iMusical is seeking new performers to join its ensemble! While we encourage any interested performers to participate in this open call audition, at this time we are primarily interested in adding female-identified improvisers to the cast. Read More
WIT alum Zhubin Parang is the head writer for The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. He began his long-form improv career with WIT, where he was a member of the long-running ensemble Jackie and festival favorite Dr. Fantastic. He is an alum of the Upright Citizens… Read More
Throw your hat in the ring to compete in our tenth annual Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament! Read More
Become a FIST sponsor! FIST is Washington Improv Theater’s biggest event of the year, spanning five weekends and 35+ shows. Read More
A member of the WIT ensemble Commonwealth and reigning FIST champion with Going to the Movies Alone, Kate recently took the time to share her very insightful thoughts on improv and yoga, finding truth in comedy, and tequila. Read More
After the most recent audition cycle, Washington Improv Theater will welcome sixteen new players to its Harold teams. Current teams Discoteca! and Blot will have their last shows on Dec. 29 and Jan. 5 respectively. Players from both of those teams will be included in two new teams that will… Read More
Eva got her start as an improviser at Second City in Chicago. Now she performs with the ensemble King Bee and teaches with WIT in between helping the residents of Ward 2 as a liaison to the mayor’s office. “I use improv all the time,” she says. Read More
Nina is Harold team player and Front of House manager at WIT. She’s also a cognitive neuroscientist. We recently caught up with her to about the applications of improv for scientific research, how improv has helped manage her “Type A” tendencies, and more. You joke… Read More
WIT Profile: Love Onion’s Stephen Carter on growing up weird, taking off masks, and being a politico
Stephen Carter has been an avid fan of improv since he was a little kid. Now, he puts his knowledge of the craft to use as a performer and teacher at WIT — and in his work in political communications. In both cases, he says, the question that motivates him… Read More
Washington Improv Theater is holding auditions for our Harold team program! The deadline to sign up is 11:59 PM on Friday, Dec. 4. Auditions are in one-hour blocks on Saturday, Dec. 12. Auditions will be held at Source. Auditioners should have successfully completed the Harold class at WIT (or have commensurate experience). Read More