Crossroads Comedy Theater is a place to play, learn, and connect through comedy. We offer improv classes, shows, and creative experiences for people who are curious, a little nervous, or just looking for something fun and human to do after work.
We believe comedy works best in an environment that is welcoming, supportive, and low-pressure. You do not need experience. You do not need to be “funny.” You do not need to be a performer. You just need a willingness to show up and try. Our goal is to create spaces where people feel comfortable taking creative risks, meeting new people, and enjoying the process as much as the laughs.
Founded in 2021 by Mike Marbach, Crossroads grew out of a desire to keep creating and collaborating with awesome people when live performances had stopped due to the pandemic. What started as a handful of shows and experiments became a roaming home for classes, productions, podcasts, and community programming that puts connection first and perfection last. Today, Crossroads continues to bring people together through comedy that is playful, inclusive, and rooted in genuine human interaction. Crossroads now operates in Philadelphia and Indianapolis.
Crossroads Comedy Theater is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making comedy and arts education accessible, welcoming, and impactful. We create positive, supportive spaces where people can explore their creativity, build valuable life and work skills, and find a “third place” to learn, connect, and have fun. Through student aid, pay-what-you-can events, community partnerships, and other accessibility efforts, we work to lower barriers so that everyone can experience the power and joy of creative expression.
Crossroads Comedy Theater was founded in 2021 by Mike Marbach of Philadelphia. Previously, Mike served as Education Director (2011-2017) and Artistic Director (2017-2020) at Philly Improv Theater where he also instructed, directed, and performed. After live in-person entertainment stopped due to Covid-19, Mike found that many of the performers he most often worked with were interested in continuing to find ways to create. As a result, the cast of Study Hall: Comedy Inspired by Lectures tested the waters of virtual live comedy. When successful runs of Study Hall gave Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Movie the thumbs up that no sharks were in the water, this cast also dove into the online ocean. Did that metaphor work? While lifeguarding all of that, Mike realized that the podcast network and each comedy show he oversaw had their own websites, social media, email addresses, and ticketing systems, and decided it was best to pull everything under one roof. That’s how Crossroads Comedy Theater was born. Well, not born so much as the business entity was registered with the government.
Below is everyone involved in every show and podcast produced by Crossroads Comedy Theater. Beyond being incredibly funny comedic performers they also harbor other incredible talents that might be of use to you. We have people in who, their non-comedy lives, are involved in professional video editing, voice over work, composing music, writing original songs, designing jewelry, creating animated videos, and so much more. Check out their bios, click the links. follow them on social, and you might find someone to help you with that thing you need help with!