Kerry Coddett, Krystal Payne. Mahayla Laurence
An ANT Fest 2025 Encore:
Written and performed by comedian Kerry Coddett (Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors, Hulu’s Ramy) and produced by Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe, MUDHOLE is the true, funny, and brutally honest story of a Brooklyn girl surviving bad teachers, bad boys, and bad decisions without losing her sense of humor. Told through the eyes of a rebellious yet brilliant honor student turned almost-dropout, MUDHOLE is a wild ride through the NYC school system, and a fierce, hilarious fight to stay true to yourself in a world eager to define you.
Kerry Coddett is a Brooklyn-born writer, director, actress, and stand-up comedian. She most recently served as a co-producer on an Apple TV crime drama executive-produced by David Oyelowo, and previously wrote on both seasons of Flatbush Misdemeanors (Showtime), where she also had a recurring role. Her directorial debut short film ZEKE premiered at the American Black Film Festival and won multiple festival awards.
Her one-woman show Mudhole sold out its Off-Broadway debut at Ars Nova’s ANT Fest debut, drew Lena Waithe as a producer, and most recently had sold out performances in the 2025 New York Comedy Festival and 2026 Netflix Is a Joke Festivals.
A 2025 Rideback Rise Program and graduate of the WGA Showrunner Training Program, Kerry is also the founder of Kwanzaa Crawl, an event that generates over $500K in one day for Black-owned businesses.
Mahayla Laurence (they/she) is a multi-disciplinary artist & theatermaker based in Brooklyn. Mahayla regularly facilitates creative development programs and directs theater projects all over NYC, teaches playwriting to K-5th graders through Chautauqua Institution and PAC NYC, and seasonally roams the country with The Story Pirates Tour. Recent work has been seen: Signature Theatre, Ars Nova, HERE Arts, The Bushwick Starr, Radio City Music Hall, Clubbed Thumb, The Brick, & more. Mahayla is also a certified breathwork practitioner and an uncertified nerd. www.mahaylalaurence.com
Her one-woman show Mudhole sold out its Off-Broadway debut at Ars Nova’s ANT Fest debut, drew Lena Waithe as a producer, and most recently had sold out performances in the 2025 New York Comedy Festival and 2026 Netflix Is a Joke Festivals.
A 2025 Rideback Rise Program and graduate of the WGA Showrunner Training Program, Kerry is also the founder of Kwanzaa Crawl, an event that generates over $500K in one day for Black-owned businesses.
This show will take place at Ars Nova, located at 511 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Seating is general admission and first-come first-served. So, the earlier you arrive at the theater, the more choice you’ll have about where you sit! (Bonus: cheapest drinks in Midtown are at Bars Nova!)
The only way to guarantee you reserved seats is to become a Super Nova. Super Novas never hear “sold out,” get reserved seats in prime locations, and make fair wages and accessible tickets possible. Learn more about becoming a Super Nova here!
If a performance is sold out, you can join a standby line for day-of-show tix made available by minute cancellations and no-shows. Standby will begin 1 hour prior to curtain and will form outsideFolks from the standby line will be admitted into the show on a rolling basis as availability is confirmed.
Additionally, Supra is never sold out! If you can’t make the show in-person, you can always stream online for only $15/mo, which gets you unlimited streaming access to performances from the last year. You can cancel your membership anytime by emailing contact@arsnovanyc.com.
Yes. The processing fees are charged by our ticketing and credit card processors, and increase along with the base price of your ticket.
All sales are final – there are no refunds or exchanges.
If you’re unable to use your tickets, you may donate them in exchange for a letter of tax credit by emailing tix@arsnovanyc.com.
Ars Nova is uncensored. We provide content advisories — to the best of our ability — to inform audiences when shows contain racial violence, racist language, sexual violence or nudity. We provide information about this type of content in advance, based on our core values, so that each audience member can make an informed decision about if and how they’d like to engage with that content. We welcome artists to share additional information about their shows based on their own core values.
Ars Nova is wheelchair accessible. If you wish or need to remain in your wheelchair throughout the show, our staff will remove the theater chair. This can be done by letting us know your needs/plans in advance; just email Taylor Rey. It can also be done without prior notice when you arrive! If you wish to transfer to the theater seat from your wheelchair, we are happy to store your wheelchair or motorized mobility aid in the lobby during the performance. The House Manager will return your mobility device to you at the end of the performance as this show has no intermission.
About 25% of the seating is on the ground floor of the theater and does not require using stairs to access. There are five six-inch steps to get into the building.
All remaining seats require no less than one and no more than three steps to access.
Licensed service animals (any dogs that are trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities) are welcome at Ars Nova. They must rest in your seating area throughout the performance and are unable to occupy the aisle. Please bring proof of certification or a license for your service animal and be prepared to present it to the House Manager upon request. You can send advance notice to tix@arsnovanyc.com, which is appreciated, but not required.
Our bathrooms are stalled, all gender restrooms – everyone is welcome to use any bathroom of their choice. We have two single-person restrooms in the lobby; with the wheelchair accessible option located right outside the theater on the first floor (doors 7 feet 10 inches x 3 feet 10.5 inches).
We have space that can be made to offer privacy for feeding should you need at any time. See the House Manager onsite and they will arrange a comfortable space, with storage and refrigeration for your materials.
The audience seating locations could be in, around and throughout the playing area. Performers will be within 3’ of you.
The seating is a combination of chairs.
Black Chairs with back: 19” wide x 32.25” high x 21.75” deep with a 500lb capacity
Black Counter height: 16.5” wide x 38” high x 18” deep with a 500lb capacity
The doors for entry into the building are 7 feet 10.5 inches x 3 feet 7 inches (external) and 7 feet 10 inches x feet 10.5 inches (internal).
Box Office height is 3 feet 6 inches and the Bar height is 3 feet 8.5 inches.
