The Greenhouse: Two New Improv Concepts Take the Stage!

Schedule

Fri Dec 20 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church | Baltimore, MD

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Check out the leading edge of improv in Baltimore with two new show concepts incubated in the Highwire Improv Greenhouse!
About this Event

Join Highwire Improv for a high-energy night of comedy with some of the city's best comedians.

Never been to an improv show? It's spontaneous theater, off-the-cuff laughs, and a real good time! You'll get to see some of Baltimore's best improv comedy troupes do what they do best!

This show is a special event, capping off the Highwire Improv Greenhouse program, where we incubate new, inventive, and boundary-pushing improv concepts with the support of Highwire coaches and facilities.

Our lineup - show starts at 7pm ET:

FACTS!
Produced by Misty Letts and Jenny Kessler, the show is a character-driven format with troubadour-style edits in the vein of Roger Miller's rooster in Disney's Robin Hood or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Multiple sets of characters weave together a story with The Troubadours summing up each scene in a two to three line ditty as they walk across the stage. The set ends with The Troubadours creating a "moral of the story" through a short song!

Real World: Abolitionists and Suffragists
Produced by Nekoro Gomes, the show repurposes the reality television show "The Real World" in the context of the abolitionist and suffragist movements of the mid-1800s. Four lead characters roughly based on Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Harriett Tubman, and Susan B. Anthony navigate racism, sexism, intersectionality, queer identity, etc, all while still on a reality TV show!

What is an improv show, exactly?

Improv is live theater created spontaneously by the performers with the inspiration of the audience. Unless noted otherwise, it’s a comedy show, made even more exciting, intriguing, and hilarious by the fact that none of it is pre-scripted! At an improv show you’ll see a wide range of creative and fascinating humans perform a highwire act by making comedy out of thin air! It can take many forms, including short competitive games, slice of life scenes, and full length sitcom or movie style performances!

A Highwire Improv show is truly a once in a lifetime performance, never done before and never to be done again!

About the venue:

Riverside Third Space is a gathering space open to the whole community. We host events in collaboration with the Salem congregation and other local partner organizations centered around social justice, wellness, and recreation. R3S is also open to the community to host private events and recurring programs.

The performance venue is partially accessible and has a chair lift - for any questions email [email protected]!

Find out accessibility details about all of our venues here.

About Highwire Improv:

Highwire Improv’s mission is to steward a community of artists committed to growth, collaboration, joy, and justice — in Baltimore and around the world — through improvisational theater. Learn more at https://www.highwireimprov.com

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Where is it happening?

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1530 Battery Avenue, Baltimore, United States

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USD 10.38

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