Cleveland Jams! 2/20/07

The sun broke through the clouds and began to melt the vast tundra known as Cleveland Ohio. People began to open doors and come out of their homes. They realized that there was more to do in life than watch T.V. play video games and eat left overs. There was improv comedy to be had and Cleveland Jams was it's beacon of light directing the masses to the Bassa Vita Lounge last night.

An impressive 20 jammers from all over Cleveland, Akron and surrounding cities came down to Bassa Vita and shook the stage for a energized night of improv that lasted over 2 hrs! Our amazing audience was treated to an incredible array of structures including: Movie Styles to the Olympics to Limitation scenes and to All Play structures.
Big thanks to Bassa Vita for allowing us to learn, play and entertain every week for free!

At the end of the night our audience and jammers were introduced to our new Longform Montage Structure. We had some of the best seasoned Improv actors/actresses working together (some for the first time) and introducing Cleveland to Chicago Style Improv Comedy!

Players included:
Charles Moore
Deena Nyer Mendlowitz
Don Mitri
Kimberly Pride
Joshua Logan
Steve Briggs

This 25 minute Longform began with 1 suggestion and intertwined each player within a series of scenes. It was powerful, fun and always a blast!

Our next jam is Tuesday 2/27/07 from 8-9:30pm Sign up to participate is 7:45pm at Bassa Vita. Spots fill up quickly so come down early! Everyone 21 and over are welcome to watch, play and enjoy! For more information about Cleveland Jams check us out at our website www.clevelandimprovinstitute.com or our new myspace page at www.myspace.com/clevelandjamsimprov Become our friend and get connected to the Cleveland Improv Community. Let's talk Improv...Cleveland Improv!

COME ON DOWN...GET ON STAGE!

Cleveland Jams! 2/6/07

As Dick Goddard warned us all of the frigid cold temperatures and over 400 hundred schools across the area closed there doors, die-hard Cleveland Jams! participants threw open there front doors, walked into the cold dark night, didn't even bother zipping up coats, threw caution to the wind and made the trek to Bassa Vita for Tuesday Night Improv Comedy!

An amazing 23 jammers from the eastside, westside and all points in between showed up ready to heat things up on the Bassa Vita Stage! We were blessed with newcomers, seasoned performers and standups to grace the stage last night for a Power-Shot of Free Improv Comedy! As jammers and audience members began to fill up the Bassa Vita Lounge, they were treated to incredible high energy music supplied by our musical coordinator and cinema world traveler Charles Moore!

Our amazing, growing and devoted audience witnessed an improv jam that peeled the paint off the walls at Bassa Vita! They were treated to 11 structures including all plays, emotion scenes, limitation scenes, genre/style scenes, dubbing scenes, a truly energized take on WorldsWorst and First Line Last Line which was hosted by Kimberly Pride and one particular structure that revolved 5 different jammers through 5 different scenes with one "through-line theme" creating an incredible 25 absolutely specific and wonderful characters! Video cameras were taping the whole evening! Special thanks to Ron Fatica for filming segments of the jam that will be available on our myspace page for everyone to check out! Big props to Bassa Vita who went into overdrive and made sure that everyone needing great food and drink was not disappointed!

Cleveland Jams! next jam is Tuesday 2/13/07. Sign up to jam is Tuesday 7:45pm at Bassa Vita. Jump on stage with us or support Cleveland Improv as an audience member! Cleveland Jams! is a free event open to everyone interested in learning, watching and participating. For more information about Cleveland Jams! and our new Improv Workshop Series Improv Shots! that begins 2/22/07 log onto www.clevelandimprovinstitute.com or call 216-479-3353. Also check out our new Cleveland Jams! myspace page at www.myspace.com/clevelandjamsimprov Become our friend and get connected to the Cleveland Improv Community! Let's talk Improv...Cleveland Improv! We look forward to seeing you at the next jam!

Come on down...Get on stage!