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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come try out improv in a fun safe environment at the Jam Friday at 6:30pm!  Then stay for the Soapbox for just $5!

 

 

Try out your jokes on the TIM Stage!  List goes out at 8, and the Open Mic starts at 8:30pm!

 

 

Celebrate Noon Year's Eve with a Comedy Show for the whole family Saturday at 11am!  

 

 

Tucson Improv Movement

414 E 9th Street

Tucson, AZ 85705

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Recent announcements: http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/

 

 

Unscrewed Theater: It's Midnight Somewhere!

 

From: Unscrewed Theater <unscrewedtheater@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2022 12:00 PM
Subject: It's Midnight Somewhere!

 

 

 

 

Well, Hello 2023!

 

 

 

Family Friendly Funny
To Welcome In
The New Year!
 

Two family-friendly shows to usher in the New Year because It's Midnight Somewhere!

• Friday, December 30th @ 7:30PM (MST/PDT): Family-Friendly Improv Funny with "Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed." Tickets $5.00/kids & $8.00/adults. Live stream $8.00 per household.
• Saturday, December 31st @ 7:30PM(MST/PDT): It's Midnight Somewhere! Family-Friendly Improv Funny with performers from ALL our house teams. Tickets $5.00/kids & $8.00/adults. Live stream $8.00 per household.

Enjoy the show LIVE & IN PERSON or LIVE STREAM from home!

 

 

 

 

 

 

So Long 2022!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, 12/30

7:30PM (MST)
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed

Family-Friendly Improv Comedy

In-Person Tickets: $5 Kids/$8 Adults
Live Stream Pass: $8 per household

 

 

 

As we start to wave goodbye to 2022, we're ready to celebrate new funny in a new year!  Rob Sparks is your host - with Alan Trammel, Jon Benda, Chris Seidman, Cy Barlow, Mike Pierce, and Rosanne Crago ready to make the improv magic happen!
 

 

 

 

Grab your Friday Family Friendly Funny Tickets here!

 

 

 

 

 

It's Midnight Somewhere!
Saturday, 12/31

7:30PM (MST)
Family-Friendly Improv Comedy

In-Person Tickets: $5 Kids/$8 Adults
Live Stream Pass: $8 per household

 

 

Ready for a night you won't forget?

We're ringing in the New Year in a very Unscrewed way – a night of fun improv!

Join performers from ALL of our House Teams for a family-friendly unplanned, unprepared, unrehearsed send-off to 2022 and a big, fun HELLO to 2023!

We'll take your suggestions and make them part of the show, so we all have a part in creating the laughs and good times! And we'll keep our family-friendly filters on so the whole gang can join in!

 

 

 

Get Your New Year's Eve Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

 

The Improv Fun Has Just Begun! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Year!
New You!

On Saturday, January 7th at 11:00 am, we're kicking off our first 2023 session of Improv Basics - our 8-week beginning improv class.

Here's your chance to start the new year with new confidence. And the biggest smile ever after you expand your comfort zone and make new like-minded forever-friends

 

 

 

Our Improv Drop-In Class meets in person AND online EVERY Monday @ 6:30pm Tucson time!

Just drop in in-person at our Training Center (with proof of vax) with Chris Seidman, or jump online with Jon Benda!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just smoosh this 👇👇 button, and we'll say THANKS!

 

Unscrewed Theater

4500 E Speedway Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85712

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Oro Valley Theatre Company Auditions/callbacks for "Plaza Suite" by Neil Simon

 

From: Sasha Case
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2022 9:13 AM
Subject: Please post this audition notice. Thank you so much!

 

 

 

CALLBACKS For Our Upcoming Play!

 

The Oro Valley Theatre Company will be holding callbacks for “Plaza Suite” by Neil Simon. Directed by Samantha Cormier

 

Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. A suburban couple take the suite telling a wry tale of a marriage in tatters. They are followed by the exploits of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. Finally, a mother and father fight about the best way to get their daughter out of the bathroom and down to the ballroom to her wedding.

 

Prepare to read from the script which will be available at the auditions

 

We are looking for 3 male actors over 30 years old,

3 female actors over 30 years old, 1 female actor over 20 years old

 

Audition callbacks will be held January 15th, 4-6 pm

Oro Valley Community Center, 10555 N La Canada Drive, OV 85737

 

Rehearsals beginning February 2023 at Resurrection Lutheran Church
11575 N 1st Ave, Oro Valley, 85737.

Five performances April 13th-16th 2023 At Gaslight Music Hall
13005 N Oracle Rd. Oro Valley, 85739

 

For more info, please contact Samantha Cormier

Hiretheredhead@gmail.com

 

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Recent announcements: http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/

 

 

LTW Mainstage presents STONES IN HIS POCKETS

 

LTW Mainstage:

STONES IN HIS POCKETS

by Marie Jones

January 12 - February 18, 2023

Hollywood comes to rural Ireland in this hilarious multi-award winner which ran for four years in London’s West End. This off- beat, endearing tale in which two local Irishmen work as extras on a Hollywood film brilliantly mixes comedy with the poignancy of unexpected loss. Every artist with unrealized childhood dreams will invest in the successes and shortcomings of Charlie and Jake in this acclaimed production of Stones In His Pockets.

"If there is a more cleverly constructed, enterprisingly acted play on offer in London right now, I cannot think of it" -The Times

"It is clearly magical, this comedy by Belfast writer Marie Jones, dealing as it does with myths, memories, class and sex, with two actors who create a whole world on stage.The play itself not only sends up the delirious fantasy of film, it becomes a moving and heartfelt tribute to the imaginative power of live performance" - The Guardian

 

 

SHOW TIMES
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3:00pm
Special Final Saturday Matinee at 3:00pm

 

MAINSTAGE TICKET PRICES
$23 General
$21 Military, Senior, Student
$17 Thursdays and Previews

 

 

Tickets and info: https://www.livetheatreworkshop.org/shows/main-soon.html

 

 

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Recent announcements: http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/

 

 

Old Pueblo Playwrights OPEN AUDITIONS FOR OPP NEW PLAY FESTIVAL

 

Old Pueblo Playwrights

 

CALLING ALL ACTORS!!! OPEN AUDITIONS FOR OPP NEW PLAY FESTIVAL!!

 

WHAT: Auditions for the 2023 OPP NEW PLAY FESTIVAL (March 29- April 2, 2023) at the Tucson Temple of Music and Art's Cabaret Theatre.

WHEN: Auditions will be held Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, 7-9 pm

WHERE: Auditions will be held @St. Francis in the Foothills, Room 50, 4625 E. River Road (NW corner of River Rd @ Swan.)

CONTACT: Request your audition time slot; email NPF Auditions Chair David Zinke at dzinkmeister@yahoo.com.

ETC: NPF features staged readings of original works by OPP members; no lines to memorize, just act! We have lots of great roles for diverse actors; we are casting five (5) full-length plays and nine (9) shorts.

 

PS Stay tuned to our Jan. 16 Facebook Events page for more details.

 

https://www.facebook.com/oldpuebloplaywrights/

 

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TucsonStage home: www.TucsonStage.com

Recent announcements: http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/

 

 

ODYSSEY STORYTELLING PRESENTS: OBSESSION

THURSDAY JANUARY 5, 2023 ODYSSEY STORYTELLING PRESENTS: OBSESSION

Obsession
Curated and Produced by Steven Braun
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Doors open at 6:30; stories begin at 7.
The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress St. Tucson, AZ

Admission is $15.00. You can buy in advance at Eventbrite.

Patreon members- Your current membership gets you in free; please make sure to notify us if you are attending.

Interested in donating to Odyssey: Zelle us using this email: odysseystorytelling@gmail.com

Are you infatuated with a Calvin Klein perfume? Did you see the movie “As Good as It Gets” a disturbing number of times? Do you feel an unquenchable urge to wash your hands, even as you read this sentence? That last one could just be a hold over from the recent pandemic. Or, it could be OBSESSION, and we want to hear about it!
Whether its unrequited love, paper-folding, the need to constantly organize that unwieldy pantry or any of a thousand obsessions, Odyssey Storytelling is offering you an opportunity to hear and be heard. Come join us in our new, old home THE SCREENING ROOM on Congress Street, where we will be the first Thursday of every month, starting January 5, 2023, as Odyssey Storytelling presents: OBSESSION! That’s right, OBSESSION.

Storytellers include:
David Fitzsimmons
Noel Hennesey
Czarina Nafarrate
Steven Braun‘s (Curator/Producer) career as a Public Safety 911 Telecommunications Shift Supervisor began over 12 years ago, before which he was an award-winning professional chef. He has also worked as a retail store stock clerk/cashier, front desk Night Auditor for a local resort, and Alpine ski instructor…okay, that last part isn’t true. In fact, he hasn’t skied in over 40 years. But he is a storyteller. Other hobbies include photography, writing, SCUBA divng, and marble sculpture…nope…just the first three, but glass blowing is high on the list of things he will attempt before shedding this mortal coil. Besides being a regular on the Odyssey stage and a member of the board, he recently took over as sound engineer and podcast host. He considers himself to be the hardest working lazy person he has ever encountered and prefers to lay on a couch watching old Star Wars movies. Most importantly, Steven has been married to Phyllis for almost 36 years and they have a child, Jax, who lives and works in Seattle, where they visit as often as global pandemics allow.

https://odysseystorytelling.com/thursday-january-5-2023-odyssey-storytelling-presents-obsession/

 

 

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Recent announcements: http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/

 

 

OPP meeting cancelled MONDAY, DECEMBER 26.

 

From: David Zinke <dzinkmeister@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2022 11:53 AM
Subject: OPP meeting cancelled

 

Dear playwrights, actors, readers and friends,  

 NO OPP MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 26.

Our regularly scheduled Zoom meeting Monday, December 26 has been cancelled for two reasons.

1)      The reading scheduled was postponed.

2)        Many voting members sent rsvp with regrets.  Not attending. 

So we will attempt to resume our weekly meetings on Jan 2, barring a similar promise to not attend.  

Merry Christmas/Happy Hannukah/Happy Holidays

 

David Zinke

OPP secretary

We will have a reading of the play "The Crush of Sally Tarvis" by Vince Flynn

And we will take the vote on raising our dues. 

 

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Tucson Improv Movement five shows before Old St. Nick makes his famous trip

 

From: Tucson Improv Movement <justin@tucsonimprov.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 2:15 PM
Subject: Yes and News - 12/22/22

 

 

Put the finishing comedic touches on your gift list, because we have five shows before Old St. Nick makes his famous trip.  Tonight our 2022 harold teams put on their final show at 7:30pm, then the Cage Match is back, will TBD defend their championship crown?  Friday night we start off with the jam, then hear holiday mishap stories at the Soapbox at 7:30pm, and then we close out the weekend with Stand Up at 9pm.  We will have no shows on Saturday night, so you can stay home and chuckle at your family Christmas Eve.

We have tons of new classes starting in January headlined by a Stand Up 101 and SKETCH 101.  Sadly our Improv 101 class has sold out, but we will be getting another Improv 101 listed soon.

Make your plans to be at Tucson Improv Movement for two shows on December 31st.  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" where we will take your thoughts and wishes for the upcoming year and turn them into a hilarious improv show.  The 9pm show will include a champagne toast and cost $10, or come to both for $15!  Ring in the new year with laughter and get your tickets now as they are selling fast!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Shows

 

 

 

 

Thursday Night

7:30pm - harold Epsilon + harold Zeta
8:30pm - Cage Match
 

Friday Night

6:30pm - The Jam
7:30pm - The Soapbox Holiday Mishaps
9:00pm - Stand Up Comedy
 

Saturday Night

No Shows

 

 

 

 

Secure Your Seats at This Weekend's Shows!

 

 

 

Upcoming Classes

 

 

 

 

Improv Comedy 

101 - Wednesday, January 4th with Clare Shelley - SOLD OUT
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 presents Holiday Mishaps
(Re)Telling Tucson's Story
Friday Night at 7:30pm

This week we have several storytellers sharing their past holiday mishaps.  Sending out the season with holiday cheer and gumdrops, this show will be the best way to close out your holiday preparations! Make your list, and check it twice to be sure you added the Soapbox Friday night at 7:30!

Everyone has a story to tell. Five short and personal stories from our special guests inspire Tucson's premier improv comedy from The Soapbox every Friday at 7:30pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come try out improv in a fun safe environment at the Jam Friday at 6:30pm!  Then stay for the Soapbox for just $5!

 

 

It's the final harold Night of the year!  Send off our 2022 harold teams Epsilon + Zeta!

 

 

Indie teams from across Tucson step into the ring, fighting for the Cage Match Belt at 8:30pm

 

Tucson Improv Movement

414 E 9th Street

Tucson, AZ 85705

 

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TucsonStage home: www.TucsonStage.com

Recent announcements: http://tucsonstage.blogspot.com/

 

 

Unscrewed Theater: Spend Your Christmas Weekend Laughing!

 

From: Unscrewed Theater <unscrewedtheater@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2022 10:00 AM
Subject: Spend Your Christmas Weekend Laughing!

 

 

 

 

 

Spend Christmas Weekend Laughing!

 

 

 

What better way to celebrate the holidays
than laughing with friends and family?

And we have something for everyone this weekend -
with
THREE SHOWS 
on Christmas Eve!

• Friday, December 23rd @ 7:30PM (MST): Family-Friendly Improv Funny with "Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed." Tickets $5.00/kids & $8.00/adults. Live Stream tickets $8.00 per household.
• Saturday, December 24th @ 1:00PM (MST): Elves Gone Bad: A Pirate's Christmas. All Tickets $5:00 (Free Admission for kids under three).
• Saturday, December 24th @ 7:30PM (MST): Family-Friendly Improv Funny featuring "Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed." Tickets $5.00/kids & $8.00/adults. Live Stream tickets $8.00 per household.
• Saturday, December 24th @ 9:00PM (MST): UNCENSORED Improv with "Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed" and "The Big Daddies." ADULTS ONLY! All tickets $8.00 in person or live stream.

Enjoy the show LIVE & IN PERSON or LIVE STREAM from home!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your Friday Funny

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, 12/23

7:30PM (MST)
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed

Family-Friendly Improv Comedy

In-Person Tickets: $5 Kids/$8 Adults
Live Stream Pass: $8 per household

 

 

 

Get your Christmas Weekend off to a RIP-ROARING start with "Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed." 

This cast of zanies will get you warmed up and revved up for a glorious holiday weekend. With Chris Seidman as your host, Alan Trammel, Jon Benda, Cy Barlow, Gail Adamitis, Mike Pierce, and Rob Sparks will take your suggestions to create once-in-a-lifetime scenes and make it a hilarious night to remember! 

 

 

 

Get Your Friday Family Friendly Funny Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas Eve Fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, 12/24

1:00 PM (MST)
Elves Gone Bad:
A Pirate's Christmas 

 

All tickets are only $5.00
FREE ADMISSION for kids under 3.

 

 

 

Our FINAL SHOWING for 2023!

Elves. Santa. Reindeer.
Pirates & YOUR kids!
Live on our stage.

Make some FOREVER family memories this Christmas Eve. Children & adults are encouraged to participate on stage and from their seats in this improvisational holiday children's play.

Bring the kids down for the time of their lives.
Saturday at 1:00pm.  

You can also watch from home with our Live Stream virtual ticket! 

 

 

 

Get Your Elves Gone Bad Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, 12/24

7:30PM (MST)
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed

Family-Friendly Improv Comedy

In-Person Tickets: $5 Kids/$8 Adults
Live Stream Pass: $8 per household

 

 

 

"Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed" storms the stage tonight, ready to take your suggestions and turn them into our unique family-friendly type of hilarity. Your host is Cy Barlow - and Alan Trammel, Jon Benda, Chris Seidman, Michael Pierce, and Rob Sparks are ready to start your Saturday night off right!

How much funny can you stand?
Wanna stay and see the 9:00 pm show?

Buy a Laughing Pass and see both shows for a measly $10.00! (Adults ONLY!)

 

 

 

Get Your Saturday Family Friendly Funny Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, 12/24

9:00PM (MST)
UNCENSORED IMPROV 
Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed and The Big Daddies

 

In-Person & Live Stream Tickets: $8.00
Adults Only!

 

 

 

We've tucked the hat of shame away in the corner, and we're getting ready for some spicy ADULTS ONLY Christmas Eve funny! 

These improvisers have had their family-friendly filters on for two whole weeks, so who knows what they'll say? Watching from home? Just pop on those headphones, and you're good to go!

"Not Burnt Out Just Unscrewed" is hosted by Mike Pierce, with Alan Trammel, Jon Benda, Cy Barlow, Matt Beaudry, and Rob Sparks bringing the UNCENSORED funny your way. 

Your UNCENSORED BONUS is a set by "The Big Daddies" - aka Mike Pierce and Matt Beaudry - doing their long-form funny based on your Father or Father Figure's best (or worst) advice.

Bring those unfiltered suggestions for a fantastic show and a great Christmas Eve!
 

 

 

 

Get Your UNCENSORED Tickets Here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Give Yourself The Gift of a FUN 2023!

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Year.
New You.
MORE FUN!

We've got new improv classes starting on Saturday, January 7th, and your chance to SAVE MONEY is about up!

Our Early Bird Pricing ends on 12/26, AND that's the last day to apply for a Scholarship!

Don't miss out!

 

 

Improv Basics Info HERE!

 

 

Musical ImprovBlox Info HERE!

 

 

Apply For A Scholarship!

 

 

If you can see your way clear to donate too, well, that's just icing on the cake.

Just smoosh this 👇👇 button, and we'll say THANKS!

 

Unscrewed Theater

4500 E Speedway Blvd

Tucson, AZ 85712

 

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