HONK!
LATE NIGHT IS BACK FROM THE DEAD TO TAKE ON PHILADELPHIA. JOIN PHILLY'S MOST SUBVERSIVE NIGHTLIFE PERFORMERS FOR A SURREALIST SHOWCASE OF CLOWN, DRAG, AND BURLESQUE. HEAR THEIR STORIES AND WATCH THEM SQUIRM. PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN AND LET US TAKE YOU BACK TO SEE WHAT MAKES THESE FREAKS TICK. DICK CAVETT ? DEAD. JOHNNY CARSON ? DEAD. JAMES CORDEN ? CAN'T BE LONG FOR THIS EARTH. IN THE WAKE OF COLBERT'S SUDDEN EXPULSION, A GANGLY MAN SIZED HOLE HAS OPENED IN THE ZEITGEIST. AND JUST AS I DID IN THE SUMMER OF 2022, I AM CRAWLING THROUGH THAT LOOSE MANHOLE. I HAVE DRAGGED MYSELF THROUGH THE MUCK OF PHILLY'S FOUL AND FINEST TO BRING YOU THE MOST UNHINGED AND DELIGHTFUL CREATURES SCUTTLING THROUGH ITS VELVET ROOMS AND DIVE BARS. MY NAME IS DORIS, I AM YOUR FOOL FOR LOVE, YOUR CLOWN FOR HIRE, AND THIS IS YOUR SHOW. ********************************** PHILADELPHIA. THE BIG CRAB APPLE. THIS IS THE BEST CITY ON EARTH. FROM CHICKEN MEN, TO DRUMMING MUPPETS, THIS A CITY UNLIKE ANY ANOTHER. WE KILL ROBOTS. CLIMB STREETLIGHTS – WHILE THE AIR ITSELF IS THICK AND BOILING, WE ARE DOING WHEELIES, BABY. FOR A PLACE WHERE ANYWHERE GOOD TO EAT CLOSES AT TEN, THE NIGHT IN PHILLY COMES ALIVE. TONIGHT, WE SHOWCASE THE PERFORMERS THAT GIVE THIS CITY THAT COLOR, THAT FLAVOR, THAT STENCH. WE WATCH THEM IN MOTION. WE GET TO KNOW THEM.AND WE PUT EM THROUGH IT. DON'T BOTHER SAYING HI. YOU BETTER COME THROUGH AND HONK ! ************************************ This show is located on the 3rd Floor of Plays and Players Theater and is unfortunately not accessible by elevator. People with mobility aids may not be able to attend this series of HONK! performances for this reason. We apologize for these circumstances; be on the lookout on @honk2nite for future performances in more accessible venues.
Details
- Presented by: HONK 2NITE
- Genres: Cabaret & Variety, Circus, Clown, Drag, Interactive Experience
- Venue: Plays and Players Skinner Studio – 1714 Delancey Street
- Run time: 90 mins
- Tickets: General Admission $15
- Advisory: ages 18+ Nudity Violent Content Adult Language Audience Interaction Fog/Smoke Effects This show may contain: – grotesque cuisine – variable nudity – middling impact stunts – queer slurs – profanity
- Festival tags: LGBT+ Artist, Trans Artist, Drag
Part of the 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival (September 8-27, 2026). Full listing and tickets: phillyfringe.org
