Providence Improv Fest

The 16th Annual Providence Improv Fest will be taking place in Downtown Providence, September 12-14, 2019. Three days of amazing national & local improv.

Photos from ImprovBoston's post 12/12/2023

Thank you ImprovBoston

04/28/2023
03/23/2023

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April 1st!! Join PIG for the biggest weekend of giving in Rhode Island history! ❤️🐷

Powered by United Way of Rhode Island, 401Gives unites communities to support local nonprofits and strengthen our state.

We'll have workshops and 4 blocks of comedy! Head to improvpig.com to reserve your seats!

Donations begin 3/31 @ 6am!
Mark your calendars for March 31 - April 3 and let's make a difference together! 📅 🌟

11/09/2022

Check out our very own Casey Seymour Kimand amazing cast at The Gamm Theatre for the production of Sweat.
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10/22/2022

Improv Jones tonight at 8pm Kismet Improv

09/10/2022

Still time to signs up for the Ben Rameaka workshops Kismet Improv before they are sold out!!

09/08/2022

Ben Rameaka will be teaching two workshops Kismet Improv this weekend. Sign up at www.kismetimprov.com

Photos from Providence Improv Guild (P.I.G)'s post 08/26/2022
08/23/2022

This weekend!!! Holy moly we’ve got an exciting lineup for ya. We’ve also got some great workshops, too! $10 per show, $30 for a festival pass & $40 workshops. See y’all there! Links in the biooooo!

08/08/2022

We’re raising some funds y’all! Join us on the last weekend in August for our jam packed Diversity Scholarship Fundraiser Festival! Tickets available at improvpig.com 🐽 🐽 🐽

06/08/2022

Counting down the days until the Ocean State Improv Festival! Shows start Wednesday night with Patio Musical: An Improvised Musical on the Patio!

It's a week of performing, learning, and celebrating together! No matter your improv experience level, there are great workshops that are perfect for you. Check them all out now and register today.

Timeline photos 11/11/2021

THIS SATURDAY: The pleasure is OURS as we welcome standup comedian Molly Brenner (Edinburgh Fringe, Women in Comedy Festival) to Kismet Improv! Molly's one-woman show, "The Pleasure's Mine" is a full hour of standup comedy about things that feel ...good. Featuring Katlin McFee.

Molly's sex-positive and feminist comedy has been featured across the globe, and we're so lucky to have her in Pawtucket!

Saturday 11/13 | 9:30PM | $15

Buy tickets @ https://kismetimprov.com/the-pleasures-mine

Photos from History of the Future's post 10/23/2021

Our hearts go out to The Connecticut Improv Community, Sea Tea Comedy Theater and everyone that knew Sean Morrissey. Sean was a force and he will be missed.

08/26/2021

The Ocean State Black and Funny Festival starts in just eight days!

Photos from Quarantine: The Game Show's post 02/02/2021
07/15/2020

Just a reminder that the last game of Round 2: Electric Flu-Galoo is happening TOMORROW NIGHT at 7:00 (8:00 EST) Be sure to tune in, it’s gonna be lightning in a bottle!

07/12/2020
A 'Bit' of Help for The Players 05/22/2020

A 'Bit' of Help for The Players The Pandemic as we know has been impacting all sorts of businesses, and that includes our local artists and theatres. But that hasn’t stopped The Bit Players, a local improv team, from doing what they’re passionate about! Frank Fusaro of The Bit Players, told Lindsay how they’re st...

A 'Bit' of Help for The Players 05/21/2020

https://turnto10.com/studio10/events/a-bit-of-help-for-the-players

A 'Bit' of Help for The Players The Pandemic as we know has been impacting all sorts of businesses, and that includes our local artists and theatres. But that hasn’t stopped The Bit Players, a local improv team, from doing what they’re passionate about! Frank Fusaro of The Bit Players, told Lindsay how they’re st...

Photos from Vermont Comedy Club's post 03/14/2020

Heya, if you have the ability please consider donating to a great bunch of people and friends of the Providence Improv Fest the Vermont Comedy Club who have brought the fest many years of laughs with the Unmentionables.

‘The Blackening’: MRC & The Story Co. Adapting Comedy Central Short To Feature Film 01/16/2020

Yay Nnamdi Ngwe and 3Peat

‘The Blackening’: MRC & The Story Co. Adapting Comedy Central Short To Feature Film EXCLUSIVE: MRC Film and The Story Company are developing The Blackening, a feature film adaptation of a Comedy Central digital short that lampooned horror film tropes with its tale of seven African…

10/22/2019

Things are getting spooky this weekend with !! 👻
This immersive, improvised Halloween experience is happening THIS WEEKEND ONLY! 5 shows throught Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Head over to their page and website for more info 🧟‍♂️ 🧟‍♀️

REDRUM: Hunt 10/02/2019

REDRUM: Hunt Our annual spooky event is back, bigger and bolder than ever! REDRUM: Hunt A mysterious man of great wealth has hired you and a group of other wicked thieves to retrieve a valuable artifact from an abandoned building. There, you encounter strange happenings and even stranger wandering entities that....

Timeline photos 09/21/2019

Yes! There are shows in the area all year 'round!

Heading out of last night's sold out Level 1 showcase with Side Hug at sponsor theater Wage House in nearby Pawtucket - they've got shows every Friday at 8 pm and some other dates for special events

Who recognizes where those letters came from?

09/18/2019

Thank you to everyone who came to the show, told a friend, and had some laughs. We couldn’t be happier with everyone who took part in the fest, the performers, the instructors, the volunteers and the audience were all AMAZING!! We would love to take the time to say Thank You to Justin Wilder, who did so many things, did much of the social media posts, took photos and video, booked promotion and more, Paul Rolfe who helped make sure the website worked properly, and more, Tom Rajt who helped reorganize the door sheets, made signs, helped make things run smooth and more, Kate Teichman who helped organize volunteers, make sure things ran smooth, helped plan the fest and more, Ayla Mai Ahlquist who helped watch videos, organize volunteers, put up posters, help the door run smooth and more, Alyssa Goldstein, who helped clean the green rooms, set up the Blackbox, organized many things, made PBJs and more, Jimmy Sorel helped clean up the Blackbox even when he couldn’t make the fest! Jake Goldman, helped host, write the press release and more, Luke Bruneaux helped watch videos, worked the merch table and created the hosting schedule and more, Keith Munslow lent his keyboard and stepped in and rocked it when a few acts needed a last minute musician, Tony Pacitti took amazing photos, put up posters and more, Tina Wolstencroft helped pick up our headliners at the airport and more, Taylor Bruneaux helped watch submission videos, host and more, Jake Lafond recorded every set with the help of Renee Lafond and Josh Zanni, Josh Abraham volunteered at the box office and stepped in to run the booth on a minutes notice and calmed my soul, Tim Killilea filled in two days in the booth and worked their butt off, Michael Amaral hosted and fixed my spelling errors, Ginnie Dunleavy hosted and put up posters, Jerrod Altmeier, Lauren Kelley, LaRae Terese LaRae Terese Rhodes, Jamie Rhodes, Marisa Finos, Amanda Louro, Michele Ferro, Lisa Tucker, Sheri Byrand helped at the box office and more. Mindy Deering Mindy Deering McCombs & Seth McCombs help put up posters, Brad Rohrer hosted with skill, Julie Talbutt put up super visible posters and more, Casey Calderiso and Greg Calderiso helped and hosted when they were in between changing diapers, David Rickerby took brilliant photos, Amy Carlson Amy Carlson Pontes helped promote the fest on the radio, Johnny Colorado, David Rabinow, Stuart Wilson, Eric Fulford and Casey Seymour Casey Seymour Kim for their support, Daniel Lee Daniel Lee White for always having Bring Your Own Improv do an amazing job with the family friendly show! Thank you to Wage House and Providence Improv Guild (P.I.G), for supporting the fest and giving up your shows in your stages for the weekend, to The Bit Players for an awesome show and The Contemporary Theater Company for SIlly Stuff, Improv Jones, Milo, Jacob and the staff at AS220 for all of your help, MOTIF and Mike Ryan for your continued support and Unruly Bastards, Blakes Tavern Providence, Pawtucket Credit Union for supporting the fest! Thank you for everything, the kind words, the great shows, and the great people that helped perform, volunteer and more to make this happen. . Till next time y’all. - Tim Thibodeau, Producer of the 16th Annual Providence Improv Fest.

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Friday 7pm - 11:59pm
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