- And… SCENE!
Thank you. Thank you. THANK YOU!
We did it.
We are so grateful to everyone who performed, taught, took classes, or just came to see shows. You let us know that we made the right call when we chose to resurrect the festival. Seeing all of the smiling faces, hearing the laughter, and being gifted with so many “thank you”s from friends and strangers alike… it was overwhelming. There were tears, not gonna lie. Saturday night, and Sunday’s teardown were both very emotional for all of us.
But we did it. It’s done. And hopefully you are as happy as we are…
Over the course of last week:
- 423 humans (+ a whole bunch of performers and volunteers) saw shows
- 44 students took workshops
- 1 guy showed up for 3 show blocks because Chat GTP told him that he should
- 3 news outlets ran stories on the festival
- 1 UkuLenny hosted Improv Karaoke
- 14 volunteers helped with 5 workshops and cat-herded 74 performers from 19 ensembles during 10 show blocks
- 1 Natalie painted a BUNCH of faces
and - 3 producers did NOT have nervous breakdowns thanks to the 1 volunteer coordinator who nearly did
Not bad, huh?
Before we release you into the wild to go back to your normal, non-festival lives, we have a couple favors to ask:
- Leave some reviews for our host bar/hotel/restaurant on Yelp or Google:
Silk Road Bar on Yelp Hotel Fusion on Yelp Magnin Street Cafe & Bistro on Yelp Silk Road Bar on Google Hotel Fusion on Google Magnin Street on Google - If you got some good cell phone photos during the festival, we’d love it if you’d share them with us. Just use our photo sharing link, and when it asks for your name, let us know how you’d like to be credited.
Again, thank you all for showing up to support SFIF. It made all of the blood, sweat, and tears 100% worth it. And yes, Clay is clumsy and totally bled. All over some chairs. It looked like an episode of Dexter. Thankfully, Lisa carries one of those Tide Pen thingies. For the chair, not Clay’s finger.
And, in case you were wondering: We’ve already started planning SFIF 2027. Stay tuned for more info.
Thank you again for your support,
Clay, Michael, Marcus, Alex & Erika
Team SFIF - And now it begins…
WEDNESDAY 8/12
The Opening Party / Community Gathering
Starting at 7:00 PM, the whole improv community is welcome to our opening night shindig at festival venue Silk Road Bar, running until 10:00 PM. Catch up with old friends and make new ones!
From 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Will Luera will facilitate Special Socialization Fun Times, open to all.
Drinks from the bar and food from partner restaurant Magnin Street Cafe & Restaurant are available for purchase.
THURSDAY 8/13
Kickoff Concert featuring Oil in the Alley
5:00 PM in Union Square. We would REALLY love a huge show of support for this one. Let’s show San Francisco what the Improv Community is capable of!
Shows!
- 6:00 PM – Party Onward & Big Bang Improv
- 7:15 PM – Afrofuturistix & SCRIPT///NOT/FOUND
- 8:30 PM – Delete This App & The Ritual
Opening Night After Party
10 PM @ Silk Road Bar, featuring UkeLenny!
FRIDAY 8/14
Shows!
- 6:00 PM – But of Mind & The Right Now
- 7:15 PM – Speechless & Oil in the Alley
- 8:30 PM – BATS Improv’s “Guilty Pleasures” & Stranger Danger
- 10:00 PM – The Oracle
Workshop!
SATURDAY 8/15
SHOWS!
- 7:00 PM – Him Its & Phasers on Stun
- 8:15 PM – The Intensive Ensemble & The Five Deadly Improvisors
- 9:30 PM – Rag Tag Improv & The Cutting Room
Workshops!
- Taking Care of the Now w/Jonathan Pitts
- Rescue Your Partner/Rescue the Scene w/Jaime Rich
- Snap the Band w/Lauren Baumbauer
- The Character Lab Intensive w/Nick Armstrong (Part II)
The Mystery Jam
11:00 PM @ Silk Road Bar — Improv Jam featuring all SFIF Performers!
SUNDAY 8/18
Workshops!
Come Play with Us…
Special thanks to the SF Bay Area Times!