Live @ The Lane
Live @ The Lane is a performing arts series featuring a variety of events, including music, dance, spoken word, comedy, and theater. We are the Community Stage of Northwest Philadelphia.
Our programming is accessible, culturally relevant, and rooted in the belief that the performing arts bring people together. Centering joy, creativity, and connection, Live @ The Lane offers engaging experiences for audiences of all ages while celebrating the diverse voices and artistic traditions of our community.
Our Theater Space
Live @ The Lane 2026-2027 Season
At the heart of the season is the belief Allens Lane was founded on: when culture, community, and imagination come together, the possibilities are infinite.
Tickets On Sale Now!
The N Crowd (Returns!)
November 20, 8:30 PM
The N Crowd returns by popular demand on Friday, November 20th, at the Allens Lane Art Center for another great night of improv comedy!
If you missed their first show, now’s your chance to catch Philadelphia’s longest-running improv comedy troupe, The N Crowd as they perform another unforgettable night of fast-paced, unscripted comedy. Every show is unique! Each audience suggestion can send the performers in a brand-new direction, creating unexpected characters, stories, and laugh-out-loud scenes on the spot.
Enjoy a side-splitting evening of laughs in this truly fun show!
Recommended Ages: 18+
BYO Food and Drink
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
Mt. Airy Home Companion: Who’s In Charge?
November 14, 7:00 PM
November 15, 2:00 PM
Tensions are high in town. Factions are growing, and the community’s radio station is caught in the crossfire. Everyone wants to be heard, but no one is listening!
In this original musical comedy radio play, three very different personalities are battling for control of the station—and the audience. With a couple of sensible voices trying to keep the chaos under control, things are bound to get… interesting.
Who’s In Charge? is an original musical comedy radio play full of big personalities, small-town tensions, and plenty of laughs.
We are thrilled to welcome back Mt. Airy Home Companion, Mt. Airy’s resident theater troupe! We can’t wait for you to see this year’s original show and incredible cast.
Mount Airy Home Companion was created by the members of Saint Mad, a Northwest Philly band known for their musical skits and parodies. It’s a homespun salute to the uniquely wonderful neighborhood of Mount Airy, with a nod to the iconic NPR radio show, Prairie Home Companion. Over the years, many talented neighbors have joined the show for their nearly-yearly presentations.
Recommended Ages: 18+
BYO Food and Drink
Doors open at 6:30 for 7:00 p.m. performance
Doors open at 1:30 for 1:00 p.m. performance
The Secret Cinema: The Man They Could Not Hang
October 23, 8:00 PM
Celebrate spooky season with a night of eerie fun, cinematic surprises, and rare scares. The Secret Cinema presents a special evening of scary films in the Allens Lane Art Center theater, unearthing rare gems from its private film archive for a thrilling repertory screening you won’t see anywhere else.
What films will be shown? That’s part of the fun. Come ready for chills, surprises, and a journey into the darker corners of Philadelphia’s beloved repertory film scene.
Recommended Ages: 18+
BYO Food and Drink
Doors open at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $15 online | $20 at the door
The N Crowd Improv Comedy
September 5, 7:00 PM
They packed the house last time, and they’re back for more! Live @ The Lane is excited to kick off its 2026-2027 season with the return of improv comedy troupe, The N Crowd. Their hilarious, unscripted performances embody the spirit of Infinity, where every audience suggestion trajects into new narratives, developing characters, and uproarious scenes.
The N Crowd is a long-standing, top-notch improv comedy team with over 1,200 performances under their belt and appearances at festivals throughout the East Coast.
Get ready to enjoy a side-splitting evening of laughs in this truly unique show!
Recommended Ages: 18+
BYO Food and Drink
Doors open at 6:30
Tickets online $20
Tickets at the door $25
History
Since its establishment in 1953, Allens Lane Art Center has been a vital cornerstone in the Mount Airy, Germantown, and Greater Philadelphia communities with the mission of Growing Together Through the Arts. Allens Lane typically presents four Mainstage productions each season, continuing a long-standing community theater program that has seen thousands of artists and audience members pass through its doors. We are committed to producing purposeful, challenging, and unique theater experiences including the best of contemporary drama, exciting new works, plays for young audiences, and boldly reimagined classics that reflect the rich diversity of the neighborhoods surrounding Allens Lane Art Center. In addition to our Mainstage season, we offer a Reader’s Theater program to present staged readings of new plays by local writers. The theater at Allens Lane aims to bring people of all ages together through the communal power of the arts and is committed to diverse representation in our productions both with the actors onstage and the artists working behind the scenes.
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Theater Tickets
In-Person Individual Play Ticket Prices:
$20 General Admission
Tickets for Reader’s Theater and Children’s Theater are Pay-What-You-Wish.
