National Stress Awareness Day!

Well we had a great Halloween. Our annual “Are You Afraid of the Dark” show was a hit. Voodoo cucumbers, 90’s high school drama and the works. Thanks you to all who came out for Spooks-tober.

At the end of the show we googled what the first Wednesday of November is. Google happily informed us… STRESS AWARENESS DAY. So naturally we had out next shows theme given to us by the universe.

Join us as we offer a little relief and a lot of awareness.

GRIMprov Presents: National Stress Awareness Day!
Wednesday Nov. 6th 8pm 202 Sparks St. @ The Office Restopub.

 

New Year, New Ideas, New Shows!

With a new year brings more and more opportunities to make Ottawa laugh. We have solid lineup coming up for our Winter/Spring Season. Including University of Ottawa guest stars, the return of Groundhog Day, return of our RPG (which accidentally turned into a deadly escape room last time we tried it) and a few more surprises.

So Happy New YEAR!

See, Do, live, laugh, breath improv!

Story Chemistry awaits this Wednesday!

Those loveable scamps are back with a brand new show! This week’s lab will be Elemental Improv! The first half will be our renowned and lauded Cul-de-Sac structure followed by a brand new lab. This week’s lab will be based off of TV Troupes’ periodic table of story telling! A lucky audience member will be firing darts at random elements and we will be using it in our longform!

All this happens at the The Cock & Lion Pub (202 Sparks Street) at 8pm! The show is $5 dollars at the door!

BUT WAIT…… THERE’S more! Joining GRIMprov for the double-headed improv extravaganza will be a performer from BC one Daniel Chai of The Fictionals Comedy Co.! So come on by ye olde Cock and Lion for some comedy, comradely and a few drinks this Wednesday!

Periodic Table:
http://www.designthroughstorytelling.net/periodic/

The Fictonals Website:
http://thefictionals.com/

Workshop Jan 21st. on “Status”

GRIMprov, present another workshop open to all skill levels part of our monthly improv drop-in workshop series. Next up we will be focusing on and learning about “Status.” We encounter it in everyday life but find out how it makes improv scenes easier to handle. So if you’re new to the art form or you’ve done basic but want to learn more come on down. No registration, drop in and learn.

Wednesday January 21st,
8pm at the Cock and Lion Pub 202 Sparks St.
$10 drop-in & Play.

LAST SHOW of 2014!

That’s right it’s the last show for the year. Pay what you can/ pay what we’re worth. Can’t pay? Just come and have fun. Watch, drink and laugh with GRIMprov as we do a holiday version of your favorite LAB chosen by you the audience!

Wednesday December 17th 8pm at the Cock and Lion Pub 202 Sparks St.
There will be no shows on December 31st But we will be back on January 7th.

[Disclaimer* some LABs cannot be done due to the lack of preparation and or resources available on the night of event. Unsure on what we mean try the lab tab on]

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Did you know! CIG tonight! No workshop in Sept. & OIF soon!!

Support the CIG! Tonight!

CIG (Canadian Improv Games) Fundraiser is tonight September 12th at Arts Court 9pm. There are still tickets available. HERE

See local Ottawa Improvisers to showcase their skills. Part of the Canadian Comedy Awards, all proceeds go to support the Canadian Improv Games. Keeping Improv in High Schools near you.
Performers will include members from Crush Improv, GRIMprov, Experimental Farm Theatre, Hall of Justice, the Carleton Improv Association – CIA, and Aftermath Improv.

No Workshop This Month.

Due to the busy month we won’t be having a workshop. But stay tuned for more in October! If you’ve attended one of our workshops or have a specific skill you want to learn drop us a line, we are here to serve you guys. No sign up, no registration  no hidden fees or long distance changes.
Some classes repeat the same basic skills over again and again. We strive to fill in the gaps of what You don’t know. So when you’ve done the basics to death and want to learn what’s next we have an answer.
lets face it improv doesn’t stop after high school or university. Games are fun. But when your ready to break the rules the bad boys of improv can help you out.

Ottawa Improv Festival
It’s happening again (finally) Thanks to the lovely alumni of Insensitivity Training.
At the end of the month from Sept. 26th to 28th you can see some of the best improv from all over!
More in for at:

http://ottawaimprovfestival.wordpress.com/

“Dark Improvisers”

Check out  the article from Lex Magazine Lexmagazine.com featuring the dark twisted underdogs of Ottawa’s improv.

 

Next Show

Next Show we jump into the future again and again and again in our newest experiment  “20 Years Later.”

How much can change? What stories will we hear? Find out next GRIMprov!

Wednesday August 6th 8pm at the Cock and Lion on Sparks Street

NEXT Workshop: Clowning!

Alright folks time for a very special GRIMprov wrokshop. With more clowning around then usual.

The Eccentric Adam Zimmerman (aka zip-e) will be giving us a taste of his 15 years experience performing clown and absurdist characters. Clown and improv go hand in hand, then trip but get up to have more fun.

The workshop costs $10 and will be Wednesday May 21st at The Cock and Lion Pub (202 Sparks)! All the fun starts at 8pm! Come learn the art of improv with GRIMprov! And this guy—->
More about Adam: http://eccentricadam.com/

What Else can Go Wrong?

The first Wednesday of the month is right around the corner and GRIMprov is rev’ed up and ready to go with their next lab: What Else Can Go Wrong! Like our people’s choice winning Cop-Out, this game is a live and interactive show where the audience gets to yell those magic Words of “What Else Can Go Wrong?” to see the scene escalate to dramatic proportions! 

All this fun will be happening at the Cock and Lion Pub (202 Sparks Street) this Wednesday April 2nd at 8pm! DJ Scrubbles will be replacing DJ Helicase on the kit. Special guests this week are Amanda Parker from the Carleton Improv Association (also known as the CIA) and Kristine Shadid of University of Ottawa’s English Improv Troupe (also known as MI-6) ! The show will be 5 dollars at the door and the place will be a-pumpin.

So join us and our lovely guest stars this weeks for laughter, beer and fun!

News, Events, What’s to Come

Choose your own adventure prov

 

What’s happened

It’s already December  and GRIMprov has pumped out some experimental improv gold from our Laboratory: The Chin-Wag, Clay-media dell’impro,and a new crowd favourite Choose Your Own AdventurePROV! We thank everyone that came out the last few months to see use hurt our necks and dress up our chins, to making a mess by clay-ing our faces and peeling off our skin and to boldly go in whatever direction you wanted (sorry for drinking your beer Paul, we’re really sorry).

But wait there’s more, we’ve had one idea in our back pocket for quite some time now and we want you to see it this Wednesday.

This week’s Show

We have one more show coming up Wednesday Dec 4th 2013, same Grim time same Grim place (Google it). It marks the end of the year for improv shows since our annual Christmas show would be on Christmas day and our gift to you is … well… we’ll save X-Mas again, bust that’s a story for another time.

So come out and have a laugh as we put on what can only be described as GRIMprov Presents: Google Earth Adventure Time! combining projection, locations and epic improv.

Workshop II: Getting Physical

We have one more improv workshop this year on Wednesday Dec. 11th, part of our monthly improv drop-in workshop series. We’ll be focusing on learning Character physicalization, mime, tasking and more. As well as quick overview of our first workshop to get those who missed it up to speed. Workshop 2 is Wednesday Dec. 11th, 8pm (Cock and Lion 202 Sparks St.) ten dollars, all are welcome no matter what skill level.

the P.S.

With all that said we thank everyone that’s been coming out to see us perform because with out you we’re just four guys talking to chairs. Again thanks to all our Sarahs, our friends and family and their support. So remember have a marry happy holidays on us.

See you January First!  (pssst that’s the next show)