CALLING ALL COLLEGE IMPROV TROUPES!!!


SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED THROUGH 2/22!!
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ComedySportz Improv Theatre in Richmond, VA is proud to present a new mash-up between College Basketball's March Madness and the weekend improv festival: Improv Madness!! We'll start with 16 college teams, all well versed in the world of short-form improv. And over the course of two weekends, those teams will battle it out to see who makes it into the Elite 8, then the Final Four, and finally which teams compete for the first EVER Hilarious Cup in the Championship Match!

WE NEED YOUR COLLEGE!
Are you in a college improv troupe? Does your college have an improv troupe that you've seen and is awesome? Are you a group of improvisers all willing to represent a college in the improv madness? WE NEED YOU!!! We're looking for 16 college improv troupes willing to travel to Richmond to perform, but most importantly, to REPRESENT!

SUBMISSION DETAILS
Short form improv teams can submit online to be a part of this event. Submissions will be accepted February 1st through February 22nd. Teams accepted into the tournament will be notified as soon as they are confirmed, and the lineups will be announced Friday, February 24th.
• Submissions are a non-refundable $25 per team.
• If accepted, there is no additional cost for registration of the troupe or of the individual players.
• Teams can consist of current students OR of alumni representing their former school
• Troupes will be asked for references or videos of prior performances
• To submit, follow the link to the secure form at the bottom of this page.

DATES & TIMES
 • SWEET 16 - Match #1 - Friday March 9th - 8pm
• SWEET 16 - Match #2 - Friday March 9th - 10:15pm
• SWEET 16 - Match #3 - Saturday March 10th - 7pm
• SWEET 16 - Match #4 - Saturday March 10th - 9:30pm
• ELITE 8 - Match #1 - Friday March 16th - 8pm
• ELITE 8 - Match #2 - Friday March 16th - 10:15pm
• FINAL FOUR - Saturday March 17th - 7pm
• CHAMPIONSHIP - Saturday March 17th - 9:30pm

FORMAT OF SHOWS
 • All shows will be presented as ComedySportz® competitive improv matches.
• Teams must consist of either 3 or 4 performers only.
• Troupes will be required to arrive early on the day of their performance to participate in a ComedySportz orientation and improv jam to familiarize everyone with the show.
• All short form games will be considered for performances, and teams will discuss games ahead of time to determine what works best for the entire show.
• Shows will be approximately 100 minutes, with about 10 minutes for standard ComedySportz show specifics (the ref spiel, halftime announcements, etc) and 2 halves at about 45 minutes each.
• For every show EXCEPT the final championship, each half of the show with feature two different teams competing, so 4 colleges will be performing in each show.
• The final Championship Match will feature the final two teams competing for the full duration (both halves) of the show
• All 16 teams will play the first weekend - 8 teams on Friday, March 9 and 8 teams on Saturday, March 10. The winners of those matches will return to play Friday, March 16. The four winners of those matches will play the 7pm show Saturday, March 17. And the winners of that Final Four match will immediately play the Championship Match at 9:30pm, Saturday March 17.

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL STUFF
 • Yes, this is a competition. Yes, there will only be one winner. Yes, you can brag about it as if it was the NCAA. But please know - ComedySportz is a supportive, team style of improv, and we strongly believe that the competitive part of our shows, including this tournament, is ONLY a part of the show itself, and does not leave the stage. Offstage, no matter who wins, we are all putting on the same show together, and we plan to celebrate together as a large group of improvisers first and foremost. Friendly competition is awesome. Watching and performing with a bunch of improvisers whom you would never know otherwise is significantly awesomer. If you agree with that spirit, then we want you at our tournament!
• We will provide hotel suggestions to our out-of-town troupes. Looking for the best rates we can possibly get!
• ComedySportz is always an all-ages show. All troupes will be asked to follow the rules of the ComedySportz format, including keeping it clean. We're not asking for a kids show, but we are asking to keep in mind that kids are always there.
• We may schedule a midnight jam so all of our visiting improvisers can play with each other. On stage, that is.
• There will be ONLINE BRACKETS posted once we have the teams established. You can get your friends excited about the whole event by having them submit their brackets for prizes! (it won't be for money - that's gambling, and this is Virginia. Why, we just don't do that kind of thing here.)


FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Artistic Director Dave Gau.


 TO SUBMIT YOUR TEAM, CLICK HERE between February 1st & 22nd!


Click here if you want to learn more about ComedySportz.