Improvisational Theatre

IMPROV COMEDY PROFESSIONAL TROUPES COLLEGE TROUPES HIGH SCHOOL TROUPES IMPROV DANCE & MUSIC Notes and References

There is a vast amount of rich talent performing improvisational theatre in Rochester. The art of improvisation—in it's various forms—is very much alive in Rochester, NY! While most people associate improv with comedy and/or improvisational theater, Rochester also has improvisational dance and music.

PROFESSIONAL TROUPES

• Village Idiots since 2008. Performs mostly in the VIP Studio in the Village Gate Square Urban Mall.

• Unleashed! Improv since 2005. Performs mostly in the Senior Lounge at the JCC.
  

• Geva Comedy Improv (GCI) since Sept 2003. Performs mostly at the NextStage at Geva Theatre Center.
  

• Nuts and Bolts since 1999. Performs most at Spotlight Studios in Fairport.
  

• THEY improv since 2007. THEY Improv is not a local troupe per se, but rather an out-of-state organization that hires local improvisors—who are already part of another troupe—for private and corporate events.
  

COLLEGE TROUPES

• University of Rochester - In Between the Lines (IBTL) since Sept 2000

• SUNY Geneseo - No Laugh Track Required
  

• SUNY Brockport - Barrel of Monkey since 2005
  

• Nazareth College - Script Tease (may no longer be active)
  

• RIT:
  

• RIT's Comedy Troupe - founded 2003 - formerly known as RIT Thundercocks(2003-2004)]
  

• Brainwreck
  

HIGH SCHOOL TROUPES

• Fairport High School - DownStage since 1991

• Webster Schroeder High School - Borderline Improv
  

• School of the Arts High School - SOTA Improv Group

• Contact Improv dance
  

• Eastman School of Music
  

• Rochester International Jazz Festival

• ROchester's local improv comedy troupes - City Newspaper July 2007
  

• Improv Rochester on The Urban Prankster Network
  

• Contact improvisation on Wikipedia
  

• Improv Groups - state by state list on FuzzyCo.com has many broken links

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