NOTE:  This weekend's shows are not our normal family-friendly shows.  These are focused on Chicago-style improv and can contain adult themes.

    Chicago’s finest long-form improv ensembles will be coming to Raleigh in April. The I3 Improv Invitational Festival, invites some of the best and most innovative performers on the Chicago improv scene to perform with some of North Carolina’s best.   The festival begins at ComedyWorx in Raleigh on a weekend that will be announced soon, with performances occurring on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., 10 p.m and 11:45 p.m.

Space is limited for these shows.
So make your reservations by calling 919-829-0822 or come early to the shows and pay at the door.
(Online ordering is not available)

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The Festival's 2010 Schedule
(teams and schedule subject to change)

The Break Room (Raleigh) - Comprised of The Worx Training Center longform improv students.  The form is devoted to indepth character exploration.

Members: Brandie Wagers, Chuck Givens, Michael Teague, Kevin Bragg, Jessica Kent, Artie Cline, and Ben Pulley

Rhinosaurus Rex (Chicago) - Rhinosaurus Rex is a high-energy, unique approach to long-form comedy. Using a pre-determined concept and developed characters this musical ensemble improvises complicated relationships and creates risky, high-drama situations in a fast-paced new form. 

Temporary Tag (Raleigh) - Temporary Tag is an iO South graduate improv team created by iO South instructor Dan Sipp. It's a Harold team of epic proportions--quick witted, magestic and bold--that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Members:  Paul Brown, Betzi Heckman, Larry Howard, Jason Matthews, Travis Pomeroy

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This Broom's Lost its Handle (Chicago) - This Broom's Lost its Handle, a team comprised of recent iO graduates, is a really fun team full of off-the-wall comedy! They use sensory-exploration to heighten and build intricate, environmentally informed relationships and worlds. Energetic, colorful scenes are rife with unpredictable twists and fast-paced witty banter in This Broom's Lost its Handle!!

Members: Katie Keenan, Lizzie Martinez, Alaithia Velez, Allison MacWilliams-Brooks, Jenny Staben, Tom Schiede, Colin Espinalez, John Mokate, and Jeff Murd

Antitrust Ice Cream (Raleigh) - Each Antitrust Ice Cream show starts with spirited conversation and creates a connected world of characters with a modicrum of insanity and a bunch of fun.  AIC performs regularly at ComedyWorx in Raleigh.

Members: Joe Ayscue, Bryan Cronk, Del Flack, John Fowler, Jason Pates, and Jenny Spencer

Counter-Productive Lover (Chicago) - Spawned from the nurturing womb of the Chemically Imbalanced Comedy Theater, Counter Productive Lover is a long form improvisational group that is sick of lies. They are the newest legion of truth added to the theater’s lineup in it’s quest for truth, via justice. Their minds are so rich and girthy, you could practically hang a wet coat off of them for a day or two and they wouldn’t even notice.

Members: Kyle Betha, Letitia Guillaud, Scott Morehead, Karisa Bruin, Peter Robards, Sean Keith, and Bryan Beckwith

 

Request Line (Chicago)

 

The Break Room (Raleigh) - Comprised of The Worx Training Center longform improv alumni.  The form is devoted to indepth character exploration.

Members: Paul Barrett, Alex Cameron, Alena Koch, Phil Kruh, Cary LaMay, David Sherson, and Chris Spencer

The Late Van (Chicago) - Made up of performers from every walk of life and every stage in Chicago, The Late Van is brought together by their love of improv and their passion for performing together. Every member of the team exemplifies a different style of play, which is why they love to play together. They try to have as much fun on stage as possible, each in their own way, and they are excited to perform on the ComedyWorx stage, where they hope the audience will enjoy the show as much as they do.

Members: Annie Calhoun, Stephanie Cook, Joey Dundale, Prescott Gadd, Blythe Haaga, Clayton Margeson, Scott Morehead, Nate Sherman, and Julia Weiss

Danny Canoe (Raleigh) - Danny Canoe is a brand new team of players who have improvised together for years. Based in North Carolina, Danny Canoe discovered a mutual love of scenes that swing wildly from silliness to social commentary and from realism to the cartoonish. Shows feature scenes that shift rapidly from character to character, in and out of strange situations, and more.

Members: Dan Sipp, Anolushka Broad, Annie Zipper, and Bill Arnett

 

K.C. Redheart (Chicago) - K.C. Redheart is an improbability.  A very fortunate coincidence.  Total strangers, thrust together by fate, yet sharing the same comedic sensibilities and the goal of creating a beautiful comedic union whose sum is greater than its parts.  Improvising comedic theater from the bottom of their hearts, K.C. Redheart hopes to fill your soul with joy.

Members: Karisa Bruin, Margaret Conway, Nick Leveski, Dave Maher, George Serad, and Bill Stern

Hotel Principality (Raleigh) - Check in and experience the greatest story never told.  With one suggestion from the audience, Hotel Principality will create an original improvised musical theater experience.  The characters are extreme and rich in diversity.  The stories are humorous, powerful, and unique.  The cast are experienced improvisers and varied in style.  Check them out: www.hotelprincipality.com

Members: Philip Boyne, Bryan Cronk, Jon Karnofsky, Chris Moore, Brian Thacker, and accompanist Molly Peacock

Pudding-Thank-you (Chicago) - Pudding-Thank-You has been improvising together since 2007. It consists of four performers with completely different styles, but who have the same penchant for physical, smart, yet silly comedy. They regularly improvise around Chicago, and have made appearances across the country.

Members: Adal Rifai, Jorin Garuilo, Louie Saunders, and Ryan Dolan

Space is limited for these shows.
So make your reservations by calling 919-829-0822.
or ONLINE (a link will be provided when updated)

All these shows are for mature audiences only.