After the pandemic put the kibosh on planned Halloween performances for both 2021 and 2022, we are thrilled to finally be able to take the stage to present a week of programming to get you into the Halloween spirit. We have various types of improv, our first original sketch comedy show, live music, storytelling, special guests, and more!
The extended runs of our programming are the performances of Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Horror Comedy and A Nightmare on Jawn Street: Liberty Hell. This is Not Yet Rated’s first live Halloween run since 2019. The show put on virtual performances in 2020 to great reception, but there’s nothing like the live show. Liberty Hell follows the style of 2019’s A Nightmare on Jawn Street directed by Mike Marbach and will feature fun sketches written with horror movies as the inspiration. A Nightmare on Jawn Street: Liberty Hell is directed by James Knight (Not Yet Rated, Study Hall) with Joe Tuzzi (Extree Extree) serving as Head Writer.
In addition to the above we have a live album performance from Joe Moore’s new album “The Mummy Forgot the Chips,” Nick Gillette improvising scary stories in The Story So Far, The Sideshow Halloween Special, and Study Hall-oween: Comedy Inspired by Spooky Lectures.
On the non-spoopy side of things we’re so very excited to welcome a one night only performance from the amazing improv duo of Kornfeld & Andrews on Friday, 10/21. This is their first trip down to Philly in several years and is not to be missed. We are also very happy to announce that on Saturday October 22nd we are sponsoring night two of Philly Sketchfest! This night will feature a variety of sketch acts from Philly and beyond. For more info visit PhillySketchFest.com or follow them on Instagram @PhillySketchFest.
And don’t sleep on our upcoming classes down below. Dramatic Improv with Nick Gillette is nearly sold out and our various intro classes are going fast! Whether you take a class or see a show or both, we thank you for supporting our theater and live (undead) comedy in Philly.
LOCATION: Plays & Players Theatre, Skinner Studio (3rd Floor), 1714 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Quig’s Pub will be open! This is NOT a BYOB venue. Plays & Players is unfortunately not an accessible space.
COVID PRECAUTIONS: Audience members will be required to wear a mask while in the building. All staff and volunteers will be vaccinated and masked. All performers will be vaccinated and masked when not on stage.
OCTOBER SHOW PASS
Why see one show when you can see them all! This pass includes access to every single Crossroads Comedy Theater show in October for one low price – a $200 value for our most loyal show goers. Limited to just 10 passes! Note this pass is good for Crossroads Comedy Theater shows only and not shows produced by Plays & Players, Philly Sketchfest, or the Art Museum.
STUDY HALL-OWEEN
Get into the Halloween spirit with this special, Halloween edition of Study Hall! This night will feature lectures focused on the creepy, the crawly, and all things that go bump in the night. This long-running comedy show mixes real lectures with improv comedy to create a show that is both entertaining and educational. Lectures inspire the scenes that the amazing cast create right before your eyes.
Study Hall will also be appearing at the Art Museum on 10/28 as part of their special Halloween programming. More info on that soon. This is our second year partnering with the Art Museum. If you want us to play at your party, business, or event – let us know!
SHOW TIMES AND TICKET LINKS
Friday, 10/21 @ 7:30pm
KORNFELD & ANDREWS
Don’t miss your opportunity to see them live on stage here in Philly or, if you are performer, to learn from them in one or both of their improv workshops. Click here for their performance announcement with links to shows and workshops.
SHOW TIMES AND TICKET LINKS
FRIDAY, 10/21 @ 9PM
PHILLY SKETCHFEST 2022
GRUESOME TWOSOME: THE STORY SO FAR & JOE MOORE'S EXPLODIN' HALLOWEEN GARAGE
THE SIDESHOW HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
NOT YET RATED: AN IMPROVISED HORROR COMEDY
A NIGHTMARE ON JAWN STREET: LIBERTY HELL
A Nightmare on Jawn Street: Liberty Hell is an original sketch comedy show in the style of Saturday Night Live and inspired by your favorite horror films. Zombies, slashers, demons, and much more will be explored in this show mixing sketch comedy and horror films. It’s a comedy show, so the only fear you should have… is missing out.
SHOW DATES AND TICKET LINKS
Thursday, 10/27 @ 9:00pm | Friday, 10/28 @ 9:00pm
Saturday, 10/29 @ 8:30pm | Sunday, 10/30 @ 8:30pm
Monday, 10/31 @ 9:00pm
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
FALL CLASSES NOW ENROLLING!
If what you’re watching looks like fun – it is! And you can do it too. We aren’t just a place where you can watch comedy — you can learn to do it! Build self confidence and improve communication in Improv Basics with Tanya Morgan, explore you inner SNL writer with Intr to Sketch Comedy with Carolyn Beatty, let out the hidden stand-up in you with Stand-up Basics with Alyssa Al-Dookh, one off workshops with Rick Andrews and Louis Kornfeld, or get serious with Nick Gillette in Dramatic Improv!
