A comedy collision is going down in Crown Point, IN! 3 stand-ups comedians will perform with improvisers performing scenes inspired from the jokes they’ve just heard!
Stand-up comedians include Don Bernacky, Shannon Rostin, & TBD.
Improvisers include Nelson Velazquez, Lori Cunningham Ryser, Ron Szanyi, Lisa Szanyi, Giovanni Alberto and more.
Improductions is putting together a great night of comedy showcasing comics & teams with different styles that everyone can get into.
The line is as follows:
The Conkey Players (Improv)
Los Improviachis (Improvised mariachi)
The Tony Stanzas (Fine Musical Improv)
Food is available along with a full bar!
We're delighted to host the Northwest Indiana High School Improv Invitational 2019 at Crown Point High School! We'll be featuring improv sets with schools from around the Northwest Indiana area (TBA). We invite parents, students, and the general public to join us in celebrating the entertainment provided by these talented teams!
Co-produced by Crown Point High School's Stray Dogs Improv Team & Improductions, LLC.
Executive Producers - Don Bernacky & Nelson Velazquez
OK. You can sing. You can improvise. You can even improvise a song or two. Now it’s time to learn how to marry your scene work to support your newly minted song so the story you’re telling before, during, and after the song is cohesive and strong. We explore the fundamental building blocks of doing long-form improvised musicals here!
Workshop limit is 15
Early Bird Price (until March 17): $30
Regular Price (March 18-April 28): $45
About Your Instructor:
Nelson Velazquez has been involved in improvisational theatre for the last 13 years. He currently serves as head musical director for Los Improviachis, an improvised musical mariachi band along with director for The Tony Stanzas, a #NWI team that imrpovises complete one-act musicals.
He is currently the Artistic Director of Salsation Theatre Company, a 20 year old Latino theatre company specializing in sketch and improv comedy. He has trained and performed at Second City Training Center, The Annoyance Theatre, and ComedySportz Chicago and has performed with various groups across the country. He’s also a former associate producer for the Chicago Improv Festival. Nelson was also the founder of the improv program at Crown Point Community Theatre and is currently the CEO for Improductions, LLC. He's taught workshops across the country including The Baltimore Improv Festival, The Chicago Improv Festival, The San Jose Improv Festival, The San Diego Improv Festival The Trill Comedy Festival, Melanin LatinX Comedy Festival, The Nation Improv Summit, and The Grand Rapids Improv Festival. He is also serves as faculty at Second City Chicago.
The First Friday of the month we put together a great line up of stand up comedy and/or improv. This month's show features the inaugural edition of The Northwest Indiana Improv Festival featuring a stacked line up of NWI's greatest improv teams. Disposable Theatre & 9 Bad Basses from Disposable Improv will be there along with The Short Foreman from Beatniks Theater, & Improductions. Tickets can be bought on BrownPaperTickets.com at the find tickets link above. $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Doors open at 7:30! Show starts at 8:00. Music playing before & after the show.
IT’S BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVERYBODY! It’s the end of summer and we all now return the early mornings, the rush to get the kids ready for school, the writing of lesson plans, and the pure pandemonium that is education! Well, we now provide COMIC RELIEF to those who need it most – the adults!
This show will feature acts with an education slant to them. As a token of our appreciation, educators get a DISCOUNT on admission to show our appreciation for everything you do! Get ready to laugh (and cry) when you see what happens when no child gets left behind!
$10 general
$8 student
$6 educator
Just in time for Hispanic Heritage Month! We're featuring acts that represent comedy from Latin parts of the world all in one room. Take a trip with us as we laugh in all kinds of languages!
Line Up TBD
Tickets $6 Advance/$10 Door
Food & beverage available on-site
Comedy so funny, it's scary! We're celebrating that time of the year where we all get to go out in public dressed as freaks and not get arrested for it! We have some nightmarish comedy from local improv groups and comedians. Guaranteed to tickle your funny bones!
Line-up TBD
$6 advance/ $10 door
Food and bar available on-site.
