Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival

Name: Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival
Start: 2024-07-05T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-05T23:00:00-05:00
Location: Longview Community Center

Schedule

Fri Jul 05 2024 at 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Longview Community Center | Longview, TX

Theatre Longview and the Duck. Duck. Moose! Improv Comedy Troupe proudly present the inaugural Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival on Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6, at the Longview Community Center located at 500 E. Whaley Street, Longview, TX.
The festival will feature ticketed performances from improv teams from across the state and region on Friday and Saturday night. Participating teams will have the opportunity to engage in workshops led by improv experts during the day on Saturday.
The event will also feature performances by legendary musical improvisers Laura and Rick Hall as well as the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company, both of whom will also lead workshops for participating artists.
Laura Hall is best known for her role as the band leader and pianist on the improvisational comedy television show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” Rick Hall is an accomplished improviser who has opened two main stage shows at The Second City. Laura and Rick Hall will perform in a workshop instructor showcase Friday night. On Saturday, they will host a musical improv showcase highlighting artists who took part in their workshops.
The UCB Touring Company is a four-person group, which brings the best improv comedians from the legendary Upright Citizens Brigade Theatres to new audiences all around the country. The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre was founded by Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in 1999 in New York City and has since expanded to Los Angeles. The UCB Touring Company show is a 90-minute, unscripted and totally improvised performance which will take place Saturday night of the Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival.
The Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival will begin accepting applications for participating improv teams immediately and will announce the performers in Spring 2024 prior to tickets going on sale.
We are committed to making the Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival a terrific event for participating teams as well as the hundreds of East Texans who get to attend and watch world-class improv. To accomplish this, we need your help. We need sponsorships to make the event economically viable. We are seeking sponsors to support this brand new community event. Contact [email protected] for more information on sponsorship levels and availability.
Troupes interested in participating in the Laugh Out Longview Improv Festival are encouraged to submit an application by Thursday, Feb. 29. Contact us at [email protected]
for information on how to apply to participate in the festival.