Pack Theater

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Pack Theater
Genre Sketch comedy
Improvisation
Date of premiere2016 (2016)
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Official website

The Pack Theater is a theatre based in Los Angeles, California, specializing in improv and sketch comedy. In addition, the theatre operates a school for developing improv and comedy talent.

The Pack Theater grew out of the Miles Stroth Workshop, "focused on advanced training for improv comedians." [1] [2] Miles Stroth, a former student of Del Close, founded the workshop in 2007 after leaving his teaching job at iO West. [3] He spun the workshop into a theatre working from a 50-seat black box in 2016. [4]

For each of its first four years, 2016–19, the Pack has hosted its own comedy festival, Pack Con. [5] Pack Con performers have included Bob Odenkirk, Adam McKay, and The Whitest Kids U Know. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Wertheimer, Kate (July 13, 2016). "The Pack comedy theater opens 7 nights a week, gives other LA theaters a run for their funny". Time Out . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ Ciriaco, Michael (October 3, 2016). "Hollywood's Newest Improv Theater Has a Mission: Never Be Boring". LA Weekly . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Simons, Seth (March 29, 2018). "The Death of an Improv Theater: Mismanagement and Neglect at iO West". Paste . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ Shatkin, Elina (July 31, 2016). "Ahead of The Pack, the new theater rocking LA's comedy scene". KPCC . Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ziemba, Christine N. (July 25, 2019). "26 Fabulous Events In Southern California This Weekend". LAist . Retrieved December 18, 2020.

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