Improvaganza

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!!

"Juneau improv artists to perform at Hawaiian theater festival"

Morally Improv-erished got a short article in their Capital City Weekly about their trip to Hawaii to perform in Improvaganza!  Congrats - We are happy to have you with us!

We’ve created a Google Map with places that might be of interest to our performers, especially those visiting us from other states.  Most of them are located in the China Town area near the performance locations. We hope this helps!

The link to it (for more details) is:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=210362914252004324786.0004aa49abfa47e2528ed&msa=0&ll=21.311156,-157.861905&spn=0.004043,0.004823

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Photos from the September 3rd Improvaganza Preview Night taken by Jonathan Wong.  Three groups from Honolulu performed: Something Classy, Chocolate Squirrel, & On the Spot. It was a fun night for local improvisers and member of the press to hang out and get to know one another before the festival actually begins.  See more photos on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/improvaganzahi

We haven’t posted in a while. Sorry about that. But really we are working on getting things ready for the festival. The wristbands have come in, so have the fliers. Tonight we’re working on the T-shirts & buttons.  

Also we are having an Improvaganza pre-view night for press on Saturday, September 3rd featuring 3 of the local groups.  If you are in Honolulu please attend.  We hope that this will generate interest in the festival!! 

On Saturday, September 3, On The Spot presents IMPROVAGANZA PREVIEW NIGHT, at 8:00pm at The ARTS at Marks Garage. This evening will be a sneak preview of acts to be featured at the upcoming 6th Annual Improvaganza! 2011 Hawaii Festival of Improv to be held on Friday, September 23 & Saturday, September 24. The September 3 preview show will feature Something Classy, Chocolate Squirrel, and On the Spot (who will be performing their… critically acclaimed live action silent movie show “HUSH”).

After the performances, press and audience members are invited to stay for an exclusive meet and greet with some of the performers and production staff that will be involved with this year’s Improvaganza! festival. There will be a photo opportunity with the performers and refreshments will be served.

“Improvaganza Preview Night” plays Saturday, September 3, at 8:00pm at The ARTS at Marks Garage. Tickets are $15 general and $10 for students w/ ID and are available at the door one hour before show time. Advance tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling 1-800-838-3006. The ARTS at Marks Garage is located at 1159 Nu‘uanu Ave. on the corner of Nu‘uanu and Pauahi Street in Downtown Honolulu, one block south of Beretania Street.


IMPROVAGANZA PREVIEW NIGHT
When: Saturday September 3, 2011
Where: The ARTS at Marks Garage -1159 Nuuanu Ave.
Time: Doors open at 7:00pm. Show starts at 8:00pm.

Successfully Funded!!
Our kickstarter project has officially ended & we have been successfully funded!! In the end you helped us raise $2,506! That’s a whopping 125% funded!! Thank you all again.  Below you will find an updated list of all of our backers.  And remember if you don’t see your name please tell us ASAP so we can add you on.  In the next few days those of you who have selected rewards will receive an email to give you more info on how to obtain them as well as to help us find out your shirt size, and more.  Thank you again for all of your help!!! We couldn’t do this with out you!

Jonathan Wong
Elizabeth Westermann
R Kevin Garcia Doyle
Stephanie Farnum
Heather Galbreath
Carlynn Wolfe
Dominica Malcom
Andrew Utech
Dawn
Tony Pisculli
Holly Hearn
Joe Leibovich
Beth Dunn
Polarsounds
Scott Wilson
Sandra Finney
Mike Christensen
Stephanie Curtis Conching
KimIp
Kristin Firth
Marc Majcher
Genie Joseph
Jonathan Pitts
Dartanion London
Sharon Early
Fernando Pacheco
Wayne Kato
Ann Comstock
Mari Ann Snider
Sean O’Malley
Ratana Therakulsathit
The Hideout Theatre (Austin, TX)
Ken Uedoi
Michael Reyes
Shaun Landry
Kristin Van Bodegraven
Cate Browning
Pam O’Mara
Michael Christenson
Noelle Poole
Tammy Metz Starr
Carol Doi
Ryan Allen
Ryan
Nicole Tessier
J. Robideau
Xi Mao
Roderick Cachola
Bill Binder
TwinProv
Ryan Stanfield
John Waihee IV
Stu Hirayama
David K. Jones
Darren Tome
Jordan Matayoshi

Thank you to Darren Tome for becoming an Improvaganza backer. We have now raised $2,506! That’s 125% funded!  However there is still some time to help us. With just 21 hours to go it’s time to give that final push!  Look here soon for the list of all the backers.  Thanks to you all! Our success it thanks to you!!

Just click here or share this link to help us in these last few hours!!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/59289355/improvaganza-hawaii-festival-of-improv

A big thanks to Sharon Garcia Doyle & David K. Jones for becoming Improvaganza backers today. That brings us to a whopping $2,455.00 which means we are 122% funded with 5 days to go!! Can we raise some more?? With your help we sure can!Just keep sharing!!

Also Congratulations to our friends in Austin who’ve also made their Kickstarter goals!! PGraph has raised $3,040.00 (that is 101% funding) & they still have 7 days left! Girls, Girls, Girls, has only 66 hours left but have already raised $1,225 (which is 122% of their goal). There is still time to help both out so check out these links below:

Girl Tripping:

PGraph Takes on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival:

The latest thanks goes out to John Waihee IV & Stu Hirayama. We now have 53 backers & are a whopping 119% funded!! We still have a little bit of time & swag left so make your pledge while you still can.  Again, thank you to all. (the names in bold are new to the list)

Jonathan Wong
Elizabeth Westermann
R Kevin Garcia Doyle
Stephanie Farnum
Heather Galbreath
Carlynn Wolfe
Dominica Malcom
Andrew Utech
Dawn
Tony Pisculli
Holly Hearn
Joe Leibovich
Beth Dunn
Polarsounds
Scott Wilson
Sandra Finney
Mike Christensen
Stephanie Curtis Conching
KimIp
Kristin Firth
Marc Majcher
Genie Joseph
Jonathan Pitts
Dartanion London
Sharon Early
Fernando Pacheco
wayne kato
Ann Comstock
Mari Ann Snider
Sean O’Malley
Ratana Therakulsathit
The Hideout Theatre (Austin, TX)
Ken Uedoi
Michael Reyes
Shaun Landry
Kristin Van Bodegraven
Cate Browning
Pam O’Mara
Michael Christenson
Noelle Poole
Tammy Metz Starr
Carol Doi
Ryan Allen
Ryan
Nicole Tessier
J. Robideau
Xi Mao
Roderick Cachola
Bill Binder
TwinProv
Ryan Stanfield
John Waihee IV
Stu Hirayama

*if we’ve forgotten anybody please do not hesitate to let us know.