Audition Notice: Tongue & Groove

Male Actors 20s-30s, Tongue & Groove Improv Ensemble

“Auditions for ensemble member: Tongue & Groove creates serio-comic, reality-based improvisational theatre. We are seeking a Male Actor, 20s – 30s, to join our established ensemble. We create spontaneous scenes that explore a variety of relationships, both comic and dramatic; our characters are emotionally grounded, and inspired by truth. Ensemble members are emotionally intelligent and comfortable with physicality on stage. We’re looking for trained actors with an interest or experience in improv, or trained improvisers with acting experience. We rehearse most Thursday nights and perform sporadically throughout the year. Unpaid at this time.

For more information about the members of Tongue & Groove and reviews of our work, go to tongue-groove.com. Auditions will he held on 1/15 from 6-10pm at the Adrienne Theater at 2030 Sansom St. Actors will audition in groups and should be prepared to stay for approx. 50 minutes. Callbacks Jan 22. Please email Jenn at jennmacmillan@aspirearts.org in order to schedule an audition time.”

Y Oh Y, Tongue & Groove

Next week, Tongue & Groove will tackle reality-based documentary improv as part of First Person Arts at the Gershman Y. Joining them will be multimedia artist Rachel Fujita with her project lovehateNYC as well as local writer Elisabeth Erickson.

First Person Arts
Gershman Y | 401 S Broad St
Wednesday, July 9th
7PM | $5 Minimum Admission

Time For PHIT At The Shubin

We’re now upon the March run of PHIT @ The Shubin. This month’s showcase is a giant fundraiser for Project HOME; a charity working towards ending homelessness in Philadelphia.

This Week’s shows

Monday
7pm: Tongue & Groove with Illegal Refill. $5.

Wednesday
8pm: Bedtime Stories: Way Down in the Hole (A Tribute to The Wire). $5. PW A-List Pick!

Thursday
8pm: Theatresports: DCT North vs. Philly. $5.
10pm: CAGEMATCH: Holmes vs. Holmes vs. Homelessness. $5.

Friday
8pm: Meg and Rob with Traffic Jelly. $10.
10pm: Cajones with BWP. $10.

Saturday
8pm: Cajones with BWP. $10.
10pm: Meg and Rob with Traffic Jelly. $10.

Sunday
7pm: The Parade of A-Holes: A Benefit Auction for Project H.O.M.E. Free & BYOB!

Comic Vs. Audience has the lowdown on the benefit auction:

“Part comedy show, part benefit auction, The Parade of A-holes will take you on a hilarious trip through your bad dating decisions. In the style of a charity bachelor auction, these eligible and annoying singles (played by a selection of Philly’s favorite improvisers and sketch comedians) will be “auctioned” alongside fabulous prize packages. The winning bidder goes home with the prize, not the a-hole, and everyone gets a chance to laugh at some characters everyone’s dated but nobody likes. Bonus: It’s all for charity! The Parade of A-Holes: Laugh! Bid! WIN!”

PHIT @ THE SHUBIN

407 Bainbridge

Mon 3/3 – Sun 3/9

Improv Shows at the Fringe Festival

This year there is a wide assortment of improv-related shows to sate your palette at the 2007 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Below you’ll find a handy list of shows you can check out. I’ll separate them over the next three posts. This one’s all improv, with sketch and interdisciplinary shows to follow…

The Cabal: 1 Of Us Is Wrong

A hilarious, unpredictable tour through a weird world and its absurd inhabitants. The Cabal takes a single suggestion for each show and improvises an hour-long piece of twisted fun. Whether portraying savage children who devour their kittens, or rapping Nebraska legislators, the result is a fast-moving, ensemble comedy.

O’Neals Pub, 611 S. Third Street | $10
9/6 & 9/13 @ 8:30pm
9/7, 9/8, 9/14 & 9/15 @ 8:00pm & 9:30pm

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PHIT Presents: CAGEMATCH

Two improv teams, one stage; two comedy sets, one winner. This is CAGEMATCH: the world’s most competitive longform improvisation tournament, visiting from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and hosted by PHIT. Philly’s best improv groups will perform 25 minutes head-to-head with the winner chosen by audience secret ballot.

Second Stage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street | $10
9/13, 9/14 & 9/15 @ 10:00pm

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Tapestry Theatre: Cecily & Gwendolyn’s Fantastical Balloon Ride

Gwendolyn and Cecily are two heroic, adventure-seeking ladies on an enchanted journey through past, present, and future. Faced with challenges at every turn, can they manage to return home without disrupting the universe as we know it? Entirely improvised, based on your suggestions.

The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street | $10
9/1 @ 7:30pm, 9/2 @ 6:00pm
9/7 @ 9pm, 8/31 & 9/8 @ 10:00pm

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Dangerous Fools

A fool from LA…a fool from Philadelphia…no script. With nothing but a blank stage, a single suggestion, and two twisted minds, Thomas Fowler and Mary Carpenter take you on an improvised ride that is hilarious, unique, and dangerously unpredictable. “Better than any improv group I’ve seen.” – Philadelphia City Paper

The Actor’s Center, 257 N. Third Street | $10
9/8 @ 9:00pm
9/6, 9/7, 9/8, 9/9 @ 7:00pm

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Industrial

Come see the improv that made Philadelphia City Paper “collapse into laughter” at last year’s Fringe! Industrial is back to perform for their comrades in Philadelphia, with their red jumpsuits and manifesto-informed world view in tow. A single word the audience suggests fuels a thirty-minute improvised one-act play.

Independence Park Hotel, 235 Chestnut Street | $10
9/1, 9/2, 9/3, 9/9 & 9/13 @ 8:00pm
9/1 & 9/2 @ 9:30pm

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Lunchlady Doris

LunchLady does longform improv like no one else. Spontaneously-generated theater that is funny, smart, strange, and utterly breathtaking. Philadelphia City Paper and Philadelphia Weekly say “these five improvisers are uncanny;” “the best of the bunch;” “satisfying and impressive.” Over ten seasons of sold-out shows at the Philly Fringe!

Second Stage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street | $10
8/31 & 9/8 @ 9:00pm
9/1 @ 6:00pm, 9/2 @ 7:30pm & 9/7 @ 10:00pm

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The N Crowd: Triple Double Feature

The N Crowd is a short form improv comedy troupe that has been performing weekly in Philadelphia. Each hilarious scene starts with a suggestion from the audience. They promise you can’t legally have this much fun in ninety minutes for ten dollars.

The Actor’s Center, 257 N. Third Street | $10
8/31, 9/7 & 9/14 @ 8:00pm & 10:00pm

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Rare Bird Show

You yell out a word. We turn it into comedy. Rare Bird Show creates hilarious, spontaneous, fast-paced, unscripted longform improv comedy, all from one audience suggestion. An aroundphilly.com Top 10 Pick and a Philadelphia Weekly Editor’s Pick.

Independence Park Hotel, 235 Chestnut Street | $10
8/31, 9/6, 9/8 & 9/15 @ 8:00pm & 10:00pm

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Tongue & Groove

With an emphasis on realism, this unique improv ensemble develops a spontaneous theater piece that explores a wide range of relationships. These talented actors create laugh-out-loud humor and heart-touching moments of truth as they improvise the human experience. Expect romance, comedy, drama, playfulness…and lots of kissin’ and wrestlin’.

Second Stage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street | $10
9/13, 9/14 & 9/15 @ 9:00pm