List of improvisational theater festivals

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File:Hollywood iO West Theatre.jpg
The I.O. West theater, the site of the Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival.

Improvisational-theater festivals, also known as improv-comedy festivals or improv festivals, are venues where multiple improvisational-theater groups perform.

They are usually not limited by improvisational style, though they may limit entrants to professional-only or collegiate-only.

Most improvisational-theater festivals are hosted by a single troupe, but others are hosted by conglomerations of troupes or a company set up solely for that given festival.

Festivals

Name Host Location Date Established Reference
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Victorian Tourism Commission Melbourne, Victoria 1986 [1][2]
National College Comedy Festival Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, New York 1990 [3]
The Del Close Marathon Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre New York City, New York 1999 [4][5]
North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival DSI Comedy Theater Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2001 [6][7]
Sacramento Comedy Festival Sacramento Comedy Spot Sacramento, California 2011 [8][9][10]
Phoenix Improv Festival The Torch Theatre Phoenix, Arizona 2002 [11][12]
Fracas! Improv Festival Second Nature Improv Los Angeles, California 2004 [13]
Gainesville Improv Festival Florida Improv, Inc. Gainesville, Florida 2005 [14]
Tampa Improv Festival Post Dinner Conversation, Inc. Tampa, Florida 2013 [15]
Seattle Festival of Improv Theater Jet City Improv Seattle, Washington 2002 [16]
Seattle International Festival of Improvisation Unexpected Productions Seattle, Washington 1997 [17]
Philadelphia Improv Festival Philadelphia Improv Festival, LLC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 [18][19][20]
Twin Cities Improv Festival HUGE Improv Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota 2006 [21][22]
Improvapalooza Washington Improv Theater Washington, D.C. 2006 [23][24]
Improvaganza! Hawaii Festival of Improv On The Spot Improv Honolulu, Hawaii 2006 [25][26]
The Dallas Comedy Festival Dallas Comedy House Dallas, Texas 2010 [27]
Vancouver International Improv Festival multiple hosts Vancouver, British Columbia 2000 [28]
Alaska State Improv Festival Morally Improv-erished, Inc. Juneau, Alaska 2013 [29][30][31][32]
Hartford Improv Festival Sea Tea Improv Hartford, Connecticut 2014 [33]
Improv du Jour jericho! improv and sketch comedy Berkeley, California 2014 [34][35]
TILT Tallinn International Improv Festival Improgrupp Jaa! Tallinn, Estonia 2013 [36][37]
Endurance Improv Fest Atlas Improv Madison, Wisconsin 2014 [38]
Atlanta Improv Festival Village Theatre Atlanta, Georgia 2015 [39][40]

See also

References

  1. ↑ [1].
  2. ↑ Harris, Richard (1994). Punch Lines: Twenty Years of Australian Comedy. Sydney, Australia: Australian Broadcasting Corporation. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0-7333-0289-0.
  3. ↑ "Campus Life: Skidmore; Tradition, Age 3: Take My Festival of Comedy, Please". The New York Times. February 16, 1992. Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  4. ↑ Ryzik, Melena (August 8, 2008). "Del Close Marathon". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ Deixler, Lyle (August 19, 2001). "Theater; Honoring a Mentor with Laughter". The New York Times.
  6. ↑ [2].
  7. ↑ "NCCAF Announces Comedian Lineup". Stage Time Magazine. January 10, 2009.
  8. ↑ http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/11/6696426/sacramento-comedy-festival-unleashes.html
  9. ↑ http://www.capradio.org/news/insight/2014/09/08/insight-090814/
  10. ↑ http://www.sactownmag.com/The-Weekender/2014/The-Sactown-Weekend-Update-for-Sept-12-14/
  11. ↑ [3].
  12. ↑ Escudero, Nicki (April 2, 2008). "Phoenix Improv Festival Moves". The Arizona Republic.
  13. ↑ Georges, Amanda (April 12, 2007). "USC's Second Nature Improv Throws Renowned Festival". Daily Trojan. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  14. ↑ [4].
  15. ↑ [5].
  16. ↑ [6].
  17. ↑ [7].
  18. ↑ [8].
  19. ↑ Montrey, Don (November 13, 2008). "Phillyist Interviews... The Philadelphia Improv Festival". Phillyist.
  20. ↑ "Philadelphia Improv Festival Returns This November". broadwayworld.com. November 1, 2008.
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  23. ↑ Wetherbee, Brandon (August 21, 2012). "Improvapalooza at Source: HuffPost DC Top 5 for August 21". The Huffington Post.
  24. ↑ [9].
  25. ↑ [10].
  26. ↑ Kieszkowski, Elizabeth (September 17, 2010). "Fifth Improvaganza Celebrates Success". Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
  27. ↑ [11].
  28. ↑ [12].
  29. ↑ [13].
  30. ↑ http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/042215/ae_1245413944.shtml
  31. ↑ http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/043014/ae_1205018358.shtml
  32. ↑ http://juneauempire.com/art/2014-04-24/without-net#.U2MoE_ldWSo
  33. ↑ [14].
  34. ↑ [15].
  35. ↑ [16].
  36. ↑ [17].
  37. ↑ [18].
  38. ↑ [19].
  39. ↑ [20].
  40. ↑ [21]
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