The Rockwell

Stand-Up Comedy Class with Angela Sawyer
2024-03-09 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Rockwell
SATURDAYS
MARCH 9 – MAY 4
2:30PM – 4:30PM ET
$325 for 8 Classes
Description: This class will build a new 3-5 minutes of stand-up comedy from scratch. Whether you’re new to performing or a veteran stand-up, all are welcome to come work in a collaborative writers room. This supportive environment will foster creativity and focus on decreasing stress with fun writing techniques.
This hands-on class uses a live writing, group feedback, writing exercises, on-stage practice and guided micro-drafting to leave the student with original material, and a digital recording of their live showcase from the historic Rockwell Theater in Davis Sq.
About the teacher: Angela Sawyer has been doing stand-up around New England for over ten years. She’s performed in nationally recognized festivals around the country, released digital and physical albums, and has also toured the US and Europe as a musician. She is a phenomenally supportive and veteran comedy teacher. Her classes focus on joke structure and committed writing practices, and can get you from where you are to the place you’d like to be next.

Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare: The Taming of The Shrew (21+)
2024-03-09 19:00
“Why, there’s wench!”
The most audacious lovers in Shakespeare’s canon beat the doors down once again as Shit-faced Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew returns to The Rockwell Theater.
Wealthy sisters Katherina and Bianca are pitched against suspicious suitors, the entire Renaissance patriarchy, and each other. If only there was a drunk actor to make all this ridiculous! Featuring food fights, one too many bum cheeks, a highly underwhelming horse, and more twisted gender politics than you can shake a fawning, fat-skinned fustilarian at!

Admission
Please note our age restrictions- Fridays and Saturdays are 21+ Valid ID is required regardless of age. Refunds/transfers due to not following this guideline are subject to our regular policy (see below)

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Ticket Fees
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Refunds
Refunds for any reason can be requested up to 48 hours prior to the performance start time (aka “curtain”). After this point tickets are non-refundable, but you may be able to request a transfer. If you are unable to use your tickets, consider gifting them to a friend. We are sure they would appreciate it!
Transfers
Transfer requests will be taken up to three hours prior to curtain. You can request a transfer to another date of the same show. If there are no other shows available, then your tickets will be non refundable past the refund period.
Discount Codes
W e believe theater should be affordable. We clearly state any fees up front and we do not jack up our prices only to offer a multitude of discounts to make it look like you are getting a deal. Our ticket prices are reasonable and we are worth every penny. That being said, we do offer discounts on occasion. These discounts are only announced via our emails and our socials. You are responsible for entering the codes correctly and choosing the correct ticket. We cannot make adjustment to tickets outside of our regular refund/exchange policies.
Discount Ticket Sites: yes, we do offer tickets through some discount ticket sites for specific dates. These tickets are non refundable & non exchangeable. If you have questions about this policy, please refer back to the site where you purchased your ticket.

Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour (21+)
2024-03-09 21:30
Martin Urbano: Apology Comeback Tour
Martin Urbano spent his long, lucky career talking about and saying anything he wanted. Then allegations surfaced, and he stepped out of the spotlight, promising to take a long time to listen…. now he’s BACK! Martin shares humorous musings on his allegations, woke Twitter mobs, and Uber in this long-awaited apology comeback show.

★★★★★ “Definitely a show that won’t appeal to everyone” Voice Mag
★★★★★ “Sensationally good… 60 minutes of stand-up gold” The Q Review
★★★★ “Knowingly unacceptable jokes” The Times
★★★★ “A sleazy, toxic edge lord with ‘ironically’ sexist, racist and homophobic material” Chortle
★★★★ “His repeated claims that he’s an unrepentant sex offender are clearly not to be taken at face value.” – The Telegraph

Martin Urbano is a NYC-based comedian, writer, and actor. Martin has performed stand-up on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, wrote for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and can be seen as Julio También on Hulu’s This Fool. He has also performed stand-up on Comedy Central, Howie Mandel’s All-Star Comedy Gala, and on Will Smith’s This Joka, pre-slap. Martin has also performed internationally at Just For Laughs in Montreal, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (where he was nominated for Best Newcomer), and even in international waters on the Impractical Jokers Cruise and The Friendship Cruise. Martin has also written for Danny’s House on VICE and National Lampoon Radio Hour: The Podcast. Martin has also made appearances on screen on The Tonight Show, Late Night With Seth Meyers, and Desus & Mero.

This event is 21+ // Valid ID required
Doors at 9:00 PM
Show at 9:30 PM
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO LATE SEATING. Seating begins 30 minutes before show time. We sit center and front sections first, side sections last. If you want a central seat, please arrive early.
Show will begin no later than 10 minutes of showtime.

Wheelchair Accessibility: Please call the host at (617) 628-4444 to let you in through the elevator in The Gorin Building.

Stand-Up Comedy Class with Gary Petersen
2024-03-10 12:00 - 14:00
SUNDAYS
MARCH 10 – MAY 5
12PM – 2PM ET
$325 for 8 Classes
Description: This class will build a new 3-5 minutes of stand-up comedy from scratch. Whether you’re new to performing or a veteran stand-up, all are welcome to come work in a collaborative writers room. This supportive environment will foster creativity and focus on decreasing stress with fun writing techniques.
This hands-on class uses a live writing, group feedback, writing exercises, on-stage practice and guided micro-drafting to leave the student with original material, and a digital recording of their live showcase from the historic Rockwell Theater in Davis Sq.
About the teacher: Named best comedian by Boston Magazine in 2016, Gary Petersen has written and performed around the world for over 20 years. He can be seen on Apple TV as an executive producer/actor in “Maria Bamford: Local Act.”Petersen has opened for his favorites like Jenny Z, Gary Gulman & Maria Bamford while also contributing to projects featured on Team Coco,
Amazon, Sirius XM. This instructor is a veteran of teaching comedy writing and performing working at The Pack Theater Los Angeles, The Yard Theater LA, Laugh Boston, Improv Boston and now the Rockwell Theater.

Video Age (18+)
2024-03-10 20:00 - 23:00
Video Age make breezy and timeless songs that are so ineffable, they can only be the result of a decades-long friendship and songwriting partnership. Across four albums, Ross Farbe and Ray Micarelli have gleefully worn their influences on their sleeve, writing inviting tunes that reference sounds ranging from disco to pop and indie rock. On their latest LP, Away From The Castle, the New Orleans duo have strayed from nostalgia and instead have honed their own unique musicality, making songs that sound like themselves with a taste of inspiration from classic singer-songwriters of the 60s and 70s. The album is a testament to the possibilities that come from getting out of your comfort zone, the freedom of writing vulnerably and unselfconsciously, and the joys of getting to work with your closest companions.
After releasing and eventually touring their critically-acclaimed third album Pleasure Line in 2020, Farbe and Micarelli sought inspiration for their next project through collaboration. They worked with Drugdealer on his album Hiding In Plain Sight, Micarelli gigged throughout New Orleans’ jazz and blues scenes, and Farbe recorded local artists at his home studio, most recently producing Esther Rose’s new album Safe to Run. Feeling refreshed, they rented a cabin in Eunice, Louisiana with touring members Nick Corson and Duncan Troast, where they spent eight days in August 2022 jamming, cooking and writing together.
Through this process, Video Age have made their best collection of tracks to date by perfectly alchemizing their influences and experiences into a record still tinged with nostalgia, but moving towards a more succinct and authentic voice. Away From The Castle is a document of a band having fun and rediscovering their love for making music together, but it’s also their most honest and personal work yet–Video Age distilled to its purest form.
*****
Doors at 7:00pm
Show at 8:00pm
Ticketing: General Admission | $14 in advance; $17 day of show | 18+ PROPER ID REQUIRED
Accessibility: The Rockwell is wheelchair accessible.

Trinkets, by Deadword Theatre Co (All Ages)
2024-03-12 19:00, 2024-03-13 19:00
Mar 12, 13, 19, 20
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00pm

Wheelchair Accessibility: Please call the host at (617) 628-4444 to let you in through the elevator in The Gorin Building.

Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare: The Taming of The Shrew (All Ages)
2024-03-14 19:00
