The Novelty
Open Mind's Longform Improv Group

Set in motion by a single suggestion from ​the audience,
THE NOVELTY creates honest, relatable, playful improvisational theatre.
Mostly comic. Always human.

THE NOVELTY are Regina Bartolone, Thaddaeus Edwards, Lori Mahl and J Chachula.

Our Next Show:
Friday, April 24, 2026
Shadowbox Studio
2200-D Dominion St
Durham, NC 27704

Showtime 8 pm.  
Doors open at 7:30.
Tickets $15 for adults
$12 for present and former Open Mind students
$10 for students

Buy tickets via Ticket Tailor or Venmo.com 
or at the door with cash or check.

If paying at the door please reserve seats by texting 919-279-4157 or email [email protected].

The show will open with Special Guests Mmm Hmm, 
featuring Jeffrey Moore and Brian Thacker,
​a longform duo "exploring the microcosm of human experience".
We'll have a brief intermission, then The Novelty will take the stage.

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