A failed TV writer returns to his rural Southern home to teach improvisation at the Delta Arts Center. In his first awkward class, the teacher gets a few life lessons from his two quirky students.
Set: Perhaps a table and a few chairs."A charming character piece. Here, two old women get bumped from the ever-popular ceramics class into an improvisation course with a failed sitcom writer. It represents the best of what this brief format can reveal: surprising characterizations unfolding in original situations."
"Commencing with a charmingly self-reflexive gesture, Werner Trieschmann's Failing the Improv is a wry scenario where a jaded and condescending ex-TV writer, Ty, must pay the bills teaching the ABCs of standup to hicks from the sticks, Win and Louise -- only to have the tables turned on him."
"Failing the Improv...is the evening's runaway winner. Lampooning the pretensions of the very form, the play is a gem."
| MAY 31, 2019 - JUN 01, 2019
Nicolet High School
Glendale, WI United States |
Nicolet High School | Glendale, WI United States |
| APR 18, 2019 - APR 20, 2019
Hampton Roads Academy
NEWPORT NEWS, VA United States |
Hampton Roads Academy | NEWPORT NEWS, VA United States |
| OCT 18, 2018 - OCT 21, 2018
Northeast Mississippi Community College
Booneville, MS United States |
Northeast Mississippi Community College | Booneville, MS United States |
| JAN 18, 2015 - JAN 18, 2015
Tucson Players
Tucson, AZ United States |
Tucson Players | Tucson, AZ United States |
| MAY 09, 2014 - MAY 11, 2014
Habersham Community Theatre
Clarkesville, GA United States |
Habersham Community Theatre | Clarkesville, GA United States |
| APR 04, 2014 - APR 06, 2014
Lourdes University
Sylvania, OH United States |
Lourdes University | Sylvania, OH United States |
| APR 09, 2010 - APR 11, 2010
Lourdes College
Sylvania, OH United States |
Lourdes College | Sylvania, OH United States |
| NOV 10, 2009 - NOV 11, 2009
South Georgia College
Douglas, GA United States |
South Georgia College | Douglas, GA United States |
| NOV 06, 2009 - NOV 07, 2009
North Shore Performing Arts
Tatamagouche, NS Canada |
North Shore Performing Arts | Tatamagouche, NS Canada |
| OCT 02, 2009 - OCT 02, 2009
The White Mountain School
Bethlehem, NH United States |
The White Mountain School | Bethlehem, NH United States |
| JAN 08, 2009 - JAN 08, 2009
Richardson High School Theatre
Richardson, TX United States |
Richardson High School Theatre | Richardson, TX United States |
| OCT 14, 2008 - OCT 21, 2008
A. C. Flora High School Drama Department
Columbia, SC United States |
A. C. Flora High School Drama Department | Columbia, SC United States |
| MAY 11, 2008 - MAY 13, 2008
Clarksville High School
Clarksville, IN United States |
Clarksville High School | Clarksville, IN United States |
| OCT 18, 2007 - NOV 02, 2007
A C Flora High School
Columbia, SC United States |
A C Flora High School | Columbia, SC United States |
| AUG 03, 2006 - AUG 13, 2006
Minnesota Fringe Festival
Farmington, MN United States |
Minnesota Fringe Festival | Farmington, MN United States |
| MAR 09, 2006 - MAR 11, 2006
South Arkansas Arts Center
El Dorado, AR United States |
South Arkansas Arts Center | El Dorado, AR United States |
| FEB 04, 2006 - FEB 04, 2006
West Waterloo High School
Waterloo, IA United States |
West Waterloo High School | Waterloo, IA United States |
| FEB 02, 2006 - FEB 04, 2006
Hopkins High School
Hopkins, MN United States |
Hopkins High School | Hopkins, MN United States |
| JAN 21, 2006 - JAN 21, 2006
West Waterloo High School
Waterloo Community Schools, IA United States |
West Waterloo High School | Waterloo Community Schools, IA United States |
| JUL 01, 2003 - JUL 31, 2003
City Theatre
Wilmington, DE United States |
City Theatre | Wilmington, DE United States |
| OCT 08, 1999 - NOV 21, 1999
Moving Arts
Los Angeles, CA United States |
Moving Arts | Los Angeles, CA United States |
| JUN 04, 1999 - JUN 20, 1999
The Vortex
Albuquerque, NM United States |
The Vortex | Albuquerque, NM United States |
| No upcoming productions. |
| OCT 08, 1999 - NOV 21, 1999
Moving Arts
Los Angeles, CA United States |
Moving Arts | Los Angeles, CA United States |
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