetry to song, interspersed with shrieks and cackles that punctuate the tales and frame the absurdities with a knowing sneer.” Broadway Baby ★★★★ Dandy Darkly's Trigger Happy! is co produced with FRIGID New York -- a theater development group with a focus on new work that produces a massive quantity of stimulating downtown theater every season. FRIGID’s Resident Artist Program offers a home to a select group of Independent theater artists, pooling together a great deal of talent and energy. FRIGID New York grew out of the annual FRIGID Festival, the first and only festival of its kind in New York City to offer artists 100% of their box office proceeds, and Horse Trade Theater Group, a self-sustaining theater development and management group. FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade presents this exclusive limited engagement of Dandy Darkly’s Trigger Happy! on October 29, 30, and 31 at UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A) with performances at 8pm. Tickets ($25; $20 students) and may be purchased in advance at www.horseTRADE.info. Share your Halloween with Manhattan's mincing maestro of the macabre -- DANDY DARKLY!