Excused Absence Youth Comedy Festival!
Nathan Sowell is a faculty member of ColdTowne Theater and has been performing comedy for the last 10 years all over the US. He is a recipient of a B. Iden Payne award for Best Improv Ensemble and winner of Best Coach of ColdTowne 2016. He has worked with Austin youth over the last 5 […]
Live at ColdTowne 7th Anniversary
Your favorite standup comedy show, Live at ColdTowne, is celebrating its 7th anniversary with a Lucky 7 show on 7-7-17. ColdTowne has been the shows home since birth, so we’re pretty proud to help throw this party. We talked to the show’s amazingly talented host, Carina Magyar, who is also celebrating 7 years as an […]
ColdTowne Theater Summer Improv Intensives, July 7, July 28 and August 19
Are you ready? Get ready for immersion in the principles and training methods that make ColdTowne the home of the next big thing. After eleven+ years helping performers hone their craft and realize their potential, we’ve built a national reputation for training the best and brightest long-form, improv comedy talent. Soak it all up in […]
Join us for Austin Sketch Fest, May 22-28 at ColdTowne and Spiderhouse Ballroom
So, you’ve got your Austin Sketch Fest All-Fest Access Badge and you’re trying to figure out which all-star comedy shows to see. You’re thinking, I have an all-fest pass so I can see them all! Not true, dumb dumb! Austin Sketch Fest is pulling out all the stops this year by doing something they’ve never […]
La Frontera Finál: Latinx in Space
Latinauts: La Frontera Finál is ColdTowne’s newest MainStage show. Set aboard the L.S.S. Edward James Olmos, the crew explores new worlds, seeks out new resources for their home planet Earth, and passionately goes where no Latinx has gone before. Carlos LaRotta and Lilli Lopez (co-producers) and Ben Bazan (co-director, alongside Mical Trejo) got together to discuss […]
Airport Blvd. Showdown(e): #teamtysons vs. #teamgrand
As comedians, we can get embroiled in dumb bits and running jokes that are only entertaining to those on the inside. In this case, nothing could be more important to the well-being of humanity and necessitate public debate than the ColdTowne rivalry between those who are #teamtysons (tacos) or #teamgrand for pre and post-show hangouts. […]
Interview with Michael Jastroch of Victrola
Victrola is a weekly comedy podcast produced by ColdTowne founder and senior faculty member, Michael Jastroch, who recently appeared in the 2017 SxSW comedy lineup. In this post, we discuss Victrola’s start, the cast and their selection as finalists in the first annual Improv4humans/Earwolf competition. How did you get started with Victrola? Funny. I just had a […]
Interview with Keith “Keebler” Horvath, Director of This is (Not) the Gayest Sketch Show You’ll Ever See
Keith “Keebler” Horvath is a veteran of the Chicago Comedy and Theatre scene. Keith has nearly twenty years of theatrical training and experience, and has devised and directed over three dozen original sketch revues, plays, musicals, and solo shows, and has coached dozens more improv groups. He is a former director of Sketch Cast and […]
ColdTownies Doing Cool Sh*t: “Beach Day” Director Dalton Allen
Dalton Allen is a student and performer at ColdTowne Theater, and graduate of the University of Texas Film Program. “Beach Day”, a piece he wrote, performed and directed (with collaborator Matt Stryker) was recently selected for the SxSW Film Festival, wrapping up this weekend. We asked him about the film in this brief chit chat. […]
Heavy Metal Drummer: Michael Dolan of Rezuranger
Michael Dolan is a Level 2 student at ColdTowne and currently featured in our MainStage show, Rezuranger. He shared with us how he happened into classes, and–eventually–his role in our Saturday MainStage production. On July 22, 2016 I visited ColdTowne Theater to see my friend, Lisa Williams (Family Meeting), perform with her troupe The High […]