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26-Hours of Binge-worthy Improv on Feb 28 & 29
The 26-Hour Improv Marathon returns! We bring you 26 hours of binge-worthy improv. Every show is a brand new creation that you can’t see in our regular season. With a different show every hour, our performers will push themselves to their physical and creative limits!
Can’t make it in person? Watch the live stream!
Attending in person? Here’s what to know:
- All seating is first-come, first-served subject to availability.
- Stay for as many shows as you’d like
- Admission to all shows is by donation (suggested amount $10 per show). Donate online or at the door.
- Funds raised support our phenomenal Reactor Improv Festival, bringing in some of the world’s best improvisers.
Kid-Friendly Shows on Feb 29:
- 10am: Kiddonauts – a storytelling show
- 11am: The Magic Hour – featuring improvised Harry Potter & fortune telling
- 12pm: Lawfulmania – where reality courtroom TV meets wrestling!
Check out our full lineup of awesome shows!
A double header of musical madness!
Act 1: Improv! The Musical
Gotta sing? Gotta dance? Then you gotta join us for a fully improvised musical show. Our Broadway Babies will get your heart racing so you’ll think you’re in La La Land. If you love the Sound of Music, and catch yourself Singin’ in the Rain, you won’t want to miss these improvisers and their super cool accompanist making up songs and stories and All That Jazz.
Act 2: Forget the Lines – An Improvised Biopic feat. Conservatory
A very special performance from our friends at Bull Skit Comedy. Straight outta Red Deer, run away and open the doors to the rise and fall of an unknown star. Walk with us as we tell as we tell “THE BLANK STORY” – the historically important moments of a single person’s life story.
This two-act show runs from 8pm to 10pm with a brief intermission.
Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. If sold out online, a limited number of tickets will be available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
WHERE NEW IMPROV TAKES FLIGHT
Talented Kinkonauts players conquer new frontiers with experimental formats. Witness the boldest and the bravest test their mettle. Some will crash and burn. The mightiest will blast off and soar to new heights.
Tickets $8 online, $10 at the door. Students are 2-for-1 at the door.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. If sold out online, a limited number of tickets will be available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
Three improv teams face off head-to-head in an intergalactic battle for your starry-eyed love – but only one can win! Your votes will determine the final victor of the season – leaving the other teams behind in their stardust.
Tickets $8 online or $10 at the door. Students 2-for-1 at the door, with student ID.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
Act 1: I Love Love, Created by Vinny Francois
“I Love Love” is an improvised play exploring that most infuriating and intoxicating emotion. This show explores not just the funny side of love and relationships, but also the parts that can make us angry, comforted or heartbroken.
After debuting at the Vancouver International Improv Festival in 2018, this show has also been performed in Montreal with an international cast of performers. This show was created by Vinny Francois of Montreal Improv and is being staged with his permission.
Act 2: Mulligan feat. Soundscape
Mulligan lets the audience snuggle into their seats before taking them on a wild roller-coaster ride. While rounding long corners they are content and vulnerable; at sharp turns fast and deadly as they rise to a crescendo, creating characters and stories along the way. No fear to be found here- these improvisers are fiery, sharp and witty af!
This two-act show runs from 8pm to 10pm with a brief intermission.
Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door. Students 2-for-1 at the door, with student ID.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. Walk up tickets available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
WHAT LIES BENEATH THE SURFACE?
Dig deep and explore a new level of improv. Every Underground show features two troupes with their own unique spin on the art and craft of improvised theatre.
FEATURING DREAM TOAST and another act TBA
Tickets $8 online, $10 at the door. Students are 2-for-1 at the door with student ID.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
Act 1: Three Seagulls: An Improvised Anton Chekhov Play
Improvisers infamously can’t resist pulling out a gun. But can they hold off using it until Act 3? Find out in The Three Seagulls, an improvised Chekhovian play bringing you the best of Russian bleakness.
Come to the cherry orchard with your three sisters and watch the seagull eat breadcrumbs out of Uncle Vanya’s hand. It will be like Chekhov, but much, much, much funnier.
Act 2: Mulligan feat. Hockey Dads
Mulligan lets the audience snuggle into their seats before taking them on a wild roller-coaster ride. While rounding long corners they are content and vulnerable; at sharp turns fast and deadly as they rise to a crescendo, creating characters and stories along the way. No fear to be found here- these improvisers are fiery, sharp and witty af!
This two-act show runs from 8pm to 10pm with a brief intermission.
Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door. Students 2-for-1 at the door, with student ID.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. Walk up tickets available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
Act 1: Beauty Love Truth feat. Nico Brennan
Beauty Love Truth combines live music and heartfelt improv. Performing scenes inspired by original songs, the improvisers bring new meaning to the lyrics through tales of heartbreak, happiness and hope. This format was created by Louie Pearlman (New York City).
About Nico Brennan
Nico is a dynamically gifted singer who has been part of Canada’s professional music scene for over twenty years. The former lead-singer for Calgary’s critically acclaimed “Dino Martini’s”, Nico has emerged as a ukulele-playing singer-songwriter. Her song-writing style infuses a blend of folk, rock, pop, calypso, and Latin sensibilities with thoughtful lyrics and uplifting messages. She is now the lead singer-songwriter for B4Peace, the host of Cornerstone Music Cafe’s “Sunday School Open Mic”, and a harmonious partner in Nico & Jeff. Her first EP, “The Dream Factory” was released to a sold out crowd in March 2019.
Act 2: The Sketchonauts feat. Short Form Players
The Sketchonauts are the sketch comedy division of the Kinkonauts – this time the content is scripted! Find out what happens when we plan our jokes in advance. It’s going to be a wild ride!
Content advisory: The Sketchonauts is a scripted show that contains mature themes.
This two-act show runs from 8pm to 10pm with a brief intermission.
Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. If sold out online, a limited number of tickets will be available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
ACT 1: IMPROV! THE MUSICAL
Gotta sing? Gotta dance? Then you gotta join us for a fully improvised musical show. Our Broadway Babies will get your heart racing so you’ll think you’re in La La Land. If you love the Sound of Music, and catch yourself Singin’ in the Rain, you won’t want to miss these improvisers and their super cool accompanist making up songs and stories and All That Jazz.
ACT 2: MULLIGAN FEAT. BABY TEE REX
Mulligan lets the audience snuggle into their seats before taking them on a wild roller-coaster ride. While rounding long corners they are content and vulnerable; at sharp turns fast and deadly as they rise to a crescendo, creating characters and stories along the way. No fear to be found here- these improvisers are fiery, sharp and witty af!
THIS TWO-ACT SHOW RUNS FROM 8PM TO 10PM WITH A BRIEF INTERMISSION.
Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door. Students 2-for-1 at the door, with student ID.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. Walk up tickets available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.
WHERE NEW IMPROV TAKES FLIGHT
Join us for the last Launch Pad of the season! Talented Kinkonauts players conquer new frontiers with experimental formats. Witness the boldest and the bravest test their mettle. Some will crash and burn. The mightiest will blast off and soar to new heights.
Tickets $8 online, $10 at the door. Students are 2-for-1 at the door.
Online sales end at 6pm day of the show. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door – we open at 7:30pm.