Upcoming Shows & Events
Saturday February 16, 2019
Improv 001 Workshop: Silent Scene (with Joe Guy)
Saturday February 16, 2019 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Improv 001 Workshop: Silent Scene (with Joe Guy) Unlike our normal 6 week classes, this is a single drop-in style class that focuses on a single set of skills. These are generally for students who have at least already begun our basic Improv 101 class. Students can choose any one of the February wor...
Improv All-Stars: Interactive, Clean Comedy Games
Saturday February 16, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Every Saturday at 7:30pm, veteran Alchemy improvisers take to the stage for an interactive, family-friendly comedy show. If you've ever watched Whose Line Is it Anyway?, then you'll see some familiar games, plus a few of our own design. This is good, clean comedy that's fit for the whole family! Her...
Unscripted: Improv Comedy Stand-up Meets Improv and Living Room
Saturday February 16, 2019 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM
SuMi combines the best of stand-up with the best of improv comedy. In the first half, comics take the stage and improvise a stand-up set base on a never-before-seen list of suggestions. In the second half, we take the script from an actual play, but only give it to one player—the other performer has...
CageMatch: Competitive Long-form Improv Comedy
Saturday February 16, 2019 from 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Weekly CageMatches have come to Greenville, SC! For two decades, Kevin Mullaney has been growing his competitive long-form improv show in Chicago, New York, LA and beyond. Each week, two improv teams will compete for your laughs and your votes. The winner moves on to a new competitor each week.Sunday February 17, 2019
HUMONGOUS: The Biggest Comedy Event
Sunday February 17, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
HUMONGOUS: The Biggest Night Of Comedy On Sunday, February 17th, the Alchemy Comedy Theater is creating Greenville's biggest night of comedy. We are putting together a huge sampler platter of all the different kinds of shows Alchemy produces in one single night. This huge event will feature a combin...Thursday February 21, 2019
Improv 101 Student Showcase
Thursday February 21, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Each of the Alchemy Comedy classes are given a chance to show off their improv skills on stage. Hosted by the instructor, students in these shows use the skills they’ve learned in either 101, 201, 301, or 401 to play in front of a crowd. Come out and support our training center and see if you have ...
Harold Night (feat. Eugene): Long-form Improv Comedy
Thursday February 21, 2019 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM
This weekly show brings some of Greenville's best long-form improvisors together with a classic format called the Harold. Starting with a suggestion from the audience, our performers will create a 20 to 30 minute theatrical show on the spot. Sometimes it'll feel like a play and othertimes like a dre...Friday February 22, 2019
Comedy Gold Rush: Fast-Paced Improv
Friday February 22, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
This weekly show features a rotating cast of players bringing you a fast-paced mix of short-form improv games and long-form improv scenes. Comedy Gold Rush is coached by Andy Roark and Brooke Johnston. http://www.alchemycomedy.com
Local Legends: Improv Comedy Inspired by stories from Sara Hyett Tompkins (Owner of Burn Boot Camp)
Friday February 22, 2019 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Local Legends is the Alchemy Comedy Theater's flagship weekly improv show. Every Friday night at 9:00pm, a different local legend (person of note) tells their own local legends (personal stories) to inspire this fully improvised show.
Improv Jam: Mind If We Crash Here?
Friday February 22, 2019 from 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Have you ever seen an improv show and wanted to try it? Do you want to take an improv test-flight where crashing isn't just allowed but encouraged as part of the learning process?Well you're in luck, partner.Mind If We Crash Here? is Alchemy's FREE open-to-all improv jam / indy team showcase / all-a...Saturday February 23, 2019
Improv 001 Workshop: Meisner Applied to Improv (with Jacki Flynn)
Saturday February 23, 2019 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Improv 001 Workshop: Meisner Applied to Improv (with Jacki Flynn) Unlike our normal 6 week classes, this is a single drop-in style class that focuses on a single set of skills. These are generally for students who have at least already begun our basic Improv 101 class. Students can choose any one of...
Improv All-Stars: Interactive, Clean Comedy Games
Saturday February 23, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Every Saturday at 7:30pm, veteran Alchemy improvisers take to the stage for an interactive, family-friendly comedy show. If you've ever watched Whose Line Is it Anyway?, then you'll see some familiar games, plus a few of our own design. This is good, clean comedy that's fit for the whole family! Her...
Unscripted: Improv Comedy featuring Monolith and Tribute
Saturday February 23, 2019 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Monolith shares the basic structure of most long-form improv: you give the team a suggestion and they give you a show. But there's a twist: everything you'll see will take place in one single, sustained scene—a monoscene. It's like a one-act play, except everything's written and performed simultaneo...
CageMatch: Competitive Long-form Improv Comedy
Saturday February 23, 2019 from 10:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Weekly CageMatches have come to Greenville, SC! For two decades, Kevin Mullaney has been growing his competitive long-form improv show in Chicago, New York, LA and beyond. Each week, two improv teams will compete for your laughs and your votes. The winner moves on to a new competitor each week.Thursday February 28, 2019
Improv 601 Mid-Class Showcase
Thursday February 28, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
For this special show, our Improv 601 conservatory students will do their first show together. In this class they are working on the simplest, yet most difficult of improv formats, the duo monoscene. Each student will be paired with another and they will do a 20 minute scene togehter. No lights. No ...
King of the Mountain: Competitive Improv Games
Thursday February 28, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Every Thursday at 7:30pm, Alchemy's stage turns into a full-on comedy battle royale as players compete for points and for your laughs! It's a bit like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?": you'll see familiar games like ABC (if the first line starts with an A, the next line will start with a B, then a C, and ...
Harold Night (feat.Li'l Rhonda): Long-form Improv Comedy
Thursday February 28, 2019 from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
This weekly show brings some of Greenville's best long-form improvisors together with a classic format called the Harold. Starting with a suggestion from the audience, our performers will create a 20 to 30 minute theatrical show on the spot. Sometimes it'll feel like a play and othertimes like a dre...Friday March 1, 2019
Comedy Gold Rush: Fast-Paced Improv
Friday March 1, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
This weekly show features a rotating cast of players bringing you a fast-paced mix of short-form improv games and long-form improv scenes. Comedy Gold Rush is coached by Andy Roark and Brooke Johnston. http://www.alchemycomedy.com
Local Legends: Improv Comedy Inspired by stories from Michael Hart (Lawyer, Actor, Songwriter)
Friday March 1, 2019 from 9:00 PM to 10:15 PM
Local Legends is the Alchemy Comedy Theater's flagship weekly improv show. Every Friday night at 9:00pm, a different local legend (person of note) tells their own local legends (personal stories) to inspire this fully improvised show.Saturday March 2, 2019