About Ocean State Improv Festival 2017

The five-day Ocean State Improv Festival brings together artists and troupes to create an interconnected community that teaches, learns, inspires, and performs together on Rhode Island's beautiful southern coast!

The festival will feature 13 shows over with 3-5 sets in each and 19 workshops taught by world-class teachers. We're thrilled to announce our festival headliners: Parallelogramophonograph from Austin's Hideout Theatre and Dark Side of the Room from Atlanta's Dad's Garage!

Things to look forward to:

*Nightly performances showcase the fantastic talents of performers from all over the world.

*A broad slate of workshops and multi-day intensives by top-flight teachers immerse you in new experiences, passions, and a worldwide network of inspiring collaborators.

*Brunches, excursions, and parties highlight Rhode Island's phenomenal coastal environment and restaurants.

*"Mixer shows" (Theatresports, Micetro, Gorilla, and the Duo Bracket Challenge) and workshop showcases let individual artists and members of troupes perform alongside new friends.

The Ocean State Improv Festival seeks troupes and individuals to join us as performers and learners! Our festival welcomes all styles of performers with an eye toward sets full of theatricality and positivity!

Meals, parties, and excursions provide socializing and networking time, and multi-day intensives with showcase performances let you work and perform with new collaborators and friends. OSIF features theatrically-inclined improvisation, and values education as much as performance. The Contemporary Theater Company produces scripted and unscripted shows on a weekly basis, and these teachers and topics will challenge you to enhance your work with greater interest in physicality, musicality, sexuality, genre, narrative, and more – taught by some of our continent’s finest instructors.

Application/Registration Fees:
Troupe Regular Application – $25
Individual Submission - $10

For more information on the schedule, workshops, and other fun things, check out the website: http://contemporarytheatercompany.com/ocean-state-improv/