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

[edit]

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

[edit]

* Comedy portal
* Lists portal
* Theatre portal

* List of festivals
* List of improvisational theatre companies

## References

[edit]

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.