SideQuest Theater

Meet the fabulous contestants of June 15th's THINK FAST!

Come cheer them on as they tackle a twisting gauntlet of improvisational prompts, physical challenges, and mental gymnastics– with actual cash prizes on the line!

🍻 It's BYOB, an awesome date night, and perfect for fans of game shows, Game Changer, or Task Master.

🎟️ Tickets at www.sidequesttheater.com

📍SideQuest Theater, 2030 Sansom St

You are cordially invited to... the Improvised Tony Awards! All the glitz and glam of Broadway, with all of the hilarious spontaneity of live improv comedy.

Before the show, audience members write "nominations" for made up musicals. Then, our cast of quadruple-threat improvisers create dazzling Broadway hits, tearful acceptance speeches, and who knows– maybe even a dream ballet!

You bring the shows, we bring the showstoppers!

💃 All shows are BYOB, and audiences are encouraged to dress for the red carpet.

🎟️ Tickets available on our website: www.sidequesttheater.com

Wanna see some magic? 🎩🪄

This Friday, magician/comedian Fred Siegel and The Rosen Sisters (Gail & Deb) bring their strange and spectacular magic show to SideQuest!

In Sideshow Fred, Fred recounts true stories of his summers with the Coney Island Sideshow, interwoven with live performances of mesmerizing magic. Then, the Rosen Sisters will demonstrate feats of memory and mind-reading that need to be seen to be believed – seriously, they're astounding.

Don't miss this utterly unique and captivating show!

🎟️ Tickets on our website: https://sidequesttheater.com/shows/

Here's to the final SOLD-OUT performance of our inaugural 16-show Roll Play run! Thank you to all *105* of you that came out yesterday!!! 🥳❤️

These 7 weeks were absolutely amazing. To everyone who adventured with us, wrote a wizard spell, celebrated a birthday, left a review, brought their d&d group, brought their family, shouted a suggestion, showed up in costume, stuck around to say hi after a show – YOU are the real heroes. This show AND this theater would not be possible without you, and we are so grateful to be part of this blossoming, enthusiastic, supportive Philly community. Thank you!!! 🧝‍♂️🧙‍♂️🐲✨

And!... We'll be back very, very soon! Catch us again at our adults-only Roll Play KNIGHTS shows every 2nd Saturday at 7pm (June 8th, July 13th, etc), and our next full 8-show run in August!!!

✨ HYAH! ✨

Come catch our fan-favorite Artificer show THIS Sunday at the grand finale of our 2-month Roll Play run!

⚙️ For this performance, the audience is invited to bring objects with them– which are then used during the show as the Artificer's gadgets and inventions.

🎤 Also! To celebrate the finale, Sunday's audience is invited to stick around for a post-show talkback with the cast. If you have any burning questions for the Roll Play team, come join us!

🎟️ Tickets at www.sidequesttheater.com

Hey Philly, LET'S GET WEIRD! SideQuest's first-ever Weird Weekend debuts next weekend, from May 31st–June 2nd.

Weird Weekend is a quadannual 3-day mini-festival celebrating unique, bizarre, daring, and experimental acts from all over Philadelphia.

The festival is divided into 7 PWYW Variety Hours and 2 ticketed Spotlighted Acts spread over a full weekend. Check the slides for the full schedule & act descriptions!

🎟️ Tickets & more info: https://sidequesttheater.fourthwalltickets.com/shows/weird-weekend-may-31-june-2

Shout out to audience-deity Carrie and her lovely family, who came to our Sunday Druid show earlier this month! Such a joy meeting you all! 🐸

We've got ONE weekend of shows left in our mega run coming up! Come join us this Friday for a special Warlock show, and our grand finale Artificer show this Sunday! 🥳🥳

Debuting NEXT SATURDAY: Cat & Vegas and the Temple of Boom!

Cat and Vegas are an improv comedy band that performs on-the-spot songs inspired by live-audience suggestions. This unstoppable duo has been soft-rocking their way through Philly and New Jersey for over 15 years, and we are so thrilled to welcome them to our stage every 4th Saturday of the month!

Check them out at and www.catandvegas.com !

🎟️ For tickets & more info, head over to www.sidequesttheater.com/show/cat-vegas

Hey Philly! Let's get WEIRD!!! 🦄🌵🤹‍♀️

SideQuest is running a brand new, quadannual mini-festival known as WEIRD WEEKEND!

Weird Weekend is a celebration of the unique, bizarre, daring, and experimental. Have a short puppet show about sentient pillows? A half-hour interpretive dance? Maybe just an improv form that's a little different than the norm? Whatever you've got, we want to hear about it & put it on our stage!

To submit your Weird Weekend act, head over to the Work With Us section of our website: https://sidequesttheater.com/work-with-us

Submissions close MAY 15TH (next Wednesday), so send them in while you can! ✨

Shout-out to this awesome friend group that joined us for last month's Roll Play KNIGHTS! So wonderful meeting you all 🥳🍻

We've got another night of, well, KNIGHTS coming up this Saturday at 7pm – don't miss the wildest adults-only live D&D show with an interactive drinking game in Philadelphia!

🎟️ Tickets at www.sidequesttheater.com

Introducing: Our fabulous next contestants for this month's THINK FAST! Come cheer them on as they tackle an all new set of improvisational prompts, physical challenges, and mental gymnastics. What wild new surprises await them?? Find out on Saturday, May 18th at 7pm!

🎟️ Tickets at www.sidequesttheater.com

All rise! The cast of Objection! is convened!

Come watch as they reveal shocking evidence, interrogate surprise witnesses, and object to just about everything.

Objection! is in session July 5-28, Fridays at 8pm & Sundays at 2pm. Tickets available at www.sidequesttheater.com

Directed by Michael Weingartner .weingartner

Come one, come all, to the weirdest and wildest improv show in town: STEP RIGHT UP!

Step Right Up is a surreal carnival of comedic wonders, featuring a traveler's trunk of improv games, quirky costumes, theatrical lighting effects, and exciting opportunities for audience participation. Who knows, you might even win a prize or two!? 🍭🍿

Be sure to catch the premier on Saturday, May 4th at 7pm. Tickets are available NOW!

🎟️ Tickets 🎟️
https://sidequesttheater.com/show/step-right-up/

TOMORROW is the premier of THINK FAST! – a hilarious new game show cooked up by masterminds Michael Weingartner & Cara Hammer.

Come cheer on our first 3 contestants as they tackle a twisting gauntlet of performance challenges, physical feats, and mental gymnastics. Each month's show is *completely* different, so come ready for some big laughs and wild surprises!

🎟️ Tickets 🎟️
https://sidequesttheater.com/show/think-fast/

THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our grand opening!!! What an absolutely spectacular evening. It was such a joy having our theater jam packed with friends new & old for a solid 6 hours. We are so blown away by this community, thank you for the passionate and enthusiastic welcome ❤️🧭✨

Here's to many more years of adventures to come!

SideQuest Theater's Grand Opening is TONIGHT! 🥳

Come on by to say hi, snack on refreshments, check out the renovations, and catch our inaugural performance of Roll Play. Hope to see you there!

Meet the fantastic first contestants of THINK FAST! – Our brand new comedy game show premiering April 20th. Co-creators Michael & Cara have cooked up a twisting gauntlet of performance challenges, physical feats, and mental gymnastics to really keep them on their toes. If you're a fan of Game Changer or Task Master, you will *love* this show!

Tickets are on sale now, get yours at www.sidequesttheater.com

Introducing: The cast members of the Improvised Tony Awards! 💃✨

Come see these incredibly talented performers sing, dance, and completely make up the greatest hits from all your favorite yet-to-exist musicals. You bring the shows, they bring the showstoppers!

Improvised Tony Awards rolls out the red carpet June 7-30, Fridays at 8pm & Sundays at 2pm. Tickets available at www.sidequesttheater.com

Directed by Dominick Arp

Musical Accompaniment by Michael Raab

SideQuest is kicking things off with an absolutely epic, 16-performance run of ROLL PLAY: An Improvised Adventure! Featuring a treasure trove of special events, including:

🎶 Bard shows (with improvised songs!)
⚙️ Artificer shows (with audience objects!)
🐾 Druid shows (with animal puppets!)
🔥 Warlock shows (with spooky participation!)
🍻 Knights shows (with drinking games!)
🎤 Audience talkbacks (ask us questions!)

Check out www.sidequesttheater.com for tickets and more details on what's happening when.

Get ready for an all-new era of adventures! 🐲🧝‍♀️✨

Hello from the founders of SideQuest! We *cannot wait* to share everything we've been working on with you soon! It's been quite a journey since we got started in June 2023.

If you'd like to get to know us a bit, and the story of how the new theater came to be, check out the About Us section of our website! https://sidequesttheater.com/about-us

From each of us – Thank you for the outpouring of enthusiasm about our grand opening! Seriously, wow. We're excited you're excited!! 🥳

- Kelsey, Dom, Cara, and Josh

📷 Thank you to Ashley for the photo!

Hello, Philadelphia friends! We are beyond excited to announce that SideQuest Theater will officially be opening its doors on FRIDAY, APRIL 12th! 🥳 🎉

We'll be hosting a Grand Opening celebration from 4-7pm, followed by our inaugural performance of Roll Play at 8pm.

ALSO! We launched our official website today! Check it out for tickets & more information on our upcoming shows, classes, role-playing game events, auditions, and more.

www.sidequesttheater.com

Looking forward to a year packed with new adventures! 🧭