Friday, April 10, 2026

Tucson Improv Movement an amazing array of shows this weekend

From: Tucson Improv Movement <justin@tucsonimprov.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2026 2:25 AM
Subject: 🛎️Yes and News - 4/10/26

This weekend we have an amazing array of shows, but I am so excited for our Saturday night line up. At 7:30 pm, we’ve got something truly special, and very on-brand for our community. Tootpole is taking the stage for a baby shower show. Yes and, that's right, we’re celebrating one of our own the best way we know how with musical improv games. It’s going to be joyful, funny, and full of heart! This is exactly what makes the TIM community so great, the love of improv, but the love we have for each other.

Then at 8:30 pm, we shift gears to LFT and The Deconditioned, bringing you a night of long form improv. You have never experienced a long form show like this before, here’s the deal: it’s bold, it’s experimental, and honestly… it’s a little punk rock. No scripts, no safety nets, just committed performers building something hilarious and unexpected right in front of you. Hard-core funny, guaranteed.

Besides our amazing shows, we have all the levels of our improv comedy curriculum up on the website, and a Stand Up 201 coming your way! So now is the time to get in some laughs before the heat of the summer sets in!

Hope to see you out at the theater this weekend!

Upcoming Shows

Friday Night

6:30 pm - Improv Jam
7:30 pm - The Soapbox w/George Rosas
8:30 pm - Comedy Kiki

Saturday Night

6:30 pm - Comedy Happy Hour
7:30 pm - Tootpole: A Musical Comedy Extravaganza
8:30 pm - LFT + The Deconditioned

Sunday Matinee

2:00 pm - 501 Student showcase

Secure Your Seats at This Weekend's Shows!

Upcoming Classes

Improv Comedy

101 - Tuesday, July 15th with Alec Young
201 - Tuesday, May 12th with Sean Bottai
301 - Wednesday, April 22nd with Kallie Siderewicz
401 - Monday, April 13th with Zack Armstrong

Stand Up Comedy

201 - Sunday, May 10th with Mo Urban

Sketch Comedy

Coming Soon

Register for Class Now

The Soapbox w/George Rosas
(Re)telling Tucson's Story
Friday night at 7:30pm

Saxophonist George Rosas currently serves as the Adjunct Professor of Saxophone at Pima Community College. Rosas is completing his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Saxophone Performance and an emphasis in wind band conducting at the University of Arizona. Through personalized instruction, Rosas seeks to cultivate meaningful connections to music that positively impacts his students’ daily lives and their overall perspective through life.

George is the founder of the Mexican-inspired chamber ensemble Grupo Arizona, a group that significantly challenges the current landscape of what we know chamber music to be here in the United States. Grupo Arizona recently competed as one of ten finalists selected in all of North America for the first iteration of the North American Saxophone Alliance’s FLEX Competition. Originally from Nogales, Arizona, George Rosas holds a Masters degrees from The University of Oklahoma in Saxophone Performance.

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

This or That w/Emily Viola

Years Doing Improv: Since November 2024

TIM Teams: Roll for Initiative

Pick This or That

Short Form vs Long Form

Monoscene vs Montage

Two-person Scene vs Group Game

Playing the Hero vs Playing the Villain

Big Characters vs Grounded Reality

Fast Edits vs Slow Burns

Pun vs Pratfalls

Pre-show Hype vs Pre-show Quiet Focus

Whose Line Is It Anyway? vs Saturday Night Live