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Pack Theater

Coordinates: 34°5′26.448″N 118°19′50.736″W / 34.09068000°N 118.33076000°W / 34.09068000; -118.33076000
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Pack Theater
GenreSketch comedy
Improvisation
Date of premiere2016 (2016)
LocationLos 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.

34°5′26.448″N 118°19′50.736″W / 34.09068000°N 118.33076000°W / 34.09068000; -118.33076000