ColdTowne formed in March of 2005 from members of two Comedy Conservatory student teams in New Orleans, Louisiana. After Hurricane Katrina, a handful of ColdTowneâs original eight members fled to Austin, Texas, building a group mind that bordered on codependence. Bringing decades of performance, teaching, and management experience from the likes of Boom! Chicago â Amsterdam, The Second City (Chicago and Cleveland) and Improv Olympic (Chicago), ColdTowne is: Tauri Laws-Phillips, Rachel Madorsky, Dave Buckman and Justin York, and a staff of some of the most talented, dedicated humans on the planet. ColdTowne Theater teaches, entertains both the public, corporations, and for private events. Our community of performers includes over 2,000 actors, comedians, and writers all over the world.