IRT Theater Presents WIT Factor Theater Festival | Man Cave,Kathrine Humes

“Being thought of as a slut is one thing– being one is another altogether.”

Like most girls, The Slut has been sexualized since the age of twelve. The world has taught her, in no uncertain terms, the way she is seen by men. But when she makes the choice to live up to the mythology of her own sluttiness for the first time, she discovers that sexual performance means a lot more than just how long he can last… and that in order to fully understand her own objectification, she has to abandon her hard won femininity, and step into the bodies of all the men who have fucked her. 

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A rock n’ roll drag show meets psychological deposition, Man Cave asks the question– what would happen to our internalization of feminine sexual shame if we told that story through masculine performance?

PERFORMANCES:
Friday May 1, 2026
RUNNING TIME: 60 Min
PRICE:
Student/Recent Graduate: $12
General: $22
All access pass: $45
At IRT: 154 Christopher st. NYC #3B (third floor)
ADA Accessible

Written & performed by Katherine Humes
Directed & styled by Lizzie Leach

Katherine Humes is a writer and performer based in NYC and the Berkshires, MA. As an actor, she recently originated the role of Kitt in Cori Diaz’s Carpal Tunnel (La MaMa Experiments Play Reading Series), starred in the US premiere of Death of Gesualdo (Concert Theatre Works), and is a founding member of the tableaux vivant company Still/Life. Playwriting credits include: GAL (The Tank) fainting couch (FRIGID NYC), & Pinky Promise (Village Playwrights). You can follow her on Instagram @_gingerkat_ to keep up with her artistic endeavours!

Lizzie Leach is a New York based director and makeup artist. Her most recent directing credits include SALVAGE at the Maker’s Space, LORD OF THE FLIES at the Court Square Theater, and READ MY LIPS at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She is so thrilled to share this transformation of Katherine Humes with you all on this very special evening.

IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation & support for ASL interpretation provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./New York.

ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, [email protected]

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