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 are $15 for adults
$12 for present and former Open Mind students
$10 for high school and college students

Buy tickets via Ticket Tailor or
through 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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