Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.. ~ Pablo Picasso
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Independently run by the iO interns, we love it here. For information on our long form improv shows, sketch, and writing classes, visit: http://west.ioimprov.com
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“When I started doing improv at iO West, is when I got out of my head as an actor and it started being fun.” - Reed Diamond
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Tonight at IO West!!!
Hey guys come and check the fancy things happening at IO West!!!
07:00 PM
08:30 PM
- Elevator and Hill Jones present: Double Standard
10:00 PM
You’re missing out if you’re not here tonight!!!
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Oscar knows best.
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This Friday, May 3rd is the deadline for applications for the 2013 LA Improv Festival!!!
The 11th Annual LA Improv Fest will feature hundreds of performers, sketches, stories & shows June 2nd - 8th, 2013.NOW is the time.
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Listening is more important than talking. Just hit your mark and believe what you say. Just listen to people and react to what they are saying.
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Karaoke Friday at iO followed by “Opening Night; The Improvised Musical!”
Opening Night: The Improvised Musical!®
OPENING NIGHT: THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL!® is exactly that: a Broadway-style musical that is made up on the spot, based on audience suggestion. So every night is the `Opening Night’ of a musical that has never been seen! Now in it’s fourteenth year, Opening Night: The Improvised Musical!® is thrilled to continue the show LAWeekly called, “almost too slick to be completely improvised”. It is, by the way—completely improvised.
Led by Director Shulie Cowen, Opening Night: The Improvised Musical!®’s cast combines the Chicago-style improvisation of the iO and The Second City with the Broadway stylings of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Fosse, and many more. Occasionally, they even borrow the 76 trombones from The Music Man. They usually give them back.
Cast film and television credits include; Breaking Bad, Wedding Band, NCIS, My Secret Girlfriend, Reno 911!, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, World Cup Comedy and the Superego Podcast.
“Come back again and again — you’ll laugh every time.” (LA Weekly Best of 2010)
Visit their website at: www.improvisedmusical.com
Click here to return to the Festival Shows page.
Starring: Shulie Cowen, Derek Miller, Hilary Rowe, Norm Thoeming, Matt L. Jones, Mark McConville, Michael Pollock
Tickets can be purchased for performance(s) by clicking on the appropriate show date below
Upcoming shows:Friday, May 03 @ 09:00 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are $10 (FREE for iO students)
Friday, May 10 @ 09:00 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are $10 (FREE for iO students)
Friday, May 17 @ 09:00 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are $10 (FREE for iO students)
Friday, May 24 @ 09:00 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are $10 (FREE for iO students)
Friday, May 31 @ 09:00 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are $10 (FREE for iO students)
COME EARLY FOR:
Karaoke Fridays with Drunk Girls
Upcoming shows:
Friday, May 03 @ 06:30 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are FREE
Friday, May 17 @ 06:30 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are FREE
Friday, May 24 @ 06:30 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are FREE
Friday, May 31 @ 06:30 PM in the Main Stage - tickets are FREE
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Sayings & Thoughts About Improv
“Surrender unto the loss of control. Give up; it’s ok to be confused.”
“If you are completely lost on stage, you should be. So do a scene about being lost.”
“The rule of threes is inflexible. If something is done twice, it must be done a third time. A scene can be something said or done three times. One old lady breaks her leg and it’s sad. Two old ladies break their legs and it’s strange. Three old ladies break their legs and it’s starting to get funny.”
~shared by Paul Vaillencourt, from Harold Guidelines he received when he started improvising
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You have the ability to be naturally funny, without even trying. So don’t try.
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