A phobia is an exaggerated, usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects or situation. Phobias range from the common, like arachnophobia (fear of spiders), to the very uncommon, like consecotaleophobia (fear of chopsticks). They can be intense and often debilitating, but we at The Shelter find them utterly fascinating.

So we've decided to bring together another amazing night of stripped down theatre—this time inspired by the weird and wild world of phobias. Enjoy incredible new short plays from six of NYC's hottest emerging playwrights: Jonathan Ashley, Ryan Blackwell, John Hayden, Christine Nyland, Kristen Olds and Jacob Marx Rice. We've got live music, the Peep Show photo booth and much, much more.