Thursday, December 29, 2022

Tucson Improv Movement Celebrate Noon Year's Eve with a Comedy Show for the whole family

From: Tucson Improv Movement <justin@tucsonimprov.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2022 9:00 AM
Subject: Yes and News - 12/29/22

It is the final weekend of 2022, and it has been a great year! After returning from the pandemic over a year and half ago, it feels like we are back hitting our stride. Next year my goal is to step back from the more day to day tasks that I have been doing and focus on putting those finishing touches on our theater experience, and working to bring even more audience members into our shows. But before I start on my resolution, I want to thank you, our most loved fans, who have made the past year so joyful. Thank you for all of your support!

Tonight we are going to debut a new show, Auld Laugh Syne: An Evening of Songs and Laughter. This idea has been rattling around in my head the past two years. We are going to take your favorite Christmas Carols, do a sing along, and then take those famous tunes and twist them into a fun improv show. We will present the concept for the first time tonight at 7:30pm and then it will be featured in the first half of our New Year's Eve 7:30 pm show. I promise we will take your fa la la la las, and turn them into ha ha ha ha has!

Don't drop the ball on New Year's Eve, and fill your day with laughter. At 11am, we are bringing back a kids show with Noon Years: A Comedy Show for Kids and Families. Your small improvisers can join us on the stage, and participate in a Noon Years Countdown. New Year's Eve night brings you two shows. At 7:30pm we will do a "Comedic Look Back on 2022" to send out the past year with a laugh, for just $7. Then at 9pm we present a "Comedic Look Forward to 2023" which will include a champagne toast and cost $10, or come to both for $15! Get your tickets now as they are selling fast!

We have tons of new classes starting in January headlined by a Stand Up 101 and SKETCH 101. We just listed our next Improv 101 starting January 17th with Jessica Hill. So make your resolution to start the new year with laughter!

Upcoming Shows

Thursday Night

7:30pm - Auld Laugh Syne: An Evening of Songs and Laughter
8:30pm - Open Mic

Friday Night

6:30pm - The Jam
7:30pm - The Soapbox w/Wynne Rife + Mary Beth Tyndall
9:00pm - Stand Up Comedy

Saturday Night

11:00am - Noon Years: A Comedy Show for Kids and Families
7:30pm - A Comedic Look Back at 2022
9:00pm - A Comedic Look Forward at 2023

Secure Your Seats at This Weekend's Shows!

Upcoming Classes

Improv Comedy

101 - Tuesday, January 17th with Jessica Hill
201 - Monday, January 9th with Czarina Nafarrate
301 - Wednesday, January 11th with Amanda Tennyson

Stand Up Comedy

101 - Saturday, January 11th with Rory Monserat

Sketch Comedy

101 - Saturday, January 11th with Daniel Kirby

Register for Class Now

The Soapbox w/Wynne Rife + Mary Beth Tyndall
(Re)Telling Tucson's Story
Friday Night at 7:30pm

This week we welcome two musicians from the Tucson Symphony Orchestra!

Mary Beth Tyndall was in the cello section of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and retired in 2020 after 38 years of service. She is in no way retired, however! She teaches 40 private cello students in her home studio in Tucson and is junior program director and cello instructor at Rocky Ridge Music Center in Colorado in the summer months. She is married to Kendall Kroesen, who works at Tucson's amazing Mission Garden, and they are the pet parents of 2 chihuahua mixes, Dolce and Echo.

Wynne Rife is a Tucson native with the cutest, sweetest husband and the most amazing, sweet, and beautiful daughters. "I am violinist - it's not an interest or hobby, it's who I am." Wynne dreams a lot and is always pondering the meanings. She has an ability to know some things that will happen in the future, but never listens to her hunches until it's too late. Wynne believes that life moves in mysterious ways that we often don't understand, but there's always a reason and a lesson to be learned.