This is the first PIF Improv Conference - bringing together improvisors from all over the country to share knowledge and experience about the entire world of improv. From performance to running a theatre, the tracks offer perspectives from all angles. 

This registration is only for the conference, information about tickets to the performances at The Herberger can be found at phoeniximprovfestival.com

There are 4 tracks on Saturday:

Thoughts on Coaching (Space 55 - Cafe)

Enhance your improv coaching and directing skills with these presentations on working better with an ensemble, communicating effectively and nurturing troupes to work more efficiently together.

11:00am Title Pending Michael Jastroch
12:00pm Title Pending Karen Graci
2:00pm Title Pending Jesse Parent
3:00pm More Unicorn Than Warpath: The Care and Feeding of a Happy, Healthy Improv Troupe with Unicorn Warpath

Artistry Workshops (Space 55 - Stage)

Expand your performer´s toolkit with specialized skills outside of traditional performance. These workshops will teach you to integrate tools from other artistic mediums into your performances

11:00am-1:30pm Slam Poetry Jesse Parent & Joe Rogan
2:00pm-4:30pm Puppetry Stacey Gordon

Business Models (Holiday Inn Express)

Learn how to run a successful improv venue. Presentations from theatres across the nation will share ideas on working in an artistic community while also running a business. This section of the conference will conclude with an open discussion on building a more connected national improv presence.

11:30am Improv Utopia Nick Armstrong
12:00pm The New Movement Matt Grahamm
12:30pm The Torch Theatre José Gonzalez
1:00pm HUGE Theatrer Butch Roy
1:30pm BREAK
2:00pm How to Make Friends and Influence Community: Bridging, Networking, and Cultivating. Dawn Gilpin & Nina Miller
3:00pm Building a National Network Bill Binder Moderating

Ensemble Workshops (The Torch Theatre)

Receive personalized ensemble coaching from professional coaches. These special workshops have been set up to provide a coaching session for your ensemble. Many of the nation´s leading coaches have agreed to work with younger ensembles without regular coaching to provide some ideas to fine tune your group.

You must register as a group to sign up for an ensemble workshop. These are coaching sessions for troupes and teams with these folks. Feel free to contact us to arrange one of the available sessions! If your troupe is listed, a representative has contacted us and there have been arrangements for registration made. Please contact your director/manager/person in charge type for more information!

11:00am Jose Gonzelez
12:00pm Chuck Charbeneau
1:00pm Michael Jastroch with Robot Destroyers 
2:00pm Nick Armstrong
3:00pm BREAK 
4:00pm Jesse Parent with Exit 185
5:00pm Butch Roy with JaxNReed

About PIF
The Phoenix Improv Festival is produced by The Torch Theatre through CareFree Write Productions (CFWP), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. CFWP serves as a support network for developing local artists, an educational resource for the community, and an integral part of Phoenix’s growing cultural movement. The Festival is supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts with funding from The State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts.

About ImprovUtopia
ImprovUtopia is a Non-Profit Organization that strives to bring the greater improv community together. Through workshops and other resources we want to help all improv venues succeed and grow. We bring you top instructors from all over the country and it all culminates Memorial Weekend at Camp ImprovUtopia. For more information visit www.improvutopia.com