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If you like comedy, there’s something in this Marathon for you. Individual tickets are available for all shows ($10 each), or see every show in the marathon—and save $50—with this 12 Hour Pass!
Alchemy is also issuing a special challenge to our fans: attend all 8 shows (without dozing off into a deep and dreamless slumber), and you will win a spot in our next Improv 101 class! Think you can last? Message us with your name and email address!
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FULL SCHEDULE
12:00pm – Literary Legends: Improv inspired by children’s books
Our longest running show, but perfect for families
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1:30pm – Monarch of the Marathon: Competitive Improv Comedy
Full-on comedy battle royale as players compete for points and laughs
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3:00pm – Improv 301 Student Showcase
Our recent class graduates try their skills on the stage
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4:30pm – House Party featuring Countdown, Monarch, and Haymaker
Three of our favorite improv teams back to back to back
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6:00pm – Laugh Track: Improvised TV Channel Surfing
Fast-paced mix of short improv games and scenes touring through TV Land
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7:30pm – Improv All-Stars: Interactive, Clean Comedy Games
Veteran Alchemy performers take to the stage for your favorite improv games
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9:00pm – Mainstage show: “Blockbuster Summer”
Alchemy’s newest scripted and improvised show all about the movies
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10:30pm – Stand-up Meets Improv Jam
This finale show combines the best of stand-up and improv for anyone brave enough to try it
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
Our Mainstage productions are the top tier of Alchemy Comedy shows. The first half of “Blockbuster Summer” is our love letter to the movie and theater experience with themed scripted sketches and improv comedy games. The second half is a fully improvised movie all inspired by an audience suggestion. This show has a limited run in only June and July so don’t miss it!
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The Alchemy Comedy Theater is back and running shows every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7:30 and 9pm. Downtown Greenville has street parking available as well as several nearby parking garages.
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
About this event
The Alchemy Comedy Theater is back and running shows every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7:30 and 9pm. Downtown Greenville has street parking available as well as several nearby parking garages.
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
Here is the schedule for opening groups:
4/28: Monarch, a monoscene
5/5: Jolene, a Harold
5/12: Improv 501 Student Showcase
5/19: Crash, a student and player improv jam
5/26: Improv Student Showcase
6/2: Jolene and Monarch
6/9: Henry, a small town
6/16: Blockbuster Summer preview
6/23: Monarch, a monoscene
6/30: Jolene, a Harold
7/7: Henry, a small town
7/14: Crash, a student and player improv jam
7/21: Monarch, a monoscene
7/28: Jolene, a Harold
8/4: Henry, a small town
8/11: Crash, a student and player improv jam
8/18: Monarch, a monoscene
8/25: Henry, a small town
9/1: Henry, a small town
Tickets on sale to public Aug. 5th
This is a unique opportunity to see the best-selling humorist in an intimate setting. As always, Sedaris will be offering a selection of all-new readings and recollections, as well as a Q&A session and book signing. Books will be available for sale at the event, courtesy of Malaprop Bookstore/ Cafe
With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, Mr. Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. One of his new books, The Best of Me (Little Brown/ Hachette, Fall 2020), is a collection of 42 previously published stories and essays, about which novelist Andrew Sean Greer wrote in the New York Times: “You must read “The Best of Me.” It will be a new experience, knowing that enough time has passed to find humor in the hardest parts of life. More than ever — we’re allowed to laugh.”
If you love David Sedaris’s cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you’re getting into at his live readings. You’d be wrong. To see him read his own work on stage allows his autobiographical narrative to reveal a uniquely personal narrative that will keep you laughing throughout the evening. Don’t miss this event!
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
This year’s event will be from November 3-12th, 2022. The first weekend will primarily be stand-up and sketch comedy shows. The second weekend will primarily be improv comedy acts. Local acts will mostly be scheduled in between. However, there is some flexibility for all types of acts to be scheduled throughout the 2 week festival.
The submission fee is $30 (early bird is only $20) and, if accepted, there is no performer fee to attend or see shows. The festival is accepting submissions from Improv, Stand-up, Sketch, and Musical Comedy.
Deadline for applications is September 12th (with the early bird discount ending August 31st). All acts will be notified of acceptance in late September. All accepted acts will receive free access to the all festival shows and after parties as well as discounts on workshops from veteran performers.
To keep up with festival headliners and other announcements head to NewSouthComedy.com
This year’s event will be from November 3-12th, 2022. The first weekend will primarily be stand-up and sketch comedy shows. The second weekend will primarily be improv comedy acts. Local acts will mostly be scheduled in between. However, there is some flexibility for all types of acts to be scheduled throughout the 2 week festival.
The submission fee is $30 (early bird is only $20) and, if accepted, there is no performer fee to attend or see shows. The festival is accepting submissions from Improv, Stand-up, Sketch, and Musical Comedy.
Deadline for applications is September 12th (with the early bird discount ending August 31st). All acts will be notified of acceptance in late September. All accepted acts will receive free access to the all festival shows and after parties as well as discounts on workshops from veteran performers.
To keep up with festival headliners and other announcements head to NewSouthComedy.com
This year’s event will be from November 3-12th, 2022. The first weekend will primarily be stand-up and sketch comedy shows. The second weekend will primarily be improv comedy acts. Local acts will mostly be scheduled in between. However, there is some flexibility for all types of acts to be scheduled throughout the 2 week festival.
The submission fee is $30 (early bird is only $20) and, if accepted, there is no performer fee to attend or see shows. The festival is accepting submissions from Improv, Stand-up, Sketch, and Musical Comedy.
Deadline for applications is September 12th (with the early bird discount ending August 31st). All acts will be notified of acceptance in late September. All accepted acts will receive free access to the all festival shows and after parties as well as discounts on workshops from veteran performers.
To keep up with festival headliners and other announcements head to NewSouthComedy.com
About this event
The Alchemy Comedy Theater is back and running shows every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at 7:30 and 9pm. Downtown Greenville has street parking available as well as several nearby parking garages.
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.
Here is the schedule for opening groups:
4/28: Monarch, a monoscene
5/5: Jolene, a Harold
5/12: Improv 501 Student Showcase
5/19: Crash, a student and player improv jam
5/26: Improv Student Showcase
6/2: Jolene and Monarch
6/9: Henry, a small town
6/16: Blockbuster Summer preview
6/23: Monarch, a monoscene
6/30: Jolene, a Harold
7/7: Henry, a small town
7/14: Crash, a student and player improv jam
7/21: Monarch, a monoscene
7/28: Jolene, a Harold
8/4: Henry, a small town
8/11: Crash, a student and player improv jam
8/18: Monarch, a monoscene
8/25: Henry, a small town
9/1: Henry, a small town
This year’s event will be from November 3-12th, 2022. The first weekend will primarily be stand-up and sketch comedy shows. The second weekend will primarily be improv comedy acts. Local acts will mostly be scheduled in between. However, there is some flexibility for all types of acts to be scheduled throughout the 2 week festival.
The submission fee is $30 (early bird is only $20) and, if accepted, there is no performer fee to attend or see shows. The festival is accepting submissions from Improv, Stand-up, Sketch, and Musical Comedy.
Deadline for applications is September 12th (with the early bird discount ending August 31st). All acts will be notified of acceptance in late September. All accepted acts will receive free access to the all festival shows and after parties as well as discounts on workshops from veteran performers.
To keep up with festival headliners and other announcements head to NewSouthComedy.com
Breakout comedian D’Lai has been on a meteoric rise after his showstopping appearance on HBO’s All Def Comedy.
An eclectic group of six kids with outsized ambitions that match their outsized personalities vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. In between candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens (as well as some chosen audience members) spell their way through a series of insane words competing for the title. Heartwarming, hilarious, and featuring the insane unpredictability of audience participation, each performance will be a wild and unique ride rivaling the drama of any major sporting event.