We’re less than a week removed from our first live shows as a theater company, but we’re already looking forward to next month’s run! Last month things escalated very quickly. I started planning one send-off show for Michael Yudell of Study Hall and that rapidly grew to a full weekend of programming. July allowed for a bit more breathing room to plan and I’m so excited for what’s in store.
We’ve got the recurring shows – Not Yet Rated, Extree Extree, and Study Hall featuring lecturers from the host of Check Please!, Kae Lani Palmisano and an official with All Elite Wrestling, Bryce Remsburg! With one more guest TBA. In addition to those awesome shows we are also welcoming several guest performances including Interrogation Room for the first time and Hoffman returning after a super fun show last month. We’re also hosting Thank You Places: An Improvised Musical and The N Crowd in their first live shows since March 2020!
I’m also thrilled to have partnered with Curt Riedy (Philly Sketch Fest) for a block of sketch all-stars doing what they haven’t been able to do for over a year now. Acts include Crying Alone In the Shower, High Dramma, The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jacquie, The Mean Wendy Band, Steve Swan vs Joe Moore, and maybe more!
Also worth noting that Sundays in July are Free and Pay What You Can! Come for the night and see some great shows without breaking the bank. We’ll also have some drinks and light snacks in the lobby for this month’s run! You can come to the first show of the night and stay for the last show without getting parched or hangry. We’ll also have some more Crossroads merch for sale, though there’s not much left after our first weekend.
Whether you are into long form improv, short form improv, musical improv, sketch, stand-up or just want to get out of the house and see real humans for a bit, we got your back. Hope to see you around the theater!
Mike Marbach
Crossroads Comedy Theater Founder
OUR FIRST WORKSHOPS!
We now have our first classes on sale! After the insane year that we’ve had this is an excellent opportunity for people looking to get out of the house, brush up on their social skills, have a good time, and learn some improv!
DESCRIPTION: After 14 months of lockdowns, quarantines, and closures Philly is starting to open up! Restrictions are being lifted and the gradual process of returning to “normal” is beginning. Come remember what it’s like interacting with real human beings in this one day improv workshop! Brush up on your social skills, learn to loosen up, meet some new people, and have some fun while you’re doing it! You’ll also learn the fundamentals of improv! This workshop is aimed at individuals 18 years of age and over who do not have an improv or performance background. All participants must be vaccinated.
For more info on Marcely’s class click here and for more info on Caitlin’s class click here!
THANK YOU PLACES: AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL
Broadway isn’t open yet, but that doesn’t mean you can’t see a Broadway style show! Crossroads Comedy Theater is proud to welcome a guest performance by Thank You Places: An Improvised Musical in their first show since March 2020! This independently produced improvised show is a one-hour, Broadway-style musical that is entirely made up on the spot, created from a single audience suggestion! The story, the music, the lyrics, everything created just for you.
Friday, July 16th @ 8:00 p.m.
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SKETCH BUFFET: A SKETCH COMEDY SHOWCASE
Sketch comedy has been mostly absent from the stage since March 2020, so Crossroads partnered with Curt Riedy (Philly Sketch Fest) to gather some of the best in the area to fill a block with some of their favorite sketches. Acts so far include The Incredible Shrinking Matt & Jaquie, Steve Swan vs Joe Moore, Crying Alone in the Shower, High Dramma, (the Ghost of) Goat Rodeo, and the Mean Wendy Band!
Friday, July 16th @ 9:30 p.m.
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STUDY HALL: COMEDY INSPIRED BY LECTURES
Study Hall is back live on stage for some in person lessons and laughs! Invited guests from different areas of expertise will present a lecture on a topic 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! You’ll learn and laugh in one fantastic hour! 7/16 features Bryce Remsburg (an official with All Elite Wrestling seen on TNT and TBS) and Kae Lani Palmisano (Host of WHYY’s Check Please!), and one more guest TBA!
Saturday, July 17th @ 7:00 p.m.
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NOT YET RATED: AN IMPROVISED MOVIE
In a world filled with movies… this one has not been made. Just in time for the summer blockbuster season, Not Yet Rated tackles the action genre in a movie you definitely won’t see in the theater. Using movie tropes and your suggestions the cast will embark on a mission some of them may not survive- to create a completely improvised movie right before your eyes. The heroes and villains, the chase scenes and explosions, the twists and turns, even the soundtrack- all made up on the spot! No Script. No Props. No Idea What’s Gonna Happen!. This film is Not Yet Rated.
Saturday, July 17th @ 8:30 p.m.
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THE INTERROGATION ROOM
Crossroads Comedy Theater is excited to welcome a guest performance by The Interrogation Room! The Interrogation Room is a fast-paced improv show where the hosts (Rob Alesiani and Joe Tuzzi) ask the audience to tell a TRUE story about a time they got away with something! Some of Philly’s best improvisers will then create a comedy show inspired by those stories right in front of you. We know you did it, so just admit it!
Saturday, July 17th @ 10:00 p.m.
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SUNDAY IS PAY WHAT YOU CAN!
We are making each show on Sunday nights free or pay what you can! After so much time indoors we want to make it as easy as possible for people to get out of the house, see a good show, and have a laugh with the whole family without breaking the bank!
FREE IMPROV JAM AT THE CROSSROADS
Itching for some stage time after a year indoors? Looking to try improv for the first time ever? Come on out to our Free Improv Jam! All experience levels are welcome to sign up and hop on stage. Don’t have any improv experience? No worries! You’ll be paired with a more experienced improviser so you two can shine together. You’ll do a scene or two, have some fun, and maybe make some new friends! The jam is hosted by Jabari Dortch and Rachel Semigran who also appear in the Crossroads show Extree Extree: Comedy Inspired by the News.
Sunday, 7/18 @ 6pm | Free
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EXTREE EXTREE: COMEDY INSPIRED BY THE NEWS
Extree! Extree! Read all about it! Comedy show discusses the news of the week and improvises hilarious scenes inspired by it! News articles and videos are presented to the cast who will be seeing them for the first time. Get caught up on the latest goings on of this big blue marble and have a laugh with some of Philly’s best improvisers! Features a core of regular performers and guests from other Crossroads shows and the world of improv at large.
Sunday, 7/18 @ 7:00 p.m. | Pay What You Can
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BORROWED TIME FEATURING DARRYL CHARLES, HOFFMAN, AND THE N CROWD
Borrowed Time is an indie improv showcase hosted by an area stand-up comedian. Each show features a different mix of acts not produced by Crossroads Comedy Theater. There’s a lot of great comedy to be seen in Philly and limited stage time right now, so this is a chance to see some stuff you might not otherwise get to see. This night features the return of Hoffman after a super fun show last month and the first live performance from The N Crowd since March 2020! This features stand-up and hosting by the fantastic Darryl Charles!
Sunday, July 18th @ 8pm
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