The Cookout: Not One of Your Little Friends + Earth, Wind, and Tired + HOLD UP! A Black Book Club

Roll the dice and see a different hilarious show every night!

The Cookout celebrates Black improv in the DMV. Started in 2020, it currently features all-Black improv ensembles and troupes from DC and Baltimore. The Cookout was created and is curated by WIT improvisers Jamal Newman (who founded WIT’s first-ever all-Black ensemble Lena Dunham) and Krystal Ali, who performs with Lena Dunham, as well as company ensembles Hellcat and LIZARD GIRL. Both Jamal and Krystal also perform with Kinfolk — the first-ever all-Black team to win the Fighting Improv Smackdown Tournament in 2024. The Cookout is consistently one of WIT’s most frequently sold-out shows, so be sure to get your tickets before they’re gone!

Not One of Your Little Friends:

Cast:
Ernest Afflu
Daarel Burnette II
Stewart Gray III
Richard Johnson
Olu okusaga
David Spears
Jacquel Tomlin
Monica Hamilton

Earth, Wind, and Tired: 

Cast:

Lee Bennett III
Aaron Harris
Renee Namakau Ombaba
Lori Pitts
Tandra Turner
Slli’m Williams

HOLD UP! A Black Book Club:

Cast:
Krystal Ali
Derek Hayes
Samiyyah Ali
Simone Webster
Clyde Thompson
Jamal Newman
Tandra Turner

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