Special Events This Week!Freaky Friday! Friday, March 13th It's a DCH tradition! Every Friday the 13th, the DCH robot randomly mixes up the casts of all troupes scheduled to perform that night. For one night only, come see your favorite troupes as you've never seen them before! And, to make Friday even freakier, we'll be serving select brunch items all night long! Treat yourself to breakfast for dinner. You deserve it. We'll have Fried Chicken & Pancakes, Sausage, Biscuits & Gravy, and one of my personal faves: the Breakfast Burger! NOM NOM! "Funny Girls" Drag Comedy Brunch! Saturday, March 14th at 1:00p Join us this Saturday for the FIRST EVER Drag Comedy Brunch at Dallas Comedy House! Come out for laughs, lewks, and of course, delicious DCH brunch! Showcases Galore! Sunday, March 15th & Monday, March 16th We have a STACKED Showcase Sunday this week! You won't want to miss it! We've got it all: Storytelling, Stand-Up, Musical Improv (!!!), and a Level 6 graduation! Come show your support! If you are performing in a showcase this Sunday, invite the world! Showcase days are so special, especially when the audience is full of supportive friends and family members. We also have two awesome showcases scheduled Monday, March 16th! Stand-Up and Improv! Don't miss it! Festival Workshops!We have a lot of exciting workshops booked this year during the festival, and spots are selling FAST! Take advantage of early bird registration if you register before March 18th @ 11:59p. Short Form-ish with Landon Kirksey Thursday 3/26 (6:00-8:00p) Explore how short form games can enhance our long form play. Whether you've done short form, long form, or no form at all, everyone will be able to jump in and start having more fun in scenes faster by using games to access our emotions and better discover point-of-view. Together we will ultimately CONQUER IMPROV FOREVER...ish. Click here to register. Introduction to Hip-Hop Improv with Baby Wants Candy Saturday 3/28 (10:00a-12:00p) In this two hour workshop, Baby Wants Candy (#2020DCF Improv Headliner) draws on the foundations in their hit spin off hip hop improv show Shamilton to teach you fundamentals of free-style improv rapping. They will help you become very comfortable using rap in your improv to create successful set-up-payoff rhymes on the fly, find the hook, and to help move songs and plot forward. Click here to register. Your Best Scene with David Christopher Saturday 3/28 (1:00-3:00p) No matter who you are, no matter what level of experience you have, we all have a better scene right in front of us. In Your Best Scene, learn the secrets to unlock the scene you never saw coming, free from thought or premise, and relying only on the gifts from living in the moment. If you're stuck in a rut, looking for something new to add to your tool belt, or new to the world of improv, don't waste time doing the expected, get to your best scene now! Click here to register. Mugs!Did you watch Mug Reveal Monday and think to yourself, "I want a muuggg!"? Well, by golly, you can do just that! Ordering a DCH mug is a great way to contribute to the theater while honoring a friend or troupe, or hey -- honor yourself! Order link: dallascomedyhouse.com/pay-it-forward/mugs Who will be featured on the next episode of Mug Reveal Monday? Reminder: Training Center Closures for DCFDCF is a few weeks away! Friendly reminder that the DCH Training Center will be closed for classes Monday, March 23rd-Sunday, March 29th. Classes will resume Monday, March 30th.
Room rentals will be available on Sunday the 29th, but no classes will meet this day.
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Upcoming Audition Opportunities!Ewing Auditions The next round of Ewing auditions takes place this Saturday, March 7th at noon. Auditions are open to performers, alumni, and students currently registered in Improv Level 4 or higher. Anyone coming to the audition must print and fill out the Ewing application, which can be found here. See you Saturday! Calamity Auditions Calamity Storytelling is a storytelling show produced once a term and performed on Dallas Comedy House’s Main Stage in front of a live audience. Each performer will share a hilarious and entertaining story, which will be recorded for the Calamity Storytelling Podcast. No previous storytelling experience required in order to audition. Follow this link for more info. The next round of storytelling auditions will be Sunday, April 5th at noon. DCH Photo Night!Join us this Monday, March 9th from 7:00-10:00p for DCH Photo Night! Want to be a model in some staged marketing photos? Want to get a new head shot? Come out to Photo Night! DCH Photo Interns, Paco James and Heather Lowe, will be taking some photos of fun being had on the patio! Show up to sign up for a free 5-minute head shot session! ALL FOOD AND DRINKS WILL BE HALF OFF ALL NIGHT LONG! The bar and kitchen will open at 5:00p. Gather up your friends for a night of looking good and having fun! Click here to view the official FB event. StuPer Jam This Sunday!It's time once again for the Sunday StuPer Jam! This month's jam will be this Sunday, March 8th at 4:00p. 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! StuPer jams are part jam, part learning party, and they are only open to DCH Students, Performers, and Alumni. Teachers and TAs will be there to play alongside you, provide feedback, and answer questions. TWO Upcoming Speed Dating Events!Are you single and ready to mingle? DCH and Dallasites 101 are hosting TWO speed dating events next week! We partnered with Dallasites do this last month, and it was a ton of fun. Ticket links are listed in the Facebook events (links below). Speed Dating: Opposite Sex Attraction Tuesday, March 10th (7:00-8:30p) Link to Facebook event March Room Rentals!Want to rent a practice room this month at DCH? Room rental requests can now be made any time via email. If you are interested in booking a room, whether it's a one-off rehearsal or a recurring rental, send an email to [email protected]. Room rentals fees are $60 per month. When reserving a monthly rental, you'll have the same time slot for two hours once per week. If you just need to rent the room for a one-off rehearsal, you can do so for $10 per hour. For more info about rentals, visit dchbackstage.com/rehearsal-space. Note: The DCH Training Center will be closed for rentals Monday 3/23-Saturday 3/28. Sleep Deprived!The poster is not lying. These people are going to do a crazy show this Saturday after not sleeping for like, a bajillion hours! What started as a kooky idea turned into a yearly tradition. Come out this Saturday at 10:00p to see it all go down! Festival Updates!So many new festival things since last week's What's Up Wednesday! We're just three weeks away from the fun. Hot dang!
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