The Rat NYC

is back at The RAT Thursday at 7pm for Ladies Night! Come watch some great women-led improv teams, get your pay-what-you-want tickets at the link in bio now.

We hit 1K followers last night! It feels fitting to reach this accomplishment six months after opening, and at the end of our busiest month yet!

THANK YOU to everyone who got us here…we are so appreciative of our RAT community new and old and can’t wait to keep growing & welcoming new and incredible NYC artists. Happy Halloween!

Not Cisters is tomorrow night at 7:30! Join and , your Ghastly Hosts for the evening, for a night of singing, dancing, specialty cocktails, and general foolishness that is sure to make everyone afraid of Halloween again.

Costume contest! Get your $15 at the link in bio now!

Trick or treaters! Come by The RAT tomorrow 4-7 for candy! We’re excited to be part of DUMBOWEEN with , and excited to offer grown ups a treat of their own from our bar while the kids watch family friendly Halloween flicks on our big screen. See you there!

Wednesday at 7:30, head to The RAT for Teachers Pet, a one-man comedy show about Ned Arnold (The Moth) and his secret romantic relationship with his much older college professor at an unnamed New Jersey college.

Get $15 tickets now at the link in bio!

Spend Sunday afternoon with as they share staged readings of The Price of Halibut by Celine Ariniello and Nina’s Shower by Stephanie Ariniello. Get $5 tickets at the link in bio now.

Here’s a sneak peek at ’s gory, suspenseful, and horrifying Laboratory of Hallucinations!

You’ve got two chances to see this Grand Guignol horror play brought to life on The RAT stage this weekend - Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm.

Head to the link in bio now and use code SPLASHZONE for $5 off tickets. See you in the lab 🔬🧪

About the Laboratory of Hallucinations by André De Lorde:
A doctor is faced with the opportunity to operate on their wife’s lover. Seizing their chance, they conduct exceptionally brutal brain surgery on the lover, rendering them into a zombie-like state controlled only by his hallucinations.

Directed by Jennifer Sandella ()
Stage Manager: Addison Herndon ()
Featuring: Mackenzie Menter (), Izzy Deveaux (), Amelia Fowler (), Christopher McIntyre (), AJ Cote & Neil McNamara ()

Kick off Halloweekend on Friday at performance of Andrew Sanford’s All Hallows Eve or, The Tragedy of Michael Myers, an adaptation of the cult classic - in iambic pentameter!

Raise a glass with the silent boogeyman...if you dare! $12 tickets are available now at the link in bio.

Thursday at 7pm, REALLY get into the spirit at Impractical Magic - a fully improvised play based on the tarot reading of a willing audience member. Reserve your pay-what-you-want ticket at the link in bio now!

Saturday night at 8pm, step into the delights of drag at Gorgeously Haunted: A Horror Comedy Drag Show!

Get ready for a night of musical thrills, hilarious acts and killer looks from Mz Nancy, Grace Period, D’Angelo and Benedick the Bastard! The only rule is you must catwalk fabulously on the way to hell.

Bring your friends and ghouls and your best Halloween costume for the costume contest. $5 cover + 1 drink minimum, reserve your spot at the link in bio now!

Just in time for spooky season, Ghostface is going Shakespearean in the Drunk Texts performance of ’s Thou Wilt Scream TONIGHT! 👻🔪

They’re breaking the second rule for surviving a horror film though - this party will have plenty of booze and drinking games, and you’re invited. Will these Drunk Texters make it to the sequel? Let’s find out Friday, October 18th at 9pm!

$12 tickets are available now at the link in bio!

Do you like dating shows like Love is Blind or Married at First Sight? Then come on out Thursday at 9pm for Looking for Laughs: Real Blind Date with a Kiss of Comedy!

It’s simple: Two blindfolded singles meet for the first time – on stage. Will sparks fly or fizzle? Watch as our comedy crew zing their gabbing into giggles! Grab your $12 tickets now at the link in bio.

This Thursday, Indie Night is back at The RAT! Come out for some fun improv at 7pm, reserve your pay-what-you-want ticket at the link in our bio now!

Cosplay Cabaret is back at The RAT! This Wednesday at 8pm, Cosplayer performers of all kinds parody and perform music, comedy and burlesque from their favorite pop-culture series, comics, movies, musicals, and games.

$25 tickets are available now for at the link in our bio!

Sunday night at 6pm, join Kitchen Sink Theatre Company’s cast and crew of their Rocky Horror Picture Show production for a thrilling open mic night!

All types of acts welcome! Have a tight five comedy set to crowd test? Bring it! An abstract puppet act? Of course! A new song you wrote? Yes please! All proceeds will go towards production costs.

Tickets are $10 plus one drink minimum and can be purchased at the link in our bio now! Sign your act up at the door!

Bring the whole family out Saturday at 5pm for ComedySportz’ Halloween show!

Two teams of improvisers face off funny bone to funny bone and vie for your applause and laughter. The ref keeps the match going by getting suggestions from you, our loyal fans, that the players use to create everything that you will see and hear during the match. At the end of the match you, the loyal fans, will choose a winner and that team will be victorious!

will be at The RAT three Saturdays this month for family friendly spooky fun - catch them Oct 12, 19, and 26! $15 tickets are available now at the link in bio!

This Friday and Saturday, the Brooklyn premiere of My Name is Rachel Corrie continues at The RAT. Starring as Rachel and directed by , tickets are on sale for this powerful play at the link in our bio.

My Name is Rachel Corrie is taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie, edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner. Rachel was an American activist and artist from Olympia, Washington, who traveled to Palestine in the early 2000s with the International Solidarity Movement. She was killed peacefully resisting the bulldozing of the Samir family home. Her message was one of hope, and the play focuses on her life. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to help the people of Palestine.

The Path Not Taken is an improv show inspired by life’s twists and turns! This Thursday, October 10th at 7pm see how different our lives could have been had our proverbial “What If” happened.

Pay-What-You-Want tickets are available now at the link in bio!