IA has been accepted to the Chicago Improv Festival...as an apprentice team. What does that mean? We didn't get accepted to play on a main stage, but we got accepted to be a part of a program. The powers that be saw potential in us, so they are hooking us up with free passes to shows, and we will have a coach for the entire time before we put on an apprentice show on either Friday, or Saturday night. The coach concentrates on our show as a group, and training us as a group, while also working on individual goals. On Sunday, we get to have a marketing/promotional meeting with Charna Halpern, Shaun Landry, and some other great improv entrepreneurs. They started this program last year, and one or two of the apprentice groups are now performing on a main stage this year.The website says that this program is for intermediate groups without a lot of formal training. Joe Bill, Mark Sutton, Jill Bernard, Dave Razowsky, and Susan Messing have been coaches in the past. Needless to say, all IA players are going, and we are very excited for this opportunity to learn, grow, and get a lot of great contacts.
5 comments:
Congratulations Keith and IA! I am very happy for all of you.
I'm excited! And, I think it's worth mentioning that we are one of three teams out of all the ones in the country that applied to the festival that were accepted for this.
This is going to be a sweet ride for all of your. Don't forget to pack your drinking pants.
Fan-freakin-tastic, man! Take good notes and have a blast.
This is the best news ever. Congrats—you guys have earned this!
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