DAVID CRABB
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- May 09, 13
Axis Theatre Company's production of "Last Man Club" has been nominated for a 2013 Drama Desk Award. It was a real pleasure to perform with this ensemble and work under the incredibly talented writer/director Randy Sharp.
Congrats to sound designer Steve Fontaine for his excellent work on this production.
See the list of 2013 nominees here:
http://www.dramadeskawards.com/2013-nominees.html - May 09, 13
I'm excited to be hosting a Moth Story Slam in NYC this month. Come tell your five minute story relating to the night's theme. Who knows? You might end up on the podcast or NPR's "The Moth Radio Hour."
Monday May 27thTheme: "PRESTIGE"7:30pm stories begin at The Bitter End
Remember to arrive early to ensure not just seats, but entry. The line begins forming at each venue around 6pm. The earlier you are, the better chance you have of entry or a table/seating.
More info: - May 09, 13I'm excited to be teaching two new storytelling classes at The Peoples Improv Theatre with the phenomenal Michelle Walson. I've been teaching with Michelle for two years now and it's been a great to see so many of our students pursue the craft, several of them even winning Moth Slams in last few months.Both 8-week courses begin the week of May 13th. More info can be found HERE.
- Apr 12, 13After a long long winter's vacation, Ask Me is back!
Hosts Cammi Climaco and David Crabb are finally emotionally ready to do this! We can't wait to bring you ASK ME STORIES: LADIES NIGHT at AXIS Theatre on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:30pm.
This show is SUPER SIZED for her protection.
Featuring:
Blaise Allysen Kearsley
Micaela Blei
Ophira Eisenberg
and MORE!!!
Axis Theater
1 Sheridan Square
New York, NY 10014
Doors at 7:30
Show at 8:00
$10 suggested donation
BYOB! (You read that right! You can bring huge beers!)
More info:
http://askmestories.com
Facebook invite:
https://www.facebook.com/events/237049066439730/?fref=ts - Apr 12, 13
I'm excited to be hosting The Moth Story Slam in NYC twice this month. Come tell your five minute story relating to the night's theme. Who knows? You might end up on the podcast or NPR's "The Moth Radio Hour."
April 18th
Theme: "MYSTERY"
7:30pm stories begin at Housing Works Book Store
April 29th
Theme: "RESPECT"
7:30pm stories begin at The Bitter End
Remember to arrive early to ensure not just seats, but entry. The line begins forming at each venue around 6pm. The earlier you are, the better chance you have of entry and a table/seating.
More info:
http://themoth.org/events?month=2013-04 - Apr 12, 13
I'm pleased to be appearing in the second run of LAST MAN CLUB at AXIS THEATRE in NYC's West Village. The play, written and directed by Randy Sharp, is about a family living in the Dust Bowl who choose to stay behind on their farm during the great push west.The play runs every Thurs, Fri, and Sat at 8pm through March 30th."An expertly structured one-act drama..."-New York Times REVIEW"Crabb gives an inspired performance, subtly conveying the crisis of masculinity that is central to this character"-Theatremania REVIEW"Crabb has a kind of incandescent intensity that is at once frightening and pitiful."-Curtain Up REVIEW"A vehicle for illuminating human experience beyond the physical wreckage of a storm."-Wall Street Journal FEATURE"...ferociously portrayed by David Crabb."-NYC Stage Review REVIEW"Crabb’s Major is an artful combination of cunning and rage."-Stage And Cinema"Full of quiet anguish and heartbreak."-New York Theatre Review - Apr 12, 13
I'm excited to once again be hosting The Moth Storytelling Slam on Monday January 28th at Bitter End in NYC.
The theme is Secrets...
I have SO. MUCH. MATERIAL.
The line starts at 6pm and doors are at 7pm. Stories began promptly at 7:30pm.
Hope you can make it.
THE MOTH
BITTER END
DAVIDCRABB.COM - Jan 05, 13
Im excited to announce that I'll be teaching a bunch of new Storytelling Classes in the next few weeks.
First, I'll be heading a two-day Inter to Storytelling Intensive at The Story Studio over the last weekend of January.
INFO HERE
Then on Monday January 28th I being teaching a new 8-week Intro to Storytelling Class at The Peoples Improv Theatre with Michelle Walson.
INFO HERE
On Tuesday January 29th I start teaching an 8-week Intermediate Storytelling class also with Michelle Walson at The Peoples Improv Theatre.
INFO HERE
Hope to see you spilling the beans in one of these fun and in-depth classes soon.
More info concerning classes and one-on-one sessions is located at my website.
www.davidcrabb.com - Nov 25, 12
We're baaa-aaaack.
Cammi Climaco and I are bringing you another open-mic story slam on Wednesday, December 19th at Happy Ending Lounge in Chinatown.
No theme.
No admission.
No drink minimum.
No pants.
Okay, okay... PLEASE wear pants. But tops are optional.
Come tell your 6 minute story and have some drinks with us. We'll be bringing you a surprise special guest to be announced soon.
The deets:
Ask Me Winter Slam
Wednesday December 19th
7:30pm
Happy Ending Lounge
ASK ME on Facebook
ASK ME Winter Slam on Facebook
www.askmestories.com - Nov 25, 12
I'm honored and thrilled be hosting these upcoming Moth slams in NYC.
Come tell a 5 minute true story related to the night's theme. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll probably leave unable to operate a motor vehicle.
Monday 11/26
Theme: TRANSPLANT
7:30pm
Bitter End, West Village NYC
Tuesday 12/4
Theme: HOMEMADE
7:30pm
Location TBA
See you soon in the wild, weird, wonderful world of competitive storytelling! - Nov 26, 12
I'm excited to be hosting the Story League's Story Contest in DC on Wednesday November 28th. The theme is beyond amazing and right up my alley- the 90's. So prepare for loads of Goth anecdotes and tales of teenage recreational drug use. You know... David Crabb-ish stories.
The details:
Wednesday November 28th at 9pm
Location: Busboys and Poets 14th/V, Washington DC
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/284975
IMPORTANT: Seating cannot be guaranteed for any ticket holder after 9:10. Line forms approx. 8:30 and doors open at 8:45.
RULES: Our 3 expert judges will consider all story submissions before the contest begins and decide which stories they most wish to hear.
Tellers have a maximum 7 minutes to tell a true story set in the 1990s.
At 6 minutes you will receive a signal that you only have 1 minute left.
The winner will be announced at the end of the night and will receive $100 cash as a prize. The audience will also select its favorite!
Submit your 100-word story synopsis here: http://www.storyleague.org/submit-your-story/ or fill out a card at the show. - Oct 13, 12
I am proud and excited to be a part of the new production with Axis Theatre Company, "Last Man Club." The show runs from October 4-28 at AXIS in the West Village.
Click here for tickets and more information. - Oct 13, 12
I am over the moon about hosting The MOTH: Haunted at the end of the month. I'll be hosting the Halloween-themed show "Haunted" on Monday October 29th at Bitter End in NYC's West Village. So come put your name in the hat for a chance to tell your five minute story of fright, fear, and ghosts!
What is The Moth?
Where is Bitter End?
Who the hell am I? - Oct 13, 12
Cammi Climaco and I are so excited to present the new edition of our live storytelling show ASK ME on Wednesday October 24th at Axis Theatre. The theme is BROKE. It'll be a low-rent, no-budget, technology-free show with live music by Reformed Whores.
Featuring stories by:
Ophira Eisenberg
John Flynn
Ted Travelstead
Julia Wiedeman
Great stories. Live music. Insane raffles. And poverty.
So much poverty...
We can't wait to see you for ASK ME: BROKE. Think of it as our recession special.
See you Wednesday October 24th at Axis Theatre at 8pm!
Remember, ASK ME is BYOB. So pack the moonshine in your bag!
What is ASK ME?
Where is AXIS?
Who are these PEOPLE? - Oct 05, 12
I am psyched to be the guest monologist at this Sunday's ASSSSCAT 3000 at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. (Sunday, Oct. 7th) I will be doing the 9:30 show.
Who knows who'll be on deck? I'm just as excited as you to find out. I've wanted to do improv guest monology for a long time. It's a similar but different challenge than hosting and I couldn't be more thrilled to be doing it for ASSSSCAT 3000 at UCB, the place I first learned comedy and improv years ago. Hope to see you there!
More info here:
http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/shows/view/12 - Aug 24, 12Cammi and I are super excited about our first Ask Me Stories Slam. Last month's show was our 2 year anniversary and it was amazing. We had amazing performers, a ridiculous raffle, and surprise cake shaped like a giant number 2, and a sold-out house.This month we're letting you take the stage as we invite audience members to put their name in the hat, bag or bowl (vessel as-of-yet undetermined) and possibly be selected to tell a story. The time limit is 6 minutes. At 7 minutes I will come out and sweep you offstage a la Showtime at the Apollo. That will be weird and make everyone uncomfortable, so time your tale!We will be presenting a featured performer, the incredible, Moth GrandSlam-winning Erin Barker of Story Collider. So come check out the slam Thursday August 30th at 7pm at Le Poisson Rouge.There is NO THEME and the show is FREE!!!More info at:
- Aug 27, 12
I'm pleased to announce a new storytelling class I'll be teaching at The PIT this September. The incredible Michelle Walson and I will be teaching a brand new Level 2 course for performers & writers with experience. Each class meets once a week over 8 weeks and performs in a class show for friends & family at The PIT.Intermediate class description:
Intermediate Storytelling builds on the topics and skills covered in the introductory class to take students further as writer-performers. Our goal is to help you discover your unique voice as a storyteller and transform your stories from mere anecdotes to performance pieces that tap into universal themes. We will spend the majority of class time listening to and critiquing student stories. We’ll also analyze sample stories from seasoned performers to see different storytelling strategies in action. The class will culminate in a class show for friends and family.
Register HEREMore information on both classes can be found HERE - Jul 24, 12This just in from the truly-amazing-news department- I've been asked to host the legendary Moth StorySlam Wednesday, August 6th at The Bell House in Brooklyn. I cannot express how honored, thrilled, and truly freaking terrified I am to do this. And, as if it isn't enough pressure to be taking the mic at the mother of all storytelling slams, I'm filling in for resident badass Peter Aguero. And those are some big shoes to fill. Literally! The guy's like 9 feet tall or something. So expect to look downright Lilliputian on the massive Bell House stage.The theme is "Sunny." And if you've seen, heard, or read my tales of high school drug parties and X-rated Goth escapades, you know this theme is an AMAZING fit for my sensibilities.Seriously.Tickets go fast at the door for 8 bucks a pop. In order to ensure entry, soon you'll be able to buy advance tickets HERE for 16 dollars.I hope you can make it out. This is some high-falutin' hostery right here. I think I'm going to keep a Cuss jar onstage just to keep myself in line. At one dollar per profanity, this gig is gonna put me in the poor house.Hope to see you there!More info HERE
- Jul 22, 12We are so excited to present an amazing line-up for our big anniversary show!
Sara Benincasa, Comedian, author of Agorafabulous
Britt Genelin, Actress, storyteller
Dave Hill, Comedian, author of Tasteful Nudes
Adam Wade, Storyteller, Moth GrandSLAM winner, host of Tales from the Cosmos and The Adam Wade from NH Show
Aaron Wolfe, Storyteller, Moth GrandSLAM winner
with a special performance from pianist, Jack Perry
These stories are gonna blow your face off when you're not lost in a Cirque de Soliel haze of high-wire artists and midget contortionists! (Okay, not really. But there might be a juggler and some card tricks.)
David is going to take hand-fulls of pill at this party! (Okay, they're all probiotics, but still... his stomach is gonna be NUTS!)
Cammi is so psyched that she's agreed to wear panties! FINALLY! You can look at her dead-on without the fear that she's going to "show her world to you" like that tramp in the Dave Matthews song!
Jack Perry will be tickling the ivories for a big musical number! He is so pumped that he's gonna... well, he's just gonna look even MORE handsome than usual. (Seriously, he's also agreed to wear panties.)
Guys, we're TWO YEARS OLD!!! Come eat cake with us! And to prep your palette, check out our all-new Ask Me podcast on ITunes HERE.
Ask Me: PARTY! Our 2-year Askiversary Show
Wednesday August 1st
Doors at 7:45 pm
Show at 8:00 pm
Axis Theatre
1 Sheridan Square
NYC
*FREE
BYOB (as usual. Seriously. BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE!)
More info at www.askmestories.com - Jul 21, 12
The San Antonio Current has run an article in their new issue about my storytelling and solo show, "Bad Kid." It's a sassy piece entitled "David Crabb dishes queer Saytown goth to the rest of the world." Get a load of that gay-with-a-capital-G bidness!
Many thanks to journalist Gregg Barrios, who let me blather on for about half an hour about how deeply I love The Smiths when all he probably wanted to know was what my show was about. Talking to him about the good old days in SA was great- getting high at The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Northwest Theatre, making out on the dirty sofas suspended from the ceiling at Changez, breaking into the grounds of the McNay Museum on acid. What an unsullied youth! And what a nice article.
So hang on San Antonio. I might be a few steps closer to performing my solo show "Bad Kid" in the actual place it happened. It would certainly be a rush to talk about drag queens fist-fighting at the Alamo in a theatre NEAR the Alamo!
"Shhhh... you can almost hear them voguing."
READ THE ARTICLE HERE - Jul 21, 12I'm so excited to be teaching an advanced class at The Story Studio.This class will meet on Mondays and Thursdays 7-10pm starting on Monday July 9th, with seven sessions followed by a class show for friends and family during the eighth and final session on Thursday, August 2nd. Class sessions will meet at CAP 21, 18 West 18th Street, 5th Floor, room 507, NYC. The class show will take place at 3 of Cups downstairs lounge at 83 1st Avenue, NYC.The Story Studio’s 4-week storytelling workshop provides students who have some previous storytelling experience with an encouraging, constructive environment in which to develop new pieces for the stage and receive feedback from their instructor and peers. Exercises in class focus on complex story structuring, mining your life for content, developing the character of “you,” using your voice and body to inhabit characters, and developing concise and meaningful endings. Each student will leave this class with at least 3 fully-developed stories.This class is open to students with some storytelling experience. Sign up with a friend, and once you’ve both registered, email jc@thestorystudio.org with your friend’s name and receive a 15% rebate on the cost of the course.SIGN UP HERE
- May 16, 12*June 2-Day Storytelling with Characters Workshop at The Story Studio.
Bring the people in your stories to life! In addition to focusing on storytelling basics, this class will also guide students through exercises designed to help them vividly portray the characters in their stories. You’ll learn to fully utilize the power of your body & voice to create cinematic scenes & vividly portray the characters in their stories.
Day 1: Saturday June 2, 10am-2pm
Day 2: Sunday June 3, 12-2pm
Day 1 consists of exercises that will help you bring characters in your stories to life. Day 2 is when students will perform their stories in class and receive in-depth feedback from their instructor and classmates.
Sign up HERE. - Apr 03, 12
Ask Me returns Wednesday April 4th for an amazing show with a great line-up! Join us at 8pm at Axis Theatre in the West Village for the dirtiest, funniest stories youve heard in a while. The line-up includes:
DAVID BALUTANSKI, David has performed stand-up in 41 states & recently on the Martha Stewart Show while making Manhattan clam chowder with Martha.
JEFFERSON, Host of Bare! Stories of Sex, Desire and Romance, and sex blogger, onelifetaketwo.com.
ADAM NEWMAN, One of Comedy Central's Comics to Watch! Hear Adam on his critically acclaimed debut stand-up CD, Not For Horses.
BOB POWERS, Bob Powers is a staff writer for someecards.com, author of "Happy Cruelty Day" and producer of Steamboat. Read his stuff at girlsarepretty.com.
THE REFORMED WHORES, Marie Cecile Anderson and Katy Frame have been lassoing hearts throughout NYC at UCB, The PIT, and Carolines on Broadway. www.reformedwhores.com
DANA ROSSI, Writer, storyteller and host of Soundtrack Series, recently featured in the New York Times and included in the book, Madonna and Me.
See you there! - Mar 22, 12
My new storytelling class at The PIT begins on April 30th. I couldn't be more excited to be co-teaching with the incredible Michelle Walson, an amazing writer, director, and storyteller.
*Intro to Storytelling at The P.I.T.
with David Crabb & Michelle Walson
Mondays 7pm-10pm
April 30-June 25
In this class, you’ll learn how to transform your real-life experiences into unforgettable performance pieces. The class will operate workshop style, with the majority of class time devoted to sharing and critiquing stories. Each student will develop at least 2 stories and perform one in a class show at The PIT for family and friends.
Michelle and I have worked together since 2010, teaching storytelling to beginners, seasoned writers and performers, and corporate professionals. Michelle approaches storytelling as a writer/director, with a focus on story structure, while I approach it as a writer/performer, with a focus on character work and physicality. Together, we’ve designed a multifaceted intro program for storytellers with different goals in mind.
SIGN UP HERE - Feb 22, 12
New York Times has selected "Bad Kid" as one of their Critics Picks and ran the review in today's issue! Check out the article online with the picture above of me making the exact same face I made when I found out!
New York Times "Bad Kid" review
Hooray for Bad Kid!!!
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CLASSES
I'm teaching several upcoming storytelling classes in New York. I also provide one-on-one sessions in-person & online.8 WEEK INTERMEDIATE STORYTELLINGApril 30 - June 19 @ The PIT8 WEEK INTRO TO STORYTELLINGMay 13 - July 9 @ The PIT2-DAY STORYTELLING WORKSHOPMay 18 - 19 @ Story Studio2-DAY STORYTELLING WORKSHOPJuly 27 - 28 @ Story StudioFor information about individual coaching & story labs, email:
crizzabster@gmail.comWhat past students have said-"David Crabb taught me more about performing than any other teacher I have ever had.""David had me look at stories I had performed before in such a different way and gave them new life.""David Crabb is wonderful and made me feel like a peer, not just a student. He gave me the confidence to get on stage and be honest with myself and the audience."
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ABOUT/PRESS
DAVID CRABB is a
performer, writer, comedian and storyteller in New York City. He is a Moth Story Slam host and the co-creator/producer of the live storytelling series ASK ME. He most recently performed in Axis Theatre Company's Drama Desk-nominated "Last Man Club."
David has been a member of NYC's Axis Company Theatre since 2003, developing original material in New York, Paris and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
His one-person show "Bad Kid" was met with critical acclaim and named a New York Times Critics' Pick. He is currently writing the memoir due for release next year.
David has directed shows at The PIT and Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. In addition to coaching, David has taught storytelling at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, NYC's People's Improv Theatre (The PIT) and The Story Studio."An actor's tour-de-force.."-Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com-Kevin Allison (MTV's The State, RISK!)-Curtain Up-Nicolas Lim, NY Metro"To sit in an audience and listen to David Crabb tell a story, is to think to oneself, 'Ah, yes: Now that's how it's done."-Sara Barron (humorist/author "People Are Unappealing")
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BAD KID THE SHOW
"Bad Kid is the hilariously heartwarming tale of a goth boy who dreamed of being anywhere but the middle of Texas in 1991. The setting is specific but the story is universal as David Crabb reflects on rebellion, sexuality, friendship and what it means to grow up different and alone - just like everyone else."
Bad Kid celebrated it's second NYC run from February 17th to March 10th at The Axis Theater, 1 Sheridan Square.*Critics' Pick -New York Times
"Freakishly funny" -The Advocate
"Highly Entertaining" -Flavorpill
"An actor's tour de force" -NYTheatre.com
"Tear-inducing hilarity" -Curtain Up
"Delightful... Heart-wrenching" -NY Metro
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LAST MAN CLUB at AXIS THEATRE
- I'm pleased to be appearing in the second run of LAST MAN CLUB at AXIS THEATRE in NYC's West Village. The play, written and directed by Randy Sharp, is about a family living in the Dust Bowl who choose to stay behind on their farm during the great push west.The play runs every Thurs, Fri, and Sat at 8pm through March 30th."An expertly structured one-act drama..."-New York Times REVIEW"Crabb gives an inspired performance, subtly conveying the crisis of masculinity that is central to this character"-Theatremania REVIEW"Crabb has a kind of incandescent intensity that is at once frightening and pitiful."-Curtain Up REVIEW"A vehicle for illuminating human experience beyond the physical wreckage of a storm."-Wall Street Journal FEATURE"...ferociously portrayed by David Crabb."-NYC Stage Review REVIEW"Crabb’s Major is an artful combination of cunning and rage."-Stage And Cinema"Full of quiet anguish and heartbreak."-New York Theatre Review
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