2nd Annual Secret City Improv Festival

September 30-October 01, 2022

Travel Information


What venue(s) will be a part of the festival?

The Historic Grove Theater
123 Randolph Rd. Oak Ridge, TN

Seating: 500

Hotels within 5-10 minutes of venue

Airport 30 Minutes


What lodging options are available?

Official Partner Hotel: Double Tree Oak Ridge book with code SCI

Satellite hotels: Comfort Inn and Hampton Inn both in Oak Ridge

Many other hotel options from Days Inn, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn, Quality Inn, Townplace Suites, and more. Plenty of Airbnb options available.


What transportation options are available?

Uber and Lyft are available


What dining options are available?

Provided by the festival: Afterparty Mixers will have food available. Concessions available during the event.

Plenty of dining options ranging from normal fast food fare to higher end food in Jackson Square such as Dean's Restaurant. Local dive Magic Wok if open is delicious and cash only.


Festival Information


How much stage time will performers receive?

Appx. 20 minutes per set. Slayden Cup competition will be an individual entry competition using short form games.


What is the range of shows and styles the festival is seeking?

All forms are welcome. We want a mix of shortform, longform, dramatic, musical, and playback styles. We like experimental shows and want to present wonderful shows for our audience.


What is the local improv scene like?

The local improv scene has Einstein Simplified who has been performing weekly since 1994. Full Disclosure Comedy performs long form regularly in Knoxville and has since 2015. The University of Tennessee has a mix of improv troupes and many high schools have improv troupes or clubs.




The Secret City Improv Festival is a production of Southern Fried Media. The festival is a sister festival to the Gatlinburg Improv Festival and aims to bring together a diverse cross-section of improv styles and troupes from all over the country. The festival will host five shows, and five workshops over two days at the Historic Grove Theater located in scenic Oak Ridge, TN.

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