Indie improv comedy troupes are meeting at Arts Court for the 2020 Ottawa Improv Festival. The farthest travelling group is Florida’s Impromptu, who will link up with artists from Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph, Montreal and Boston for the festival which runs from February 27–29, 2020.
Depending on the night, you’ll see a mix of improv styles, long-form narratives and rapid-fire theatre games alike. The headliners perform in a big show on Saturday night, and Saturday morning/afternoon there are workshops open for anyone who wants to learn new improv skills.
The fifth annual event features Apt613 faves A Little Awkward and Quest Friends Forever, Toronto’s Kinsey Fail, plus a host of emerging acts and visitors we’ll discover this weekend.
Schedule
Thursday, February 27
7pm @ Arts Court Theatre
- A Little Awkward
- The Hive
- The Fresh Paint
- Gravity Train
- Three Speed
- CHUNK
- The Brigade
Friday, February 28
7pm @ Arts Court Theatre
- Quest Friends Forever
- Fire!Fire!Fire!
- Colour Outside the Lines
- S&P
9pm @ Arts Court Theatre
- CLAM
- Gentleman Frog
- Kinsey Fail
- Big Bang
Saturday, February 29
7pm @ Arts Court Theatre
- Catch23
- Twong & Agnes
- Chestnuts
- S&P’s Matt Folliott
- Kinsey Fail’s Kyah Green
7:15pm @ Arts Court Library
- The Lunettes
- Outtake Improv
- Impromptu
- Frank Mythic
9pm @ Arts Court Theatre
- Kinsey Fail
- Colour Outside the Lines
- Big Bang
- S&P
The Ottawa Improv Festival is at Arts Court Theatre and Library (2 Daly Ave) from February 27–29, 2020. Tickets cost $18–40 online and at the door. Visit ottawaimprovfestival.com for the complete lineup and schedule.
