Bathtub Jen and the Henchmen
A steampunk collaboration of prohibitionistic proportions, Bathtub Jen and the Henchmen sneak you into their world of slapstick, stand-up, and vaudeville. Follow Jersey's finest speakeasy entrepreneur/bootlegging hoodlum Bathtub Jen and her curmudgeonly Russian green card ex-con husband Ivan as they embark on poorly judged money-making schemes, kvetch about erotic sessions gone awry, and stay one step ahead of bumbling Police Commissioner Kelly. They back up their escapades with a mix of instrumentation including accordion, ukulele, upright bass, clarinet, banjo, spoons, trombone, and trumpet. Co-conspirators make guest appearances.
"Bathtub Jen and the Henchmen is a riot of laughter; wild, zany, and delightfully hysterical."
-vaudevisuals.com
"This trio-cum-love triangle do it all. Bathtub Jen and the Henchmen is a love letter to theatrical invention, music, and even the films of Quentin Tarantino. The ensemble of Harder, Heroy, and Layton are entertainers of the first order and are not to be missed."
-nytheatre.com
"From the other side of the tracks, this is of course is a very odd threesome and they all play music, sing and do an intriguing variety act. Yes, it gets raunchy and beautifully ugly." -Mask Arts Company Blog
"Jersey dame what never paid for a drink in her life without chloral hydrate. Bathtub Jen, some Tex Guinan motormouth in a suede cowgirl number slit up high as you want. How'd she do that?" -a satisfied audience member
Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 25th, 2013
at The Way Station, Brooklyn
Past Events
Twisted World: Divine Decadence
Saturday & Sunday, April 27th & 28th, 2013
Steampunk and Kink Convention in New Jersey
Eve of Winter's Mischief
Thursday, March 14th, 2013, 10pm
at The Bowery Electric, NYC
Full-length Theatrical Spectacle in FRIGID Festival - Click HERE for tickets
at UNDER St. Marks, 94 St. Mark's Place, NY
Wednesday, Feb. 20th, 2013, 10:15pm
Saturday, Feb. 23rd, 2013, 3:40pm
Monday, Feb. 25th, 2013, 8:40pm
Thursday, Feb. 28th, 2013, 5:30pm
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013, 5:15pm
Circus Variety Show (HOSTING)
Thursday, Jan. 31st, 2013, 9pm
at The Muse, 32 South 1st St., Brooklyn
Vintage Vantage Musical Variety Show
Sunday, Jan. 27th, 2013, 7pm
at UNDER St. Marks, 94 St. Mark's Place, NY
"Blondie" CopyCat Nite
Wednesday, Jan. 23rd, 2013, 9pm
at Otto's Shrunken Head, 538 E. 14th Street, NY
Just Noise: A Concert Recording Session for Beck's Song Reader
Friday, Jan. 11th, 2013, 10pm
at The Brick, 579 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn
EstroGenius Festival
Sunday, Nov. 18th, 2012, 12:55pm
at TBG Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, 3rd Floor, NY
185 Seconds
Friday, Nov. 9th, 2012, 10pm
at Brooklyn Lyceum, 277 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Bindlestiff Cirkus Open Stage Variety Show
Monday, Oct. 1st, 2012, 8pm
at Dixon Place, 161A Chrystie Street, NY
tinyDANGEROUSfun!
Tuesday, Sept. 25th, 2012, 8pm
at Sycamore Bar & Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road, Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY
Whoa Wednesday
Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 2012, 8pm
at Triskelion Arts, 118 N. 11th Street, Brooklyn
Alter Ego: Vaudeville Surreal
Sunday, Sept. 16th, 2012, 8pm
at Fontana's Bar, 105 Eldridge St, New York
The Back Porch: New York Vaudeville
Saturday, Aug. 25th, 2012, 7:30pm
at 95 Park Terrace West, New York
Caps Lock Theatre presents... "Naked People Are Magic"
Sunday, July 29, 2012, 7:00-11 PM
Public Assembly: 70 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY
Gemini & Scorpio Presents: The Lost Circus (HOSTING)
Saturday, Aug. 1th, 2012, 8pm
Irondale Center, 85 S Oxford St, Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Cast Members
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Jennifer Harder (Bathtub Jen) BFA, Drama from NYU Tisch; founding member of theater company The Management; has
toured to the Capital, Dublin, and Montréal Fringe Festivals and the Ibero-American Festival in Bogotá, Colombia; NYIT
Award winner for Outstanding Featured Actress, musician with Hungry March Band, and she bakes a mean vegan cookie. |
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Charley Layton (Ivan) plays over 13 instruments, though not simultaneously, all self-taught. He holds a BFA in Drama from NYU and teaches speech/dialects both at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School and Playwrights Horizons Theatre School. He has acted in and directed shows throughout NYC and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He also teaches music to kids through the Funkytown Playground. |
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Glen Heroy (Police Commissioner Kelly) Hospital clown, Documentary subject (PBS' Circus), Dead Guy on Law & Order, Spoon Player,
Singer, Santa Claus, Monologist, Elton John Impersonator, Cornelius Aldo in The Maestrosities, Mentor, Educator, Name
Dropper, Iconoclast, Nihilist, Friend. Glen looks younger than he actually is because he moisturizes. Member of AEA. |