OKC IMPROV BEGINS 3RD YEAR WITH 5 WEEK RUN, 7 DEBUTS, NEW CLASSES, WORKSHOPS

OKC Improv, Oklahoma's premier showcase for the best local and regional improvisational comedy and theater, kicks off its 3rd year with new shows, classes, and workshops. Performances will take place Saturdays, January 7-February, 2012 at 8pm and 10pm at Ghostlight Theatre Club (3110 N Walker). Tickets are $10 each. $5 for improvisers and improv students. Admission is FREE if you're celebrating your birthday! Many shows sell out so reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made via E-Mail at okcimprov@gmail.com or by calling (405) 343-1570. For more information go to www.okcimprov.com.

The 5 week run of shows will feature 29 different acts, including 4 OKC debuts and 3 world premieres! Austin-based duo Jorak and Jorak Do Movie will reenact a movie with their distinct Russian flair on Jan. 7. OKC Improv hosts 2 Tulsa-based troupes to the stage on Jan. 14: short form troupe Operation: Improv and improvised medical sitcom Best Medicine. On Jan. 28, Seattle-based improviser and puppeteer Elizabeth Westermann (Puppet Crush) will be joined on stage by Twinprov for OKC’s first ever puppet improv performance. Westermann will be teaching a workshop on puppet improv the next day, Jan. 29 from 12-3pm. World premieres include the politically charged One State Two State Red State Blue State made up of Kellen Hodgeson and Tim Huckeby (Ballpark Theater Co., Remote Control), Off-Book: Musical Morsels, a new musical improv project from the cast of Villain: The Musical, and narrative improv super troupe Ballpark Theater Company under the direction of Kyle Gossett (Twinprov, Villain: The Musical).

The upcoming run will also include the return of popular acts such as comedy nerd-pop-folk-rock-hip hop band The Memepunks, boundary-crossing foursome, The Big O, the darling dames of themed comedy, The MiDolls, short-form troupes Take-One Productions, Casady Improv, and Homemade Fireworks, Rory Littleton’s one-man show “It’s Momma,” improvisational Shakespeare troupe Fortune’s Fools, playfully inventive husband and wife duo Red Letters, the improvised Broadway stylings of Villain: The Musical, the idiosyncratically explosive comedy of C-4, and the nationally acclaimed musical comedy of Twinprov.

OKC Improv is Oklahoma's premier performance showcase and teaching institution dedicated to the art of improvisational comedy and theater. In addition to producing regular shows featuring the best local and regional improv acts, we work to raise awareness and understanding of improv among audiences and practitioners through publicity, outreach, and education including ongoing classes and workshops.

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OKC IMPROV WINTER 2012 RUN @ GHOSTLIGHT THEATRE CLUB

Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012
8pm: Take One / Mentalist William Rader / Everybody and Their Dog
10pm: Good Cop/Nice Cop / *Jorak and Jorak Do Movie (Austin) / The Memepunks

Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012
8pm: Casady Improv / Hoofer Scott Hynes / The Big O / The MiDolls
10pm: *Operation: Improv (Tulsa) / *Best Medicine (Tulsa) / Villain: The Musical

Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012
8pm: Kind of a Big Deal / Two’s Company / The Ones Your Mother Warned You About
10pm: **One State Two State Red State Blue State / Hindsight Improv / **Off-Book: Musical Morsels

Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012
8pm: The Newbs / It’s Momma / **Ballpark Theatre Company
10pm: Homemade Fireworks / Red Letters / *Puppet Crush (Seattle)

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012
8pm: Level 1 & 2 Classes / Red Letters / Fortune’s Fools
10pm: Level 3 Class / C-4 / Twinprov

* OKC Premiere ** World Premiere

Website: www.okcimprov.com

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