Philly Improv Theater’s We The People Improv Festival is the main improv festival for the City of Philadelphia. The fest is dedicated to showcasing the diversity of improv talent from across the nation and around the globe, while also highlighting the diversity and talent of our beautiful city to our guest artists and all those in attendance. Our producing team and Philly’s improv scene are excited to come together under one roof for a weekend celebrating excellence in improvisational comedy, and the camaraderie of the worldwide improv community.We The People has your back and we can’t wait to laugh with you!
SQUASH BANANA (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Relationships change. Its a process of laughs and tears, tension and joy. Squash Banana explores the reality of who we are and why we matter to each other. Let this duo help you find laughter in scenes best described as “too real.”
THANK YOU, PLACES (PHILADELPHIA, PA)
Thank You, Places is a Broadway-style musical that is entirely made up on the spot, created from a single audience suggestion. With a delightful twist on classic musical theater storytelling and styling reminiscent of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Steven Sondheim, Thank You, Places captivates your imagination and leaves you wanting more. The Thank You, Places cast and directing team brings with them experience on Broadway National Tour, New York, Philadelphia, and Regional theater stages, many years of improv comedy experience, and over 10,000 hours singing in the shower.