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MISSION

Black And Funny Improv Festival sets out to create an awareness within the Black community in the Twin Cities that improv is an art form that they can do and benefit from.

VISION

The vision of the Black and Funny Improv Festival is to see the improv scene a place where everyone is welcome to share in a space that is respectful to everyone, where we can celebrate ourselves, celebrate our differences, and build each other up while just enjoying ourselves. Easy.

Full Festival Lineup: 

FRIDAY, MARCH 22:
 7:00 PM – Black and Funny Youth Squad + Mixed Cast Duos Scenes 
8:30 PM – Red Pill Players + Branded Silk 
10:00 PM – Silly Point + Spiritual Sisters

​SATURDAY, MARCH 23:
10:00 AM WORKSHOP: Two Choices
Building Blocks w/ Spiritual Sisters or You Are Never Alone w/ Velvet Duke
1:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Making Space, Taking Space
2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Two Choices
Meaning, Mapping, Metaphor w/ Andy Hilbrands or Playing With Silence w/ Silly Point

7:00 PM – Q and Eh With The Velvet Duke + Black Women’s Ensemble 
8:30 PM – My Momma’s Biscuits + Cipha Sound’s Take It Personal
10:00 PM – Stir Friday Night + The Black Men From A Black Planet 

​SUNDAY, MARCH 24:
10:00 AM WORKSHOP: Setting the Tone for the Unknown w/ Cipha Sounds
1:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION: What To Know About The Business
2:00 PM WORKSHOP: Two Choices:
A Great Big Pile w/ My Momma’s Biscuits or The Slacker With Seasoning w/ Branded Silk 

6:00 PM – Mixed Cast Improv Competition 
7:00 PM – Black Women’s Ensemble + Brotha Brotha
8:30 PM – Cipha Sound’s Take It Personal
10:00 PM– Poems, For Each Other + Blackout Improv