List of improvisational theater festivals

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
The Del Close Marathon Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre New York City, New York 1999 [1][2]
Fracas! Improv Festival Second Nature Improv Los Angeles, California 2004 [3]
Gainesville Improv Festival Florida Improv, Inc. Gainesville, Florida 2005 [4]
Twin Cities Improv Festival HUGE Improv Theater & Five Man Job Minneapolis, MN 2006 [5]
Baltimore Improv Festival Baltimore Improv Group Baltimore, Maryland 2006 [6][7][8]
New Zealand Improv Festival New Zealand Improv Trust Wellington, New Zealand 2008 [9]
Manila Improv Festival SPIT & Third World Improv Manila, Philippines 2012 [10][11][12]
Salento Impro Festival Improvvisart Gallipoli, Italy 2010 [13]
Welcome International Improv Festival i Bugiardini Rome, Italy 2013 [14]
Festival Impulsez La Bulle Carree Toulouse, France 2013 [15]
Sweden International Improv Festival Teater Prego Uppsala, Sweden 2015 [16]
IMPRONEUF Festival Les Pigallo-Romains Paris, France 2016
Warsaw Improv Festival Klancyk Foundation Archived October 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Warsaw, Poland 2017 [17]
Oslo Impro Festival Impro Neuf Oslo, Norway 2017 [18][19][20]
Hoopla Improv Marathon Hoopla Impro London, United Kingdom 2017 [21][22][23]
Hoopla UK & Ireland Improv Festival Hoopla Impro London, United Kingdom 2019 [24][25][26]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ryzik, Melena (August 8, 2008). "Del Close Marathon". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Deixler, Lyle (August 19, 2001). "Theater; Honoring a Mentor with Laughter". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Georges, Amanda (April 12, 2007). "USC's Second Nature Improv Throws Renowned Festival" Archived November 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Daily Trojan. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  4. ^ Gainesville Improv Festival website
  5. ^ Twin Cities Improv Festival website
  6. ^ "Baltimore Improv Festival 2020". Baltimore Improv Group (BIG). Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. ^ BWW News Desk. "Comedy At The 2020 Baltimore Improv Festival To Include Shows From New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Baltimore". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nine Great Improv Scenes from around the Country". pastemagazine.com. February 3, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Salter, Caitlin (September 28, 2015). "NZ Improv Festival brings music to life". Dominion Post. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  10. ^ "Biggest improv comedy festival in Asia returns". The Manila Times. February 24, 2019.
  11. ^ "PETA Theater to host a week of improv goodness". March 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Mercado, Gabe (March 19, 2019). "Five reasons you should check out The Manila Improv Festival". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  13. ^ Improvvisart website
  14. ^ Welcome International Improv Festival website
  15. ^ Festival Impulsez website
  16. ^ Sweden International Improv Festival website
  17. ^ Warsaw Improv Festival website
  18. ^ "Impro-workshop blir til festival". Journalen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  19. ^ "Oslo Impro Festival". Oslo Impro Festival. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Oslo Impro Festival". Aktiv I Oslo.no. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  21. ^ Holmes, Paul (October 17, 2017). "Hoopla Improv Marathon". The Velvet Onion. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Hoopla! to launch dedicated London improv venue with 50-hour marathon". British Comedy Guide. September 11, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "The Hoopla Improv Marathon". Hoopla Impro. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Improv has got big!". British Comedy Guide. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  25. ^ "The Hoopla UK and Ireland Improv Festival set to take over London". Theatre News. March 28, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  26. ^ "Hoopla's UK & Ireland Improv Festival 2019!". Hoopla Impro. December 14, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2020.