ColdTowne launches podcast network!
ColdTowne Theater, formerly known for their improv and sketch classes along with nightly comedy shows on Airport Blvd, have launched a new podcast network! Since shutting theater doors back in March due to COVID-19, ColdTowne has launched weekly comedy programming through ColdTowne TV and streams live on Twitch and Facebook. Classes, workshops and corporate trainings […]
NOTABLE TOWNIES: JUSTIN LINVILLE
Break out the peach iced tea — I’m sitting down with Justin Linville! Hi Justin! I miss people! If we were able to have a face-to-face interview, where might we sit down to chat? If you came over for […]
Main Stage 2020 Summer Season announcement
May 09 – 30 Linzy with a “Z” is a one woman sketch show starring the undeniably hilarious Linzy Beltran (Latinauts, Garage, Glam Fam) Directed by Jesus Valles and Produced by Mase Kerwick. May 09-June 13 “Curl Up and Dye” directed by Ronnie Miller. A salon-centered comedy exploring the wonders of female friendship and […]
A word from Kyle Romero on Sex a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs
by Kyle Romero, Director of Sex a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs at ColdTowne Theater Directing this play (Sex a.k.a. Wieners and Boobs by Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Showalter, and David Wain) is literally a dream come true. I came up in the academic world of [extremely Homer Simpson voice] legitimate theatre. I’ve done Shakespeare. I’ve done Greek […]
Bye, 2019!
We’re less than 12 hours from entering 2020, a new year / entirely new decade, guaranteed to bring lots of change and growth at ColdTowne and around Austin and the world, but in a good way we hope! Before we start the real countdown, we’re taking a look back on some celebratory moments around our […]
Teen Troupe Montmoreau Flies Across the Pond to Spend Their Junior Year Abroad
Being a teenager is universally difficult, distinguished by a search for identity and a tendency to act against one’s better judgement. Junior Year Abroad places these personal struggles on a continent-sized stage, following a group of high school Student Leaders on their pan-European class trip as they explore, bicker, posture, and pretend like each new […]
“My Own Worst Enemy” opens January 4, 2020
By Wendy Salome “My parents are disappointed in me.” “My friends secretly hate me.” “The cashier at H-E-B is judging my bulk gummy worms purchase.” These are thoughts we’ve all had (…right?), and now you can watch the cast of My Own Worst Enemy bring them to life and dispel them in the span of […]
Small Business Saturday in Austin > Black Friday
by Lilli Lopez Tents! Cold temperatures! Injuries and FULL BLOWN FIGHTS! Every year we see folks working retail, dealing with waves of shoppers lined up as soon as a week in advance for Black Friday, when they should honestly have the day off (RADICAL, I KNOW). So when I heard about Small Business Saturday almost […]
ColdTowne’s Level 1 $99 deal is live and I’m here to sell it to ya!
Hi, I’m Lilli Lopez. If you’ve been to ColdTowne Theater, you might have seen me with B. Iden Payne Award winning team Prima Doñas in Latinauts, or maybe from The Rose, BettyFest, or even Futurx Festival. I’m a performer / artist / producer / writer and I also happen to be a faculty member and the marketing […]
WEIRD GAY VIBES: Martini Ranch is back!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEIRD GAY VIBES Saturdays (8:30-9:30 p.m.) November 16 – December 21, 2019 This surreal sketch comedy show has no straight man. Austin, Texas – October 30, 2019 – Austin’s first and longest running LGBTQ sketch comedy team, Martini Ranch, returns with a subversive, darkly comedic show titled “Weird Gay Vibes”. The original […]