For
the third year in a row The Brody Theater brought together artists
from around the nation for a festival celebrating the art of
improvisation from October 15-24, 1999 at The Brody Theater. This
ten day event featured workshops, performances, and The Brody's
signature Scrapheap ensemble. For two jam packed weekends,
Portland hosted some of the best regional and national troupes,
including:
| The
Bard |
Bigwheel
from New York City |
The
Brody Theater |
Hiatus
from New York City |
Improsia
from Seattle |
Knockin'
Biscuits |
Portland
ComedySportz |
Scrapheap
|
Toad
City |
True
Fiction Magazine
from San Francisco |
Unexpected
Productions
from Seattle |
Offering
workshops addressing a wide variety of topics and skill levels, The Portland Improvised Theater Festival kept every improviser, actor or artist challenged and interested regardless of experience. Workshops were presented by:
| Featured
Directors: |
| Bob
Dassie
of Chicago's Improv Olympic |
| Barbara
Scott
of True Fiction Magazine |
Tom
Johnson
of The Brody Theater |
| |
Additional
Workshop Presenters: |
| John
Breen
of New York's Big Wheel |
| Brad
Fortier
of
The Brody Theater
|
| Adrienne
Flagg
of
Toad City |
| Phil
Incorvia
of
The Brody Theater |
| Brandan
McClain
of
The Brody Theater |
Rob
Reese
of New York's Amnesia Wars |
The
intervening week of the festival was dedicated to Scrapheap, a unique ensemble assembled from festival participants. Scrapheap began working together in an unrehearsed performance on Sunday, October 17, and then plunged into a week of full-day rehearsals with guest directors Bob Dassie of Chicagos Improv Olympic, Barbara Scott of Bay Area TheatreSports, and The Brody's Artistic Director, Tom Johnson. The experiment culminated in a headlining performance on Saturday, October 23, 1999.
The
Third Annual Portland Improvised Theater Festival offered something for everyone interested in improvisation.
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