Don’t Let the Night Catch You: NightWatch Producers, Damn Gina
Damn Gina has been filling houses and winning audiences since the five founding members (Cené Hale, Maggie Maye, Ronnita Miller, Tauri Laws-Phillips and Xaria Coleman) met and started the troupe at ColdTowne in 2015. Quickly establishing themselves as audience and scene favorites, they have played all over Austin and recently won the B. Iden Payne Award for […]
Missed Connections ATX: Best of What You’re Missing
ColdTowne Theater’s newest main stage show, Missed Connections ATX explores the sentimental, fantastical, and downright raunchy nature of austin’s most impersonal personal ads. We sat down to talk to show’s director, Chelsea Bunn, who handpicked a list of her favorite ads that aren’t going to make it into this run of shows. First of all, […]
Teacher Spotlight: Nathan Sowell
Winner of “Best Coach” in 2016, Nathan Sowell is the complete package. Knowledgeable and encouraging as a teacher and joyful as a performer, he is a critic, audience and student favorite. We posed a couple of questions about his background and philosophy in this post. Tell us about your background, Nathan. I started taking improv classes in […]
How do you call your Loverboy? On Friday nights, starting Jan 2017.
After Wednesday favorites Patio Talk moved to NYC to further their comedy careers in 2014, audiences wondered: who will move into the Wednesday night slot? Who could deliver that much energy, talent and delight week after week? Given the long shadow and packed houses that Patio Talk had built over the course of their residency, the expectations […]
Groundhog Indicates: It’s a Good Year for Improv!
Wondering if you or your loved one will enjoy taking classes at ColdTowne? Check out this blog post from Megan Mowry from this past March: she started in our free 101 class (every other Monday at the theater) and hasn’t looked back since. Want to go ahead and snag that holiday class pass? By Megan […]
Don’t forget to book your holiday event or team building this year!
The holiday season is upon us! ‘Tis the season for our favorite traditions – spreading good will and cheer to mankind, gathering with the family around the hearth, and burning through that Q4 discretionary budget before 2017! That’s right: you’ve got a team, and they deserve a reward for all their hard work over […]
B. Iden Payne Announces Winners: Three ColdTowne Troupe/Show Awards
Last night, the B. Iden Payne committee announced the winners for the 2016 awards in theater and improvisation. We are delighted to announce that several ColdTowne shows, troupes and performers were given awards. Kudos to the casts, troupes and Joseph Dailey Outstanding Direction of Improvisational Theater Aly Dixon, Abby Lincoln, John Ratliff, Sanjay Rao, Kristen Samuelsen, Nathan […]
ColdTowne 10th Anniversary: Weekend Line Up (Oct 20th-23rd)
Celebrating 10 years of the next big thing in comedy with four days of sketch, improv and standup from favorite performers past and present. Evenings sponsored by our friends at 4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Crystal Creek Distillery, Shiner Beer and Tito’s. 2006: There was no iPhone, W. was president and the only comedy clubs in town had a two drink […]
Congratulations B. Iden Payne Nominees
Today, the B. Iden Payne committee announced their nominees for theater and improvisation. We are delighted to announce that several ColdTowne shows, troupes and performers have received nominations. Our July/August 2016 Main Stage production, “Dinner for Six” received several nominations, including: Kristen Samuelsen, Producer Outstanding Improv Production Joseph Dailey Outstanding Direction of Improvisational Theater Aly […]
Congrats Cené, Danny and Dave!
ColdTowne Alumna/Alumnus Get Hired We are late to the party, but are incredibly excited to announce that Loverboy’s Cené Hale was recently hired as a cast member for Boom! Chicago – Amsterdam, joining them in August. She follows in the footsteps of former cast members such as Jordan Peele, Becky Drysdale and Seth Myers, to […]