Groups you'll see at the Roving Imp:
*New to improv? Groups with a star are great places to start!
+Ready for the next level? Shows with a plus tend to be more artsy and/or experimental!
*RI Spectacular - RI Spectacular formed in March, 2007 as "The Roving Imps," the house team of the Roving Imp Theater, Since that time, RI Spectacular has performed all over the KC metro area, bringing fun to ages 3 to 85. Not that they wouldn't play to anyone older than that, but nobody has yet admitted to being more than 85. The Roving Imps never fail to deliver with their blend of fun, memorable games as well as a series of one-act plays made up completely before your eyes. This popular show is great for anyone new to improv comedy!
Click here for a video sample of RI Spectacular's game 'World's Worst!'
Click here for a video sample of the RI Spectacular game 'Stunt Double!'
Click here for a video sample of the RI Spectacular game 'Fairy Tale Newscast!'
Click here for a video sample of the RI Spectacular game 'Good Advice, Bad Advice, Worst Advice!'
Click here for a video sample of a scene from an RI Spectacular long form - 'Out of the Closet!'
Next RI Spectacular show: Saturday, Feb. 20, 9pm
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*TrivProv - It's Trivial Pursuit on steroids - each question spawns either a correct answer or a fast-paced, far-out, completely made up scene. You might see an improv game, an improvised documentary video, or characters straight off the back of the card. Five separate rounds of comedy await you, each more separate than the last. The winner gets a month of bragging rights, and the loser is forced to do the winner's bidding for a month. Don't miss it!
The Stats: W-L-TJeremy Danner 3-3-0
Guy Maggio 1-0-0
James Nelson 0-16-0
John Robison 22-4-2
Ryan Seymour 0-3-2
Next TrivProv: Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 & 9pm
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Click here for a video example of Omega Directive in action! (There are 7 clips here!)
Cast: Trish Berrong, Aron Carlson, Jeremy Danner, Nifer Honeycutt, John Robison, Ryan Seymour
Next Omega Directive: Saturday, Feb. 27, 9pm
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*The Arnold -
Get ready for fun as the Roving Imp Training Center play some of the
most cutting-edge improv games as well as create a completely new
one-act play, all in one night. A little different than your average
show, you'll wish you'd met Arnold earlier in your life.
Next Arnold: Saturday, Feb. 27, 7pm
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Cast: Nifer Honeycutt, John Robison
Next Biblioclast: Friday, Feb. 12, 7 & 9pm
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*Game Show - You asked for it, and here it is - get ready for the return of Game Show, after a year and a half hiatus, Join your host, John Robison, as you're guided through some of the best game shows of history. $25,000 Pyramid, Card Sharks, Deal or No Deal?, Match Game, and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? are all on the menu... have you game? You can join us as a contestant, or be part of our live studio audience. Game on!
Next Game Show: Saturday, Feb. 20, 7pm
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+Dictionary Soup- See the improvised play that's been called "Kansas City's most thoughtful and realistic show." Dictionary Soup takes words you choose from the dictionary and turns them into the absurd or the insightful. You might see a journey back in time, or you may see the consequences of a woman's yearly hunt for a new boytoy. Either way, you'll be glad you witnessed this show, created right before your eyes.'Click here for a video sample of a Dictionary Soup show! (There are 5 of them!)
Click here for a video sample of another DS segment - 'Blind Cheerleader.'
Next Dictionary Soup: Saturday, Feb. 6, 7 & 9pm
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*Improv Jam - Audiences and performers join hands on stage to play improv games in a grand explosion of talent. The RI Jam is a great chance to find out just what it's like to be part of a fun improv troupe with none of the commitment of workshops. The Jam proves that everyone can be funny when given the chance.
Next Improv Jam: Saturday, March 13, 9pm
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*Red Rubber Ball -
Bouncing around from one topic to another, Red Rubber Ball takes
conversations you'd have in your living room and spins them off in
directions you'd never imagine. Then they'll show you a series of
hilarious scenes where the funny rolls downhill - in a great format
called "Plus Ronde," where the name may be foreign, but the laughs sure
aren't.
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*Robot Parade -
The newest improvisers from the RI Training Center present a fun series
of scenes that not only highlight great characters and locations, but
also show you the fascinating characters and places that would be
forgotten by history - because even the little guy has a family.
Next Robot Parade: Friday, Feb. 26, 7pm
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+One - One night a month. One location. One Character. The newest group of superstars at the Roving Imp joins together just once a month to create one unforgettable piece of comedic art. In the first half, you'll give a suggestion of a location, and then see what happens at that location over its entire life, from creation to destruction. Then in the second half, you'll give us a name, and we'll show you that person's life story, from beginning to end. It's one experience you won't soon forget.Click here for a video of a recent "One" show! (There are 5 parts!)
Cast: Justin Eifert, Nifer Honeycutt, Ashley Osborn, John Robison, Julie Robison, Jen Roser
Next One: Saturday, Feb. 5, 7pm & 9pm
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+Coma Chameleon - Two tragedies turn comedic:1. A terrible nuclear spill in a remote region caused animals to merge with human beings, combining elements of both societies. While this was a terrible tragedy, you benefit by getting to see what happens afterward.
So far, we've done: Tarantula, Echidna, Marmoset, Giraffe, Ape, Wolf, Cat
2. A terrible accident causes one of our actors to fall into a deep coma. Visitors talk to them, sparking memories, visions, fantasies and nightmares, and for the first time, you can see exactly what happens in the mind of a coma patient.
Next Coma Chameleon: Saturday, Feb. 13, 7 & 9pm
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+It's Debatable - Remember those early Saturday mornings back in high school, traveling to faraway schools and debating concepts you barely cared about? Those days are back, only this time, you get to pick whatever topic you want! Our team of expert debaters will shock and amaze you with their knowledge of topics and events of the present, past, and future! Will the affirmative team move you to action, or will the negative team punch holes in their arguments? You're the judge, so bring your judging hat!Our audience's favorite speakers: Nifer Honeycutt, Tom Kessler (2), Ashley Osborn (3)
Next It's Debatable: Friday, Feb. 26, 9pm
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*Dial-A-Show - Nobody knows what will happen - we plug every game and every format we know into our Game-O-Matic, and it chooses our show at random. Only one thing is constant and guaranteed - the fun!Click here for a video sample of the Dial-A-Show game 'Super Heroes!'
Next Dial-A-Show: Friday, March 26, 9pm
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+ 92 Monsters of History - We invite famous people onto the Imp stage to regale us with the stories of how they became famous as well as stories of how they do their laundry. Sometimes they might even show up. If they don't - we have a backup plan.Monster of History #1: Kathie Lee Gifford
Monster of History #2: Sam Donaldson
Monster of History #3: Ellen Degeneres
Monster of History #4: Waylon Jennings
Next 92 Monsters: This show is on hiatus!
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*Dimensional Rift - Improv mixed with science fiction! You'll see what happens when characters are tossed through dimension after dimension, with changes both subtle and gross. You'll also have fun with time travel - a regular one-act play gets interrupted with a sudden tear in space-time, and you see the ending over and over... with different results each time! See this show before it shifts again!
Next Dimensional Rift: Friday, March 26, 9pm
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+Puppet Nation - In an alternate reality, the mysteries of the cosmos gave birth not to the human race, but instead to a race of intelligent puppets. These puppets rose to form a complex society, with a system of laws, Tuesday night buffets, and improvisational comedy. Due to a hole between dimensions, the premiere comedy team of Puppet Nation appears at the Roving Imp Theater one time a month to spread goodwill from the puppet race. Be a human ambassador, and see the best of Puppet Nation!Puppet Nation: Searching for talented actors...