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Crossroads offers courses in improv and comedy writing to the greater Indianapolis area.

06/20/2026

LAST SHOW BEFORE SUMMER VACATION! 😎 Study Hall is back at IF Theatre *tonight* @ 7pm! Followed by at 8:30pm! Come learn and laugh with us before 🎵 School’s Out For Summer! 🎵 Visit StudyHallShow.com for tickets and to put your name in the hat to be a lecturer this fall!

📚Hosted by Dr. Jason Aukerman (IU Professor and Director of the Ray Bradbury Center) and featuring a cast of smart and hilarious improvisers, Study Hall mixes lectures and improv to create a show that’s always educational, always entertaining, and never the same twice.

🎓This class features Heather K. Calloway lecturing on why 19th century men dressed liked wizards, our host Dr. Aukerman lecturing on “The Nature of Belief”, and Vanity Rex lecturing on pitfalls of great actresses. All backed up by some of the best improvisers in Indy including: George Azar, Holly Brooke, Eliza Brown, Tim Duff, Kelsey Griffin, Ezri Braid-Grizzel, Mai Khuu, Will Pfaffenberger, Brandon Wilson, Chad Woodward. Study Hall is directed by Crossroads Comedy Theater founder, Mike Marbach.

🚨Double feature night!
Catch Study Hall at 7pm, then Red Curb Comedy at 8:30pm. Save when you grab tickets to both and make a night of it. Whether you’re the class clown or the class president, we have something for you👉For info on upcoming shows, becoming a lecturer, classes, or bringing Study Hall to your organization: StudyHallShow.com.

Heather K. Calloway. Dr. Heather K. Calloway is a leader in academic and cultural collections, specializing in the preservation and interpretation of fraternal and religious material culture. She is widely recognized for advancing access to underrepresented histories. A frequent speaker and educator, she has received national recognition for her contributions to Masonic scholarship and collections stewardship. She serves as Director, Museum Studies Program, Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, and Director, Center for Fraternal Collections & Research at Indiana University Indianapolis

Dr. Jason Aukerman is the host and steady lecturer for Study Hall Indianapolis. When not Study Halling, Dr. Aukerman is the Director of the

06/19/2026

🎓Study Hall is back at IF Theatre on Saturday 6/20 @ 7pm! Followed by at 8:30pm! Tickets at IFTheatre.org. Last IF show before we’re dismissed for summer to make room for . Tickets at StudyHallShow.com.

📚Hosted by Dr. Jason Aukerman (IU Professor and Director of the Ray Bradbury Center) and featuring a cast of smart and hilarious improvisers, Study Hall mixes lectures and improv to create a show that’s always educational, always entertaining, and never the same twice.

🧙‍♂️Heather K. Calloway wears several hats at IU Indianapolis including Director, Museum Studies Program, Visiting Clinical Associate Professor, and Director, Center for Fraternal Collections & Research. Heather will be lecturing on Introduction to Fraternal Fashion: Why Nineteenth-Century Men Dressed Like Wizards ⚡️ Heather joins Vanity Rex and Dr. Jason Aukerman on 6/20 @ 7pm!

🚨Double feature night!
Catch Study Hall at 7pm, then Red Curb Comedy at 8:30pm. Save when you grab tickets to both and make a night of it. Whether you’re the class clown or the class president, we have something for you!

👉For info on upcoming shows, becoming a lecturer, classes, or bringing Study Hall to your organization: StudyHallShow.com.

06/17/2026

🎓Study Hall is back at IF Theatre on Saturday 6/20 @ 7pm! Followed by at 8:30pm! Tickets at IFTheatre.org. Last IF show before we’re dismissed for summer to make room for . Tickets at StudyHallShow.com.

📚Hosted by Dr. Jason Aukerman (IU Professor and Director of the Ray Bradbury Center) and featuring a cast of smart and hilarious improvisers, Study Hall mixes lectures and improv to create a show that’s always educational, always entertaining, and never the same twice.

🙏 Dr. Aukerman will be lecturing about the nature of belief. This is heavy doc! 🧠 Aukerman will be joined by Vanity Rex and one more guest TBA! 👀

🚨Double feature night!
Catch Study Hall at 7pm, then Red Curb Comedy at 8:30pm. Save when you grab tickets to both and make a night of it. Whether you’re the class clown or the class president, we have something for you!

👉For info on upcoming shows, becoming a lecturer, classes, or bringing Study Hall to your organization: StudyHallShow.com.

06/15/2026

🎓Study Hall is back in session and it’s our last show before summer break! Saturday 6/20 @ 7pm at IF Theater. Come learn and laugh with us on the final day of Spring! 😎 Followed by at 8:30pm! Tickets at StudyHallShow.com.

📚Hosted by Dr. Jason Aukerman (IU Professor and Director of the Ray Bradbury Center) and featuring a cast of smart and hilarious improvisers, Study Hall mixes lectures and improv to create a show that’s always educational, always entertaining, and never the same twice.

🎬 Coming up with have film and camp expert Vanity Rex! They will be teaching us about great actresses that settled for less. Vanity Rex is a local drag performer who has watched more movies than you and loves it when things are messy and convoluted. Instagram: vanitysuxx; Letterboxd: vanityrex

🎥We connected with Vanity Rex through & Bar. The Kan-Kan is a really cool and much needed org. As they put it “The Kan-Kan Cinema and Restaurant strives to be that special place where people come together—linked by their Indianapolis addresses, their search for joy and meaning and their love of good food and film.” Find out more, see a movie, an support their mission at KanKanIndy.org.

🚨Double feature night!
Catch Study Hall at 7pm, then Red Curb Comedy at 8:30pm. Save when you grab tickets to both and make a night of it. Whether you’re the class clown or the class president, we have something for you!

👉For info on upcoming shows, becoming a lecturer, classes, or bringing Study Hall to your organization: StudyHallShow.com.

06/11/2026

Come to tonight to watch as our latest group of standup students take the stage for the first time. They’ve been working with on how to find the funny in life and craft those ideas into jokes and those jokes into an act.

TONIGHT @ 7PM
Tickets Only $5
IF Theatre | 719 E St Clair
XroadsComedyIndy.com

06/05/2026

Get off your phone and into the moment! Put yourself in a position to meet new people, change your routine, rebuild your attention span, gain valuable skills, and have a ton of fun.

We have Improv 1 classes starting on Sunday 6/7 and Tuesday 6/9 as well as Stand-Up and Storytelling classes beginning in July. There’s also intensives and online options. Join a class now at XroadsComedyIndy.com/classes.

06/04/2026

Indy has two performances at the ! You can catch us with amazing guests on 6/5 @ 7pm and 6/6 @ 3pm. Both shows are completely different and features all new lectures. Check out the lineup and head over to room 139 to catch’s set, a show, or everything 🎉

FRIDAY 6/5 @ 7pm

LISA MEECE
Starbase Indy
“How Star Trek Changed the World”

DAKOTA JONES
Artistic Director of Cryptid Entertainment
“To Be Continued: The Story Arcs of Classic Doctor Who”

CARRIE COOPER
IU Indianapolis
“Mummy Dearest: A Look at the Mummy Franchise”

MELISSA KOCIAS - LECTURER
IU Indianapolis & InConJunction
“Busman’s Holiday: A Professional’s Guide to Fan Conventions”

BRIAN S. BRIJBAG, ESQ.
Attorney | Playwright | Anthropologist
“With Great Power Comes Great Liability.”

DR. JASON AUKERMAN - Host
IU Indianapolis & Direct of the Ray Bradbury Center
“Cageology 101: An Intro to the Works of Nicholas Cage.”

PERFORMERS
George Azar, Ezri Braid-Grizzell, Chad Woodward, Kelsey Griffin, Brandon Wilson, Holly Brooke, Timothy Duffman.

Want to be a lecturer in an upcoming show? Want Study Hall to come to you? Interested in seeing our monthly show in Indy? Want info on taking a class in improv, standup, storytelling, or sketch writing? All info at StudyHallShow.com.

06/02/2026

Esteemed teachers, proud classmates, and everyone who has ever been forced to zip, zap, and/or zop: CONGRATULATIONS!

Today, weeks or months after the fact because time moves too fast now, we honor the graduating class of Spring 2026: Stand-up 1 with Dwight Simmons, Improv 1 with Ana Hammersley, Improv 2 with Zach Kreinbrink, Improv 3 with Mike Marbach.

Graduates, the world is your suggestion and your punchline. May your choices be bold, your initiations clear, your object work be specific, and your callbacks timely.

Congratulations, Crossroads Class of Spring 2026 🎉🎓
Classes for summer start next week and throughout the summer both in person and online! Still time to save $50 on some classes too! 😎

05/24/2026

🏁Huge thanks to longtime Indiana radio personality and former broadcaster, Dave “The King” Wilson for providing last night’s with a brief history of the .

👉Dave is available to emcee, do standup and public speaking, and even be Santa Claus. You can also visit his racing / Christmas store, Santas Pitstop Christmas Shoppe and Gifts, in Speedway. For more info on Dave, what he can do for you, or his shoppe visit DaveTheKingWilson.com.

🎓Study Hall: Comedy Inspired by Lectures blends brief lectures with improv to create an experience that is always educational, always entertaining, and never the same twice. Catch Study Hall monthly at IF Theatre on 3rd Saturdays at 7pm.

🔗For info on upcoming shows, becoming a lecturer, classes, or bringing Study Hall to your organization: StudyHallShow.com.

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