Topher Bellavia is a three-time FIST champion, having won the tournament in 2007, then in 2010 with Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch and in 2011 with Bipolar. Like his Bipolar teammate Mikael Johnson, Topher got to pick the winners before the cast lists were released. So, using just the team names, here… Read More
When it comes to picking winners for the Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament, Mikael Johnson is a reliable source. The two-time FIST winner for Bipolar and Thunderball gave us his predictions about how this year’s tournament will pan out. We gave Mikael all of the team names before the cast lists… Read More
Attention female improvisers! The October Issue seeks applications for its Managing Editor and Publisher roles. These jobs will help support the director and cast create the original production, set to debut in September 2015. About The October Issue: The October Issue is WIT’s contribution to the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival. The show’s all-female ensemble… Read More
Time for Madness! WIT’s 9th Annual Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament (FIST) is now open for submissions. What is FIST? A ton of fun and creative talent launched through a cannon of audience frenzy. Need more details than that? See the full description below, complete with this year’s rules of… Read More
Washington Improv Theater's special project The October Issue, a contribution to the Women's Voices Theatre Festival, is conducting an open call audition for female players on Dec. 6. Read More
WIT's most musically theatrical ensemble by far, iMusical: The Improvised Musical, is conducting auditions. Read More
WIT ensemble team Commonwealth pays homage to the classic 80s sitcom in this summer's indulgent improv event BINGE. Complete with opening credits, commercial breaks, and even a few “very special episodes," SitCommonwealth is one of the most technically ambitious projects ever untaken by a WIT ensemble. Read More
In Jackieland, WIT’s longest-running ensemble, Jackie acclimates to a decimated, post-apocalyptic world (a la Zombieland). Read More
WIT ensemble team King Bee has developed a BINGE show worthy of spending an entire afternoon watching. Read More