Carlos and Chrissy are Twins: Thursdays in January
20 some odd years ago, two humans were born at the same time, in the same place, from the same woman…for they were twins. Growing up Carlos and Chrissy did everything together – snack time, bath time, painting by numbers. Little did they know their greatest achievement would happen on Thursdays in January at 8:30PM […]
Video Sketch Production Class Beginning in January
In a collaboration between Austin’s own Arts+Labor (a Creative Content Community) and ColdTowne Theater, this Video Sketch Production class will take the comedy student from pitch to final edit on their own 3-5 minute video short. Students will work with industry professionals to hone their idea into a script, and then tackle the ins-and-outs of […]
Discounted Improv Class Holiday Gift Packages Now Available!
This holiday season we want to make improv classes as affordable as possible. We genuinely believe that improv classes can change a person’s life. It certainly has for all of our students, performers, staff, and faculty, and it seems like each day we see a new piece of writing espousing its benefits (see here and here). To best […]
Celebrate December with Festival Festival: A Month of Original Festivals!
In true Austin “The Festival Capital of The World” Texas fashion, each Saturday in December ColdTowne will host a different completely original festival! No badges required! All shows are $7 and BYOB. See what we’re offering up below! Dec. 7 – The Ultimate MC 2013: Hip Hop Festival (BUY TICKETS) Festival Festival kicks off […]
Precious Dads Presents: Home For the Holidays – Moms, Dads, Comedians
“A very special, possibly heart-warming show, that you won’t wanna miss!” -Norman Rockwell, creator of Freedom from Want Each Thursday night at 8:30pm, a real-life mommy or real-life daddy of a local Austin comedian will take the ColdTowne Theater stage and tell real-life stories about raising their child. Those stories will then inspire improvised comedy scenes, […]
Your Terrific Neighbors: Trying Too Hard
Your Terrific Neighbors, one of Austin’s most officially beloved and long-running sketch comedy troupes returns to the Coldtowne mainstage in November with a month-long run of new material–and this time, they’re TRYING TOO HARD. Join them in a free-associated comical romp through puppetry, up-to-date historical research, and a terrifying vision of humanity’s future. Select audience […]
The 2014 ColdTowne Mainstage Season
We’re excited to announce our 2014 Mainstage Season – a collection of shows featuring unique concepts and high production value. Dig up all those acorns you buried, scarf them down with your breakfast tacos, and immediately go into hibernation so that 2014 can get here faster. To guarantee that you get to see all of […]
ColdTowne 7th Anniversary Comedy Marathon!
In terms of cognitive development, seven year olds typically show an increased variety of fine motor skills, a stronger grasp mathematical concepts and an increased ability to engage cooperatively in play. As ColdTowne Theater, Austin’s home for alternative comedy, turns seven, we’re taking stock. Our math skills are still questionable. We still suck at sports. […]
Duran & Johnson Present Original Political Comedy Thursdays in October
As entertainers and celebrities Duran & Johnson have an obligation to tell the world their opinions on the most important issues of the day. The world, however, is very confusing, and they’re too busy to learn what’s going on in the conventional ways. Books? Too long! The internet? Too many distracting links. T.V.? Mostly screaming and […]
STAG Comedy to Debut All-New Sketch Comedy Show in October
Austin sketch comedy titan STAG Comedy returns to ColdTowne Theater this October for STAB Comedy, a bone-chilling collection of macabre mayhem. STAB is guaranteed to deliver a haunted orphanage’s worth of chuckles to your face skulls. What does that mean? Don’t ask me, I’ve been dead this whole time! TWIST! Join STAG Comedy at 8:30pm […]