Detroit Improv Festival Aug. 
9-13
Metro Detroit will be the center of the comedy universe as top names in sketch and improvisational comedy arrive for the seventh annual Detroit Improv Festival August 9-13. Headlined by Paul F. Tompkins, Sam Richardson, Tim Robinson, Susan Messing, The 313, Mama’s Boy, and more, this year’s festival will take place over four venues in Detroit and Ferndale with more than 50 
improv troupes from across the US and Canada performing in more than 20 shows.
The festival begins at Downtown Detroit’s Boll Family YMCA Wednesday, August 9 with a fundraiser performance benefiting The Detroit Creativity Project. Performances continue at Go Comedy! Improv Theater, The Ringwald Theater, and The Local Kitchen Ballroom, all in Ferndale, through Sunday, August 13.
The week’s headliner performance includes Paul F. Tompkins and the cast of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Saturday, August 12 at 8:00pm and 10:00pm at The Local Kitchen Ballroom. From the Seeso Network, Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ is a partially scripted, partially improvised comedy, from creator and executive producer Kulap Vilaysack. It follows an ensemble of seven ambitious real estate agents who work at a cutthroat firm in Los Angeles. 
Along with Tompkins, the cast features Dan Ahdoot, Tim Baltz,Ryan Gaul, Mandell Maughan, Tawny Newsome, and Drew Tarver. Tickets for this event are $25. Tickets for all Detroit Improv Festival performances range from $5-$25 and are on sale now at www.detroitimprovfestival.org.
In addition to live performances, The Detroit Improv Festival will also bring some of the most acclaimed improv instructors and coaches to the motor city for a week of workshops from basic improvisation to advance scene work and more. Registration for workshops ($40) is available online now at www.detroitimprovfestival.org. A complete workshop schedule follows this release.
The Detr
oit Improv Festival is produced by the Detroit Improv Collective, Inc., (DICo) a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to advancing the art of improvisational comedy in the metro Detroit area. DICo’s artistic mission is to promote the benefits of improv to local organizations to encourage team building, goal setting and self-esteem lifting among their members.
Performances Venues for The Detroit Improv Festival include:
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
261 E 9 Mile Rd
Ferndale, MI 48220
Wednesday, August 9 @ 8:00pm 10:00pm
Thursday, August 10 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Friday, August 11 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Saturday, August 12 @ 6:00pm, 8:00pm, 10:00pm
The Boll Family YMCA
1401 Broadway
Detroit, MI 48226
Wednesday, August 9 @ 7:00pm
The Ringwald Theatre
22742 Woodward Ave
Ferndale, MI 48220
Thursday, August 10 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Friday, August 11 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Saturday, August 12 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Local Kitchen Ballroom
344 W 9 Mile Rd
Ferndale, MI 48220
Friday, August 11 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Saturday, August 12 @ 8:00pm, 10:00pm
Ticket prices in (parenthesis).
Full festival passes with access to any performance are available for $115.
Information on troupes and performers can be found online at:
http://www.
Wednesday, August 9
The Boll Family YMCA
Detroit Creativity Project Fundraiser Event
8:00pm ($15)
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
8:00pm ($10)
– Hugsquared (Detroit)
– Wilderness Girls (Detroit)
– Quicksand (New York)
– 100 (Detroit)
– SODA School of Dramatic Acting (Toronto)
– Grim Diesel (Phoenix)
10:00pm (FREE)
– Fresh Sauce Improv Jam
Thursday, August 11
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
8:00pm ($15)
– Cash & Carry (Detroit)
– Jorts! (Minneapolis)
– The Cast (New York)
10:00pm ($15)
– Birdbox Players (Detroit)
– Lisa Frankly (Chicago)
– Pepperoni Pizza Cats (Toronto)
– DIF All Stars
The Ringwald Theatre
8:00pm ($15)
– Pete and James (Detroit)
– OTRImprov (Cincinnati)
– Pantsuit (Toronto)
10:00pm ($15)
– Four First Names (Orlando)
– The League of Pointless Improvisers (Ann Arbor)
– Truman Chipotle (Toronto)
– Wicked City (New York)
Friday, August 11
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
8:00pm ($20)
– The Brothers Jacokes (Detroit)
– B&B (Portland)
– DIF All Stars
10:00pm ($25)
– Natural Born Killaz (Detroit)
– Local Spot (Baltimore)
– Kooky Pants (Sacramento)
– Messing With A Friend with Sam Richardson (Chicago/LA)
The Ringwald Theatre
8:00pm ($20)
– Pretty Much Sisters (Atlanta)
– Sad Trombone (Philadelphia)
– Kornfeld & Andrews (New York City)
10:00pm ($20)
– Date Night (Detroit)
– Snooze Button (Kansas City)
– Scream Theatre (Chicago)
– Opening Night: The Improvised Musical (Los Angeles)
Local Kitchen Ballroom
8:00pm ($20)
– MARS (Detroit)
– Laffrican Americans (Washington DC)
– The 313 (Los Angeles)
10:00pm ($20)
– Presto Change-O (Detroit)
– Laura Ingalls (Phoenix)
– Big Baby (Philadelphia)
– Mama’s Boy (Los Angeles)
Saturday, August 12
Go Comedy! Improv Theater
6:00pm ($15)
– The Making of Box Brigade (Guelph, Ontario)
– Pandemonia (Detroit)
8:00pm ($20)
– Reclassify Pluto (Detroit)
– Damaged Goods (Louisville)
– King Ten (Los Angeles)
10:00pm ($20)
– TwoSon (Toronto)
– Galapagos (Toronto)
– Dubalicious (Detroit)
– Messing With A Friend (Chicago)
The Ringwald Theatre
8:00pm ($20)
– Listen Stupid (Detroit)
– PREACH! (Chicago)
– Orange Tuxedo (Los Angeles)
10:00pm ($20)
– Planet Ant Home Team (Detroit)
– Merit Badge (Chicago)
– Babymakers (Chicago)
– No Waiting with Marc Warzecha (Los Angeles)
Local Kitchen
8:00pm ($25)
– Bottle of Red (Detroit)
– Fake Cops (Toronto)
– Paul F. Tompkins & The Cast of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
10:00pm ($25)
– Socrates Soccer Tees (Chicago)
– The Elastic Time Cannon (Detroit)
– Stir Friday Night (Los Angeles)
– Paul F. Tompkins & The Cast of Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
More information and tickets for all events and workshops, are available online at www.detroitimprovfestival.org.
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