Philly Improv Theater to Present STAY DEAD in October

Philly Improv Theater, the Philadelphia area's Largest Improv Theater, presents a frightfully funny show inspired by a wide variety of horror films. Stay Dead! is the latest in a five-year tradition of terrifyingly good Halloween shows from PHIT. Following the success of last year's Stay Dead! run at PHIT the show is bring brought back from the undead to once again scare up some laughs this Halloween season! Under the direction of Mike Marbach, the talented cast will use classic horror film tropes to craft a one of a kind horror comedy right before your eyes! It has never been seen before and, like many of its characters, will never be seen again! Starting on October 22nd at 7:30 p.m. and running for 9 performances. Everyone will die... but not everyone will stay dead!

Dates:

Thursday, October 22nd at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 23rd at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 23rd at Midnight

Saturday, October 24th at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 29th at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 30th at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 30th at Midnight

Saturday, October 31st at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 31st at Midnight

Where:

Shows are located at The Philly Improv Theater at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street, 19103. Audience members can bring their own beverages. Tickets will be available soon at: http://phillyimprovtheater.ticketleap.com/. Check out PhillyImprovtheater.com for more information.

CAST

Andrew Coppola

Tara Demmy

Lali Gill

Derrick Hackett

Tom Hannigan

Rick Helpa

Brendan Kingston

Courtney Painter

Kevin Ruth

Molly Scullion

Directed By Mike Marbach

Founded in 2005, Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) delivers the best alternative comedy in the tri-state area including improv, sketch and stand-up. Presenting hundreds of performances a year, PHIT has found its home at The Adrienne Theater's 2nd Stage where comedy fans can find a wide variety of shows two weeks out of every month. In addition to its regular schedule, PHIT has produced dozens of shows for the Philly Fringe Festival and feature presentations with well-known comedians that include Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade), Paul F. Tompkins (Mr. Show, Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins) and Scott Adsit (30 Rock). PHIT's Training Center is the largest of its kind between New York and Chicago offering extensive training in improv, sketch comedy, stand-up and storytelling for students of all ages and experience. Students and instructors from PHIT have gone on to perform on stages all over the country, become published authors, and even writers and performers for TV shows like America's Got Talent, Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Saturday Night Live, Two and a Half Men, Raising Hope and numerous other shows on CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, and VH1.