Cleveland Jams! #4 12/26

What an incredible night of Improv Comedy down at Bassa Vita! We had over 20 improv actors and actresses from Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit and New York! The jam ran a little over our regular time but no one seemed to mind at all. The alcohol was flowing and people were having an incredible time and laughing there butts off on a cold December night in Cleveland!

We started Cleveland Jams! on Dec 5th and had a crowd of (1) and in just 3 short weeks we had almost a complete sellout of the Bassa Vita Lounge last evening! It just goes to show that interest in Cleveland Improv is alive and growing everyday! Our audience had the unique opportunity to see 3 different groups perform 14 different structures ranging from all player competitions, style pieces, soap operas, emotional fairytales, musicly inspired silent scenes and straight group scenes!

The next Cleveland Jams! improv jam will be the first Tuesday of the new year Tuesday 1/2/07! Ring in the New Year at the Bassa Vita Lounge in Lakewood. Enjoy great food, drink specials at awesome prices and some of the newest and best Free Improv Comedy you will see anywhere in Cleveland! For more information about Bassa Vita including driving directions and upcoming events log onto: www.bassavitalounge.com .

Cleveland Jams! is a free and open weekly improv comedy jam. Jump on stage with us or support Cleveland Improv as an audience member. Sign up to jam is every Tuesday 7:45pm at Bassa Vita. (Spots fill up quickly!) For more information about the jams call: (216) 479-3353 or log onto: www.clevelandimprovinstitute.com and click on the Cleveland Jams icon! We look forward to seeing you at the next Cleveland Jams! on Tuesday 1/2/07!

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Cleveland Jams! #3 12/19

This past Tuesday night was cold outside, but at the Bassa Vita Lounge in the basement of Bottoms Up in Lakewood Improv Comedy ruled it was HOT!

We had an amazing turnout for the jams. Over 20 improvisers came down to play together and have a blast. We added another group and had three incredible rounds that turned the Bassa Vita Lounge upside down! We had veteran improvisers of the Cleveland Improv Scene, Stand ups and fresh new faces to the improv scene all working, learning and playing together side by side on the stage at the Bassa Vita Lounge.

We introduced new musical game structures created by Charles Moore. We brought back some favorites games from our past and introduced some new games from the vast archives of Improv Games and Structures being used across the country today!

The crowd for the evening was incredible! Each week we increase our crowd size and this past Tuesday was no exception! We had a fantastic turnout and look forward to it growing throughout the weeks! Everyone wanted to contribute and be a part of the evening.

Cleveland Jams! next jam is Tuesday 12/26! Come on down and be a part of a growing weekly Improv Cleveland Tradition! Cleveland Jams! is a free and open weekly improv jam! Jump up on stage with us or support Cleveland Improv as an audience member and laugh your ass off while enjoying fantastic food and drink specials at amazing prices and witness some of the newest and best FREE IMPROV you will see anywhere in Cleveland! To find out more about the Bassa Vita Lounge including travel directions, events and background on the club log onto: www.bassavitalounge.com

Sign up to jam is every tuesday evening at 7:45pm at Bassa Vita! For more information about Cleveland Jams! log onto: www.clevelandimprovinstitute.com or call 216-479-3353.

We look forward to seeing you there next Tuesday 12/26!

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CLEVELAND JAMS #2 AND COUNTING! (12/12/06)

CLEVELAND JAMS! this past tuesday night was a great success. Our crowd and number of improvisers significantly increased from our first tuesday jam! What our audience witnessed this past tuesday was a wonderful mix of improv actors, standups and fresh new faces to the improv community working and learning together on the Bassa Vita stage! There was an incredible spirit and energy in the room that could be felt by all who were present!

These jams are open to everyone, so come on done and get on stage or support Cleveland Improv by being an audience member. What is great is that CLEVELAND JAMS! don't cost you a penny. They are free for everyone to enjoy! CLEVELAND JAMS! are held at the groovy and intimate Bassa Vita Lounge in Lakewood. Bassa Vita Lounge is located underneath Bottoms Up at 1572 W 117th St. Lakewood, Ohio 44107. Come down to Bassa Vita and indulge your appetite with fantastic food and great drinks in a smoke free environment while enjoying some of the best and rawest free improv comedy you are going to see in Cleveland! Check out all that Bassa Vita has to offer at www.bassavitalounge.com

For more information about CLEVELAND JAMS! check out www.clevelandimprovinsitute.com or call (216) 479-3353. CLEVELAND JAMS! is about having a blast and learning this incredible art form from each other. Our next jam is tuesday Dec 19th at Bassa Vita! Sign up to participate in the jam is 7:45pm at Bassa Vita. The jams run from 8:00 - 9:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

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CLEVELAND JAMS!

Improv Jams return to the Bassa Vita Lounge every Tuesday evening from 8:00 - 9:30pm beginning Dec 5th. Cleveland Jams!...Cleveland's Weekly Improv Comedy Jam brings together members of the Improv Community to train side by side on stage in a fun, open, positive learning environment. Cleveland Jams are free and open to everyone interested in participating as well as watching the jams. Sign up to participate in the jams is 7:45pm. Cleveland Jams are held at the groovy and intimate Bassa Vita Lounge in Lakewood. For more information about Bassa Vita and the many events offered there visit them at www.bassavitalounge.com Cleveland Jams are about having a blast and learning this powerful art form from each other! COME ON DOWN...GET ON STAGE!