Starla and Sons is a longform
improv comedy
Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ...
group at
Brown University in
Providence,
Rhode Island
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. The group was formed with five members in the fall of 2006. It is the second longform group in the university's history, and has performed about twice a month since its inception. The group currently has eight members, and performs fast-paced traditional longform forms like the
Harold
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Arts a ...
, Deconstruction, and Monoscene, as well as its own invention, the Starla.
In 2008, Starla and Sons hosted the first annual College Hill Longform Improv Festival (CHLIF), a 24-hour continual longform improv performance. Eleven college and professional groups, including
ImprovBoston and
Unexpected Company, performed in the festival.
Starla and Sons also performed at the 15th Annual Del Close Marathon at the UCB Theater in New York City.
DCM 15: Starla and Sons
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See also
* Improvisational theatre
Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, a ...
* List of improvisational theatre companies
Improvisational theatre companies, also known as improv troupes or improv groups, are the primary practitioners of improvisational theater. Modern companies exist around the world and at a range of skill levels. Most groups make little or no mo ...
References
American comedy troupes
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