Santa Barbara Improv Workshop

VATS and the Livery Theatre are hosting an August Improv Festival with special shows throughout the month. Although several of their shows have already passed, there are still more to come.
The shows scheduled on the next two Saturdays are by visiting troupes. On August 18, the Unscripted Rep, featuring members of LA Theatresports and Impro [...]

Second Nature Improv at the University of Southern California is hosting the 4th annual Fracas! Collegiate Improv Festival. It’s a 3 day festival from April 12-14, 2007, and they have a performance every evening. Although the workshops are aimed at college teams, anyone interested in attending the shows can check out their schedule.

Justin Testa from the Wednesday night class is one of the performers in a Stand Up Comedy Show of graduates from the Ojai Comedy Workshop. In case the scan of the poster isn’t completely legible, here are the particulars:
Friday February 23rd and Saturday February 24, 2007
Starting time is 8:00 pm
It will be at Theater 150 [...]

I was just directed to a Santa Maria improv group named Mission Improvable by someone from work (thanks Rick). I recognize some of the players in the group from John Kinde’s days running the Theatresports franchise up there, including Jeanne Sparks who was always a political oasis for me. Several of us from the Santa [...]

Whew! The last night of Ventura Area Theatresports (VATS) Laughingstock 3: Rumble in the Comedy Jungle was a full on, short form extravaganza, and they went out with a very successful bang.
They started the same as every night with a Free-For-All. Jim, Mike, Patrick, and I all participated in that first performance, along with players [...]

Wow. Some amazing long form improv on the second night of the Ventura Area Theatresports (VATS) Laughingstock 3: Rumble in the Comedy Jungle. I’ve got some pictures, so let’s get right to it.
First, there was a workshop put on in the afternoon that I missed, but a couple of players from Santa Barbara attended. It [...]

Last night was the first night of the Venture Area Theatresports (VATS) Laughingstock 3: Rumble in the Comedy Jungle, and I’d say we all had a great time. Five of the Caught in the Act players joined in the first Free-For-All at 6:00 pm, mixing it up with players from VATS, the Chadwick Improvisors (Chimps) [...]

I just got word that players from Caught in the Act will be performing at Laughingstock 3: Rumble in the Comedy Jungle this Friday, September 1 at 6:00 pm. That’s scheduled to be a Free-For-All, so we’ll be mixed in with other players. At this point, the players from SB Improv will be Jim, [...]

The Ventura Area Theater Sports group is hosting their annual Improvathon this Labor Day Weekend at their Livery Theatre. This year the event is called Laughingstock III: Rumble in the Comedy Jungle. They host an extended weekend of improv shows and events, hosting groups from around California, and this year at least one group from [...]

Okay, how the heck did I miss this?!?
Apparently, at ComicCon, the folks at the Jim Henson Company put on a performance called Jim Henson’s Puppet Improv. Here’s a clip from the show. After the introduction, they do a translation improv game. The sound isn’t great, but you get the idea. I was astounded at their [...]