The best improv streams to watch this week (December 21 - December 27)
While theaters are temporarily closed, improvisers have found a new home streaming on the internet. Through this venture, people from around the world can tune in to see these talented people tell amazing stories. If you’re looking to get lost in a great performance this holiday week, check out these improv streams going down (December 21 - December 27).
Tuesday, December 22
Actor's Nightmare Table Reads with the N Crowd - 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST (watch here)
Philadelphia improv comedy troupe The N Crowd will celebrate the holidays with a special edition of Actor's Nightmare Table Reads with the N Crowd. For this show, scripts to a TV show will be handed out to everyone except one person, who must improvise their way through the script reading. The show will be streaming for free on The N Crowd's Twitch channel. You can donate to the troupe here.
Tilted Frame @ Home - 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST (buy tickets here)
Tilted Frame will bring their brand of techno improv to audiences worldwide. Produced by Matthew Quinn, the show will include performers John Baumgaertner, Diana Brown, Misa Doi and Jaimie Paulson with Miles Berman running things as the stream manager and David Svengalis holding it down as the design manager. The show will be streaming on YouTube with a suggested $8 donation. 30 minutes before the show, ticketholders will get a link to the stream.
A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol - Unexpected Productions - 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST (get tickets here)
Seattle's Unexpected Productions will conclude their beloved A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol run this week. Following audience suggestions, an off-the-wall improvised version of A Christmas Carol will leave everyone in stitches. The final show will take place on Wednesday at the same time. You can donate to Unexpected Productions here.
Wednesday, December 23
LCI Presents: The Let Loose CHRISTMAS Improv Show! - 3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST (buy tickets here)
Liverpool Comedy Improv will celebrate the end of their intermediate-term course with a special improv show with its students. Months of training have come to this, and LCI's students can't wait to showcase what they've learned. Tickets for this show are available on a pay-what-you-can basis.
Not Yet Rated: An Improvised Horror Comedy... at Christmas! - 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST (buy tickets here)
Horror comedy improv group Not Yet Rated will end their Christmas-themed run on Wednesday. Directed by Mike Marbach, the show will feature performances from Gab Bottoni, Kelly Conrad, Andrew Coppola, Wilfredo Diaz, Daralyse Lyons, Brendan Manklang Kingston, and Jon Plester with technical direction by Andrew Whitehead.