List of improvisational theater festivals
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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 |
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Victorian Tourism Commission | Melbourne, Victoria | 1986 | [1][2] |
National College Comedy Festival | Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, New York | 1990 | [3] |
Seattle International Festival of Improvisation | Unexpected Productions | Seattle, Washington | 1997 | [4] |
The Del Close Marathon | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre | New York City, New York | 1999 | [5][6] |
Vancouver International Improv Festival | multiple hosts | Vancouver, British Columbia | 2000 | [7] |
North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival | DSI Comedy Theater | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 2001 | [8][9] |
Phoenix Improv Festival | The Torch Theatre | Phoenix, Arizona | 2002 | [10][11] |
Seattle Festival of Improv Theater | Jet City Improv | Seattle, Washington | 2002 | [12] |
Fracas! Improv Festival | Second Nature Improv | Los Angeles, California | 2004 | [13] |
Gainesville Improv Festival | Florida Improv, Inc. | Gainesville, Florida | 2005 | [14] |
Philadelphia Improv Festival | Philadelphia Improv Festival, LLC | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2005 | [15][16][17] |
Twin Cities Improv Festival | HUGE Improv Theater | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2006 | [18][19] |
Improvapalooza | Washington Improv Theater | Washington, D.C. | 2006 | [20][21] |
Improvaganza! Hawaii Festival of Improv | On The Spot Improv | Honolulu, Hawaii | 2006 | [22][23] |
New York Musical Improv Festival | Magnet Theater | NYC, NY | 2009 | [24][25][26][27][28] |
The Dallas Comedy Festival | Dallas Comedy House | Dallas, Texas | 2010 | [29] |
Detroit Improv Festival | multiple hosts | Detroit, Michigan | 2011 | [30] |
Sacramento Comedy Festival | Sacramento Comedy Spot | Sacramento, California | 2011 | [31][32][33] |
Salento Impro Festival | Teatro Romano | Lecce | 2011 | |
Orange County Improv Festival | Spectacles Improv Engine | Fullerton, California | 2013 | [36][37] |
Alaska State Improv Festival | Morally Improv-erished, Inc. | Juneau, Alaska | 2013 | [38][39][40][41] |
Tampa Improv Festival | Post Dinner Conversation, Inc. | Tampa, Florida | 2013 | [42] |
TILT Tallinn International Improv Festival | Improgrupp Jaa! | Tallinn, Estonia | 2013 | [43][44] |
Hartford Improv Festival | Sea Tea Improv | Hartford, Connecticut | 2014 | [45] |
Improv du Jour | jericho! improv and sketch comedy | Berkeley, California | 2014 | [46][47] |
Endurance Improv Fest | Atlas Improv | Madison, Wisconsin | 2014 | [48] |
New South Comedy Festival | Alchemy Comedy Theater | Greenville, SC | 2014 | [49][50][51] |
Atlanta Improv Festival | Village Theatre | Atlanta, Georgia | 2015 | [52][53] |
SWIMP Sweden International Improv Festival | Teater Prego | Uppsala, Sweden | 2015 | [54][55] |
See also
References
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