The Remainders- Returning Act!

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The Remainders are Phoenix's first and only improvised musical theatre troupe. Asking the audience to suggest the title of a musical that's never been done, The Remainders use that title as the springboard to create an unscripted, unrehearsed, complete musical play.

Amusing and impressing with funny impromptu scenes and songs is a good start, but The Remainders look past that to a deeper understanding of and respect for these often misunderstood theater disciplines. Supplementing studies of song construction and long-form improvisational techniques with vocal technique, dance, movement, and stagecraft, our goal is to present an hour-long improvised musical that upholds the finest traditions of both improvisational and musical theater. The Remainders have performed in Los Angeles, Toronto, Albuquerque, Austin and Casa Grande.

 

One of several Chicago improv teams that performs regularly around Chicago! Using fast-paced long form improv, they create a variety of fun and interesting situations. Roboctopus has been together for 2 years and has performed at the Providence Improv Fest as well as the Milwaukee Improv Fest!

 

Blackout is a theatre company founded in 2007 with the goal of creating new and original works, as well as pushing the boundaries of published works.Blackout started improvising together 2 years ago and has come to be a staple in improv in Albuquerque. Last year, Blackout won the Tour De Ha, short form improv competition at the Duke City Improv Festival. They have performed in numerous shows, delighting audiences around the city.

 

Big Fuzz is a long form Improv team that uses a mix of puppets and humans to make a show. This hilarious team uses the combination of puppets/puppeteers/and straight human improvisers that will keep the plots twisting and the audience laughing.

 

The forgotten Shakespearean Texts performed for audiences live as they were intended. Does anyone remember reading about Shakespeare's plays that didn't take place between Kings and Queens but between office managers and copy machine repairmen? We have unearthed those texts and will be performing them for you.

 

A look behind the scenes in Star Fleets most exciting starship the "Starship Jefferson!" While the Starship Jefferson goes on some of the most dangerous missions, coming face to face with some of the most dangerous and exotic aliens, drama takes place behind automatically opening and closing doors. Watch the drama unfold as the crew fall in and out of love, back-stabs one another and try to make their lives work. Can they handle each other all the while dealing with space aliens and weird planets? Find out on the next episode of "Starship Jefferson!"

 

Long-form improv done by males. Improv. The One Night Stanleys will astonish you with their lightning-fast improvisational comedy. Working with audience input, The One Night Stanleys create a hilarious, original long-form improv performance. Believe me, when you wake up Sunday morning, you won’t regret having spent Saturday night with the members of The One Night Stanleys: Joe Carney, Nando Fresquez, Alex Knight, and Steve Lucero. .

 

The Light Rail Pirates (LRP) are a loose confederation of buccaneers, whose sole goal was to impose their reign of terror onto Phoenix's newest form of public transport. Upon arrival in Phoenix in 2006, they found that the Light Rail was but a construction nightmare, so as all soldiers of fortune do during down times, they turned their anger towards the art of improv comedy.

Once light rail construction was complete, they attempted to commandeer train 126-B, demanding to go to Paradise Valley (seat of wealth and influence in Phoenix). Valley Metro informed them the expansion to P.V. would be completed in 2025, and released all of them but Xchel from custody with a stern warning and a fine for fare jumping. The pirates have since returned to their lair to plan the rescue of Xchel Hernandez-Zendejas, and the assault and capture of Paradise Valley. In the meantime, Space 55 has graciously given them back their First Friday time slot.

Everything you wanted to know about the HA, but were afraid to ask.

Schedule
Friday August 28th
7:00 pm: The Gryffindorks with The Copyrights
8:00 pm: The Remainders- Phoenix, AZ
9:00 pm: Starving Horse