
Bring Your Own Sketch
Bring Your Own Sketch (BYOS) is like an open mic, but for sketch scripts!
Cost: Free
Bring Your Own Sketch (BYOS) is like an open mic, but for sketch scripts!
Cost: Free
Make some noise for indie team night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
Experience our new, completely improvised musical comedy show. Watch and listen as the cast makes up songs on the spot with live accompaniment, based on suggestions from you, the audience.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.
First Saturdays at 6:00 are free!
First, the cast of Show and Tell talented will weave true stories into comedic gold, live on stage for one night only.
Followed by Golden Age, where a cast of veteran improvisers will showcase a whole world of characters all inhabiting the same location. .
Tickets: $9 at the door
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the spinner and get randomly assigned a team to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans!
Love improv? Love singing? Come sing with the Broken Records musical improv team at this free musical improv jam.
Make some noise for indie team night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.)
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Come ready to this reading series from Durham’s own Bull City Press for engaging poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from established and emerging writers.
Admission: Free!
Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
Local college improv teams have been invited to take to the Mettlesome stage.
Cost: Free
An Improv Comedy throwdown!
Tickets: $9
Experience our new, completely improvised musical comedy show. Watch and listen as the cast makes up songs on the spot with live accompaniment, based on suggestions from you, the audience.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
First, the cast of Show and Tell talented will weave true stories into comedic gold, live on stage for one night only.
Followed by Golden Age, where a cast of veteran improvisers will showcase a whole world of characters all inhabiting the same location. .
Tickets: $9 at the door
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the spinner and get randomly assigned a team to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans!
For the Improv Jam, everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Great for students, beginners, and veterans - No experience necessary.
Cost: Free!
A brand new sketch showcase every month! Come see unique and original sketch comedy from the best Mettlesome has to offer.
$9 at the door
The cast of Well Seasoned invites you to an improv comedy kickback where Black comedy takes center stage.
Tickets: $9
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
This class show is the culmination of a six-week sketch comedy deep dive. Come hear the graduates of Tristan Yonce’s Sketch 101: Intro to Comedy Writing show off at a table read!
Tickets at the door: $7
A brand new sketch showcase every month! Come see unique and original sketch comedy from the best Mettlesome has to offer.
$9 at the door
Queer super-team laughs with a special guest artist!
In celebration of Durham Pride weekend, improv teams of LGBTQIA+-identifying and ally Mettlesome performers will perform improv comedy. After the show, there will be a free improv comedy jam, open to all, regardless of experience!
Each week a different opportunity for YOU to get on stage.
1st Thursdays - Bring Your Own Sketch
2nd & 4th Thursdays - Improv Jam
3rd Thursdays - Bring Your Own Team
Come play! Everyone welcome.
Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
This show is appropriate for the whole family! See a rotating cast of the best Mettlesome has to offer at Center Theater in Carrboro, NC. Straight out of Durham, this award winning comedy theater brings their quick wit and boundless creativity to create an interactive show that everyone in your family will enjoy. All based on YOUR suggestions!
Experience our new, completely improvised musical comedy show. Watch and listen as the cast makes up songs on the spot with live accompaniment, based on suggestions from you, the audience.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
This class show is the culmination of a seven-week sketch comedy deep dive. Come see the graduates of Ashley Melzer and Daniel Duncan’s Sketch 301: Writing for the Stage class!
Tickets at the door: $7
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.
First Saturdays are free!
First, the cast of Show and Tell talented will weave true stories into comedic gold, live on stage for one night only.
Followed by Golden Age, where a cast of veteran improvisers will showcase a whole world of characters all inhabiting the same location. .
Tickets: $9 at the door
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the spinner and get randomly assigned a team to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans!
Make some noise for indie team night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.)
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Come ready to this reading series from Durham’s own Bull City Press for engaging poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from established and emerging writers.
Admission: Free!
Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
Each week a different opportunity for YOU to get on stage.
1st Thursdays - Bring Your Own Sketch
2nd & 4th Thursdays - Improv Jam
3rd Thursdays - Bring Your Own Team
Come play! Everyone welcome.
An Improv Comedy throwdown!
Tickets: $9
Experience our new, completely improvised musical comedy show. Watch and listen as the cast makes up songs on the spot with live accompaniment, based on suggestions from you, the audience.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.
First, the cast of Show and Tell talented will weave true stories into comedic gold, live on stage for one night only.
Followed by Golden Age, where a cast of veteran improvisers will showcase a whole world of characters all inhabiting the same location. .
Tickets: $9 at the door
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the spinner and get randomly assigned a team to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans!
For the Improv Jam, everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Great for students, beginners, and veterans - No experience necessary.
Cost: Free!
Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
It’s a spooky, kooky, Mettlesome comedy hour.
Tickets: $9 at the door
The cast of Well Seasoned invites you to an improv comedy kickback where Black comedy takes center stage.
Tickets: $9
TONIGHT HOUSE PARTY GETS SPOOKY!
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.)
Tickets: $9 at the door
It’s a spooky, kooky, Mettlesome comedy hour.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Make some noise for indie comedy night!
Tickets: $8 at the door
For the Improv Jam, everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Great for students, beginners, and veterans - No experience necessary.
Cost: Free!
It’s a spooky, kooky, Mettlesome comedy hour.
Tickets: $9 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $9 at the door
House Party features a cast of improvisers as they bring your suggestions to the life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.
First Saturdays are free!
Sketches and bits from the team behind MettleSketch. It’s a spooky, kooky, Mettlesome comedy hour.
Tickets: $9 at the door
First, the cast of Show and Tell talented will weave true stories into comedic gold, live on stage for one night only.
Followed by Golden Age, where a cast of veteran improvisers will showcase a whole world of characters all inhabiting the same location. .
Tickets: $9 at the door
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Put your name in the spinner and get randomly assigned a team to a group. Featuring players of all experience levels.
Great for students, beginners, and veterans!
Mettlesome welcomes the best of the Coalition Theater in Richmond, VA..
The ultimate comedy clash! Three teams representing improv, stand-up, and sketch will use the same suggestions--provided by an auspicious audience--to battle it out for the chance to leave the SUGGESTION DUNGEON. Laughter secures survival. Silence is certain suffering. Who will win your favor?
Tickets: $8 at the door
Mettlesome welcomes the best of the Coalition Theater in Richmond, VA.ne scene. Twins (1988) brings the sass, the class, and of course, the DRAMA. This duo features Josh Blubaugh and Kimberly Nario.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Experience our new, completely improvised musical comedy show. Watch and listen as the cast makes up songs on the spot with live accompaniment, based on suggestions from you, the audience.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Get ready for the Mettlesome Anniversary Weekend! House teams, indie showcases, BITS galore running Thursday Aug 21 - Saturday Aug 23. This weekend we have FOURTY-NINE sets of improv across three big nights that is certain to be a chaotic night of comedy. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or just looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
Get your tickets now! $12 per show or $40 for a weekend pass.
Get ready for the Mettlesome Anniversary Weekend! House teams, indie showcases, BITS galore running Thursday Aug 21 - Saturday Aug 23. This weekend we have FOURTY-NINE sets of improv across three big nights that is certain to be a chaotic night of comedy. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or just looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
Get your tickets now! $12 per show or $40 for a weekend pass.
Get ready for the Mettlesome Anniversary Weekend! House teams, indie showcases, BITS galore running Thursday Aug 21 - Saturday Aug 23. This weekend we have FOURTY-NINE sets of improv across three big nights that is certain to be a chaotic night of comedy. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or just looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
Get your tickets now! $12 per show or $40 for a weekend pass.
See the talented teens of Mettlesome’s Teens Improv Society show off the improv skills they’ve been learning this summer!
Cost: Free
Get ready for the Mettlesome Anniversary Weekend! House teams, indie showcases, BITS galore running Thursday Aug 21 - Saturday Aug 23. This weekend we have FOURTY-NINE sets of improv across three big nights that is certain to be a chaotic night of comedy. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or just looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
Get your tickets now! $12 per show or $40 for a weekend pass.
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
Get ready for the Mettlesome Anniversary Weekend! House teams, indie showcases, BITS galore running Thursday Aug 21 - Saturday Aug 23. This weekend we have FOURTY-NINE sets of improv across three big nights that is certain to be a chaotic night of comedy. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or just looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
Get your tickets now! $12 per show or $40 for a weekend pass.
Get ready for the Mettlesome Anniversary Weekend! House teams, indie showcases, BITS galore running Thursday Aug 21 - Saturday Aug 23. This weekend we have FOURTY-NINE sets of improv across three big nights that is certain to be a chaotic night of comedy. Whether you're a comedy enthusiast or just looking for a good time, this is the place to be!
Get your tickets now! $12 per show or $40 for a weekend pass.
You’re invited to the stage to participate in an improv comedy jam. No experience necessary - total beginners to advanced performers welcome.
Cost: Free!
One suggestion leads to the creation of a whole new world of comedy.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Discover the lives of others with this new Mettlesome show!
Tickets: $8 at the door
House Party is a family-friendly show featuring a cast of comedic improvisers who bring your suggestions to life for a hilarious good time. (Don’t worry, we’ll never pull you on stage unless you want to be there.) The content is suitable for all ages.
Tickets: $8 at the door
See the student graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Mira McMahon’s Improv 301 class show off what they’ve learned the past seven weeks!
Tickets: $5 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Make some noise for indie team night!
Tickets: $5
Make some noise for indie team night!
Tickets: $5 at the door
For the Improv Jam, everybody who attends will get a chance to perform. Great for students, beginners, and veterans - No experience necessary.
Cost: Free!
Two acts compete to see who is crowned “King Shit.”
Tickets: $8 at the door
One location. A world of comedy.
The cast of Golden Age will showcase a whole world of characters all based on your suggestions.
Tickets: $8 at the door
Come ready to this reading series from Durham’s own Bull City Press for engaging poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from established and emerging writers.
Admission: Free!
This class show is the culmination of a seven-week sketch comedy deep dive. Come hear the graduates of Megan Myers’ Sketch 201: The Writers’ Room show off at a table read!
Tickets at the door: $5
See the student graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Charles Givens’ Improv 201 class show off what they’ve learned the past seven weeks!
Tickets: $5 at the door
See the student graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Craig Carter’s Improv 401 class show off what they’ve learned the past seven weeks!
Tickets: $5 at the door
See the student graduates of Mettlesome Instructor Meredith Biechele’s Improv 101 class show off what they’ve learned the past six weeks!
Tickets: $5 at the door
Join Hush Hush for a special comedy show full of deep laughs and true revelations. Each show, audience members add their anonymous confessions into our bucket of truth. Our cast of improv all-stars read those aloud and turn one person's wild shame into everyone's party.
Tickets: $8 at the door