Kevin Mullaney

Introducing https://improvfestivals.org There are currently 77 upcoming improv festivals listed! 14 of them are accepting submissions! 15 of them are happening in May! 7 of them are happening in the United Kingdom! Check them all out! Submit yours if it's not listed #improv #improvFestivals

Alayna HuthsingStaff

oh woah.. could be cool if yall came to this on saturday? basically we’ll do some songs and some games and some fun! featuring OOGLY BOOGLY!

Melanie PennStaff

Happy Earth Day, Improv Shop! 🌏 And happy birthdays to Maddie Janoch, Ben Acland, Jesse McClure, and everyone else celebrating birthdays this week! 🎂🎂 Here's what's around the corner: ELECTIVES UPDATES - There are some limited spots left in the following May-July session electives: The Armando Workshop on Wednesdays 7-9pm Yoga for Improvisers on Saturdays 10-11:30am Poetry for Improvisers on Sundays 12-2pm The Harold Workshop on Sundays 2:15-4:15pm ...plus a very special one-off Improv to Sketch with Leslie Symonds on May 2nd 12-3pm ...plus an all-new six-week High School Level A starting June 6th on Saturdays 12-2pm THURSDAY PROGRAMMING - Today, Thursday April 23rd, is gunna be a fun one: House Team Night at 7:00 in mainstage with BRAINWORMS!, GameBoyz, and Some Black People The Menagerie at 7:00 in sidestage with Floorplay, Nameless, Echoes, and Loitering The Merry-Go-Round at 9:00 in sidestage with Nine Kids in a Trenchcoat, The Uncrustables, Airplane Bathroom, and Humpback Wail ...plus BLANK & ANDY at 9:00 in mainstage! Blank & Andy is a lottery-style show where anyone in the audience can add their name to a list to get called up and play a two-person set with Andy; usually two sets total. We're hoping to make this a monthly tradition, so consider playing and/or coming out to cheer your friends on! FRIDAY PROGRAMMING - This Friday April 24th is another full night: THE ASTERISK* at 7:00 in mainstage ~ this week's theme is April showers 🌦️ The Gift at 7:00 in sidestage with Bankrupt, C-Sweet, and Whoever This Is Cagematch at 9:00 in mainstage with new champions Mid-Tantrum vs. challenger Campy 🏕️ Arbor Day Celebration with Worms at 9:00 in sidestage 🪱 KNOTTY BY NATURE - The fiber arts craft club Knotty By Nature meets again this Saturday April 25th, at Espresso Yourself Coffee & Cafe! Bring a craft project and/or relax with friends between 10:00 and 2:00, and contact Cassie Ema at crepn2@gmail.com for more information! 🧶 OPEN WINDOW - This Saturday April 25th is another opportunity to participate in the monthly storytelling event Open Window, 4:00-6:00 in sidestage! Participants are encouraged (but not required) to share stories inspired by a series of prompts: this month's prompts are 1️⃣ A time when you went through a hard time and came out the other side with something good (the rainbow after the storm), 2️⃣ Are you a spring cleaner? A story about the chores you love and hate to do, 3️⃣ Are you a prankster or not? Hit us with your story of pranks or when you’ve been pranked, or 4️⃣ Are you a poet, and didn’t know it? Share a poem you like and why, or your own! Also, attendees are not required to share stories; this is a free community event for folks to chat, share, listen, and enjoy a potluck provided by the event's organizer Nathan Engle. Big thanks to Nathan for coordinating; see his post here for information! 🪟 SATURDAY PROGRAMMING - Some really fun special shows to celebrate this Saturday April 25th: The Springtime Shortform Jamboree - Musical Edition! at 7:00 in mainstage ~ it's a seasonal sampler of shortform improvisation, this time with all musical games by the current Musical Improv Level 2 cohort Oogly Boogly and some totally optional low-pressure audience participation. 💐 Base Reality Check: Agents at 7:00 in sidestage ~ it's a James Bond parody TTRPG liveplay 🎲 The Funeral: Death by Bangers and Mash at 9:00 in mainstage with Nine Fair Ladies and a proper London sendoff 🇬🇧 RUNNING CLUB meets this Sunday April 26th at Queeny Park! Runners and joggers and casual striders meet up around 10:15-10:30 at the Mason Road entrance. Fingers crossed for sunshine but a little rain on a spring day ain't gonna hurt us either. 🌦️ MONDAY JAMS - Come out for more miniworkshops this Monday April 27th, 6:00-6:50-ish: Student Jam with Megs Davis! Grad Jam with Chase Pierce! Big thanks to Megs and Chase for facilitating, and big thanks to you all who participate! MONDAY PROGRAMMING - It’s week #5 of this cycle of student showcases - only three more until graduation! Teams Level 2 Student Showcases at 7:00 in mainstage Teams Level 1 Student Showcases at 7:00 in sidestage ...plus an additional special showcase by students of last session's Monoscene Workshop in sidestage! LOOKING AHEAD - There's also a couple community events to check out in the following weeks too: 🎭 KTK COMEDY NIGHTS - KTK Productions is hosting another Improv Comedy Night at their venue 3519 N. 14th Street next Friday May 1st and Saturday May 2nd, both at 7:00! If you have a team you'd like to submit, contact Kati Giblin at kati.giblin13@gmail.com for more information! 😽 KITTEN RETREAT - Attention animal lovers! There's another kitten yoga fundraiser event for Rescue Movement Alliance happening Saturday May 9th, 11:00am-3:00pm! Follow the RSVP link for more information and an event itinerary; big thanks to Elizabeth Lindburg for coordinating! Ok that puts a bow on this week, fam. 💝 Keep up the good work; maybe set an intention this week to talk to someone that you haven’t talked to a bunch yet, idk, could be fun. 💁 Much love and gratitude, Melanie Penn

Charles HarrisStaff

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 I just bought one of these. Let’s use it. THE INAUGURAL IMPROV SHOP DERBY. SATURDAY, MAY 2ND. SIDE STAGE. 11PM OR WHENEVER SHOWS END. This is not a joke. This is a real thing that is happening.

Marc-Anthony ValleStaff

Hi all! Come checkout the (probably) last session of Poetry for Improvisers, as I'll be moving in the end of July! Sun, 12-2pm, Starts 05/24 https://theimprovshop.com/workshop/poetry-for-improvisers/

Andy SloeyStaff

Improv Shop House Team audition registration is NOW OPEN for the June/July/August 2026 schedule. Auditions will take place on Saturdays May 9th, 16th and 23rd, as well as Wednesdays May 13th and 20th.House Teams play on Thursdays at 7pm in Mainstage at The Improv Shop. Registration will close on Monday, May 4th! More details at the link https://theimprovshop.wufoo.com/forms/improv-shop-house-team-audition-sign-up/