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!!!
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
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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Fondly remembering our time at Improvaganza in 2010 and looking forward to this year’s fun! - Love, The Puppets
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”). http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=266261140053420 More up-dates are coming your way soon! Please keep checking back here & our facebook page!!
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
