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IMPROV JAM TO PERFORM AT
THE MIDDLETOWN ARTS CENTER
EATONTOWN, NJ –
August 6, 2008 –
Improv Jam
Comedy Labs, the popular improvisational comedy troupe today
announced they will perform at the Middletown Arts Center
the last Saturday of the each month from August to December.
The troupe, which ordinarily performs 11:30 pm every
Saturday at the Eatontown Playhouse, will present two shows,
an 8 pm show (family-friendly) and a 9:30 pm show (PG 13),
on each month’s last Saturday at the Arts Center. Admission
for these special performances is $10. The
dates are as follows:
Saturday, August 30
Saturday, September 27
Saturday, October 25
Saturday, November 29
Saturday, December 27
”We are thrilled to be able to perform at Arts Center,” said
Mike O’Keeffe, owner of Improv Jam. “And we look forward to
even more regular shows at this beautiful theatre.”
Laughs aplenty, Improv Jam has been playing to capacity
crowds every weekend for more than a decade. Designed to
engage the audience as participants, the show blends
mind-boggling fun with intellectual comedy that challenges
the mind. When they’re not knocking ‘em dead in Red Bank,
the six-person troupe is busy entertaining at hundreds of
high schools and colleges across the country. For
more information on Improv Jam, visit
www.improvjam.com.
Fans of
the troupe can still catch the regularly scheduled 11:30 pm
shows at the Eatontown Playhouse following these special
Saturday performances. The playhouse is located at 37 Route
35 in Eatontown.
The Middletown Arts Center is located next to the Middletown
Train Station at 36 Church Street. More information can be
found at
www.middletownarts.org.
The
Improv Jam Comedy Lab
is an organization of artists from the New Jersey area and
beyond, dedicated to providing performance opportunities for
comedic artists of all ages, and dedicating ourselves to the
expansion of the frontiers of comedy. The Improv
Jam Comedy
Lab supports
the vision of talented writers, directors and performers,
and is committed to producing new and previously produced
works while also providing a venue for stand-up and
improvisational comedy. Through the diversification of our
projects and the cross-pollination of artists across
multiple disciplines, we look to expand the horizons of our
audiences and educate them in the various comedic styles.
For 16 years Improv Jam has been a leader in
the underground movement to cultivate New
Jersey comedy for the masses,
creating a unique performance environment that includes
every aspect of comedy. Throughout that time our weekly
shows have highlighted sketch, improvisation and stand-up
comedy giving our audience the opportunity to experience
multiple forms of comedy in one evening.
Laughs
aplenty, the troupe has been playing to capacity crowds
every Friday and Saturday night for over a decade.
Designed to engage the audience as participants, the
show blends mind-boggling fun with intellectual comedy that
challenges the brain.
Recently, they were headlining at
The Stress Factory, New Jersey’s top comedy
club every Wednesday night at 8pm.
It
is this mixture of the various forms of comedy that makes
the Improv Jam Comedy Lab unique. Gaps between
the various styles of comedy are bridged for performer and
audience member alike. Performers from within
Improv Jam’s
ranks and from the community at large have the rare
opportunity to stretch their talents across multiple forms
of entertainment in a nurturing environment while audiences
are challenged to expand their horizons and educated in
forms of comedy they may be less familiar with.
As part of our mission to create performance opportunities
we initiated improv comedy classes. Programs such as
Summerleague
give opportunity to up and coming artists who have talent
but have not been able to connect with these larger
audiences. These classes also empower the performers to
believe in their abilities and push forward to achieve their
goals in comedy.
When they’re not knocking ‘em dead in
Eatontown, the troupe is busy entertaining at hundreds of
high schools and colleges across the country. The group has
also branched out to the corporate world, conducting
comedy-based team-building workshops for large corporations
such as
Merrill Lynch, Price
Waterhouse and educators such as the
New Jersey Principals
and Supervisors Association. They also write custom
comedy shows for any and all occasions.
Local
celebrities themselves,
Improv Jam has
played host to an incredible bill of nationally recognized
performers including Wayne Brady of
The Wayne Brady Show
and
Whose Line is it
Anyway, Jonathan Mangum of the
Drew Carey Show
and Nathan Fillion of
Serenity, Desperate
Housewives, and
Firefly fame.
For the past 16 years,
Improv Jam Comedy
Lab has also reached out and touched the lives of
children and adults in the tri-state area. With a unique
blend of comedy and caring, the troupe has adopted numerous
charities raising well over $30,000. The troupe continues to
provide an alcohol and smoke free environment for teens,
where parents feel safe in the knowledge that here, everyone
is made to feel welcome and good about themselves.
With
over 5,000 performances under their belt,
Improv Jam Comedy Labs continues to pack the house full
of insatiable comedy fiends. Fans of the show and newcomers,
alike, will be able to find their weekly dose of hilarity
every Saturday Night, 11:30pm, at the Eatontown Playhouse,
37 Route 35 North in Eatontown. The troupe also performs
Saturday 9pm shows at various locations every month in
Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
For more information about the show please contact Improv
Jam at 732-842-5114, or on the web at
www.improvjam.com.
or
www.myspace.com/improvjam.
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