"Comedy @Firehouse Arts" Continues with Mike Pace on March 8
Known for his one-act, one-minute impersonations, Pace has entertained on stage worldwide and has appeared on many television comedy shows.
By Barbara Lewis
Pleasanton’s Firehouse Arts Center will continue its comedy series, "Comedy @Firehouse Arts," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, with comic Mike Pace.
Opening for Pace will be Dhaya Lakshminarayanan.
The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Ave. in downtown Pleasanton.
Mike Pace studied theater, developing a deep passion for both acting and comedy, and got his start on stage in improvisational comedy. His act is a series of one-minute, one-act plays, each enhanced by his ability to “become” character after character.
Pace has entertained United States Armed Services troops on many comedy tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Guam, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, as well as stateside. He has been seen on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiam,” Showtime’s “Comedy Club All Stars, TBS’s “Very Funny Live,” and ABC’s “Comics Unleashed. He has shared the stage with comedy legends such as Dana Carvey, Rodney Dangerfield and Chris Roc and has opened for entertainers Bob Dylan, BB King, Natalie Cole and Lou Rawls.
Lakshminarayanan, known simply as Dhaya, is a stand-up comic, storyteller, television host and self-described “ubergeek”. She attended M.I.T where she also taught “Charm School” to engineers, has traveled to Cuba as a researcher and has worked as a venture capitalist. On stage, she hosted “High School Quiz Show,” on PBS’s WGBH, which won a New England Emmy in 2010. She has also appeared nationally on NPR and PBS for her comedic storytelling on “Snap Judgment”. Dhaya has entertained live at Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park and performed in Sketchfest at the California Academy of Sciences.
Tickets to Comedy @Firehouse Arts are $15 for General Admission on a first-come, first-served basis.
They may be purchased online at www.firehousearts.org up to three hours prior to the performance, by phone at (925) 931-4848, or in person at the Firehouse Arts Center Box Office.
Box Office hours are Wednesday-Friday, noon-6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and for two hours prior to the performance.
The entrance to free parking is on Spring Street near First Street.
