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Upcoming Events and Appearences
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Balderdash Academy Improv at Thornton Academy
May 3rd at Thornton Academy
Balderdash Academy’s Improv Live is 120 minutes of the funniest on-the-spot comedy driven by your suggestions with music from ThinkFishTank. This is hilarious improv comedy at its finest brought to you by the cast of the hit shows, On the Air!, Teacher’s Lounge, and Competitive Comedy! Sit back and laugh while we get outrageous.
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Improv Jam Fundraiser!
May 21
June 18
July 16
August 20
September 17
The Hill Arts, Portland, MEJoin the cast of Balderdash Academy's Improv Live as we raise money for St Lawrence Arts with an improv jam fundraiser. It’s relaxed fun playing games, hanging out, and networking with improvisers and entertainers from around the region, all for a great cause!
What's an improv jam, you ask? Great question random stranger. An improv jam is an improv show where wherein any attendee is invited to participate. There's an improv renaissance in the Northeast right now and this is your opportunity to get in on the fun.
With a group? Come and play! Interested in improv and want to give it a try? Come on down! Love St Lawrence and want to help meet their fundraising goals? You should come too!
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Improv Live
July 19 at Hill Arts
June 8 with Yes & Co, Portland Media CenterBalderdash Academy’s Improv Live is 120 minutes of the funniest on-the-spot comedy driven by your suggestions with music from ThinkFishTank. This is hilarious improv comedy at its finest brought to you by the cast of the hit shows, On the Air!, Teacher’s Lounge, and Competitive Comedy! Sit back and laugh while we get outrageous.
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On the Air!
New show every night!
April 19
The Hill Arts, Portland, MEJoin our live comedy love letter to old-timey radio at The Hill Arts in Portland, Maine! Relive the adventures of the past with a different show every month, with only Balderdash Academy's On the Air, featured in 2022 PortFringe!
The wild crew behind the Balderdash Academy comedy ensemble presents On the Air! Our groundbreaking comedy experience blends live theater with brand-new scripted comedy radio plays that never were.
Each performance of On the Air is all new, features never-before-heard radio plays and comedy commercials, and is recorded live as we follow the trials and tribulations of the ensemble of Dasher's Radio Theater on the Air.
Featuring Balderdash Academy's rotating ensemble: Steve Corning, CarlaRose Dubois, Nate Greene, David Hanright, Randy Hunt, Zack LaChance, Bob LeBlanc, Marie Stewart Harmon & Molly McGill.
Join us for a different comedy show of old-timey radio serials! Featuring custom original series by award-winning writers.
Special Fundraising Page
Introducing our newest podcast, Balderdash Academy's On the Air!
Balderdash Academy now on Spotify and all major Podcast networks.
Visit the weird citizens of Balderdash County.
Listen to our HEadmaster, Bob LeBlanc, talk shop and playwriting on the Quill and Curtain Podcast.