SCHEDULE
6:00 PM: A Bad Lip Reading of an Improv Show
Bad Lip Reading is a YouTube channel created and run by an anonymous producer who intentionally poorly lip-reads video clips for comedic effect. We will do the same, but in a live, improvised show.
Cast: Ryan Alloway, Nicole Barrett, Eileen Breslin, Ryan Brookshire, Olivia D’Aoust, Shijit Dasgupta, Bizzy Fain, Em Fiske, Patrick Fleury, Lauren Gabel, Devon Grams, Justine Hipsky, J.J. Jackson, Shawn Logue, Ben O’Hara, Katie Ozog, Paul Pearlman, Ayala Pourat, Samantha Schifrin, Sabrina Shahmir, Bethany Stokes, Jermaine Trice, Heather Marie Vitale, Clarissa Zies
6:16 PM: The Ladies of Book Club Presents: Scenes from a Book
Scenes from a hat with a twist! Improvisers use opening lines from books to create new scenes.
Cast: Dara Boxer, Maria Gahan, Amber Pierdinock
6:27 PM: Quinceañerx
An improvised quinceañerx with friends and the entire extended family
Cast: Erick Acuña, Ceci De Robertis, Diego Hernandez, Kristina Martinez, Nick Martinez, Olivia Martinez, Ginnie Seger
6:38 PM: WPDC In The Morning!
The soundtrack to your daily commute with the personalities you know and love.
Cast: Bam Alston, Emilyann Key, Kristina Martinez, Kevin Mahoney, Spencer Orenstein
6:49 PM: Faculty Lounge
See your teachers do all the things we told you not to do in class.
Cast: The faculty of WIT
7:04 PM: A Quiet (show)Place
Catch a sneak peek of these exclusive scenes from John Krasnabnaerinkiski’s newest film “A Quiet (show)Place!”
Cast: Blind Casting
7:15 PM: The Great Debate
A bunch of improvisers enters the presidential debate of their lives. Their goal? Win the heart of just one person. The debate moderator.
Cast: Bam Alston, Eileen Breslin, Em Fiske, Patrick Fleury, Shawn Logue, Jessica Norman, Paul Pearlman, David Richman, Matthew Strote, Heather Marie Vitale, Vic Whitten
7:24 PM: Double Date: Auditions to Replace Us
Earn your guest spot on Double Date: show us your best celebrity impression or your impression of any one of us.
Cast: Nina Shu, Joe Randazzo, Jane White
7:35 PM: 11-Minute Level 1 Intensive
Improv students cram 8 weeks of classes into 11 minutes.
Cast: Blind Casting
7:46 PM: The Rossman
Play a part in the show by giving improvisers a line or challenge. They won’t know what they have to do until they find themselves in the middle of a scene where they don’t know what’s going on!
Cast: Adam Bray, Brendan Gaughn, Allison Shaw, Sean Rossman, Kate Petersen, Spencer Orenstein
7:57 PM: WIT Museum of Improv Art: Recovery
One year after the events of The WIT Art Museum Fire of 2018, a support group is held for those involved, on-stage and off, as we try to rebuild and move on with our lives.
Cast: Erick Acuña, Ryan Alloway, Greg Benge, Alex Kazanas, Adam Levine, Jonathan Murphy, Katie Ozog, Krystal Ramseur, Joe Randazzo, Goli Samimi, Heather Marie Vitale
8:08 PM: It Takes A Village
An only kid and his supportive single mom take you back to the home he grew up in.
Cast: Bam Alston, Brenda Alston
8:15 PM: The Lodge Sings: Mandatory Team-Building Seminar
The Lodge is here to help you build trust and camaraderie with your coworkers through a set of snappy improvised songs.
Cast: Mark Carroll, Luke Hennig, Jenny Koch, Adam Levine, Erin Murray, Omar Parbhoo, Samantha Schifrin
8:26 PM: Hail Mary
Welcome to the ImprovZone, where a live panel of experts analyze improvisers’ good–and Hail Mary–moves. It’s good, sporting fun!
Cast: Erick Acuña, Ryan Brookshire, Geoff Corey, Neil Goodman, Molly Graham, Justine Hipsky, Nina Hsu, Saleh Karaman, Kristina Martinez, Jamal Newman, Kelsey Peters, Krystal Ramseur, Joe Randazzo, Liz Sanders, Donna Steele, Jane White, Lauren Woody
8:37 PM: Tell It to the Judge
What if you could summon a judge to arbitrate every time you got into a disagreement with someone? It would look a lot like Tell It to the Judge.
Cast: Adam Bray, Nic Small, Blind Casting
8:48 PM: Grown Scouts
These Gurl Scouts can solve any local or global problem with a combo of real Scout badges and audience suggested adulting skillz.
Cast: Nicole Barrett, Eileen Breslin, Olivia D’Aoust, Andrea Erhart, Caroline Howe, Sarah Spell, Lisa Schreihart, Heather Marie Vitale
8:59 PM: Coach Mikey’s Advanced Improv Workshop
DC’s premiere improv coach Mikey Blunschi is back to showcase the latest results of his summer workshop for underperforming improvisers
Cast: Mikey Blunschi, Geoff Corey, Jamal Newman, Jessica Norman, Liz Sanders, Macey Schiff
9:06 PM: An Interrogatory Presents: Interrogatories
Watch a good cop and a (kind of?) bad cop question a criminal they know too well by now. The pettiest perp is back, but is their most recent crime as petty as their last? We’ll find out.
Cast: Jenna Hall, Jordana Mishory, Joe Randazzo
9:17 PM: Deus É Brasileiro
Find out the true, behind-the-scenes story of things you never knew were Brazilian.
Cast: Chris Lewitzke, Diego Hernandez, Spencer Orenstein, Samantha Watson
9:28 PM: A Streetcar Named Deadman
An improvised exploration of Tennessee William’s women* and the delicate creatures they eviscerate. *His archetypes, not his specific characters. There won’t be scenes with Blanche DuBois or Laura Wingfield. There will be scenes playing with these archetypes.
Cast: Catherine Deadman, Mark Chalfant, David Steib
9:39 PM: Runaway Train Presents: Pillows and Blankets
The Runaway Train gang works out their issues during a slumber party, complete with pillow forts, blankets, and pajamas.
Cast: Michael Alvino, Geoff Corey, Nina Hsu, Nic Small, Lauren Woody
9:51 PM: White Privilege, Woke Responses
It’s time to tell a white person what you really think.
Cast: Darnell Eaton, Derek Hayes, Erica Johnson, Eva Lewis, Jamal Newman, Krystal Ramseur, Nic Small, Greg Tindale
10:02 PM: 4-Turn
See what happens when 4 people improvise a capella music together — without knowing what or when the other folks are going to sing!
Cast: Beth Lyons, Elaine Colwell, Molly Graham, Cassie Barnum
10:07 PM: Florida Man/Woman/Etc.: An Epic Journey
What happens in Florida makes the headlines! See your favorite Florida headlines come to life in an epic journey thru the events that preceded the headline and led to it!
Cast: Justus Hammond, Joe Randazzo, Kate Symes, Stephen Gabauer, Em Fiske, Shijit Dasgupta, Cassandra Copello, Dana Malone Heiser, Ren John
10:18 PM: Wonder Whale Gets Hammered!
When Wonder Whale performs they really hit the nail on the head.
Cast: Angela Karpieniak, Brianna Rooney, Josh Rachford, Kara Kinsey, Kelsey Peters, Kenny Park Yi, Meredith Garagiola, Mikail Faalasli, Slli’m Williams, Tom Di Liberto, Ben Taylor
10:29 PM: Found in Translation
While creating scenes mixing English and one or more of up to 11 other languages, we’ll show how improv transcends all barriers and fosters understanding.
Cast: Shijit Dasgupta, Abigail Fu, Diego Hernandez, Caroline Howe, Jennifer Hyman, Tom Kaze, Svend Larsen, Béatrice Leydier, Erin Briana Murray, Andrea Quach, Analía Gómez Vidal, Jane White
10:40 PM: Close Talkers
Our improvisers don’t believe in personal bubbles. They like talking close.
Cast: Blind Casting
10:51 PM: The Dinner Party
Three people gather for a dinner party. The main entree: tension. And for dessert? A heaping of betrayal. This show is not designed to be funny.
Cast: Geoff Corey, Saleh Karaman, Jordana Mishory
11:02 PM: 37 Puppies Presents: Too Much of a Good Thing
Is there something you love so much you think there could never be too much of it? (for example, puppies) Think again.
Cast: Eileen Beslin, Justin Carty, Béatrice Leydier, Spencer Orenstein, Kristen Timko, Sarah Wilson
11:13 PM: WEATHER: Storm Chasin’
Tom and Jared are two real life meteorologists who want to bring you on a fun and happy storm chasing road trip where nothing ever goes wrong.
Cast: Tom Di Liberto, Jared Smith
11:20 PM: Grandma’s Fire Blanket Goes to Hell
Indie weirdos Grandma’s Fire Blanket take you to the 9 circles of hell and then some.
Cast: Joe Iannuzzi, Adam Levine, Oona MacDougall, Turner Meeks, Sabrina Shahmir, Isabelle Solomon, Abel Vandegrift, Liz Williams
11:31 PM: Mimes! Just Mimes!
Mimes! We’ll use physicality and emotion to communicate without words, tug at your heart-strings, and make you laugh!
Cast: Eileen Autodidact, Olivia D’Aoust, Shawn Fisher, John Manning, Samantha Watson
11:36 PM: Sex & the City-Prov
Sad SATC ended in 2004? Well, fear not, the revival is alive and well and made up on the spot. Do the ladies’ problems and triumphs translate in 2019? Find out!
Cast: Matt Berman, Mikey Blunschi, Elaine Colwell, Amanda Hahn, Jordana Mishory, Shealy Molpus, Jonathan Murphy, Jessica Norman, Brady Peters
11:47 PM: AH ZOMBIES!
Can improv survive a zombie apocalypse?
Cast: Erick Acuña, Stacey Axler, Melanie Cambpell, Kalynn Chambers, Niv Ellis, Patrick Fleury, Rosemary Grant, James Jelin, Taylor Kniffin, Max Makovetsky, Kenny Park Yi, Kelsey Peters, Macey Schiff, Kaelan Sullivan, Tandra Turner, Slim Williams
11:58 PM: Pimp-prov
These improvisers will yes-and each other off a cliff.
Cast: Erick Acuña, Geoff Corey, Richie Khanh, Kara Kinsey, Brianna Lux, Jamal Newman, Joe Randazzo, Heather Marie Vitale, Jason Walther, Jane White
12:09 AM: Cage/Off: Nic Cage Performs Your Favorite Movie
You’ve finally gotten your other wish: your favorite movie brought to life where every character is played by Nic Cage.
Cast: Jenna Hall, Molly Murchie, Jonathan Murphy, Liz Sanders, Patrick Slevin
12:18 AM: Spicy Bits
Bust out a glass of milk and don’t rub your eyes, cause we are cranking the heat up for this one!
Cast: Anna Cooper, Rosie Grant, Kara Kinsey, Martin Steger, Clyde Thompson, Jeff Waggett, Slli’m Williams, Madeline Welch, Blind Casting
12:25 AM: Joe Randazzo Directs Classic Fairy Tales
Watch as dramatic improv director Joe Randazzo directs classic fairy tales to his darker liking.
Cast: Matt Berman, John Heiser, Justine Hipsky, Nina Hsu, Saleh Karaman, Dan Miller, Joe Randazzo, Jane White, Clarissa Zies