Mass Hysteria Improv Fest
Coming to Imposters Theater October 5th-8th! 

Mass Hysteria Fest was created by Cleveland show-runners/improvisers Deena Nyer & Sam Dee, who got excited about a weekend highlighting female run shows & improv troupes!

The first fest debuted at Forest City Brewery Oct. 4th - 6th 2018 with loads of workshops, improv & local performances to packed crowds.

Mass Hysteria is Created by women, for everyone!

SHOWS!

Thursday 10/5 - Dynamic Duos/Improv Death Match/Improv Jam After Party

Friday 10/6 - This Improvised Life/Frankly Scarlett/Improv Jam After Party

Saturday 10/7 - Hot Goss/Gym Rats/Karaoke After Party

Weekend Pass - $65 - ALL OF THE ABOVE

Workshops on 10/8

10am
Show Running Panel Q&A
Fest co-creators Deena Nyer and Sam Dee will hold a Q&A to give helpful tips, insight and tools to help you plan & run a successful show! 
1.5hrs - FREE - Open Capacity

12pm
Declarations and Gifts: How to prepare for your next improv scene

Have you ever been in the middle of a scene, and realized that you're stuck? You and your scene partner are trying to figure out what happens next? In this workshop Edgar Blackmon will teach you how to implement basic principles of improv to ensure that you are always ready to move on to the next beat of a scene.

Edgar Blackmon is an alumni of The Second City Touring Company as well as The Mainstage. He starred in the movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, with The Lonely Island or in Mel Brooks’s History of the World Part 2!
2hrs - $40 - Capacity 14

2:30pm
The Shrek Principle: How to write comedy for kids that grown-ups find funny, too.

From a silly twist to a punny joke, kids love to laugh! And if your audience is kids, chances are their grown-ups are there, too! Give them both something to laugh about! Hosted by Dobama Theater's Director of Programs Erin E. Dolan.
2hrs - $30 - Capacity 16 

5:00pm
Emotion Builds Character with Dana Quercioli