Stars at The American Theater
Shattering Pearls
CharlestonAnnie Boxell, Renee Fincke, and Brandy Sullivan take your suggestions and create scenes and songs. Three chicks, one piano, one suggestion ... a bunch of musical improv. Every show is opening and closing night.
Performing as part of Laugh for a Lincoln with Moral Fixation.
Theatre 99Moral Fixation
Charleston
Moral Fixation is a two-man long-form improv show birthed from the fertile loins of Lee Lewis and Greg Tavares. They take one audience member suggestion and through personal revelation and virtuoso scenework, weave an intricate tapestry of artistic deliciousness. It’s improv at the speed of brilliance! The perfect show for those who like their comedy a little on the meaty side...Performing as part of Laugh for a Lincoln with Shattering Pearls.
Theatre 99Doppelganger
Charleston
Charleston’s only all-improvised rock show, where the audience shouts out the “titles” of their favorite Doppelganger songs and have them performed for the first and last time ever.The Critics say: “Lee Lewis and Jason Cooper are so good at what they do that the lines between fact and fiction may blur a bit during the show.” —Jason Zwiker
“It’s a mix of VH1 Storytellers and Tenacious D” —Erica Jackson
Performing as part of a double bill with the Assorted Rogues Sketch Comedy.
Theatre 99Assorted Rogues Sketch Comedy
Charleston
This brand new Sketch Comedy show powered by the minds (or lack there of) of The Assorted Rogues comedy troupe will make fun of all the mindless television you love, but here there is no digital converter box or premium cable subscription required, and with more laughs than you can shake your old useless analog antenna at! Local sketch comedy at its best.Performing as part of a double bill with Doppelganger.
Theatre 99Neckprov
Charleston
Join Skeeter, Wild Man, Jackson, Carlene, R.L., Ray Ray and Chevron for an evening for rednecks and those who are curious about rednecks. This long-form will weave a tapestry of stereotypical redneck situations and not so stereotypical situations into a gut busting show that will have you waving the stars and stripes and yelling “Free Bird.” What if rednecks were at the signing of the Declaration of Independence? What if they were the brains behind such great inventions as the telescope, duck pate or the atom bomb? Someone is gonna burn down their trailer house trying to deep fry some road kill. It’s all improv based on your suggestions. Rednecks don’t write scripts.
Performing as part of Laugh for a Lincoln with Purple Jam.
Theatre 99Purple Jam
CharlestonPurple Jam is a "Who's Who" of Theatre 99 company members who will take your suggestion and turn it into a variety of hilarious scenes that have become the trademark of Theatre 99's popular "Laugh for a Lincoln" series. 100% laugh back guarantee!
Performing as part of a double bill with Neckprov.
Theatre 99Hot Pants
Charleston
Get fired up with Theatre 99 co-founder Brandy Sullivan and Theatre 99 veteran performer Jennifer Buddin as they let it all hang out in the two-woman, comedy improv show Hot Pants! Based on audience suggestions, the ladies explore different characters, relationships, and situations that’ll have your pants on fire, too!Performing as part of Laugh for a Lincoln with Cats Hugging Cats.
Theatre 99Cats Hugging Cats
Charleston
This five-person improv group finds the comedy in the mundane. Scenes start out normal but soon become ticking time bombs of insane hilarity. A show may start out with a scene about a parent-teacher conference or a board meeting, but by the end chickens have risen up and taken over the world and cavemen file class action lawsuits. If that’s not enough, everyone in the show is totally hot as shit.Performing as part of Laugh for a Lincoln with Hot Pants.
Theatre 99Cook County Social Club with Butterscotch
Chicago
The best of Chicago improv meets the finest of Charleston music when the Cook County Social Club returns with band Butterscotch (made up of several former Charlestonians) to perform their signature show “Unplugged.” Taking inspiration from the songs played by the band (Matt & Evan Bivins, Chris Gingrich, Henry Riggs) Cook County Social Club weave a night of hilarious magic not to be missed.“Dream team.” —Chicago Magazine
“‘Critics Pick’ Some of the flat-out funniest moments we’ve ever seen in an improv show come from this fantastic four.” —TimeOut Chicago
“Few improv troupes in Chicago are as ballsy as Cook County Social Club.” —Decider/AV Club
“The bromance between these four close friends was hard to miss...they were easily the best act I’ve seen...” —Charleston City Paper
www.myspace.com/cookcountysocialclub
Theatre 99Theatre 99B.S. (Belushi and Stoltenberg)
Chicago
B.S. (Rob Belushi and Tim Stoltenberg) takes improv by the horns in this fast-paced show of revolving scenes, characters, and whatever comes up. All fueled by an audience suggestion.Performing on a double bill with Eliza Skinner Is: SHAMELESS.
Theatre 99Theatre 99Eliza Skinner is: SHAMELESS!
New York City
A show about people you hate, but have to love. Eliza Skinner portrays three horribly flawed, wickedly funny women.“Skinner wrenches humor from awkward circumstances and cringe-inducing comments....you will love her.”—TimeOutNY
“Gut-bustingly hilarious, filled with truly memorable moments.“ —RichmondVATheater.com
“Shameless is not tobe missed ... hilarious and heartbreaking”“ —AndIAmNotLying.com
Performing as part of a double bill with B.S. (Belushi and Stoltenberg).
Theatre 99Theatre 99All Star JAM
Charleston
Some of the country’s best improvisers will be in town during the festival. What better way to celebrate than by having good old-fashioned improv jam! This is sure to be an “anything goes and probably will” type of show.
Theatre 99Festival Finale
CharlestonThe hottest ticket in the festival! This two-hour extravaganza is a sample platter of many of the festival shows and artists. Get your tickets now before they sell out.
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