Unscripted Announces Dates for Seventh Annual Third Coast Improv Festival in Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN - July 15, 2024 - Unscripted, a nonprofit organization that heals, empowers, and connects the Nashville community through improvisational theatre, is thrilled to announce dates for the upcoming Third Coast Improv Festival on November 7-9, 2024. This year's festival marks a significant milestone as all proceeds will support Unscripted’s commitment to increasing access to improv across Nashville.
The Third Coast Improv Festival is Nashville’s only improv festival that attracts improv troupes and individuals across the country to perform a variety of unique comedic styles in the heart of Music City. Hundreds of performers, instructors, and comedy-lovers gather each year to celebrate and laugh throughout the weekend.. This is the seventh year that the festival will be held at Third Coast Comedy Club, Nashville's premier improv and comedy theater.
Submissions are currently open for prospective troupes to submit to perform.
"We couldn’t be more excited for Unscripted to lead this year’s Third Coast Improv Festival," says Emma Supica, executive director of Unscripted. "This festival has brought in thousands of incredibly talented and passionate artists over the years. Combining that with Unscripted’s mission to heal and empower communities through improv is a recipe for substantial impact across the country.”
The festival will be held at Third Coast Comedy Club’s multiple venues in Marathon Village, and will include:
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Performances: Over 50 unique troupes from around the country will perform over the course of three days. Two headlining acts (TBA) will perform on Friday and Saturday night;
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Workshops: Performers and attendees can participate in workshops led by experienced and diverse instructors, designed to enhance the skills of any improviser; and
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Community Events: All attendees and performers can participate in panel discussions and other interactive activities that celebrate and explore the impact of improv.
The Third Coast Improv Festival is an inclusive and accessible event. People of all backgrounds, capabilities, and experience levels are encouraged to participate and enjoy the festival.
Tickets for the Third Coast Improv Festival will go on sale in September. For more information about the festival, ticket prices, and other updates, please visit https://www.thirdcoastimprovfest.com or follow on social media at @thirdcoastimprovfest.
Contact:
Erika Bailey
Communications Director, Third Coast Improv Festival
tcif@unscriptedimprov.org
https://www.thirdcoastimprovfest.com/
About Unscripted:
Unscripted in a nonprofit organization that heals, empowers, and connects the Nashville community through improv. The group teaches and performs improv for people who have been historically excluded from improv, specifically BIPOC communities and People of the Global Majority, older adults, disabled communities, youth, and under resourced communities.
About Third Coast Comedy Club:
Third Coast Comedy Club is the only brick-and-mortar comedy club in Nashville dedicated to improv comedy with improv shows every week. The club serves as a home to local comics with the mission of providing a stage for every type of comedy (stand-up, sketch, improv, variety, experimental, etc.), and provides a training center for improv, stand-up, and sketch performers of all skill.