Fun and Games: WIT’s summer run promises laughs and adventure! (Media Advisory)

Fun and Games: WIT’s summer run promises laughs and adventure! (Media Advisory)

Washington DC, June 4, 2025 — Washington Improv Theater (WIT) will kick-off its six-week, summer run on Friday, June 13 under the marquee WIT Presents: Fun and Games, featuring Table Talk: An Improvised Tale of Adventure as its tentpole production.

WIT is the District’s top spot for hilarious improv comedy and there will be plenty of laughs on-tap during Table Talk — the theater’s latest Directors’ Series show, which is inspired by the fun and fantasy of Table Top Role Playing Games (TTRPGs), such as Dungeons & Dragons™, and explores the nature of friendship, the paths we take in life, and the importance of following your heart.

FUN, FANTASY, AND IDENTITY

Table Talk is the brainchild of Director Hannah Piper for whom bringing the show to-life has been a deeply personal project rooted in her love for table top games, passion for improv, and lived experience as a Transgender woman.

“The show explores the moments of unexpected meaning that happen in between jokes and laughter,” says Piper. “No two shows will be the same, but audiences can expect a raucous good time, underscored by the question, ‘Why do we play games together?’”

DIVE DEEPER

Learn more about Table Talk, and how fantasy gaming has taken off in DC and around the world, as well as what fans and new-comers alike can expect from the production, which promises to offer something for everyone to enjoy! Table Talk’s Assistant Director is Amber Bellsdale with technical direction by James Nugent.

QUEER VARIETY CAVALCADE (QVC)

WIT’s quarterly celebration of Queer comedy and culture, featuring a variety of performance disciplines, is back! This summer’s show will pay tribute to public broadcasting and include appearances by Drag Resistance Leader Tara Hoot, Queer Latine Storyteller Adrian Gaston Garcia, and Burlesque Cosplayer Orion St. Michael.

Important note: QVC is NOT a kid’s show. It explores topics and themes that are suitable for audiences 18 and up.

CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH THE COOKOUT

A highlight of WIT’s upcoming line-up is the return of one of its most popular productions The Cookout: A Celebration of Black Improv in the DMV, which will feature three, 60-minute blocks of performances on Saturday, July 12 at 5PM, 7PM, and 9PM by the funniest Black improvisers in our region.

WHERE AND WHEN

All of WIT’s summer 2025 shows will take place at Studio Theatre (14th and P St NW) in their ground-floor Mead space. 

MORE FUN AND GAMES!

The run also includes shows on Fridays at 9:30PM and Saturdays at 9PM, showcasing WIT ensembles and improv groups, who will put their own unique spin on the Fun and Games theme, as well as five new Sunday Funday mega-blocks of back-to-back performances by local indie improv groups (no Sunday shows July 6 or 27). See full schedule for details.

TICKETS

General admission tickets to all performances (except Sunday Funday shows) are $20 each plus $2 processing fee. Sunday Funday has flexible ticket pricing as low as $10 per person.

MEDIA REQUESTS

Anyone interested in arranging interviews, or who would like to review a performance, are invited to contact WIT’s Marketing and Development Manager Anna K. Nelson (anna@witdc.org) or at 202-255-2715. Requests to record or photograph any of the shows can also be sent to her. Complimentary tickets are available and WIT is happy to line up interviews.

PHOTOS

Media outlets are welcome to download and use the following images. Please ensure credits are listed.

  • Table Talk: An Improvised Tale of Adventure: (From left to right) WIT performers Lori Pitts, Mia Bloomfield, Nora Dell, and Sarah Herhold pose as fantasy characters from an improvised table top game. (DOWNLOAD) Credit: Jeff Salmore/Washington Improv Theater
  • Table Talk: An Improvised Tale of Adventure: Performer Patrick Hsieh poses as a fantasy character from a table top game. (DOWNLOAD) Credit: Jeff Salmore/Washington Improv Theater
  • Table Talk: An Improvised Tale of Adventure: Performer Matthew Alexander poses as a fantasy character from a table top game. (DOWNLOAD) Credit: Jeff Salmore/Washington Improv Theater
  • WIT’s all-Black ensemble Lena Dunham (performing at The Cookout): Ensemble members (from left to right) Jamal Newman, Eva Lewis, Darnell Eaton, Simone Webster, and Sll’im Williams. (DOWNLOAD) Credit: Jeff Salmore/Washington Improv Theater
  • WIT’s all-Black ensemble Lena Dunham (performing at The Cookout): Ensemble performers Simone Webster, Sll’im Williams, and Eva Lewis. Credit: Mikail Faalasli/WIT (DOWNLOAD)
  • The Queer Variety Cavalcade – Show co-creators and co-hosts Bill Nelson (left) and Kevin Eggleston perform as “Butchie” and “Birdie.” Credit: Jeff Salmore/WIT (DOWNLOAD)
Published:
June 4, 2025
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