Crossroads returns to Plays & Players July 25th, 26th, and 27th for a weekend that features one of our most eclectic line-ups yet! Improv, sketch, stand-up, burlesque, and characters and includes in-town favorites, out of town guests, class shows, and more! Take a look below and then get your tickets!
In addition to our run at Plays & Players Crossroads also has our monthly performance of Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures at SideQuest Theater! Can you be in two places at once? We can.
If all of that prime time entertainment wasn’t enough, we also have several class showcases! Come check out students as they show off their new or improved skills in Improv 1, Improv 4, Musical Improv 2, and Storytelling!
A reminder that Plays & Players is a historic building and unfortunately is not wheelchair accessible. The location has multiple flights of stair. It is also not a BYOB spot, BUT Quig’s Bar is on site and will be open! Come make a night of it!
TICKETS FOR FRIDAY, 7/25 @ 7:00PM
BARKO weaves improvised comedy from nothing to a twisted end. Award-winning physical theater artist Nick Gillette, martial artist/philosopher Pim Van, and polymath clown/writer Sam Miller. Finding laughter in the everyday, this show highlights organic discovery and inspired action. BARKO is slapstick at the speed of life. Features: Nick Gillette, Sam Miller, Pim Van Huÿkelom
Step right up! See the variety comedy wonders that Philly has to offer in the Sideshow Comedy Variety Showcase hosted by Rebekah Rickards! It’s our biggest Sideshow yet with amazing acts spanning various styles of comedy from all over Philly. All in the same block for one low price at the historic Plays & Players Theatre. With a bar on site and an 8:30pm show on tap you can make a whole night of it!
7/26 @ 7pm features: Rose Luardo, Jake Symbol, T-Nutt, Chẽrie Amour, Bri, Leah Renee, Ashley Berkman, Patti LuStoned, and Candi Warhol! Hosted by Rebekah Rickards!
Study Hall is now in session! This unique comedy show mixes lectures with improv comedy to create a show that is both entertaining and educational! Special guests from the world of academia and beyond will lecture on a topic from their field and then a cast of some of Philly’s best improvisers will use what they learned to create hilarious scenes right before your eyes! You’ll learn a little and laugh a lot. Don’t be tardy!
NYC’s wackiest variety game show Gran Noche arrives in Philadelphia with a raucous night of fun and games! Featuring standup comedy from Shawna Lutzow (Lady Laughs Philly), burlesque from Lulu Blue (Franky Bradley’s) and other surprise guests. Hosted by comedian Zilla Vodnas (HBO’s Women in Comedy Festival, The New York Times) with music from The Captain.
Curious about longform improv, storytelling, or musical improv? Come see a class show! This a great opportunity to get a feel for what our classes build toward. You’ll see some of the skills in action and see that all kinds of people take classes with Crossroads Comedy Theater. You can too!
MUSICAL IMPROV 2 | 7/26 @ 3:30PM
IMPROV 4 | 7/26 @ 5:00PM
IMPROV 1 | 7/27 @ 3:00PM
STORYTELLING 1 | 7/27 @ 4:30PM
