This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
Upcoming Shows
Ever wonder why certain actors get cast? Curious about what the audition process is like or what directors are looking for? This is an opportunity for audiences to see first-hand how auditions and casting directors work! Actors will prepare monologues and will be given “adjustments” and feedback from Amphibian Stage’s own Jay Duffer! Former New York actor and director at Amphibian several times over, Jay Duffer’s career in the theatre industry spans decades, from Off-Broadway to new works to overseas productions. Jay currently teaches Directing for the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas Arlington, is a member of Actors Equity Association, and is an Associate Member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
Upcoming Shows
Finally debuting after 2 years of anticipation, it’s Sets on Sets-the show where some of the funniest local comedians perform their stand-up sets in front of different theatrical backdrops! Saturday night has never been funnier or more colorful! Watch comedians Alvin Newsome, Anna Barden, Lilli Lopez, Shahyan Jahani, and Zach Webbasthey help you break up your weekend routine only at Amphibian Stage!
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
Comedians
Alvin Newsome
Comedian
Comedian
Alvin Newsome
Anna Barden
Comedian
Comedian
Anna Barden
Lilli Lopez
Comedian
Lilli Lopez is a stand-up comedian, producer, writer, and actor. She appeared as a regular host on United Tacos of America (El Rey Network). She’s performed in festivals (L.A. Diversity in Comedy Festival by Second City, SXSWedu) and tells her jokes at comedy shows everywhere, all the time (but mostly DFW at night). You can follow or give her money via the internet ONLY: @comboloca
Comedian
Lilli Lopez
Lilli Lopez is a stand-up comedian, producer, writer, and actor. She appeared as a regular host on United Tacos of America (El Rey Network). She’s performed in festivals (L.A. Diversity in Comedy Festival by Second City, SXSWedu) and tells her jokes at comedy shows everywhere, all the time (but mostly DFW at night). You can follow or give her money via the internet ONLY: @comboloca
Shahyan Jahani
Comedian
Shahyan is a Dallas-based comedian hitting stages all around these great United States for the past 7 years. He’s performed in festivals and clubs across the country and even one dive bar in Marfa, TX where an ex-Marine playfully threatened his life (they ended up getting along pretty well). In Dallas, he’s opened for some amazing headliners such as Emily Heller, Helen Hong, Paul Hooper, Dean Edwards, Jessica Kirson, and a buncha other ones! He is super nice, always.
Comedian
Shahyan Jahani
Shahyan is a Dallas-based comedian hitting stages all around these great United States for the past 7 years. He’s performed in festivals and clubs across the country and even one dive bar in Marfa, TX where an ex-Marine playfully threatened his life (they ended up getting along pretty well). In Dallas, he’s opened for some amazing headliners such as Emily Heller, Helen Hong, Paul Hooper, Dean Edwards, Jessica Kirson, and a buncha other ones! He is super nice, always.
Zach Webb
Comedian
Comedian
Zach Webb
Upcoming Shows
THE LIVING PLAY
A play is a living, shifting, proximate narrative event, and therefore requires a unique skill set of its author: the ability to bring stories to life in real time …and keep them alive. This course seeks to name, explore and exploit the three primary tools for making a story that is forever “quickening”:Motion, Status, and Time. A lively and fundamental class for both the experienced writer and the novice.
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
Upcoming Shows
Ashley Ray is the most famous bisexual solo polyamorous black queer comedian, actor, and writer currently based in Los Angeles. In 2021, she was featured in Bust for her “whip smart TV criticism.” And yes, she’s also famous for smoking pot.
In 2022, Ashley wrote onAdult Swim’s, ALABAMA JACKSON created by Donald Faison. Ashley was selected as one of HBO Max’s Queer Comics to Watch for 2021 and filmed a digital special for the platform. That same year she did a sold out hour at Union Hall in NY and debuted a new hour at The Yard Theater in Los Angeles. She hosts High Gear Comedy, a monthly live show with Barbara Gray at The Airliner in LA.
Ashley is the host of the popular podcast ‘TV I Say with Ashley Ray’ which was featured in theNew York Times as a 2021 Podcast Worth Checking Out.” She’s also been a guest on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me and Seth Rogen’s Storytime.
She is also known for her viral Shaun King video and post. Her newsletter about TV, pop culture and life as a solo poly bisexual dream babe was named”One of the Best 2020 Newsletters toSubscribe to That Will Keep You Informed and Entertained” by Marie Claire
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
Openers
Lawrence Rosales
Comedian
Lawrence Rosales is a two-time finalist of “The Funniest Comics inTexas” competition. Quick-witted, with jokes about love, life, and failure in your 20’s and30’s and stories about being raised by a mother who was a small-time criminal, Lawrence brings huge laughs on all stages he performs on. He’s become a regular performer at clubs across the country.
Comedian
Lawrence Rosales
Lawrence Rosales is a two-time finalist of “The Funniest Comics inTexas” competition. Quick-witted, with jokes about love, life, and failure in your 20’s and30’s and stories about being raised by a mother who was a small-time criminal, Lawrence brings huge laughs on all stages he performs on. He’s become a regular performer at clubs across the country.
Latrice Wilkerson
Comedian
ComedianLatrice Wilkerson, a local favorite in Dallas, Texas, is quickly becoming a rising star in the comedy scene. She made her TV debut on Laughs on Fox where she left the audience crying with laughter. Latrice has opened for comedy giants such as Paul Mooney, Tommy Davidson, and Charlie Murphy. She was also nominated for best comedian at the Texas Comedy Awards. Her debut album,“I Know, Right?”Streams everywhere on July 22nd. This is one comedian you don’t want to miss!
Comedian
Latrice Wilkerson
ComedianLatrice Wilkerson, a local favorite in Dallas, Texas, is quickly becoming a rising star in the comedy scene. She made her TV debut on Laughs on Fox where she left the audience crying with laughter. Latrice has opened for comedy giants such as Paul Mooney, Tommy Davidson, and Charlie Murphy. She was also nominated for best comedian at the Texas Comedy Awards. Her debut album,“I Know, Right?”Streams everywhere on July 22nd. This is one comedian you don’t want to miss!
Upcoming Shows
Six influencers make up 3 teams that compete to create the best gown or costume with limited time and the unusual items we find lying around our theatre.It’s fun. It’s fast. It’s always a surprise what they come up with.
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
Upcoming Shows
About the play: When Dr. Roark gets a request from one of her students to go over his essay after class, she readies herself for the usual one-on-one writing tutoring that she’s excelled at her entire career. But when they meet in her office, she finds that he’s there for very different reasons and she’s thrown into a political battle that threatens to ruin her career entirely.
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
This is a developmental reading, meaning you’ll watch performers act from the script. This reading is the culmination of playwright, director, and actors spending time reading and rehearsing this play, making changes, and presenting to the public for further feedback. You are part of the process!
Upcoming Shows
About the play: Benjamin is a world-renowned music producer living the dream. However, his life becomes a wreck whenever his sister, Averie, asks him to give the eulogy at his estranged mother’s funeral. Charles Jackson Jr.’s Elusive is an experimental dramatic fantasy about the effect that having an absent mother has on a child.
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
This is a developmental reading, meaning you’ll watch performers act from the script. This reading is the culmination of playwright, director, and actors spending time reading and rehearsing this play, making changes, and presenting to the public for further feedback. You are part of the process!
Upcoming Shows
About the play: It’s summertime in 1980s southern Louisiana when a group of ardent camp counselors discover alternate dimensions within the campground’s forest. This play uses science fiction and New Orleans-based Black history to explore emerging into adulthood, enjoying romance amidst a crushing loss, and how sorrow can take root into terrains as well as hearts. How can we keep sight of what we owe each other?
This event is a part of Spark Fest, our annual Summer celebration of groundbreaking and exciting new art.
This is a developmental reading, meaning you’ll watch performers act from the script. This reading is the culmination of playwright, director, and actors spending time reading and rehearsing this play, making changes, and presenting to the public for further feedback. You are part of the process!