It’s rare a venue that allows patrons to throw food at the performers, let alone encourages it.  Dallas’ Pocket Sandwich Theatre does both, supplying each theater-goer with a tray of popcorn prior to each performance, and urging them to hurl handfuls at the stage –and at each other– as the show begins.  Impromptu popcorn fights are just one of the reasons Pocket Sandwich calls itself “the most fun you can have in a Dallas theatre.”

Founded in 1980, the quirky Pocket Sandwich has earned a name as Dallas’ premiere (and one of its only) dinner theaters.  The theater is known for producing purely-entertaining comedies, spoofs, musicals, and improv/standup shows, as well as distinctive after-hours performances.  In addition to being home to some of the best local small theater shows, the venue boasts an eclectic and unpretentious food and drink menu, which includes nachos, jello shots, cheesecake, rootbeer floats, and the namesake “pocket sandwich.”

Pocket Sandwich is the third oldest theater in Dallas and the second longest-running.  During its 220-show run, the theater has developed a host of traditions, including popcorn throwing and “find Lucy”–a “Where’s Waldo”-style hunt for a small gold-painted Peanuts’ “Lucy” figurine placed somewhere on the set of each production.

Today, the theater aims to bring Dallas’ most talented up-and-coming performers to the community, and to have the most fun possible while doing it.