Lena Dunham Presents: Your Black Friend + iMusical

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

Lena Dunham Presents: Your Black Friend

Created by WIT teaching artist and long-time performer Jamal Newman, Lena Dunham is the OG of all-Black improv ensembles in DC. The cast interviews a (volunteer) audience member about the most recent conversation they’ve had with a Black friend. They then draw inspiration from that discussion to create a montage of hilarious scenes that will have you laughing in the face of everything!

Cast: Krystal Ali, Darnell Eaton, Derek Hayes, Erica Johnson, Eva Lewis, Jamal Newman, Nic Small, Simone Webster, and Slli’m Williams

iMusical

iMusical is WIT’s longest-running ensemble. Their talented, singer-improviser cast members combine the unpredictable playfulness of improv comedy with the emotional power of musical theater to create heart-soaring and hilarious scenes worthy of any scripted musical. Everything — from the lyrics to the notes the accompanist plays — is made up on-the-spot. It’s so good, you’ll leave feeling like you’ve been whisked away on a joyful little escape!!

The Washington Post calls iMusical “spot on” and the cast has performed to standing ovations in multiple comedy festivals including ones in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York as well as at venues across the DC area.

Cast: Adrianne Thomas, Anna Claire Walker, Arie Rich, Cassie Barnum, Catherine Deadman, Katie O’Donnell, Mark Chalfant, Matt Berman, Patrick Hsieh, Ryan Campbell, and Simone Webster.

Accompanist: Michael O’Connor

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