What's New at PHIT?

6/30/2009 GET READY FOR BONERAMA - PHIT'S ALL LADY COMEDY FESTIVAL. That's right PHIT is adding an entire extra weekend of shows at The Shubin Theatre during the month of July just to showacase the funniest women in Philadelphia. July 16-18th will bring a collection of the city's top comedic performers to you. For more details check out the show calendar and keep you eyes on the news!


Photo (c) Tom Lovelund, 2008-2009

 

6/20/2009 CHECK OUT PHIT'S FLICKR PHOTOSTREAM FOR SHOTS FROM PHILLY INVADES NYC. We are very excited to share close to 500 photos from our weekend mini-festival of all things Philadelphia in New York City last month. While you're over at our flickr site you can also check out photos from dozens of other shows over the past several months taken by our official photographers Musher-Lovelund Photography and fans of our shows. Have photos you want to share? Email the theater the files and we'll get them up on the site as we can. We are especially interested in older photos from 2006-2007 shows and Fergie's Pub and The Shubin.

 

6/8/2009 GET YOUR KID IMPROV EDU-MA-CATED AT PHIT'S TEEN SUMMER CAMP. One week of daylong immersion in improv is a great way to keep the comedian in your family from using the kitchen as a stage for at least a few days. Taught by PHIT Artistic Director Alexis Simpson, students will learn the basics of improv over the course of five fun-filled days and have a special graduation show for their proud parents and friends, right before PHIT own night of shows kick off. For only $200 there is no better deal in town. PHIT's Teen summer camp is an extension of the great work we've done with High Schools since our founding 2006 - like our annual Great Improv Event at North Penn High School in Lansdale, PA.

 

6/2/2009 LOCATION FOR THIS WEEK'S SHOWS HAS CHANGED! Due to scheduling problems with our usual space at The Shubin Theatre, all this week's PHIT shows have been moved! The showtimes remain the same for Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday night, but we'll now be performing at The Actors Center, 257 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Friday's shows have been canceled - but you can catch out-of-town group Marjean opening for The N Crowd on Friday night at 10 p.m. (tickets for that show are $10 in advance/$15 door, and can be purchased at www.phillyncrowd.com)

 

5/25/09 PHILLY INVADES NYC THIS WEEKEND. Check out our shows page for the full details of our four-day invasion of New York. We'll be doing a total of 8 shows in the East Village at Under Saint Marks' Theatre, 94 Saint Marks Place, New York, NY. Tickets are available in advance on our website!

 

5/15/09 LEVEL 4 CLASS WITH MATT HOLMES NOW ENROLLING. Grab a spot in our first ever Level 4 class today!

 

5/7/09 LISA LEVY'S SHOW "STAND UP. LIE DOWN." AT PHIT THIS *SATURDAY*. Dr. Lisa Levy S.P. (Self Proclaimed) will bring her unique mix of stand-up and psychoanalysis to PHIT this weekend for one night only. Dr. Levy's guests/patients will include stand-ups Dave Walk, and Kent Haines, and PHIT Affiliate improv group Rare Bird Show We've been getting a lot of press for this show - so get a ticket in advance if you are planning on coming! If you read the great preview of this show in the Montgomery County Ticket, please note that the show is on Saturday, May 9th - not Sunday, May 10th.

 

4/30/09 START OF SKETCH LEVEL 1 AND WRITING FOR TV DELAYED ONE WEEK. It's come to our attention that there were problems with our online registration system over the past several days, and we are therefore extending the registration period for both these classes by one week. Classes will now start on 5/10/2009!

 

4/17/09 KETIH JOHNSTONE EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE IN TWO WEEKS. Hurry and get a space now before the cost for this 3-day intensive (running June 12-14th rises to $500). Getting a deposit in before the deadline ensures you are locked in at the lower price for the workshop.

 

4/8/09 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY RARE BIRD SHOW/ACTION SECTION TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT. Standing room tickets will be available starting 5 minutes before show. Why not grab tickets instead to see Kevin Allison of MTV's "The State"?

 

3/31/09 PHIT ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF WRITING FOR TV CLASS. We are lucky to have David Warick - who worked for many years as a writer and script doctor in Los Angeles starting this class, which will help students create a spec script for a 30-minute television sitcom. For more details, visit the class page.

 

3/26/09 SUMMER TEEN IMPROV CAMP NOW ENROLLING. Send your kidlet to learn a whole level of improv in just one week. Summer camp will be July 6-10, 2009 from 9am-4pm each day. Students will also have a performance on Sunday, July 12, 2009.

 

3/20/09 CATCH PHIT RESIDENT GROUP EVERYTHING MUST GO AS SPECIAL GUESTS OF THE N CROWD TONIGHT!

 

3/8/09 CORRECTION TO EMAIL NEWSLETTER. The newsletter incorrectly stated that our March Sketch Writing Level 1 class is on Wednesdays starting March 18th. The class is actually on Thursdays, starting March 26th.

 

3/5/09 DEPOSIT OPTION NOW AVAILABLE FOR KEITH JOHNSTONE. Can't pay the $450 master class fee all in one shot? Visit the registration page to make a $100 deposit and PHIT will contact you to arrange a payment plan.

 

3/2/09 ALL CLASSES AND REHEARSALS AT PHIT ARE CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT. Students and cast members should receive an email with details of makeup classes or rehearsal rescheduling.

 

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