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! Whether you were the class president or the class clown- you will love Study Hall! April 1st features:
CHIP CHANTRY: Chip Chantry is a stand up comedian and television writer. He has written for Crazy Talk, a comedy/talk series for NBC Universal and the syndicated series Whacked Out Sports. He most recently wrote on the NatGeo series Howie Mandel’s Animals Doing Things. Chip was the winner of 2013’s Philly’s Phunniest Contest at Helium Comedy Club, where he was a regular performer. Chip also won the “Funniest Comedian” award in Philadelphia’s annual Comedy Awards in both 2012 and 2014, and was named Best Comedian 2018 by Philadelphia Magazine. Chip is a recurring guest on the Doug Loves Movies and Todd Glass Show Podcasts. You can read more about Chip here.
ALEXIS PEDRICK: As director of digital engagement at the Science History Institute, Alexis oversees their award-winning Distillations digital content platform, which includes building out a strategic vision for their magazine, podcasts, and social media storytelling. She is also the cohost of the Distillations podcast and is well-known for her lively history talks and tours in Philadelphia. You can occasionally see her nerding out on episodes of Mysteries of the Abandoned.
MICHAEL YUDELL: Michael public health expert, author, a Vice Dean & Professor in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University and a founding member of Study Hall. Michael Yudell is public health ethicist and award-winning historian whose work focuses on the history and ethics of genomics, the history of the race concept, and the history and ethics of autism research. Yudell received his PhD and MPH from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, an MPhil in U.S. History from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York, and his BA in History and Soviet and Eastern European Studies from Tufts University. During graduate school, Michael was also a Graduate Researcher in the Molecular Biology Laboratory at the American Museum of Natural History and a Health Policy Analyst at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. You can read more about Michael Yudell here.
This show is part of Crossroads Comedy Theater's first ever Class Clowns Comedy Festival - a multi-day line-up of comedy shows that are just as educational as they are funny. The festival runs 3/29 - 4/1 at Plays & Players Theatre. Come out to learn and laugh with us! For more information visit XroadsComedy.com.
COVID-19 INFO: All attendees should be fully vaccinated and prepared to show their vaccination card. An N95, KN95 or surgical mask will be required while in the building. If you do not have one a disposable surgical mask will be provided. All performers are fully vaccinated - including booster shots - and will be performing without a mask at least 10 feet from the closest audience members. All front facing staff are fully vaccinated - including booster shots - and will be masked. These measures could change based on the guidelines of the CDC and the City of Philadelphia.
COMEDY CLASSES: Crossroads Comedy Theater also offers classes in improv, sketch comedy writing, stand-up, and more! Our six week classes will give you skills that go beyond the stage and page and are suitable for all walks of life, not just performers. For more information click here.
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