Improvaganza

Greeting people at the airport for #Improvaganzahi Nick from Where No Man Gone Before & Sarah! ALOHA! (Taken with Instagram)

http://www.improvaganza.com/#!schedule

The schedule for the 2012 Improvaganza Hawaii Festival of Improv has been updated.  Check it out! 

Help them by donating to their kickstarter here:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/localgeniussociety/local-genius-society-at-the-2012-improvaganza-fest

Look out!: Help Save The Planet From Aliens Through Improv

Help The Professor fund raise for their trip to the 7th Annual Improvaganza!!!  The video is just fun to watch too, especially if you like Doctor Who. 

rejigger:

A show I created and direct called The Professor: Improv Inspired By Doctor Who has been accepted into the Improvaganza Hawaii Festival of Improv. However, seeing as the festival takes place in Hawaii and we’re based in Austin, TX, the trip has proved to be quite expensive. We’re now…

The 2012 submission deadline has past & they are now officially closed.  We are pleased to say that we’ve got a multitude of great acts to look at this year. Now comes the hard part.  Figuring out who we have room for & scheduling the shows. 

Please stay tuned for more exciting announcements regarding this years Improvaganza!!!

www.improvaganza.com - SUBMIT TO PERFORM IN 2012 IMPROVAGANZA NOW!

Hi all,

The website has been updated & submissions are now open for 2012 Improvaganza!! Get your submission in by April 20th & come September we may be seeing you in Hawaii!!

Revlis – totally awesome to watch.  It’s a one woman show featuring Kristin Firth.  She plays Revlis a time traveler from the future.  Revlis herself is charming, sweet and innocence and fun to watch.  You root for her.  The smartass douchy Santa Claus looking guy found out the hard way, between Santa and Revlis, people will root for the girl in silver boots.  Although it’s a one woman show, she turns the audience into her scene partner.  It’s genius.  She’s from Austin too, who along with Pgraph, Girls Girls Girls reinforces my belief that Austin improv is awesome!

Megalou – I’ve been a fan of Megan Gray since Snake & Bunny performed at Improvaganza 2008.  I wasn’t able to see Megalou last year because they performed at laughtrack the same time I was performing at Marks Garage, so I’m glad to be able to this year.  I loved Megalou’s show and the more I think about it, it’s become my favorite show of 2011.  It was the small things they did that I found was the most hilarious, the subtlety in their dialogue, the fleshing of their environment like the many DVD players and the Atari system.  And their chemistry is incredible. 

Super Mega Art Show – stole the show last year.  They were just as amazing this year.  Dartanion and Graham are capable of anything like getting huge laughs and even getting Hello Laser’s Alex’s father and the smartass douchy Santa to touch moustache and beard.

Galapagos – Like their showing last year was awesome.  I love that they use the entire space.  Last year they did a scene sitting at opposite ends in the audience.  This year Bill actually climbed a ladder in darkness for his scene.  I don’t like climbing ladders period.  I’m also a firm believer in the rule that there should always be an empty seat between two guys at the theater

Bunker 13 – Their aesthetics were great.  They had the uniforms, the green net thingee, tape recorder and even vintage playboys.  Very entertaining.  They had the suggestion of Batman vs. Superman which is something we’ve all argued about.   For the record, I think Superman would win, he can just be a dick, fly superfast and punch Batman so hard his head flies off.

OTS Hush.  OTS always puts on a great show and this is no exception.  Bonus points for the return of Jordan Savusa.  More bonus points for R in his costume of NosfeRatu.  Hilarious and somewhat unsettling, he’ll make you laugh and also look over shoulder to see if he’s there.

~By Renato Ordonez

Everything at The Venue was great tonight. Crayons immediately demanded our attention. They were a visual treat with their bright colors. Their physical comedy and playfulness was awesome. Chocolate Squirrel got all meta and kept the energy growing and swirling right up to the beginning of “The greatest improv show ever.” Holy Moley. Oil in the Alley with four people? And then six? The show was great as always, but the music and production were just sublime. What a great show for that venue. (Also, Twinprov added some joy) I’ve typically seen Megalou in smaller more intimate venues, which compliments their show very well. But the big room didn’t diminish their chemistry with each other at all. It’s great to see players so comfortable with each other and the stage. TwinProv started the show off with a bang. A storm’s a comin’. I look forward to more and more of those dudes. Thanks again Improvaganza for putting together such a wonderful event.

Zoobily Zoo