Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures

  • Comedy
  • IF Theatre

Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures

  • Comedy
  • IF Theatre

Aug 16 – 19

Study hall is coming to the IndyFringe Festival! This unique comedy show mixes informative lectures and hilarious improv to create an experience that is both educational and entertaining! invited guests will lecture on a topic from their field and then a cast of some of Indy’s best improvisers will use what they learned to create hilarious scenes right before your eyes! You will learn, laugh, and leave without homework!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH @ 8PM
🎓Paul Daily (IF Executive Director): “Celebrating 20 Years of IndyFringe”
🎓Caitlin Howlett (DePauw University): Topic TBA
🎓and one more TBA!

SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH @ 6:30PM
A collaboration with the Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library!
🎓Chris Lefave (Curator): “How Kurt Vonnegut Found Me Amongst the Amusing Apocalypse”
🎓Pat Downey (Operations Manager): “Trojan Horses and Tralfamadorians: The Banning of Slaughterhouse-Five”
🎓Julia Whitehead (Founder & CEO): “The Roots of Wit: How Indiana and Military Life Shaped Vonnegut’s Sense of Humor”

TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH @ 8:00PM
🎓Cody Adams (WISHTV Host): “Preparing for Television Interviews and Dealing with the Unexpected”
🎓Z. Zylvia Yang (DePauw University) “The History of Marginalia”
🎓Natalie Beglin (Comic Art Historian): “The Relationship Between Wonder Woman, Gender Performance, and the Psychological Implications of BDSM for Superheroes”

Study Hall has been performing in Philadelphia since 2011 and and recently debuted for multiple shows at The Second City Chicago. The show has also been performed at museums and colleges including The Franklin Institute, The Museum of the American Revolution, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, University of Pennsylvania, Arizona State University, and many more.

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Study Hall: Comedy Inspired By Lectures
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