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Chinatown Invasion Show: UH Double Rainbows

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Special Guest: The UH Double Rainbows
Improv Comedy at Ong King

Honolulu, HI, June 12– Think Fast welcomes UH Manoa’s Double Improv Rainbows to the Chinatown Invasion: Improv Comedy Show at Ong King Art Center, 184 N King St.

The Double Improv Rainbows from UH Manoa join Think Fast Improv onstage at Ong King Arts Center for a night of unscripted theater, laughs and fun!

Think Fast will be saying goodbye to a long-time friend by playing The World’s Most Dangerous Improv Game- 2 Men, No Shoes, 50 Live Mousetraps.

Come out for a super fun time, support live comedy and have a few drinks.

Show starts at 7:30pm, show at 8pm. $10 at the door.

 

WHERE: Ong King, 184 N.King Street
WHEN: Friday, June 12th
TIMES: 7:30pm doors open, 8pm show begins!
TICKET: $10 at door
PARKING: Chinatown Municipal Parking ($3) on Smith/Nimtz and River/Nimitz

Improv Brew Haha

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Get ready to laugh with Think Fast and friends!  Chinatown’s improv team Think Fast will be hosting and performing a night of comedic good times at the “Improv Brew Haha”!  Audience members will be treated to a show completely made-up and inspired by suggestions they give!

Last Saturdays of each month, Think Fast welcomes all improvisers to pop in before the show and create all new teams that very night!  Throughout the night, Think Fast will also perform their favorite short form games, as well as their stylized long form piece for the evening.

Doors open at 7:30pm and the show begins at 8pm.  There will be one 10 minute intermission and a bar with a variety of alcoholic beverages and soft drinks available.

Tickets are $10 at the door at Ong King Arts Center located on 184 N.King Street.

WHERE: Ong King, 184 N.King Street
WHEN: Saturday, April 25th
TIMES: 7:30pm doors open, 8pm show begins!
TICKET: $10 at door
PARKING: Chinatown Municipal Parking ($3) on Smith/Nimtz and River/Nimitz

Regards! Sketch Comedy Show

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Regards! Sketch Comedy Show

Ong King

184 N. King Street

February 21st , 8pm

 $10

Join sketch comedy group Regards! for their first live sketch comedy show Friday, February 21st at 8pm, at Ong King, located on 184 N.King Street.  Founded in 2013, Regards! is lead by writer David K. Jones, improviser and sketch writer extraordinaire. For one night only, Regards! will tickle your funny bone!  All sketches are original, written, and performed by Jones and teammates Rory Franzen, Aaron Pughes, Joseph Lewis, James Sigmon, John Cambareri, and Larissa DLG. Nielsen.

Doors open at 7:30pm, show begins at 8pm.  Tickets are $10 and available at the door or online.  Visit www.mraaronpresents.net for more info and tickets.

Doors open at 7:30pm, show begins at 8pm.  Tickets are $10 and available at the door or online. Visit www.mraaronpresents.net for more info and tickets.

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Mr. Aaron Presents Improv Classes for All

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Join the founding members of improv team Think Fast as they teach a fun Short Form Improv Class at The Loading Zone Arts, 7:30pm – 9:30pm, $10/class, every Thursday throughout the month of January.

Learn:

  • Great skills to apply in your day-to-day life: communication, trust, support, agreement, confidence, and teamwork
  • Short form/theater games
  • Long form styles
  • Acting techniques including scene work, character development, stage presence, listening, and more
  • Reminding you how to play again!

About the instructors: Larissa Nielsen, Rory Franzen, and David K. Jones are the founders of Think Fast, the flagship improv team of Mr. Aaron Presents.  Together they have  25 years of improvisation, acting, teaching, coaching, and managing.

No experience necessary.  Novices, beginners, and experienced players are welcomed to take our classes along our students.  Students will learn improv techniques from their performance, and our advance performers will learn from you!  We are firm believers that this is a great way to learn the art of improvisation, which has been tested and proved over and over again.

Loading Zone Arts

47 N. Hotel Street

7:30pm-9:30pm

$10 drop-in class

www.mraaronpresents.net

Throwdown Improvised Cage Matches

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Throwdown Improvised Cage Matches

As a part of On The Spot’s New Wednesday night programming . On the Spot is proud to presents Throwdown Improvised Cage Matches for the month of December. Throwdown is not an improv format but is loosely based on the UCB Cage Match shows, involving a competition between long-form improv troupes. Teams compete for the audience`s vote the Team with the most votes wins the Throwdown title and returns to defend their title at a later date. This month Cage Matches will happen on Wednesday December 4 and Wednesday December 11 at the ARTS at Marks Garage. both show start at 8:00 pm – Doors open at 7:00 pm. Cost $5 at the door.

A Benefit Variety Show!

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Join us at the Arts at Marks as we raise money for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Featuring:
MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY:
ALI ALDCROFT
KIMEE BALMILERO
MIGUEL CADOY
R KEVIN DOYLE & SEAN TC O’MALLEY AS “COUNTRY MATTERS”
JOHN LEBLANC
MELINA LILLIOS
KI QUILLOY

POETRY BY:
AARON PATINIO

IMPROV COMEDY BY:
ON THE SPOT
IMPROVHI

HOSTED BY:
KIMEE BALMILERO

SAVE THE DATE. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

Mr. Aaron presents “Think Fast!”: Aloha Rachel

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Mr.Aaron Presents a free night of improv fun with Think Fast, every second Friday at the Loading Zone, Chinatown starting at 8pm.

Join us as Think Fast! wishes one of their improvisers, Rachel Kesselman, farewell and aloha.  She’s picked her favorite short form games to play and is raring to rock out her last improv performance in Hawaii! Click here for our Facebook event!

Think Fast is a collection of students and experienced improvisers from the Adult Short Form Improv Program of Mr.Aaron Presents.  These improvisers are versed in the art of short form and long form improvisation.

Shows can vary from:

  • Showcases of local improv teams
  • Friendly theater sport competitions
  • Short Form Marathons
  • Specialty Long Forms
  • Mash-up / Team-up jams!

Tickets are FREE!

If you are an improviser or improv team looking to play, contact us through our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/mraaronpresents or send us an email at mraaronpresents@gmail.com 

We invite one and all to play!

 

On The Spot Improv’s Musical improv 101 Class: Improvised Singing

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As a Part of their Academy of Improv Classes “On the Spot Improv” presents their  “Musical Improv 101” classes in improvised singing. In this class students will delve into the world of musical improv. “On The Spot Improv” will teach an 8 week class on improvised singing. Students will have ave fun making up thier own songs with a live musical improviser every week. the class will cover topics such as song structure, song styles, song presentation, improvising lyrics, Free style rapping, improvising duets, and short form singing games, This is one of our most popular classes and only gets offered once or twice a year. You don’t need to be a great singer to take this class, you just need to enjoy singing. the space is limited.
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​NEXT CLASS SESSION: May 11, 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, and 29 at The ARTS at Marks Garage. Classes starts at 12:00pm to 2:00pm. there are 8 Class Sessions. Cost: $250 for all eight classes of $40 for one drop in class

On The Spot Improv’s Intro to Improv and Musical Improv for Beginners

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August 9, 2014 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Intro to Improv Class and Musical improv for Beginners

Intro to Improv Class
When: Saturday June 7, 2014
Where: The ARTS at Marks Garage -1159 Nuuanu Ave. TIME: 10:00 am Cost: $200 for 8 weeks or $35 for each drop in class. Musical Improv Class For Beginners When: Saturday June 7 2014 Where: The ARTS at Marks Garage -1159 Nuuanu Ave. TIME: 12:00 pm Cost: $250 for 8 weeks or $40 for each drop in class.

Details

Date:
August 9, 2014
Time:
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cost:
$8 – $250
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Website:
http://www.otsimprov.com

Organizer

Garrick Paikai OTS Artistic Director
Email
garrick@otsimprov.com

The Arts at Marks Garage

1159 Nuuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 United States + Google Map

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OTS Presents, “Late Night Inferno”

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At 10:0pm On the Spot will host The Late Night Inferno. Inspired by Dante’s inferno, the show is improvised jam and competition based improv show where improvisers from all over the island are pitted against each other to see who can survive the trials of the Devil’s Advocate. Separated into rounds each improviser will perform a series of improv scenes. At the end of each scene the audience will score the performers. The performers with the highest score will advance to the next round while the performers with the lowest scores are sent to the inferno. The winner of the inferno not only gets to keep their soul but also wins a cash prize.

Those interested in performing in the inferno can sign up online at www.facebook.com/otsimprov or the sign up the day of show. There is a $5 entry fee to perform.

**There is a $5 entry fee for performers