— FESTIVAL SCHEDULE: FRIDAY —
5:30PM / 30-MIN IMPROV JAM (“CHALLENGES”):
Improv Jam where players pull “challenges” out of a hat to inform scenes.
FREE. Open to ALL performers AND the public! No tickets necessary.
6PM SHOW:
QUEEN CITY IMPROV
Queen City Improv is a comedy troupe based in Manchester, NH where they make audiences laugh doing both short and long form improv. QCI believes that laughter is a powerful tool to entertain and uplift people!
LOOSE CABOOSE
Get ready to laugh with Loose Caboose, a Providence-based improv team that's a little off the rails! This team creates comedy with its own goofy and fast-paced flair. As a crew of best mates, you can guarantee they’ll be having way too much fun on stage. All aboard!
BOOM CITY
Boom City combines wild improv games with audience participation to create fun, fast-paced comedy. Boom City is comprised of members who are strongest when brought together! Like the Avengers — or maybe a sports team? Analogies aren't what they are known for.
WEEKEND LAWYER
Weekend Lawyer is a Chicago-based long form improv team.
This tight-knit group of friends specializes in long form improv that brings worlds to life and dives into the intricacies of relationships.
7PM SHOW:
THE CAFETERIA
The Cafeteria is a group of VT improvisers who bonded over their love of bad food and high school drama.
They do improvised scenes that explore all the interesting characters who might inhabit an ordinary location!
DIM SONS
They’re sons, they’re idiots. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, your wishes will come true!
Join the Dim Sons as they draw inspiration from your deepest desires and then do some improv on it!
IMPROV ROYALE
In this competitive short form show, you’ll see two top troupes enter the ring, but only one will emerge victorious! These wrestling-inspired comedians are vying for the big belt and the title of “World’s Best Improv Team” - and they’ll do anything to get it!
8:15PM SHOW:
ALL STAR SHOWCASE
Improvisers, assemble!
Some of Vermont's best improv performers team up with those visiting from around the country in a no-holds-barred, prime-time ALL STAR SHOWCASE.
It's a mashup of styles and sensibilities that's sure to lead to pure, unadulterated mayhem, and you won’t want to miss it!
9:30PM SHOW:
A ‘VERY ORGANIZED’ GAME SHOW
Local goofball Brian De La Bruere gathers photos, video, trivia and other ephemera and presents it to comedians in the form of extremely loose games, the rules and prizes for which are barely even established.
One of VCC’s most popular virtual shows during 2020, the Big Pond Improv Fest version will feature comedian guests from many different visiting teams, subjecting them to games such as "Who's That Neck?" and "Roy or Randy?"
Will anyone win? Maybe not. Will the comedians ask a lot of questions along the way? Probably. Will you be laughing? Most definitely. Don't miss it!
10:30PM / 30-MIN IMPROV JAM (“DAD COACHED”)
& LATE NIGHT AFTER PARTY:
We start with a fun Improv Jam — with one wrinkle:
a dumb bit where two “sports dads” sit on the sidelines and cheer on the performers.
This is followed by the BIG FESTIVAL PARTY with dancing, socializing and karaoke!
FREE and open to PERFORMERS and select VIPs.
