"NW
Showcase"
Friday and Saturday, October 15 and 16
7:30 pm and 9:30 pm
More
than a dozen improvised theater companies from around the region
share the stage in performances at two venues. Troupes appearing
include Toad City, Portland ComedySportz, Knockin' Biscuits,
and The Brody Theater from Portland; Unexpected Productions
and Improsia from Seattle.
Tickets:
$8.00 for individual performances or $30 for "NW Showcase"
Pass. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Brody Theater, 1904 NW 27th Avenue, and The Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate Avenue. Call The Brody Theater
at 224-0688 for reservations.
"Scrapheap"
Sunday, October 17
7:30 pm
A unique experiment in ensemble improvisation gets underway
as part of The Portland Improvised Theater Festival. A dozen
or so improvisers from different companies and different parts
of the world, many of them never having even met each other,
will come together for an unrehearsed, unplanned performance
before diving into a week of intensive workshops. Performances
throughout the week and a final performance on Saturday, October
23, will showcase their progress.
Tickets:
$6.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Brody Theater, 1904 NW 27th Avenue.
Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
"Scrapheap
2: It's Alive!"
Tuesday, October 19
7:30 pm
After
two days of workshops with Robert Dassie, acclaimed director
and teacher from Chicago's Improv Olympic, the "Scrapheap"
ensemble again ventures in front of an audience. Expect a daring
and exciting performance as The Portland Improvised Theater
Festival's experiment in ensemble improvisation continues.
Tickets:
$6.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Brody Theater, 1904 NW 27th Avenue.
Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
"Scrapheap
3: The Mad Doctor's Revenge"
Thursday, October 21
7:30 pm
The
third installment of The Portland Improvised Theater Festival's
mad experiment in improvisation. This time the "Scrapheap"
ensemble has been working with Barbara Scott of San Francisco's
True Fiction Magazine.
Tickets:
$6.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Brody Theater, 1904 NW 27th Avenue.
Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
True
Fiction Magazine
Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23
8:00 pm
World famous for their appearances on NPR's West Coast Live
and for more than a decade of incredible improvisation, True
Fiction Magazine comes to the The Portland Improvised Theater
Festival for their Portland premier. True Fiction offers a unique
style of improvisation wherein a complete two-act play springs
from a single simple suggestion from the audience, often threading
several plot lines and dramatic genres.
Tickets:
$12.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate
Avenue. Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
Bigwheel
and Unexpected Productions
Friday, October 22
10:00 pm
Former
Portlander John Breen returns from New York with his shiny new
company, Bigwheel. Unexpected Productions, Seattle's premier
improvised theater company, presents one of their tried and
true long-form improv formats.
Tickets:
$8.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate
Avenue. Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
"Scrapheap
4: The Final Experiment"
Saturday, October 23
6:00 pm
After a final two days of workshops with Brody Theater Artistic
Director Tom Johnson, the "Scrapheap" ensemble presents
a polished and perfect final show. This performance is likely
to feature some of the best improvisation of the festival. Also
appearing: "The Bard," The Brody Theater's musical
improv show.
Tickets:
$8.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate
Avenue. Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
Hiatus
and The Brody Theater
Saturday, October 23
10:00 pm
Coast
to coast improvisation as New York's Hiatus and Portland's The
Brody Theater share stage-time in a finale performance. Each
troupe will present their very different take on long-form improvisation.
Tickets:
$8.00. Full-Festival Passes available for $75.00.
Location:
The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, 5340 N Interstate
Avenue. Call The Brody Theater at 224-0688 for reservations.
Free
Beginner Workshops in Improvisation
Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17
2:00 pm
In
conjunction with The Portland Improvised Theater Festival's
"NW Showcase" performances, The Brody Theater is offering
free workshop for beginners team-taught by members of different
regional improv troupes. Two hour workshops are free and open
to the public.
Location:
The Brody Theater, 1904 NW 27th Avenue.
Call 224-0688 for information.
"Scrapheap"
Ensemble Improvisation Workshop
Sunday, October 17 through Saturday,
October 23
An
intensive workshop in improvisation wherein an ensemble will
work together for six hours a day for an entire week with rotating
guest directors from around the country As part of the experiment
the "Scrapheap" ensemble will present four performances.
For experienced improvisers only. Cost: $195. Call 224-0688
for information.
Workshops
for Improvisers
Friday through Sunday, October 22-24
The
Portland Improvised Theater Festival offers dozens of workshops
for improvisers and actors of all skill and experience level
taught by some of the best improv teachers and directors in
the country including Robert Dassie from Chicago's Improv Olympic
and Barbara Scott of San Francisco's True Fiction Magazine.
Festival enrollment fee: $90, includes admission to all Festival
performances. Call 224-0688 for information.
The Brody Theater
1904 NW 27th Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
Questions?
Call (503) 224-0688 or email festival@brodytheater.com
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