Stranger, smaller-room, and in-the-know Scope NYC picks for Sunday, June 28.
A PIT afternoon built around clown work is a useful weird-theater pocket in a day otherwise crowded with bigger Pride spectacles.
Spectacle programming Hellbent on Pride Sunday is a compact cult-cinema detour for anyone avoiding the obvious parade-afterparty path.
A Rocky Horror read-through, sing-along, and fundraiser at Rodeo has the handmade queer-chaos energy a deep-cut list should catch.
C'mon Everybody gives this Pride show the right small-venue charge, with a title that makes no bid for broad market friendliness.
Woodbine hosting a Means TV program sounds more like a neighborhood media gathering than a standard screening, which is the point.
Anthology's evening slot gives Mare's Nest the right experimental-film frame, with a title that still refuses to smooth itself out.
Brooklyn Comedy Collective's clown pileup is proudly more peculiar than a regular stand-up showcase, down to the cereal-box title.
A late Metrograph Utena screening is anime-cult specific without needing to overexplain itself, especially in the near-10 p.m. slot.
House of Yes closing Pride weekend with Sinderella Queer Ball is theatrical, messy, and specific enough to beat the generic club listings.
A late Close Up set-and-session lineup lands in the serious-musician after-hours lane rather than the polished jazz-show lane.