Thank you from the Winnipeg Improv Festival! See you all in October 2026!
Register for a FREE BIPOC improv workshop at the Gas Station Arts Centre on Sunday, Oct 19th from 12:15 to 1:45 pm with Obadiah Freeman (from Seattle’s Unexpected Productions)
The Improv Festival Shows!
Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 – 7 PM
The Sample-Matic Improv Show
“A sampler platter of mini-improv delights”
Start the festival off right with a good-old-fashioned improv smorgasbord. From short-form improv to nostalgic genre work, this show will truly have something for everyone. Featuring players from Tectonic Improv, the Winnipeg Improv Festival Ensemble, and others.
Thursday, Oct 16th, 2025 – 7 PM
The Hall of Wonders
“A playful show of fast and funny improv”
Come to this show for all of your fast and funny entertainment! This performance debuts the Winnipeg Improv Festival’s short-form ensemble. Under the direction of Caity Curtis and Jesse Bergen, this group explores the good old-fashioned world of improvised games, made famous by TV shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The second half features a set directed by Toronto’s Ken Hall (The Umbrella Academy, Second City, Conan) featuring the Winnipeg Improv Festival Ensemble.
Friday, October 17th, 2025 – 7 PM
Turned (spooky stories and Zombies!)
“Terrifying and Hila-rifying!“
This night will be an homage to all things scary in time for spooky season! Please use your best judgment, and then go ahead and get your tickets to this show. We will listen to scary short stories written by YA author Colin Deane to improvise never-before-seen theatre. The second act features Winnipeg’s own Club Soda Improv performing “Turned”, a zombie-themed romp exploring what may happen if there were a zombie virus infecting the world. Scary meets funny. In fact, terrifying meets hila-rifying!
Saturday, October 18th, 2025 – 7 PM
Mouth Wide Shut
“A celebration and culmination of everything improvisation can be!”
The very last show of the festival is sure to bend your perspective on improv. The first set features “Mouths Wide Shut” from Seattle’s Unexpected Productions. An entire improv set with no words, only physical comedy. We will wrap up the festival with our very own Festival Ensemble showcasing a new improv format, and then we will say goodbye until next year.
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Our Team
The festival would like to thank some amazing people who make this festival happen. Nick Kowalchuk is the Executive Director for the Gas Station Arts Centre. Todd Drader is the Technical Director of the Gas Station Arts Centre.
Stephen Sim and Caity Curtis work tirelessly as the Artistic Director team. Kevin Ramberran is the Festival Coordinator. Luke Cecelon is the Volunteer Coordinator. Kristen Einarson is our Publicist. Jesse Bergen designed our logo and did the illustrations. Scott Angus is our Sponsorship Coordinator. Arthur McKinnon has taken most of our official festival photos.
We have many people to thank. We have many volunteers behind the scenes, from those selling you the tickets to people making all the technical aspects work smoothly! We would also like to thank all of our sponsors and audience members who support improv, live theatre and the festival!
