Enjoy the 12th Annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival and Hone Your Comedy Skills at Available Workshops
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., January 21, 2024 – Join us for the 12th annual SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival with headliners Standup and Clown along with Improvised Jane Austen this weekend, Friday, January 24 and Saturday, January 25.
The SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival features teams from the Lehigh Valley, NYC, Baltimore, Boston, Toronto and beyond! The marathon-style comedy festival starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. Catch each night’s headliners at 9:30 p.m.
Kick off Saturday with a comedy workshop like no other: A Clown’s Guide to Long-form with Chad Damiani where he breaks the fourth wall and shows you how to create unique formats that can invigorate and elevate the art of long-form. Damiani has spent over a decade using Clown to explore and completely reimagine shows, completely transforming what he presents on stage.
Schedule:
Friday, January 24
4:30 p.m. Doors Open
5:30 p.m. Yes, And Ceremony
5:35 p.m. Thor’s Mom (Lehigh Valley, PA)
5:50 p.m. The Board (NYC)
6:05 p.m. The Real Prom (Lancaster, PA)
6:20 p.m. The Latchkey Kids (Pittsburg, PA)
6:35 p.m. Two’s Company (Minneapolis, MN)
6:55 p.m. Tim for Short (Lehigh Valley, PA)
7:10 p.m. The A Team (Charlotte, NC)
7:25 p.m. Remain Dog (Philadelphia, PA)
7:45 p.m. The Town Criers (Beacon, NY)
8 p.m. Big Check (Lehigh Valley, PA)
8:20 p.m. Go Fish! (Philadelphia, PA)
8:40 p.m. Synced Up? (Lehigh Valley, PA)
9:00 p.m. Big Whoop (New York City)
9:20 p.m. Naughty by Nurture (Lehigh Valley, PA)
9:40 p.m. Stand Up and Clown (Los Angeles, CA)
10:40 p.m. Improv JAM with Creamy and Crunchy (Lehigh Valley, PA)
Saturday, January 25
2:45 p.m. Hot Gym (Lehigh Valley, PA)
3 p.m. Teen Angst (Baltimore, MD)
3:20 p.m. Please and Spank You (Boston, MA)
3:40 p.m. Dance Factory (NYC)
4 p.m. LoS CoMpLiCaDoS (Harrisburg, PA)
4:15 p.m. clint (Brooklyn, NY)
4:30 p.m. Schmooty! (Philadelphia, PA)
4:50 p.m. Bombshell (Beacon, NY)
5:05 p.m. Silly Gooses (Sandiego, CA)
5:25 p.m. Danger Stage (Pittsburg, PA)
5:45 p.m. Goat Party (NYC)
6:05 p.m. GirlProv (Norfolk, VA)
6:20 p.m. 96 Bulls (NYC)
6:35 p.m. Staycation (Lehigh Valley, PA)
6:55 p.m. Mercy Santos (NYC)
7:15 p.m. Breakfast Boys (NYC)
7:30 p.m. Brothered Toast (NYC)
7:50 p.m. NYTEShift (Philadelphia, PA)
8:10 p.m. Go Dummy (NYC)
8:30 p.m. Cobra (Lehigh Valley, PA)
8:50 p.m. Duchovney (NYC)
9:10 p.m. We’re Good, You’re Great (Lehigh Valley, PA)
9:30 p.m. Improvised Jane Austen (Chicago, IL)
10:30 p.m. BIT SHOWS (Lehigh Valley, PA)
Tickets for the festival are available at steelstacks.org. You can choose from single-day tickets or a Friday and Saturday ticket bundle.
Experienced improvisers, get your creative juices flowing Saturday and Sunday with some of our improv workshops with Improvised Jane Austen*. Are you passionate about a specific genre of television, film or literature? Improvised Jane Austen will teach you how to identify archetypes, themes and story structures and then show you how to apply these concepts to scene work and long-form improvisation in our Exploring Genre and Narrative Improv workshop on Saturday. Develop character wants that are crucial to great scene work on Sunday at our Improvised Jane Austen’s Guide to Character workshop. Improvised Jane Austen will help you access character wants and find inspiration that will carry you through your scenes and shows.
*The Improvised Jane Austen workshops are for experienced improvisers who have completed a level 1 improv course or have equivalent experience.
If you’re inspired to give this whole improv thing a try, extend your SteelStacks Improv Comedy Festival experience when you join Cindy Marsh for her Improv Drop-in for beginners. Marsh’s Improv Drop-in for beginners is the perfect place to start your improv journey. Get a snapshot of improv basics through fun games and exercises that lay the foundation for further classes in the future.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
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Bryn Keeney
