Baggage Claim + Broken Bones + The Hypothesis

Let DC’s funniest improvisers give you a break from reality with their smart, surprising, and totally unscripted comedy!

Baggage Claim

Baggage Claim is an all-Black troupe that has headlined at The Cookout: WIT’s Annual Celebration of Black Improv in the DMV, as well as The District Improv Festival and elsewhere. They specialize in unpacking your emotional baggage in front of a live audience!

Cast: Clyde Thompson, Eddison Wilkinson, Kendall Hollimon, Namakau Ombaba, Precious Jenkins, and Samiyyah Ali

Broken Bones

The Broken Bones presents Injury Into Comedy! We’ve all been hurt, perhaps by a hidden patch of ice, a sick collision while scoring the winning goal, or a very public breakup at your 28th birthday party. This popular WIT company ensemble will talk with a (volunteer) audience member about an injury they experienced — be it physical, emotional, or other — and use that story to inspire their improv. We’ll all heal together through comedy. The cast has some of DC’s funniest improvisers, who have been featured by Comedy Central, The Washington Post, and NPR, as well as comedy festivals around the US and Europe.

Cast: Erick Acuña, Neil Baron, Geoff Corey, Darnell Eaton, Eva Lewis, Kristina Martinez, and Kelsey Peters

The Hypothesis

The Hypothesis combines science and improv to both inform and delight audiences. This WIT house ensemble is made up of scientists and science enthusiasts with diverse science backgrounds — ranging from neuroscience to ecology, climatology to psychology, and everything in between.

The audience is invited to ask the performers a question (ex: How does memory work? Why is the sky blue? What happens in a black hole? Can you terraform Mars?) and the players then attempt to provide an answer. The Hypothesis has also welcomed special guest scientists to talk about their areas of expertise in a short presentation to inspire the show. So, come prepared with that one burning science question you always wanted answered. Or simply get ready to have your mind blown (and funny bone tickled) as The Hypothesis takes you on a scientific and comedic journey!

Cast: Bethany Stokes, Ceci De Robertis, Goli Samimi, Henry Ring, Jordana Mishory, Nina Hsu, Slli’m Williams, Tom Di Liberto

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