Thursday, October 03, 2024

Tucson Improv Movement: Tucson Comedy Arts Festival

From: Tucson Improv Movement <justin@tucsonimprov.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2024 4:01 PM
Subject: 🛎️Yes and News - 10/3/24

Our old theater had a garage door, and it was really cool, it also had a swamp cooler which wasn't cool. Our first Tucson Comedy Arts Festival was held in that location on November 4th-7th 2025, and it is wild to me that we are going to kick off our 10th festival next week. I have such stark memories from that first event. I remember people taking workshops and having lunch at B Line. Having some teams down from Phoenix and playing to a packed house, the electric vibes of that last evening, and then going over to The Shanty for the final after-party. The energy of that first festival was something to behold.

I am hoping that we can recreate it as we go into this festival. I am so excited to welcome Carla Cackowski and Jaime Moyer to town to perform with us and teach some amazing workshops. Diana Brown a Tucson native who travels all over the country teaching and performing will be teaching a workshop on improvised Shakespeare. And Jose Gonzalez and Marisol Chavez two of my favorite performers from Phoenix will be teaching a workshop.

We have some amazing performances scheduled some highlights include: several teams from San Francisco, Leland Long a former TIM Member who has been living and performing in New York City will be putting on a stand up show, and almost all of TIM Teams will be performing. I can't wait for our Improv Matinee on Sunday, October 13th featuring our newest TIM Member teams and a very special edition of The Game Show Show. I don't think we have ever done an improv show on a Sunday, so we are still coming up on firsts 10 years in.

So please come out and support the festival! Take a workshop, see a show, grab an All Access Pass! But overall just check out our festival website, and make sure you get out to something, you have 10 days and 24 different shows to choose from! So support live and local comedy with a lot of out-of-town guests!

Justin

Upcoming Shows

Friday Night

6:30 pm - The Improv Jam
7:30 pm - The Soapbox w/Julie Bonner
9:00 pm - Stand Up 101 Showcase

Saturday Night

11:00 am - Pretendy Time
6:30 pm - Improv 301 Showcae
7:30 pm - Finding the Words + Gerald the harold
9:00 pm - Goofbumps (Slumberparty Massacre + SpOoOoOoky Girls)

Secure Your Seats at This Weekend's Shows!

Upcoming Classes

Improv Comedy

101 - Saturday, November 9th w/Sara Alcazar Silva
501 - Wednesday, October 23rd w/Justin Lukasewicz

Stand Up Comedy

101 - Monday, October 21st w/ Rich Gary
201 - Monday, November 11th w/ Mo Urban

Sketch Comedy

Coming Soon!

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The Soapbox w/Julie Bonner
(Re)Telling Tucson's Story
Friday Night at 7:30 pm

For 20 years, Julie Bonner has been blending fine art and design in Tucson, powered by her love for painting desert animals. Inspired by her son, Syver, she created the award-winning Desert Dwellers Flash Cards. You can also find Julie teaching design at Pima Community College, helping clients with their marketing materials, and on the tennis court with her family. juliebonnerdesign.com @JulieOriginals for all Social

Everyone has a story to tell. Four short and personal stories from our special guest at 7:30 pm will inspire Tucson's premier improv comedy team.