7:30 PM Metro Takes
Move over, NYC Subway Takes. It’s time for Metro Takes with Alissa! Hear a cast of improvisers share their hottest, most niche DC-area opinions while Alissa decides whether she 100% agrees or 100% disagrees. No hedging, no middle ground, just rapid-fire hot takes and hilarious back-and-forth inspired by the viral social media series. Fast, unpredictable, and full of local flavor, this is one Palooza bit you won’t want to miss!
Cast: Alex Kazanas, Alissa Platz-Engler, Allison Wilson, Amber Bellsdale, Béatrice Leydier, Catherine Castillo, Chris Olinger, Clare Mulligan, Danielle Steger, David Cranberg, Elijah Giddens, Gabriela Villegas, Jake Rosario, Jenny DelVecchio, Joe Randazzo, John Carroll, Luke Bovard, Matt Strote, Mikail Faalasli, Nick Tschernia, Peter Tzeng, Richie Khanh, Robin Dickey, Rohan Narayanan, Steph Wester
7:44 PM Improvised Guess Who
A game of Guess Who with your favorite improvisers
Cast: Carolyn Clendenin, Erick Acuña, Matt O’Neill, Michael Lawerence, Sam Sanders
7:49 PM NOW That’s What I Call Improv ’26
“NOW That’s What I Call Improv ’26!” uses your favorite pop songs from the early 2000s to inspire the show.
Cast: Blind Cast
8:00 PM Epistolary Affairs Presents: Epistolary Wares
Improvised Jane Austen with costumes, props and — hey, is that a smartphone?
Cast: Elissa Heller, James Corti, Matt Knapper, Sophia Peerzada
8:09 PM Prov Aid
DC’s biggest improv celebs gather to raise awareness for WIT’s Big Move to NoMa.
Cast: Alex Kazanas, Allison Yolo, Anna Claire Walker, Anna Nelson, Bethany Stokes, Chris Olinger, Christina Dabney, Dan O’Neil, David Lapkoff, Eli Okun, Elizabeth Cutler, Erick Acuña, Geoff Withuhjee, Goli Samimi, Grace Campion, Gwendolyn Bogard, Hannah Piper, Jack Barnes, Jared Smith, Jason Re, John Carroll, Jordana Mishory, Kacie Peterson, Krystal Ali, Liz Sanders, Mark Chalfant, Matt Alexander, Matt Strote, Meghan Faulkner, Meredith Garagiola, Patrick Fleury, Richie Khanh, Samiyyah Ali, Simone Webster, Stephanie Wester, Tom Di Liberto, Turner Meeks
8:15 PM Stage Combat!
A “grounded” scene is one in which your opponent lies motionless in the dust.
Cast: Bryan Lisman, Clint Pettit, David Cranberg, Emily Dalton, Jakob Rosario, Kaeli Patchen, Kate Fridley, Katherine Mash, Sam Hollon, Zhaokang Ong
8:22 PM The Broken Bones Presents: Broken Cones
Bones out. Cones in.
Cast: Darnell Eaton, Erick Acuña, Eva Lewis, Geoff Withuhjee, Kelsey Peters, Kristina Martinez, Neil Baron
8:33 PM Booth Operatives on Booth Operatives 1
Booth operatives dissect their craft.
Cast: Chris Olinger, James Nugent, Memphis Worley, Ryan McClure
8:38 PM Christina Algae-lera
Reflecting Poolooza!
Cast: The Algae
8:41 PM Time Capsule: Open August 2026!
Nostalgia in a box! Improv based on treasured childhood memorabilia.
Cast: Amber Bellsdale, Cassie Hoffman, Gwendolyn Bogard, Hannah Piper, Luke Bovard, Matthew Knapper, Peter Tzeng, Stephanie Wester
8:52 PM 24 Frames per Second
Can these improvisers find something funny in each scene? Yes — to an extreme.
Cast: Christina Dabney, Danielle Steger, Elizabeth Cutler, Kelsey Peters, Richie Khanh, Shawn Peabody
8:59 PM WIT’s Level 1 and 2’s Got Talent
See WIT’s Level 1 and 2 rising stars perform at Palooza!!
Cast: Blind cast
9:08 PM Booth Operatives on Booth Operatives 2
Booth operatives dissect their craft.
Cast: Chris Olinger, James Nugent, Memphis Worley, Ryan McClure
9:13 PM Harold Houdini: Behind the Magic
Harold Houdini is the world’s foremost improvised magician. Join him and his lovely assistants for a show unlike any you’ve seen before.
Cast: John Carroll, Jordana Mishory, Macey Schiff
9:22 PM Criss Angel Mind Meld Freak
Forget everything you know about improv and magic… Criss Angel Mind Meld Freak is about to meld your mind!
Cast: John Carroll, Turner Meeks
9:27 PM Creative Writing 101
The ultimate cure for writer’s block.
Cast: Arie Rich, Bethany Stokes, Chizo Nwagwu, Eli Okun, Elizabeth Cutler, Kevin Eggleston
9:38 PM World’s Greatest Group Games
Like ensemble casts? Come watch this. The WHOLE TEAM is in EVERY SCENE.
Cast: Abby Haverty, Danielle Steger, David Lapkoff, Gifford Wong, Hannah Piper, Kate Fridley, Ryan McClure, Sarah Herhold, Shawn Peabody
9:47 PM Consciousness
Dare yourself to experience, an experience.
Cast: Adam Levine, Alissa Platz, Clare Mulligan, Darnell Eaton, Jared Smith, Liz Sanders, Luke Hennig, Steven Karig
9:58 PM Shoes Off! Presents: Shoe Switching
This is Shoes Off!’s long-running attempt at making sure people take off their improv shoes before entering improv houses.
Cast: Blind Cast
10:07 PM The Masked Improviser
It’s just like the Masked Singer, but with improv.
Cast: Come watch to find out
10:22 PM Sabado Picante Presents: Telenovela Bowl
Sabado Picante presents: Telenovela Bowl — a halftime show of romance, betrayal, and melodrama
Cast: Adriana Salerno, Analía Gomez Vidal, Ceci DeRobertis, Daniel Barrera, David Steib, Elizabeth Cutler, Erick Acuña, Matt Mansfield, Nina Fink
10:33 PM Bean Dip
The bean dip is so good, you’ll have to try some!
Cast: Betsy Milarcik, Colleen Ryan, Craig Gagel, Grace Campion, Jeanna Kim, Steph Wester
10:39 PM One Big Solé
Heart and solé, come fall in love with our heart and solé
Cast: Colette Mrozek, David Cranberg, Goli Samimi, Jakob Rosario, Jamie Lantinen, Jordana Mishory, Kaeli Patchen, Natalie Knazik, Mikki Smith, Remy Michaels, Robin Dickey
10:45 PM Matt Strote’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula
The DMV’s only all Vampire identifying improv team is excited to bring a grounded and totally not bloody / dangerous / spooky / scary monoscene they have been working on.
Cast: Blind Cast
10:54 PM CSI Miami-Prov: Crime and PUNishment (Season 11)
The Palooza tradish-pun continues for the 11th consecutive year! Eleven?! More like elev-FUN!! YEAHHHHHHHH!!
Cast: Clare Mulligan, Eli Okun, Elisabeth Mabus, Elizabeth Cutler, Lori Pitts, John Carroll, Jordana Mishory, Matt Berman, Mikail Faalasli, Tom Di Liberto, Slli’m Williams
11:05 PM Blind Petals
Three hopeless romantics. One lucky audience member holding all the power. Can our suitors win the heart of a total stranger? You ask the questions. You pick the date. Love is improvised.
Cast: Abel Bove, Cristina Gonzalez, Estelle Koussoube, John Paul Snead, Martín De Simone, Mikko Abarcar
11:15 PM Tiny Stage Concert
Zero talent. Totally pretentious. You’re listening to NPR.
Cast: Ali Tanveer, Conor Scanlan, David Pomeroy, Louis Lavoie, Mack Schroeder, Matt Pacino, Richie Khanh
11:24 PM Your Palooza Dads
Your Palooza dads are here to help you kiddos out! Thirsty? Hungry? In need of some moral support? We got you champ!
Cast: Anna McDonald, Elijah Giddens, Jake Rosario, Jenny DelVecchio, Justin Bray, Kevin McDonald
11:29 PM Bad Bunny’s Grass: A Superbowl Retrospective
What happens when the grass dancer’s from Bad Bunny’s halftime show gather for practice? Will they dance or follow stage queues? Watch and see!
Cast: Blind Cast
11:34 PM A Totally Wholesome Show to Kick Off Late Night
Why does late night have to mean raunchy, R-rated, chaos? In this show, Mark and Geoff will perform a G-rated, family comedy that rivals the crass mess of late night you’re used to.
Cast: Geoff Withuhjee, Mark Chalfant
11:48 PM K-Prov Demon Hunters
Part sold-out concert, part exorcism. A K-pop idol group takes your everyday demons and slays them, flawlessly, in formation. Bring a light stick.
Cast: Amber Bellsdale, David Cranberg, Elissa Heller, Matt Knapper, Rose Buchbinder
11:56 PM The Artistry of Movement
In the beginning there was nothing, and then: movement*
Cast: Bryan Lisman, Betty Yu
12:01 AM Kibble Ones
Every time we do improv, it means leaving our purr-fect little fur babies at home. Finally a chance for them to see their cat moms and dog dads in action, and join in on the fun with some three-line scenes! With improv in their blood, how can their scenes be ruff?!
Cast: Alex Wilkinson, Anna Claire Walker, Geoff Withuhjee, John Carroll, Jordana Mishory, Kacie Peterson, Kelsey Peters, Macey Schiff, Meghan Faulkner, Turner Meeks, and their pets!! <3
12:06 AM WIT Elective: How to Audience with Ryan McClure
In this elective, students will get customized notes on Audiencing from renowned improv instructor Ryan McClure. $300 for 1.5 hour elective.
Cast: Ryan McClure
12:11 AM Shrek Montage!
When the year’s start comin’ and they don’t stop comin’, don’t you wish to see a bunch of Shreks playing make believe? This isn’t a fairytale, it’s real, come to experience and be part of the legend.
Cast: Blind Cast
12:18 AM Nest Egg
THIS IS NOT IMPROV. THIS IS SERIOUS FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM BIRDS.
Cast: Allison Wilson, Alex Wilkinson, Cissy Fenwick, Court McGrew, Gwendolyn Bogard, Nicole Barrett, Remy Michaels, Stephen Gabauer
12:25 AM Late Night Delilahs
We’d like to get to know you just a little bit better
Cast: Abby Haverty, Jordana Mishory, Kevin Eggleston, Lauren Gabel, Liz Sanders, Sarah Herhold, Stephanie Wester
12:32 AM Get Fit @WIT!!
Time to exercise and improvise and get pumped while you ‘prov!
Cast: Rachel Sloan
12:35 AM Bad in Bed 4
Our favorite position is starfish.
Cast: Bethany Stokes, Catherine Castillo, Chizo Nwagwu, Clare Mulligan, Devin Hiett, John Carroll, Patrick Fleury, Sam Ruback, Samiyyah Ali, Tom Di Liberto
12:42 AM Company Handbook
A reader reads excerpts from an unhinged, real, anonymized company handbook to inspire fast, funny, improv that pokes fun at company hypocrisy.
Cast: Levi Shanks, Mike Moran, Robin Doody
12:49 AM Oooh, baby, this is a serious conversation!
Your friends and neighbors are doing some dramatic improv.
Cast: Blind Cast
12:54 AM Tweenprov
Is improv cool? These tween boys will find out live!
Cast:Betty Yu, Catherine Castillo, Hana Farnese Jenny Delvecchio, Katherine Mash Meera Kallupura, Meghan Burns, Natalie Marques
1:01 AM Weekend at Turner’s 2
Turner would be the perfect improv host except for one thing… He’s dead.
Cast: Alex Wilkinson, CJ Libassi, Devin Hiett, Kelsey Peters, Meredith Garagiola, Michael Williamson, Robin Doody, Turner Meeks
1:06 AM Awkward Sex in the Dark
Sex is rarely a beautiful, perfect act of love. It’s like, awkward as hell.
Cast: Clare Mulligan, Geoff Withuhjee
1:11 AM GibberFishPeople
Explore an underwater world with GibberFishPeople where the secret lives of fish will be revealed!
Cast: Aagosh Mathur, Betty Yu, Cat Hayes, Maja Cote, Meghan Burns
1:16 AM The Sloth Family Players Perform a Three-Minute Harold!
All three beats in just three minutes!!
Cast: Alex Wilkinson, Amber Bellsdale, Cassie Hoffman, Catherine Castillo, Chris Olinger, Eli Okun, Gwendolyn Bogard, Jake Rosario, Jordana Mishory, Kacie Peterson, Kristina Martinez, Mikail Faalasli, Sarah Herhold
1:21 AM Spin! That! Wheel!
Spin the wheel to see what scene will come next!
Cast: Blind Cast
1:26 AM Sales vs. Customer Service
One improviser is sales, one is customer service. They perform a duo stuck in a conflicting goals feedback loop, in a show completely inspired by the audience — the industry, who is sales, who is customer service, and who wins.
Cast: Meredith Gargiola, Robin Doody
1:31 AM Limerence in Limerence
We’ve all been obsessed with a performer, but now the performers are obsessed with you!
Cast: Grace Campion, Kevin Eggleston, Stephanie Wester
1:36 AM World Cups
I’ve got my ticket… for the World Cups!
Cast: Anna Claire Walker, Jordana Mishory
1:41 AM The History of America on Earth in 5 Minutes
Perhaps the most scientifically accurate portrayal of America ever attempted in 5 minutes on stage.
Cast: Blind Cast
1:46 AM Swear Jar
How many swear words can we say in [however many minutes the show is]? Let’s find out!
Cast: Blind Cast
1:53 AM 4′ 33″
Let’s get fancy with a performance of some Modernist music.
Cast: Hannah Piper, Audience
1:58 AM Primal Scream / Primal Sing
We are coming out of our cage AND WE ARE DOING JUST FINE… but seeing as it is 2026, we could still use an outlet for our rage!
Cast: The Whole Audience
2:03 AM Love is Behind
Love isn’t blind, but it might be all about the Behind! Come see if contestants can find true love after seeing someone’s butt for the first time.
Cast: Betty Yu
2:08 AM B.T.M.
TM TM TM TM TM TM
Cast:Alex Wilkinson, Allison Yolo, Amber Bellsdale, Anna Burke, Bethany Stokes, David Cranberg, Devin Hiett, Erick Acuña, Eva Lewis, Hannah Piper, Jack Barnes, Joe Randazzo, John Carroll, Jordana Mishory, Kelsey Peters, Krystal Ali, Meghan Faulkner, Mikki Smith, Rae Lang, Simone Gannage
2:13 AM Serious talk: An intimate discussion of our fears doing improvisational comedy
It’s not always just fun and games. Learn about the struggles improvisers are going through in this intimate and deeply personal show.
Cast: Blind Cast
2:20 AM Audience Zen Count
Your moment of zen.
Cast: Ryan McClure
2:25 AM The Sundays After
A dramatic experiment in long-form improv, The Sundays After asks whether a relationship can survive another Sunday.
Cast: Blind Cast
2:30 AM Next time on: Palooza
A preview of things to come
Cast: Alex Wilkinson, Anna Burke, Geoff Withuhjee, Hannah Piper, Sarah Herhold