2014 Festival Details and Schedule

We don't know much, but we do know this. More details will follow...

All sessions at the CNY Playhouse in Shoppingtown Mall unless otherwise indicated.

Pricing
Thumbs UP Super Fun Time Variety Hour(s): $5
Friday Improv Night: $5
Saturday Improv Night: $5
Workshops: $10
Festival Pass: $10  (Yes, we know, we're nuts)

Session 1 - Thumbs UP Super Fun Time Variety Hour(s)
Thursday, April 3
8p - 11ish

The Thumbs UPstate Improv Festival is searching for any and all performance artists, comics, magicians, musicians, poets, or sword eaters to perform at the inaugural Thumbs UP Super Fun Time Variety Hour(s). Especially sword eaters, because that would be awesome. Register here is you want to perform.

Session 2 - Improv Night
Friday, April 4

6p - Free pizza for early arriving improvisers

7p - 8:15p
The Shaun Cassidy Fan Club (Oswego)
Next In Line (Rochester)
FM Improv (Manlius)

8:25p - 9:40p
Left for Dead (Rochester)
Gentlemen, To Bed! (Syracuse)
Two Fat Ladies (Rochester)

9:50 - 11:30
Don’t Feed the Actors (Syracuse)
You Autocomplete Me (Syracuse)
Panofsky's Conundrum (Syracuse)
Village Idiots (Rochester)

Session 3 - Improv Workshops
Saturday, April 6
11a-1p
Stephen Peters - Physical, Vocal and Emotional Choices
Scott Austin - Storytelling

3p - 5p
Ken Keech - Rules? Where we're going we don't need... rules
John Forrest Thompson - The Art of Second Beats and Heightening

Session 4 - Improv Night
Saturday, April 5

6p - Free pizza for early arriving improvisers

7p - 8:15p
The Mouse House Players (Syracuse)
Flower City Improv (Rochester)
Sheer Idiocy (Troy)

8:25p - 9:40p
Zamboni Revolution (Syracuse)
Satan’s Closet (Syracuse)
Tarello & Thompson (Rochester)

9:50 - 11:30
Thank You Kiss (Rochester)
Pappy Parker Players (Binghamton)
Brain Wreck (Rochester)
Comedy FLOPs (Ithaca)