These 68 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 18 at 1pm (This weekend)
Welcome to Chinatown · Chinatown • Free
Always wanted to try D&D but never knew where to start? Pro Dungeon Masters walk you through dice, character sheets, and role-play, with zero-pressure improv games to find your style.
Chelsea
Watch comedy get invented in real time at this intimate Chelsea theater where talented improvisers spin stories, characters, and even musicals out of thin air. Tickets are cheap, the vibe is welcoming, and you can catch multiple shows in one night.
Midtown
Anne Hathaway learned her craft here, and you can too. This Midtown theater company and school welcomes beginners with a 10-week fundamentals course that strips away pretension and builds spontaneity through hands-on exercises, monologues, and scene work.
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Fri, Oct 16 · 5:00 PM
Russell Acting Studio · Theater District
Fri, Oct 16 · 1:30 PM
The PIT · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 16 · 12:00 PM
Westbeth Artists Housing · Manhattan
Fri, Oct 16 · 6:30 PM
The PIT · Chelsea
Fri, Oct 16 · 2:00 PM
Broadway Comedy Club · Manhattan
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
Broadway Comedy Club · Hell's Kitchen
Sat, Oct 17 · 3:00 PM
Broadway Comedy Club · Hell's Kitchen
$25-$80
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:30 PM
St Jeans Community Center · Manhattan
$1,125
Mon, Oct 19 · 3:35 PM
Galli Theater New York · Manhattan
Tue, Oct 20 · 7:00 PM
PianoPiano Rehearsal Studios · Manhattan
Wed, Oct 21 · 6:00 PM
Magnet Theater · Chelsea
$5
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM
Automattic · Manhattan
Sun, Oct 25 · 11:00 AM
477 Broadway · Manhattan
Mon, Nov 2 · 10:30 AM
The Art Students League of New York · Manhattan
Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 PM
Silvana · Harlem
$$
Tue, Nov 3 · 7:00 PM
Michiko Rehearsal Studios · Midtown
Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM
George Bruce Library · Manhattan
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
Broadway Comedy Club · Hell's Kitchen
Thu, Nov 19 · 6:00 PM
West End Collegiate Church · Manhattan
Free
Mon, Mar 15 · 10:00 AM
Galli Theater New York · Tribeca
$85
Sat, May 8 · 2:00 PM
Irish Arts Center · Manhattan
$81
Harbor NYC Rooftop · Manhattan
$$
Gotham Comedy Club NYC · Manhattan
Actors Technique NY (Kids & Teens) · Manhattan
Ripley-Grier Studios · Manhattan
Improvolution · Manhattan
Broadway Comedy Club · Manhattan
$500
The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center · Manhattan
The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center · Manhattan
Magnet Theater · Manhattan
The PIT · Manhattan
The Comic Strip · Manhattan
Michael Howard Studios · Manhattan
Michael Howard Studios · Manhattan
OPERA America's National Opera Center · Manhattan
$15.18
Unarthodox · Manhattan
The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center · Manhattan
St Jeans Community Center · Manhattan
$1,225
Lincoln Center Plaza · Manhattan
Free
The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center · Manhattan
Michael Howard Studios · Manhattan
The PIT · Manhattan
Improvolution · Manhattan
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Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village
Upper West Side
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Theater District
Manhattan
$160
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Hell's Kitchen
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