The Last Wednesday Tuition Sale is TODAY!Save 10% on all classes if you register online today before 11:59p. Registration is open for classes beginning in March and April. March classes actually start next week! Wow! Follow this link to view our full class roster. Take a Class for FREE! Be a DCH Night Intern!By working in the theater as a night intern, you can earn free class credit! Interning is a great way to make friends and learn a lot about the theater. We are currently looking to hire five more interns for the upcoming March/April term. Click here to fill out the application. If you have any questions about interning, email [email protected]. Ewing Auditions!Mark your calendars for the next round of Ewing auditions on Saturday, March 7th at noon. Auditions are open to performers, alumni, and students who are currently enrolled in Improv Level 4 or higher. Follow this link to read more and download the audition application. The next Ewing teams will be coached by Paco Giurfa and Patrick Hennessey. What a treat! Patrick has been performing Improv and Sketch at DCH since 2016. He is a graduate of the DCH Training Center, a coach, a TA, and a former co-host of the Tuesday Night Jam. He is also a former enthusiastic but self-critical Level 3 student who went to Ewing tryouts with hardly any confidence that he would make the cut. If it was 2016 again, you could see him perform with Ewing Team Plum... now you can see him perform with Big Turtle, Coiffelganger, Intruder, and Primary Colours! Paco Giurfa moved from Lima, Peru to Dallas in 2015 and fell in love with Improv at Dallas Comedy House. When he is not on stage, he is a UX engineer, which is totally cool and a real job. Also find him "singing" different versions of Toxic by Britney Spears at karaoke bars, cooking Peruvian food for his husband, or picking up dog/cat poop. Festival Announcements!The 11th Annual Dallas Comedy Festival will be here in less than a month, and we can't wait! JUST ANNOUNCED: DCF 2020 Headliners! BABY WANTS CANDY One of the most popular and critically acclaimed international comedy ensembles, with casts in Chicago, LA and New York, and an international touring company, Baby Wants Candy has helped launch the careers of various top comedic actors and writers in the US, from Craig Cackowski (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development) to Jack McBrayer (Kenneth in 30 Rock), Vanessa Bayer and Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live), Thomas Middleditch (HBO’s Silicon Valley) and Peter Gwinn (Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report). After years of fully sell-out runs and critical acclaim all over the world, including Scotland, Australia, and the Kennedy Center in DC, this comedy institution smash-hit wonder has become one of the most celebrated improv shows in the world and comes to Dallas this March with brand new, ad-libbed, exhilarating 55-minute musicals, all taken from audience suggestions. Baby Want Candy creates the opening and closing night of a one night only smash-hit musical – every single night. Witness the plot of Kanye West Side Story be pulled out of thin air. Behold the beauty of theatre as Mary Poppins Has Ebola comes to life. Each show is a roller-coaster ride of spontaneously choreographed numbers. Unscripted, unguided, unpredictable... and often uncontrollable. If you have yet to see for yourself what all this fuss is about, be sure to catch one (or two) of their completely original musicals in Dallas! www.babywantscandy.com / TWITTER @Babywantscandy DULCE SLOAN Dulcé Sloan is one of the sharpest, fastest rising voices in comedy. Bust Magazine calls her “comedy gold” while Indiewire describes her as “a fresh and unique voice in the world of stand-up comedy.” She was included in Variety Magazine’s prestigious Top 10 Comedians To Watch list, and Time Out LA and The Steve Harvey Show both also named her as a Comedian To Watch. Rolling Stone recently hailed her as one of the10 Comedians You Need To Know declaring “she speaks and they simply fall in line behind her.” Additionally, she was honored as the 2016 NBC Stand Up Showcase Winner and as a New Face at The Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. Dulcé has been a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah since 2017. Her segments, including “New York Fashion Week: Where Cultural Appropriation Never Goes Out of Style” and “Dumb Solutions to Policing Problems” have garnered millions of views. On Friday, October 25th, 2019 at 11:00 PM ET/PT, Dulcé’s half hour Comedy Central Presents stand-up special will premiere on Comedy Central. She was also just added to the cast of the upcoming animated FOX series The Great North, joining an ensemble of comedy heavyweights including Jenny Slate, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, and Paul Rust. The series, from the creators of FOX’s hit animated show Bob’s Burgers, will premiere in 2020. SINISTERHOOD Together Christie Wallace and Heather McKinney bring you the creeps, crimes, and cults that keep you up at night, breaking down the cases and legal theories to understand why these things happen and what happens next. They have a lot of fun along the way, too! After launching in May 2018, Sinisterhood hit 5 million downloads just nineteen months later. They have been featured in Marie Claire, Vulture and AV Club. In November 2018, Sinisterhood hit the Apple Podcasts Top 10 Podcasts chart, appeared as a Spotify Featured Podcast, and regularly appears on the Apple Podcasts Top 200 Comedy Chart.
Festival badges available now. Individual show tickets go on sale March 3rd. For more information, including a full list of performers, visit dallascomedyfestival.com.
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Intern Applications Due TONIGHT!Want to contribute to the theater while earning class tuition? Be a DCH intern! There are multiple positions available, and we encourage you to apply for all that interest you. The upcoming term will run through March and April, which means you'll be interning during this year's festival! VERY COOL! To learn more and apply, visit dchbackstage.com/internships. Apps due tonight by 11:59p. DON'T MISS OUT! DCF Volunteer Applications Due TONIGHT!We are weeks away from the 11th Annual Dallas Comedy Festival! We are especially excited because this is our first festival at 3036. Those of you who have attended or volunteered to work previous festivals know this is a wild week, and we need some helping hands behind the scenes. Volunteers will receive a free festival t-shirt, a swag bag, and free admission to any show that isn't sold out! Follow this link to apply. Apps due tonight by 11:59p. Project Volunteers Needed!Are you a handyman or a handywoman? We need a few handy people to help out with some projects in the theater! If you are someone who has extra time during the week -- especially Mondays and Fridays during the day -- we could use your help! Please email Grant Redmond ([email protected]) if you are interested or available. Here's a lil teaser: What the heck is in all of these boxes?! (Hint: It's not more Grants.) DCH Kids Camp!Do you or any of your friends have hilarious kiddos, grandkiddos, nieces, or nephews? Sign them up for DCH Kids Camp! We host two sessions each summer, and we have spots available for kiddos K-8th. Each session wraps up with the cutest improv showcase you've ever seen in your life! We currently have spots available in all age groups, but they are going fast! To learn more and register, visit dallascomedyhouse.com/kids. Level 1 Hit Up the Jam!A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out last night for Level 1 Hits Up the Jam! We had an incredible turnout and made a ton of jokes and great memories.
FYI: Next week's jam will be on Monday, February 24th @ 8:00p. See you there! Term 2 Intern Applications are LIVE!Interested in contributing to the theater in exchange for class tuition? Consider being a DCH intern! We are now accepting applications for Term 2 interns (March/April 2020). This is a great way to make new friends, learn a lot about the theater, and further get involved in the community. And it's tons of fun! We have multiple intern positions available, and we encourage you to apply for all positions that interest you! Follow this link to learn more and apply. Applications are due by Wednesday, February 19th at 11:59p. Festival Volunteers!You know what else is due by Wednesday, February 19th? DCF Volunteer applications! The festival will be here in SIX WEEKS (!!!) and we'll need some help behind the scenes. This is a VERY exciting time to volunteer at the theater! Click here to apply. Applications are due by Wednesday, February 19th at 11:59p. Level 1 Hits Up the Jam!It's time for Level 1 Hits Up the Jam! This is a termly tradition where we encourage ALL Level 1 students to come out and experience the jam! Is this only for Level 1 students? Heck no! All are welcome! We encourage everyone -- performers, teachers, alumni, students of any class/level -- to come out for a night of friendship and fun! We'll mingle, share some beers, and get really silly. Everyone will have the best time and be supported so dang hard! Come out next Tuesday, February 18th at 8:00p to get in on the fun! Click here to view the official FB event so you can RSVP and share a jam memory! Galentine's Day Shows!Celebrate Galentine's Day (tomorrow!) with us at DCH! We booked a lineup of ladies-only troupes! The 8:00p show features a Lady Lotto, Boyoiyoing, and One Man Show, and the 9:00p includes Best for Last and Local Honey. DCH is Hiring!Dallas Comedy House is hiring a full-time Events Coordinator who will be responsible for fielding and maintaining incoming event inquiries, selling events to new clients, and curating one DCH-produced special event per month.
Would you or someone you know be a great fit for this position? Learn more and apply by visiting dallascomedyhouse.com/jobs. All qualified candidates should email their cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Applications due by February 21, 2020 at 5:00p. March/April Show Submissions!Only a few more days to submit for the March/April DCH show calendar! Submissions are open for all types of shows. Follow this link to learn more and submit. Applications due by Monday, February 10th at 11:59p! Special Dallasites101 Speed Dating Event!We are co-hosting a special speed dating event with Dallasites on Wednesday, February 19th at 7:00p. Admission is $15, which includes your first beer! Since this is a Dallasites event, StuPer IDs will not be valid. Are you wookin' pa nub? Click here to view the official FB event! Be a DCF2020 Volunteer!The 11th Annual Dallas Comedy Festival is right around the corner, and we're looking to hire festival volunteers! This is a great way to get involved behind the scenes during our biggest event of the year. Follow this link to apply. Applications due by Wednesday, February 19th at 11:59p. Save the Date for the Next StuPer Jam!This month's StuPer Jam will be Sunday, February 16th at 4:00p. The theme will be THE STAGE! (Le Staj!) For those of you who have showcases the following Sunday, this is a great way to practice improv and get stage time before your big show. Even if you don't have showcases the following Sunday, you should come! It's a great way to get practice in a fun, supportive, environment!
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