Improv Gymnasium 2020

Registrations for the June/July sessions of Improv Gymnasium 2020 are now closed,
but interested players please sign up here to have first access to our next session:
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States Of Our Union

States of Our Union
3 Short plays by Ed Valentine & Rob Reese

This evening of short plays explores the current state of our post-2016-election nation with vibrant words, stunning visuals…and occasional crocodile faces. NYC premieres by author/director Rob Reese and writer Ed Valentine (3 time Daytime Emmy winner, Sesame Street).

State of the Union
By Ed Valentine, Directed by Rob Reese
Sam and Betsy get up close and personal with their Commander in Chief, but not all is as it appears!
Starring Noel MacNeal, Rodney Umble, Laura Valpey, Jennifer Williams

101 Reasons to Thank Your God for Donald J Trump, Vladmir J Putin, and My Dad Who’s a Dick!
Written and Directed by Rob Reese
An anecdotal sermon, stump speech, and Ted Talk that promises only to deliver on none of its promises!
Starring Irina Kuraeva, Rodney Umble, Laura Valpey

St Christopher
By Ed Valentine, Directed by Rob Reese
A lady astronaut and the Discounted Patron Saint of Travelers take a road trip.
Starring Noel MacNeal, Jennifer Williams

Performances ($18):
Thursday 4/20 – 8:30pm
Friday 4/21 – 7pm
Monday 4/24 – 5pm
Wednesday 4/26 – 9pm

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Amnesiawars.com has new updates!

See brand new photos and video of Ciphered Bridges at the IDIO Gallery in November 2016
amnesiawars.com
and don’t forget about my other project-specific websites:
yahwehsfollies.com
and
miranda-opera.com
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Rob Reese is inducted into the Indie Theater Hall of Fame

From the Hall of Fame website:
ROB REESE has logged experience in virtually every theater discipline over the past decade-and-a-half. He’s probably best-known as a improv artist and master teacher, heading up the troupe Amnesia Wars. Continue reading

Rob Reese hosts the Down Under Improv Festival

Produced by Gotham City Improv and Horse Trade Theater Group, the Down Under Improv Festival will bring together a score of teams from the NYC area and abroad to play and compete for cash prizes and a chance to be victorious in the most Australian Titled Improv Festival in America!
Action will be moved along by yours truly!

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Road Trip!

I’ve already talked to a lot of people arranging workshops,
If you will be in
Baltimore,
Nashville,
Minneapolis,
Denver,
Phoenix,
Kansas City,
Memphis,
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Amnesia Wars Presents Schjelbred / Reese, Music, and Special Guests!

Tuesday April 8
The Parkside Lounge
317 E Houston

7:30 pm
No Cover

Amnesia Wars performs their new twenty minute form entitled The Twenty Minute Form

International Impro Duo Schjelbred / Reese performs The Schjelbred Gamut

More improv from special guests TBA

and MUSICAL GUESTS (also TBA)

 

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The Flatiron Extension: A Workshop in Scriptless Theater

Over the first two weekends in March, Amnesia Wars will hold a workshop including some of New York’s premiere improvisational dancer / choreographers and experimental musician / composers in our latest cross-genre improvisational performance experiment.

These workshops will culminate in Work In Progress showings to an intimate audience.

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Updates! Hellorobreese.com has updates!

New pages include Keanu Reeves Saves the Universe in New Zealand,
as well as the associated NZ & Australia Teaching Tour,
New pictures of Yahweh’s Follies at the Ars Nova ANT Fest,
as well as videos and other updates at yahwehsfollies.com,
And yet another production of my adaptation of Frankenstein!
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Opera On Tap presents Home Brewed Opera

Rob Reese will direct a home-brewed opera, based on YOUR suggestions!
Thursday, Jan 9, 9pm
Freddy’s Bar
627 5th Ave
Brooklyn New York
FREE!
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