The first live comedy shows produced by Crossroads Comedy Theater are coming! Mark your calendars for June 11th – 13th for a weekend of comedy shows old and new. This is the first weekend of several lined up through the summer months. It’s time to shake off the dust and get back to what we love doing – making people laugh.
Not Yet rated: An Improvised Movie and Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures will shake off the dust and get back on the stage for the first time since February 2020. Both shows have kept busy during the pandemic having performed over three dozen online shows between the two.
Extree! Extree! Comedy Inspired By News will make its IRL debut after two very fun shows as part of the 2021 Philly Theatre Week. Making its full-on debut is Borrowed Time: Indie Improv Showcase. This show will give some stage time to chosen improv acts not directly affiliated with Crossroads. First up will be Daddy Issues and long running improv team, Hoffman!
No stranger to Philly comedy, but new to Crossroads is No Diggity: Improv Inspired By Old School Hip Hop and R&B. Host Tia Kemp (Study Hall, In My Opinion: The Good Fight Podcast) curates a playlist of old school jams and music videos which serve as the inspiration for the talented cast. Break out your jumpers and gold chains and come watch this fun improv show.
We are a comedy theater, but we take the health and safety of our performers and audience seriously. For that reason we will be following the Covid guidelines supplied by the CDC and the City of Philadelphia (and our own in house public health expert from Study Hall, Michael Yudell). At this time we expect that:
- All performers will be fully vaccinated and will perform unmasked over 10ft from the closest audience members.
- Audience members will be required to wear a mask regardless of vax status.
- Seating will be limited to 50% of capacity with chairs distanced.
We will be keeping an eye on the guidelines as they are eased, but will always be on the side of an abundance of caution. We appreciate your cooperation with our implementation of these guidelines to keep everyone safe and healthy.
We are so very excited to put on our very first shows as a theater and be back on stage as performers for the first time in over a year. We are even more excited to have you join us for our live show debut weekend! While you have your calendar out, put some circles around July 16th – 18th and August 13th to 15th. That’s when our live shows will return to Philly and we’re already planning some great stuff!
FRIDAY, JUNE 11TH
8:30pm – Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie ($10 advance / $12 day of show)
In a world filled with movies… this one has not been made. Using movie tropes and your suggestions, the cast will put on a performance that’s part story telling, part acting out, and completely made-up! Action, Horror, Rom-Com, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Western… it’s all on the table. No script. No props. No idea what’s gonna happen!
10:00pm – No Diggity: Improv Inspired By Old School Hip Hop and R&B ($5)
Host Tia Kemp curates a playlist of old school hip hop and R&B music and videos which then inspired the hilarious scenes created on the spot. Early reviews include: “Never trust a big butt & a smile, but trust this show gon be off the hizzy!” – Alonzo from high school and “The first improv I’ve seen with an usher and Usher!” – Auntie
SATURDAY, JUNE 12TH
7:30pm – Borrowed Time: Indie Improv Showcase featuring Daddy Issues & Hoffman ($8 advance / $10 day of show)
This hour of live comedy will feature hilarious acts from outside of Crossroads Comedy Theater. There’s a lot of great comedy to be seen in Philly and this is a chance to see some stuff you might not otherwise get to see. This night features Daddy Issues & long running improv team Hoffman!
9:00pm – Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures ($12 advance / $15 day of show)
In its first live show since February 2020, Study Hall is back in session to send off Professor Yudell. Drexel University Professor Michael Yudell and guests will present a lecture from their field for discussion after which a cast of some of Philly’s funniest performers will use what they’ve learned (or didn’t) to improvise hilarious scenes right before your eyes! Study Hall has been performing regularly in Philly since 2014 and has been featured at the Franklin Institute, Academy of Natural Sciences, Museum of the American Revolution, and more prestigious institutions throughout Philly.
SUNDAY, JUNE 13TH
7:00pm – Extree! Extree! Comedy Inspired By News! ($8 advance / $10 day of show)
Extree! Extree! Read all about it! Comedy show discusses the news of the week and creates hilarious improvised scenes inspired by it! News articles are sent in by viewers leading up to the show and show director, Mike Marbach, will present articles to the cast who will be hearing them for the first time. Get caught up on the latest goings on of this big blue marble and laugh at the antics of the ace performers.
