Improv Festival of Cincinnati Set for This Weekend

Cincinnati based OTRimprov is proud to present the 2ndAnnual Improv Festival of Cincinnati (IF Cincy). The 2nd year will feature improv talent from Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland (OR), Detroit, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and special guest headliner Kevin McDonald from the hit sketch comedy group Kids in the Hall. The festival takes place this weekend, September 10-13, 2015 at Know Theatre of Cincinnati in Over-the-Rhine.

Produced in partnership with Know Theatre of Cincinnati's Jackson Street Market, IF Cincy makes its home at Know Theatre of Cincinnati. IF Cincy will take place around the five-year anniversary of the founding of OTRimprov, a group of experienced improvisers who set out to create a strong improv community in Cincinnati.

In its second year, IF Cincy has added a night of performances, focusing one evening on improv perfomers from right here in Cincinnati. Local troupes performing are The Basement Dwellers, Highly Improvable, and Ain't No Mango. National groups traveling to perform are Dudesical (Indianapolis, IN), B&B (Portland, OR), Human Amusements (Detroit, MI), Mission: IMPROVable (Los Angeles, CA), ManBaby (Chicago, IL), BillyHawk (Los Angeles, CA), and Kevin McDonald, headline performer.

"We're so excited to welcome some incredible improv talent to Cincinnati," said Kat Smith, OTRimrpov's Managing Director. "Last year's festival was not only hugely successful for us, but we think it really got our audiences excited about improv in general. Many cities have thriving improv communities, and we want to be one of them. This year, IF Cincy features more public workshops where you can learn the craft of improv from some world-class performers and instructors, and we added one more evening to the festival to accommodate demand for performances. It's going to be an incredible weekend to explore improv right here in Cincinnati!"

Many of the performers taking the stage in the evening will also be hosting workshops over the weekend, giving Cincinnatians a rare opportunity to take classes from the impressive visiting national talent. Workshops will be offered by Kevin McDonald, Aaron Krebs (Mission: IMPROVable), Jon Colby (Dudesical), Brian James O'Connell (BillyHawk), and Mike Betette (Mission: IMPROVable) and range from beginner to intermediate skill level.

Passes are available for taking in multiple evenings of improve, whether you want one, two, or three evenings! The All Access Pass allows entry to all three evenings of performances Thursday - Saturday for $75, the Weekend Pass allows entry on Friday and Saturday evening's performances for $65, and a One Night Pass is available for entry on either Friday or Saturday evening for $35.

Single tickets are $15 each for the locals night performances and $20 each for all performances on Friday and Saturday night.