September 23-24-25
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Aftermath
- Honolulu, HI Saturday, September 25 - 10:00 pm Laughtrack Theater Aftermath is the brain child of Shannon Winpenny, an experimental two person show which explores the relationship highs and lows of two individuals after a historic event which has taken place in their life. Laughtrack Theater |
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Ajar
- Honolulu, HI Friday, September 24 - 10:00 pm Laughtrack Theater When R. Kevin Garcia Doyle and Jen Waihee watched a video of Los Angeles' Jeff Hawkins and Miles Stroth performing, they said "we'd like to do a show just like that." This is that show. Two players follow a chain of thought to dozens of scenes and characters. Laughtrack Theater |
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The Con Men in "Stake Out"
North Shore, HI Thursday, September 23 - 8:00 pm The Arts at Marks Garage One of Honolulu's newest improv duos, The Con Men make their Improvaganza debut with "Stake Out." Two men stake out a crime and learn a little something about themselves in the process! |
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Drum Machine
Minneapolis, MN Friday, September 24 - 10:00 pm Laughtrack Theater "Drum Machine" is Jill Bernard's one-person unscripted muscial featuring multiple characters in scenes, monologues and songs accompanied by the mad beats of the Zoom-Rhythmtrak 123 which Bernard calls, "Nature's finest drum machine." Typically the show opens by interviewing a member of the audience, and weaving details of their life into a historical period suggested by the audience. Drum Machine |
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Galapagos
- Phoenix, AZ Friday, September 24 - 10:00 pm Laughtrack Theater Saturday, September 25 - 10:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage One of the most polished and accomplished improv groups in the country, Galapagos' performances were a highlight of last year's Improvaganza. We're very excited to announce that they are bringing their unique brand of comedy improv back to Hawaii. Galapagos.com |
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Girls, Girls, Girls
- Austin, TX Friday, September 24 - 8:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Founded in 2002, GGG is Austin, Texas' longest running all-female improvisation troupe. Their specialty is creating improvised Broadway musicals from a single audience suggestion. The girls and their live musician make up the songs, dances, characters, and stories all on the spot to create a complete story. Girls, Girls, Girls' Official Site |
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Hello Laser
- New York, NY Friday, September 24 - 8:00 pm Laughtrack Theater Saturday, September 25 - 10:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Hello Laser is a long form improv team created by Armando Diaz in New York City. Going into their third year of performing together, the five-some has played at the Philadelphia Improv Festival, The Charleston Comedy Festival, The New Orleans Improv Festival, and recently the Chicago Improv Festival. They currently perform regularly at the Magnet Theater in New York. Hello Laser on MySpace |
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The Improviders
- Los Angeles, CA Thursday, September 23 - 8:00 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Saturday, September 25 - 10:00 pm Laughtrack Theater The 4-member troupe consists of 3 on-stage performers with a 4th member providing spur-of-the-moment musical accompaniment as the soundtrack to all the madness. An Improvider experience can only be described as a flurry of songs, laughter, and things respectable people shouldn't say in public. Improviders.com |
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Megalou
- New York, NY Saturday, September 25 - 8:00 pm Laughtrack Theater Megan Gray and Louis Kornfeld have been dating for twelve years. They take advantage of this relationship to push the physical and moral boundaries of improvised comedy. |
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The Megaphone
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Now? with Annie & Levin Los Angeles, CA Friday, September 24 - 8:00 pm Laughtrack Theater Now? is an improvised show based on the honesty of the moment. Every show begins in silence, allowing the players to feel a true connection and then to move forward and explore that world and its characters. Each show will be comedic, dramatic, patient or fast as the moment calls for. The only rule is the be present, now. Now? Improv |
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Oil In The Alley
- Honolulu, HI Thursday, September 23 - 8:00 pm The Arts at Marks Garage This Duo improvises an amplified improvised acoustic-rock group on a reunion tour. Oil in the Alley features invisible improv with audience input extracted in context and in character. The reunion tour has a realistic feel, as the former stars rhapsodize with the audience about their once-brilliant careers between performing three or four of their (improvised) greatest hits. Oil In The Alley on Facebook |
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On The Spot in "Hush"
- Aiea, HI Saturday, September 25 - 10:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage On the Spot, the host group to the Hawaii Festival of Improv proudly present their improvised silent movie show “Hush.” The cast of four will improvise an entire live action 1920’s silent movie in the style of some of the silent movies biggest stars of the day like Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, & Buster Keaton. On the Spot’s "Hush" captures all the charm and nostalgia of the silent movies era with strong characters, physicality, and improvised musical accompaniment. OTS Official Website |
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On The Spot in "Tenprov"
- Aiea, HI Friday, September 24 - 8:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage OTS presents their a stylistic homage to the works of Tennessee Williams, "TENPROV". Set against the back drop of the American South, circa 1950, "TENPROV" delves into the world of this great American Playwright; addressing many of the themes found in Williams' Plays. Obsession. Repression. Carnality. Loneliness. Completely improvised. And completely hilarious OTS's Official Website |
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Owltastic
in "Oil Noir" - Manoa, HI Friday, September 24 - 8:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage After a one year break, Mid-Pacific Institute's high school improv club, Owltastic, returns for their fourth performance at Improvaganza. This year's show was inspired by classic film noir. It features shadey characters, dangerous situations, and nice shoes. |
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Panic
Button - Chicago,
IL Saturday, September 25 - 10:00 pm Laughtrack Theater Panic Button features five veterans of the Chicago improv scene. It formed at the Del Close Marathon in New York in 2009 when only three members of their former team was able to make the trip. Rather than cancel their performance, they took the longform structure of the Harold and accelerated it to a 3-man form. The Playground - Home of Panic Button |
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Peas,
Branes & Burritos present THE FISHBONE Honolulu, HI Friday, September 24 - 8:00 pm Laughtrack Theater The group Peas, Branes, & Burritos, formed in a 2009 workshop offered by Jeff Griggs, bringing together players from seven different groups. They will be performing their Fishbone format at this year’s Improvaganza. Laughtrack Theater |
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Phooka
- New York, NY Saturday, September 25 - 8:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Phooka from New York City takes an audience suggestion and spins it into unique social commentary guaranteed to make you laugh. A little more about Phooka Phooka on Facebook |
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Puppet
TV - Seattle, WA Friday, September 24 - 10:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Saturday, September 25 - 8:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Puppet TV has been performing together for 4 plus years and specializes in improvising with puppets, using stories from the audience to generate scenes. Puppet TV |
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Sucker Punch in "Little Kid Krime Solvers"
- Mililani, HI Friday, September 24 - 10:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Sucker Punch return for their second Improvaganza performance! This year, they play the Little Kid Krime Solvers, a youthful group that needs to solve a mystery and overcome their personal problems before dinner time. |
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Super
Mega Art Show - Seattle, WA Saturday, September 25 - 8:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Dartanion London and Graham Downing are Hanz and Hiemen: two foreign intellectuals who will teach you to appreciate their interactive performance art, no matter what. Super Mega Art Show seeks to delve into the pretension inherent in performance art, with hilarious results. The amazing thing is if this is done well enough, artistry is actually created in the process. Super Mega Art Show |
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TEAM
X - Santa Monica, CA Friday, September 24 - 10:30 pm The Arts at Marks Garage Team X is a house team at M.i's Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica, CA. It's comprised of students and graduates of their improv program. Team X |
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VANS
- Honolulu, HI Saturday, September 25 - 8:00 pm Laughtrack Theater VANS, technically the working title of the group, stands for Verb, Adjective, Noun, and Season. The “official” name of the group is created by the ask-fors they get from the audience. The scenes that follow are inspired by the given name and are completely unadulterated and full of life. Laughtrack Theater |