Santa Barbara Improv Workshop

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 [...]

I came across the Improv Everywhere website which organizes what I would call “street improv” in NYC. In their own words, “Improv Everywhere causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places”.
I have a real fondness for this form of guerrilla theater, and envy/admiration for what they’ve already accomplished. I [...]

Okay, this is wacky. A recently formed New York improv group is having trouble coming up with a name, so they plan on auctioning off the right to name the group. You can read their info at their website, nameourimprovgroup.com. The auction will take place on eBay, starting Monday, July 10, and run for 10 [...]

I just came across this group called bang. studio. They’ve got a level 1 class starting up this Monday, July 10 and I wanted to post a link to it. I don’t know much about them, so I can’t really say how they compare. They say they’ve been around 10 years and provide a ’supportive, [...]

John is a magician, improvisor, teacher, speaker, businessman, and all around damn nice guy. He’s also a prolific writer and marketer. Part of his improv education happened with SBIW, but he’s someone who went out and actively educated himself on improv, and then built an environment in which he could continue to learn and [...]

There are still a couple of weeks left for the San Francisco Improv Festival. This festival has been going from June 15 and has shows through July 29th, so if you are up in the bay area during that time, check out the ensemble performance schedule. There are still a couple of workshops, so [...]

I got a call back from Marc Shaw at Improvability, and he says that the group is on break for the summer. So they won’t be putting on a show until October. Rats. He’s moved out of the area, so it may be a different cast of characters that picks it up again in the [...]

There is another performing group in the Santa Barbara area, out at UCSB: Improvability. They have two shows on Friday nights. The first show is at 8:00 pm, and the second show starts at 9:30 pm. I’ve not been to a show myself, but folks who have say that the show is great. Also, [...]