Thursday, Oct 23 at 8:30pm

The Fledglings

The Fledglings presents DIAL IT IN! An improvised call-in radio show where the audience can dedicate a song to someone and this talented team of musical improvisers makes one up for them on the spot, ranging from high octane rock ballads to disco to doo-wop.

Performers: Rochelle Urban, Laura Zaro, Ming Wong, Nicole Wong, and Justin Cho.

Teen Girl Book (Chicago)

This improvised musical is inspired by the classic coming-of-age stories of the early 2000s. You pick the summer plans for each of the four friends, then sit back and watch the hilarity unfold as they improvise their own musical "teen girl book".

Performers: Sean Buckley, Emily Pitts, Sera Young, Beth Nelson, Kaitlyn Nibbelin, Juliana Zepeda, Megan Ramsee, and Nikk Tetreault. Director: Barb Jackson. Musical Director: Hugh Walker.

Knockoff Broadway

It's opening (and closing) night of a brand-new Broadway-style musical comedy that is totally off-script! Every laugh-inducing lyric, every heart-melting melody and every show-stopping song, is improvised based on your suggestion.

Performers: Kathy Groat, Jade Laity, Jeb, Jed Levine, Jessica Neighbor, Pat Pow-anpongkul, Adrian Vazquez, and Ming Wong. Musical Director: Jared Hauser.

Friday, Oct 24 at 6:30pm

Grandpa Phil Does a Bedtime Musical (Seattle)

Snuggle up kiddies, because grandpa Phil is going to read you a story. Since he's exhausted all the existing ones, he'll have to make one up. Yes, he'll include songs. But after that you really MUST go to bed. 

Performer: Philip Geurin. Musical Director: Alex Engelberg

Soul Sista Comedy (Los Angeles)

Black History Musical Improvised invites the audience to go on a melanated musical journey that isn’t always accurate---but it’s entertaining as hell. 

Performers: Marian Yesufu, Anastasia Washington, Moses A. Weathers
Simonton, Diana Elizabeth Jordan, Terrell Green, and Ashlei Shyne.

Flash Mob Musical

It's opening night---and the writing team hasn't even started the musical! Flash Mob Musical takes you into the writers room for a never-before-seen musical, creating scenes and songs on the spot with the help of your suggestions. Can they finish the story before time runs out?

Performers: Neil Pomerleau, Christine Kwong, Debra Schifrin, Dustin Clingman, James Liu, and Kate Ahern.

Ivories Guy (Naples, FL)

Ralph Krumins delivers a one-of-a-kind solo performance that leaves audiences spellbound. Through intimate, spontaneous conversations with the crowd, Ralph masterfully channels each character’s dreams, joys, and fears into heartfelt, original songs.

Performer: Ralph Krumins.

Friday, Oct 24 at 8:30pm

B.A.B.E. Presents: I Love Musicals (Portland, OR)

This 1950's/"I Love Lucy" inspired improvised musical is an ode to wackiness & classic Americana, crafted by four world-traveling improvisers: Betse Green, Aden Nepom, Bill Cernansky and Eric Nepom (aka B.A.B.E.).

Performers: Betse Greene, Aden Nepom, Bill Cernansky and Eric Nepom.

La Spazzatura

La Spazzatura [Italian: (n) trash] is low brow opera, high brow improv. Based on a single audience suggestion, they perform comedic arias, duets, and perfectly executed recitativo* accompanied by piano. *That sound you heard was Mozart rolling in his grave. 

Performers: Nicole Odell, Olivia Puerta and Meghan Trowbridge. Musical Director: Michael Risse.

No Strings Attached (Seattle)

Have you ever wondered what puppets do when they’re not working on kids' shows? Buckle up. Avenue Q meets RENT as these singing puppets leave a trail of poorly thought out ideas in their wake.

Performer: Ben Lidgus, Elizabeth Westermann, Kat Schelonka, David Bestock, Conor McLean, Elijah Harrison, Jack Patten, and Jana Hutchison.

Saturday, Oct 25 at 4:30pm

Special Festival Mixer Team

This Mixer Team is made up of eight individual experienced improvisers who have never played together before! Created just for this festival, these eight improvisers will rehearse together for the first time on Saturday, then perform for you! It’s an experiment in chemistry where ANYTHING can happen!

Call & Response

The recently-formed group Call & Response improvises music based in the African American soul, gospel and R&B traditions. Our foundational muse is Black freedom, and we like to improvise with other subjects as story and metaphor for songs of resistance.

Performers:  Aya de Leon, Kaylah Marin and Chanelle Ignant.

The Warriors of Ver-Choo (Honolulu, HI)

Sean Choo and Jose Ver, the Warriors of Ver-Choo combat the evil forces of anti-comedy with their kung fu joy improv powers! 

Performers: Sean-Joseph Choo and Jose Ver.

Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom is proud to present it's Attend-the-Tale Musical: The story of one person who's life will be forever changed in a joyful and fast-paced improvised musical journey.

Performer: Lukas Tannenbaum, Jonathan Erickson, Evan Magor, Adrienne Losch, Clint Gibler, and Brendan Hunt.

Saturday, Oct 25 at 6:30pm

BATS Improv

Villain Origin Story is a fully improvised musical centered around a well known villain of the audience’s choosing. Watch as we go back in time to the Villain’s formative years to understand their original hopes and dreams and the circumstances that ultimately led them to their dark path. 

Performers: Laura Wachtel, Will Gutzman, William Hall, John Remak, and Nikki Zapanta.

Sweet Sweet Fantasy Musical (Los Angeles)

A narrative fantasy musical set anywhere but here and anytime but now.

Performers: Tara Copeland, Oscar Montoya, Shilpa Das, Andrew Young, and Ashley Ward. Musical Director: Ryan Brookshire.

Saturday, Oct 25 at 8:30pm

Un-Scripted Theater Company

Un-Scripted Theater Company presents Way Back to Today, the Updated American Songbook. Transport yourself back in time and discover old standards that you’ve never heard before.

Performers: Molly Robertson, Melissa Holman-Kursky, Paul Holman-Kursky, and Clay Robeson.

USS IMPROVISE: A Parody Star Trek Musical (Portland, OR)

The crew of the USS Improvise bring to life the characters from the classic (and arguably, best) Star Trek series; Star Trek: The Next Generation in a never before seen parody episode completely improvised on the spot. Oh, and did we mention it's a musical?!

ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera (Chicago)

ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera takes one audience suggestion and creates a fully improvised comedy rock opera with live musical accompaniment! We are long-form musical improvisers specializing in strong vocals, modern narratives, and angst.

Performer: Sydney Clinton, Jonathan Allsop, Heather Scholl, and Rainey Wright. Musical Director: Michael Donley.

Sunday, Oct 26 at 4:30pm

Special Festival Mixer Team

This Mixer Team is made up of eight individual experienced improvisers who have never played together before! Created just for this festival, these eight improvisers will rehearse together for the first time on Saturday, then perform for you! It’s an experiment in chemistry where ANYTHING can happen!

All That Jazz

All That Jazz creates fully improvised, Broadway-style musicals set in the swingin’ jazz era of the 1920's-1950's. Join these hep cats and kittens as they transport you back in time! It’s the cat’s meow! 

Performers:  Yael Schy, Melissa Dinwiddie, Michael Fleming, and Pamela Hawley. Musical Director: Devin Farney.

Gail and Jess Try Their Best

Gail Gallagher (an MD) and Jessica Landis (a musical improviser) take questions from the audience and provide advice of dubious quality in the form of original improvised songs. 

Performers: Gail Gallagher and Jessica Landis.

Singing In The Range

Singing in the Range presents a fully improvised musical mono-scene, exploring character relationships and emotional arcs through spontaneous songs and grounded storytelling. Each show unfolds in real time, with no cuts or edits—just connection, music, and heart.

Performers: Salma Soliman, Brynn Doucette, Cody Saunders, Jon Baum, Noah Bender, and Ben Shiff.

Sunday, Oct 26 at 6:30pm

RiOt: An Improvised Rock Opera

Hope. Struggle. Angst. RiOt is the hilarious, fiery improvised rock opera with ALL of the emotions. Every foot stomping anthem, every heart-wrenching ballad, every laugh-inducing moment, spontaneously created just for you!

Performers: Taylor Morris, Mari Amend, Adrienne Losch, Clint Gibler, Natalie Ernst, Megan Mubaraki, Bethany Schwartz, Ming Wong, Brendan Hunt, Luke Tannenbaum and Ife Famojuro.

Thee Improvised Musical (Los Angeles)

THEE IMPROVISED MUSICAL is a polished, high-octane, fully improvised Tony-caliber musical that will leave you thinking it's scripted. Featured in Variety, LA Weekly and BroadwayWorld, they've performed over 200 shows over 10 years.

Performers: Conor Hanney, Blake Rosier, Brendan McCay, Courtney Fortner, Ike Flitcraft, Ryan Brookshire, and Rob Zaleski.

Sunday, Oct 26 at 8:30pm

Closing Party with Live-Band Improvised Karaoke

Do not miss out on this fabulous FREE event to celebrate the end of the festival weekend. This is a party unlike any other--featuring the chance to improvise songs based on random titles pulled out of a hat with a live rock band backing you! 

We'll be taking over the entire All Out Comedy theater for the evening, so you can socialize, grab a drink or hop on stage. Come hang out with all your festival friends and the community for one last time and also rock your heart out with the band!