SATURDAY AT THE RAMADA MAINSTAGE - VIIF 2018

The Ramada Vancouver is a proud sponsor of our events at Performance Works Theatre. 

TICKET OPTIONS: Select your ticket option below. An "Evening Pass" includes both the 7:30 and 9:30 shows in the same theatre. Be sure to arrive at the theatre at least 15 minutes prior to the event. Our bar will be open and seating is general admission. Doors 30 minutes before shows.

7:30 SHOWS:

Hip.Bang!

Tom and Devin’s playful, absurd improv has delighted audiences worldwide (Just For Laughs, Comedy Central, The Irrelevant Show) and earned them a nomination for the Canadian Comedy Award for Best Improv Group. Their improv sets have been described as “hilarious,” “world-class” and “disappointing.”

The Interntional Festival Ensemble (Echo)

The International Ensembles are an opportunity for individual improvisers the world over to spend a week workshopping new and new-to-them improv forms. Dozens of performers apply for a handful of spots and work with guest directors to create evening performances live for you, our audience. Now you can enjoy all of them, on one stage, at one time, without even leaving your seat.

The Echo Ensemble Features: AL Connors, Jess Lindal, Tom Hearn, Allie Entwistle, Ese Atawo, Kai Rudell, Mike Fotis, Joleen Ballendine, Patrick Dodd, Quinn Buckner, Sehar Manji and Stacey Hallal

9:30 SHOWS:

Vancouver TheatreSports

 Since its founding in 1980, Vancouver TheatreSports™ (VTSL) grown to become a well-respected international leader in the improv art form, entertaining more than 60,000 people per year through 11 shows a week, 52 weeks a year at its own theatre, The Improv Centre, located on Granville Island. An intimate space, The Improv Centre is a fully-licensed facility with its own Bar & Lounge over-looking False Creek Marina and VTSL patrons are welcome to take their beverages into the theatre to enjoy during the show. In addition, VTSL owns and operates The Improv Comedy Institute – an improv school offering classes from beginner through professional level, conducts province-wide school tours and operates Improv for Business, a corporate training division with a diverse portfolio of blue-chip clients. In 2016, VTSL was voted the ‘#1 Improv Comedy Company’ at the prestigious ‘Best of Vancouver Awards.’

The 1995 Chicago Bulls

The 1995 Chicago Bulls are a group of six Dallas Comedy House graduates who have been performing long-form improv together since 2014. Their show is inspired by the JTS Brown format. They instantly transform scenes based on which improvisers are on stage -- rapidly creating, calling back, or connecting scenes and universes.

Orange Tuxedo

Orange Tuxedo (Los Angeles, CA) is a two person improv show from a husband and wife team. They perform "Close Quarters", with a focus on creating grounded relationships formed by eccentric characters.