Improv Troupe/Workshop

We are not currently running an improvisational theatre workshop. If you are interested, though, please contact us.

Improv References

Game/Exercise/Structure Repositories

  1. The Improv Encyclopedia – Games, ideas, thoughts, concepts—an encyclopedia of improv!
  2. ImprovWiki – Another reference, in wiki format
  3. LearnImprov.com – Generate workshops and performance sets, plus a random game player.
  4. Without Annette – A listing of games by this Improv Troupe.

Communities

  1. Chicago Improv Network – Bulletin Board
  2. Improv Resource Center – Bulletin Board
  3. Improv Resource Center Wiki

Blogs/Podcasts

  1. StoryRobot – Home of the cartoon I used
  2. The Fracas! Improv Podcast
  3. Chicago Improv Associates – Zenprov Podcast

Local Lafayette/West Lafayette Troupes

  1. Ad Liberation
  2. One Size Fits All
  3. The Crazy Monkeys
  4. The Ship of Fools

Videos

  1. iOWest’s Trophy Wife – They record and post all of their shows online (2007-)! A great Harold team to watch, enjoy, and study.
  2. Improv Videos at ExpertVillage
  3. College Comedy Championship 2007 [1] [2] [3]- Held in Chicago. Watch college troupes perform. Always something to learn.
  4. Chicago College Improv Tournament 2008: East Coast, Midwest (Third Coast) Regionals, and West Coast Regionals. Same as above, but from 2008. The finals will be posted sometime after November 15, 2008.
  5. Chicago Improv Festival’s Vimeo Channel – Watch 2010′s College Improv Tournament videos here!
  6. Comedy Sportz Chicago – Musical 505 class show
  7. See You Next Tuesday Improv Show – The Second City – Chicago
  8. Whiskey Rebellion’s 1-Year Anniversary Show @ iO Chicago
  9. Whiskey Rebellion – January 7th, 2009 – The iO Theater in Chicago, Illinois presents Whiskey Rebellion performing a Harold on the suggestion “toothbrush.”

Tips/Notes

  1. Applied Improv – Del Close class notes
  2. How to be a better improviser

Misc. References that Are Useful

  1. Genre Guru’s List of Genre Games
  2. IMDb’s Listing of Movie Genres
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