Name: Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures
Start: 2025-02-15T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-02-15T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Plays & Players Theatre, Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Check out this one night only comedy show mixing lectures and improv for an entertaining and educational hour you won't see anywhere else!
About this Event

Study Hall is now in session! This long running comedy show mixes real lectures with improv comedy to create a show that is both entertaining and educational! Guests from all walks of life will lecture on a topic they are familiar with after which our cast of amazing improvisers will use what they learned (or didn't learn) to create hilarious scenes right before your eyes!

Now celebrating its 10th year of lessons and laughs, Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures invites guests from a wide variety of professions to speak on a topic from their field. After each lecture a cast of Philly’s best and funniest performers will use what they’ve learned to improvise hilarious scenes on the spot. You’ll learn and laugh in one educational and very funny hour!
Class is in session! Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures is now available to come to your school or organization! Study Hall has performed at the Franklin Institute, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Drexel University, Arizona State University, The Museum of the American Revolution, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art with Study Hall satellite "schools" now appearing in Chicago and Indianapolis. Here’s a write-up on our show in 2020 from . Interested in bringing Study Hall to your school, business, or organization for a private performance? Email [email protected].

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COMEDY & PERFORMING ARTS CLASSES
Crossroads Comedy Theater also offers classes in improv, sketch comedy writing, stand-up, acting, clowning, storytelling, and more! Our classes will get you off of your phone and into a more positive and supportive environment. You will gain valuable skills that go beyond the classroom and benefit you in your everyday life and work. Stop doom scrolling and have some fun! To learn more visit our Education Program page.

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