Pack Theater

Pack Theater
Genre	Sketch comedy Improvisation
Date of premiere	2016 (2016)
Location	Los Angeles, California, United States
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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. 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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