Grippy Sock Productions is a mental health awareness and performance art company that produces burlesque and drag shows in local venues across NYC.

NOCTUA

Founder, Co-Producer, Host

Known as The Empathy Smackdown of Drag and Burlesque, Noctua (they/he) is a nonbinary, Brooklyn-based performer, model, cosplayer, voice actor, and Girl-Dad to three cats. They were the winner of the 2018 Miss Piggy Pageant and won the 2021 Silver Tusk Heart Wrencher award for Most Emotional Burlesque. They are the co-producer of Grippy Sock Burlesque—a mental health show and the Emolesque & Pop Punk Festival—NYC’s first burlesque festival dedicated to emo and pop punk music. Their choreography has been featured in music videos, Bushwig, and the Mr. Coney Island pageant. You can find them emceeing nerdlesque shows at Anime Boston, Colossalcon, and Anime USA.

MASC.ARI

Co-Producer, Stage Fox

Co-Producer of Grippy Sock Burlesque and La Boix, Masc.Ari (they/he/your majesty) is the NYC Black and Indigenous Trans nonbinary serenading Drag Prince, elevated cosmic menace, crowned winner Spring ‘25 Mx Thezpuss of the NYC Theatrical Drag Competition and a Mx Nobody Finalist. As seen in @ButchWicked, @CreatureComfort and across NYC nightlife - be prepared for this cosmic prince in heat to bend over and caress your fallen dollars.

Interested in having Grippy Sock at your venue?

Send us a message with details about your venue and producer/cast offerings.

Venue must have a changing space/green room for the cast and either provide a monetary guarantee for production costs or allow tickets to be sold.