Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures is putting on a show to support the Theatre Philadelphia Emergency Relief Program. This program will award micro-grants to individuals who live in the Philadelphia region, work in theatre, and whose theatre income has been impacted by COVID-19. A great show for a great cause! Help us help the artists hit hard by this virus. Get your ticket and, if your wallet allows, add an additional donation to your ticket price.
Guests for this special show will all come from the world of Philly theatre and bring a very different series of lectures than we typically showcase. Then our cast of some of Philly’s best improvisers will use each lecture to inspire a short improvised set of hilarious scenes. Guest booked so far include Liz Filios, Tai Verley, and Alice Yorke. Tickets are $10 with no fees attached and you can get your here. You can also donate directly to the program here.
ABOUT LIZ FILIOS
Liz Filios is an actor, musician and teaching artist. She studied Musical Theatre at the University of Michigan, and has performed with the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, Inis Nua, Theatre Horizon, DelShakes, Delaware Theatre Company, the Wilma, the Arden, Act II Playhouse, People’s Light, PTC and the Walnut Street Theatre.
ABOUT TAI VERLEY
Tai Verley is an actor and teaching artist who moved to Philadelphia over 3 years ago from New York, where she was born and raised. She holds a B.A. in Drama from Vassar College and an M.F.A. in Acting from The New School for Drama. As an actor, she has worked professionally all around the US with companies like Elm Shakespeare Co., The Shakespeare Forum, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, Arden Theatre Co. and across the pond with the UK’s Old Vic New Voices program. As a teaching artist, she has taught students – young and old – under the aegis of Theatre Horizon, Delaware Shakespeare, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, and Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival. Thankfully and proudly, she is also member of Actor’s Equity Association and SAG-AFRA. She is also the Artistic Director of Revolution Shakespeare.
ABOUT ALICE YORKE
Alice Yorke is an original theatre-maker, a director, and a Barrymore-nominated actor. Co-Director of Lightning Rod Special and lead artist on LRS’s The Appointment, a “thoughtful and profoundly imaginative” abortion musical (NYTimes Critics Pick). Philadelphia Magazine named her Philly’s Best Theatre Talent in 2019. Proud grad of the inaugural class of the Pig Iron School. She loves the beach.
STUDY HALL: THEATRE PHILADELPHIA EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDRAISER
Saturday, July 11th @ 7pm
