Groups you'll see at the Roving Imp:
*New to improv? Groups with a star are great places to start!
+Ready for the next level? Shows with a plus tend to be more artsy and/or experimental!
*RI Spectacular - RI Spectacular formed in March, 2007 as "The Roving Imps," the house team of the Roving Imp Theater, Since that time, RI Spectacular has performed all over the KC metro area, bringing fun to ages 3 to 85. Not that they wouldn't play to anyone older than that, but nobody has yet admitted to being more than 85. The Roving Imps never fail to deliver with their blend of fun, memorable games as well as a series of one-act plays made up completely before your eyes. This popular show is great for anyone new to improv comedy!
Click here for a video sample of RI Spectacular's game 'World's Worst!'
Click here for a video sample of the RI Spectacular game 'Stunt Double!'
Click here for a video sample of the RI Spectacular game 'Fairy Tale Newscast!'
Click here for a video sample of the RI Spectacular game 'Good Advice, Bad Advice, Worst Advice!'
Click here for a video sample of a scene from an RI Spectacular long form - 'Out of the Closet!'
Next RI Spectacular show: Saturday, July 17, 7pm
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*TrivProv - It's Trivial Pursuit on steroids - each question spawns either a correct answer or a fast-paced, far-out, completely made up scene. You might see an improv game, an improvised documentary video, or political figures & celebrities straight off the back of the card. Five separate rounds of comedy await you, each more separate than the last. The winner gets a month of bragging rights, and the loser is forced to do the winner's bidding for a month. Don't miss it!
The Stats: W-L-TJeremy Danner 4-3-0
Nikki DuPont 0-1-0
Justin Eifert 0-1-0
Nifer Honeycutt 1-0-0
Guy Maggio 1-0-0
James Nelson 0-16-0
John Robison 25-6-2
Ryan Seymour 1-5-2
Next TrivProv: Saturday, Aug. 14, 7pm & 9pm
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Click here for a video example of Omega Directive in action! (There are 7 clips here!)
Cast: Trish Berrong, Aron Carlson, Jeremy Danner, Nifer Honeycutt, John Robison, Ryan Seymour
Next Omega Directive: Saturday, July 31, 7pm & 9pm
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*The Arnold -
Get ready for fun as the Roving Imp Training Center play some of the
most cutting-edge improv games as well as create a completely new
one-act play, all in one night. A little different than your average
show, you'll wish you'd met Arnold earlier in your life.
Next Arnold: Saturday, July 31, 7pm
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Biblioclast presents "A Muppet Christmas Carol!"
Here's the first three scenes of "A Tale of Two Cities!"
Click here for the April 2010 Biblioclast show!
Cast: Nifer Honeycutt, John Robison
Next Biblioclast: Friday, July 16, 9pm
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 | +Dictionary Soup- See the improvised play that's been called "Kansas City's most
thoughtful and realistic show." Dictionary Soup takes words you choose
from the dictionary and turns them into the absurd or the insightful.
You might see a journey back in time, or you may see the consequences
of a woman's yearly hunt for a new boytoy. Either way, you'll be glad
you witnessed this show, created right before your eyes.' Here's the DS show, "Stuck in a Cave." Click here for the Dictionary Soup April 2010 mini-festival show! Click here for a video sample of a Dictionary Soup show! (There are 5 of them!) Click here for a video sample of another DS segment - 'Blind Cheerleader.' Next Dictionary Soup: Saturday, July 24, 7pm & 9pm |
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*Game Show - You asked for it, and here it is - get ready for the return of Game Show, after a year and a half hiatus, Join your host, John Robison, as you're guided through some of the best game shows of history. I've Got a Secret, Password, $25,000 Pyramid, Card Sharks, Deal or No Deal?, Match Game, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? are all on the menu... have you game? You can join us as a contestant, or be part of our live studio audience. Game on!
Next Game Show: Coming Soon!
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*Improv Jam - Audiences and performers join hands on stage to play improv games in a grand explosion of talent. The RI Jam is a great chance to find out just what it's like to be part of a fun improv troupe with none of the commitment of workshops. The Jam proves that everyone can be funny when given the chance.
Next Improv Jam: Saturday, July 17, 9pm
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*Red Rubber Ball - Bouncing around from one topic to another, Red Rubber Ball takes individual songs from your iPod and spins them off in directions you'd never imagine. Then they'll show you a series of hilarious scenes where the funny rolls downhill - in a great format called "Plus Ronde," where the name may be foreign, but the laughs sure aren't.
Please enjoy the RRB show "Begoggled!"
Red Rubber Ball presents "Underwear!"
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*Robot Parade -
The newest improvisers from the RI Training Center present a fun series
of scenes that not only highlight great characters and locations, but
also show you the fascinating characters and places that would be
forgotten by history - because even the little guy has a family.
Next Robot Parade: Friday, Aug. 6, 7pm
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+One - One night a month. One location. One Character. The newest group of superstars at the Roving Imp joins together just once a month to create one unforgettable piece of comedic art. In the first half, you'll give a suggestion of a location, and then see what happens at that location over its entire life, from creation to destruction. Then in the second half, you'll give us a name, and we'll show you that person's life story, from beginning to end. It's one experience you won't soon forget.Find out all about the life of Angelique Flufferton in "One Character."
One presents One Location: "Wal-Mart Shoe Aisle"
Click here for a video of a recent "One" show! (There are 5 parts!)
Cast: Justin Eifert, Nifer Honeycutt, Ashley Osborn, John Robison, Julie Robison, Jen Roser
Next One: Saturday, August 7, 7pm & 9pm
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+ComaA terrible accident causes one of our actors to fall into a deep coma. Visitors talk to them, sparking memories, visions, fantasies and nightmares, and for the first time, you can see exactly what happens in the mind of a coma patient.
Next Coma: Friday, July 16, 9pm
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*Dial-A-Show - Nobody knows what will happen - we plug every game and every format we know into our Game-O-Matic, and it chooses our show at random. Only one thing is constant and guaranteed - the fun!Click here for a video sample of the Dial-A-Show game 'Super Heroes!'
Next Dial-A-Show: Friday, Aug. 6, 7pm & 9pm
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*Dimensional Rift - Improv mixed with science fiction! You'll see what happens when characters are tossed through dimension after dimension, with changes both subtle and gross. You'll also have fun with time travel - a regular one-act play gets interrupted with a sudden tear in space-time, and you see the ending over and over... with different results each time! See this show before it shifts again!
Next Dimensional Rift: Friday, Aug. 6, 9pm
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+Deep Space Emily - Light years away from the rest of the human race, 35 misfits float through space and find that the emptiness of space is the perfect backdrop for exploring the richness within. Character descriptions coming soon!
Next
Deep Space Emily: Saturday, July 31, 9pm
Coming soon: Deep Space Emily online!