Townsville Presents: MacDaddy’s Bar and Grill
Named after a small fictitious community “Townsville”, the show presents the events of a Saturday night at the local bar and grill, MacDaddy’s. Following different events that take place over the course of the same 30 minutes, the production seamlessly weaves scenes together and connects the characters until all the action converges at the end. You can expect to […]
Your Mom Is A Show
Want to laugh your ass off? Bryan Roberts, homegrown sketch-writing veteran becomes the Ghetto Sketch Warlock for ‘Your Mom Is A Show,’ a random smattering of absurd sketches and characters brought to life by the man himself and a posse of his friends. Expect an evening where you sit in a chair and stare at […]
Thursday Night Social Club
Spend some time with Scout and The Team. Party Starts at 8:10pm…..Show Starts at 8:30pm To celebrate being named ColdTowne Theater’s “Outstanding New Troupes”, Scout and The Team have decided to throw a party. Every Thursday in January, the theater will open a full 20 minutes before showtime where you can enjoy free beer, […]
Saturdays in December: Best of 2011
ColdTowne Theater has been pleased to host some pretty awesome runs this year, and for December, we will be putting up the crème de la crème. These shows are all featured Saturdays in December and cost you a mere $5-$10. You come in from the cold, and we’ll provide the hearty, jolly laughs. December 3: […]
Nice Astronaut Presents: It’s a Tolerable Existence
It’s cold (not really) and we’ve all got our coats on (sweaters), and everyone is ready to be indoors and drink the company party punch. It’s time to be with family, to eat like you’re about to hibernate, and of course, to laugh. Come on down to ColdTowne as this holiday season improv comedy troupe Nice […]
ColdTowne in November: Stag Comedy, Miller & Purselley
ColdTowne Theater brings two comedy delights to you this November: Stag Comedy performing sketch on Friday’s and Miller and Purselley bringing the improv on Saturday’s. Stag member Mac Blake tells us a little bit about their run entitled “The Jerk Parade:” “Our show is about being really, really funny. Dumb characters with real emotions, smart characters in dumb […]
ColdTowne Awards and Five Years of Comedy in Austin
ColdTowne Theater recently celebrated it’s 5th year as Austin’s finest Airport Boulevard comedy establishment by hosting a combination birthday party/awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of our community of performers over the course of the past year. There was cake, drinks, confetti, breaking glass and even our brand new adopted dolphin, Lumpy, a gift from our […]
John Ratliff, Best Improv Instructor 2011
We were happy to see that one of our instructors, John Ratliff, was chosen to be Best Improv Instructor of 2011 in the Austin Chronicle. Recently, we caught up with him to discuss his philosophy on improv and his thoughts on ColdTowne. CT: How did you get involved with the ColdTowne Conservatory? What makes you […]
UCB’s Matt Besser at ColdTowne!
UPDATE 2: To accommodate more people, the class will be held at Salvage Vanguard Theater at 2803 Manor Road. UPDATE: To reserve a spot in the class, send an email to ColdTowneBesser@gmail.com with “Workshop Registration” in the subject line. Priority admission will be given to people who see the movie and register in advance. Thanks! […]
Coldtowne Level 1 Improv Class Review
by Janelle Revord If you have even the slightest, tiniest urge or desire to take classes, you should just jump in with both feet and give it a try; you’ve got nothing to lose and everything to gain. The faculty at ColdTowne do a beyond amazing job of making class the highlight of your week and you […]