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'''Improv Jams and Mixers''' differ from shows in that they are participatory.  A group of improvisors comes to the event and puts on scenes and games for each other.
This '''list of Austin improv jams and mixers''' covers jams and mixers, which differ from shows in that they are participatory: a group of improvisors comes to the event and puts on scenes and games for each other.


== Active Jams and Mixers ==
== Active Jams and Mixers ==
* The first Saturday of every month, [[Merlin Works]] puts on ''[[The Merlin Works Mixer]]'' at the AT&T Education Room at the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
=== Weekly ===
* The second Sunday of every month, [[Leng Wong]] and [[Kevin Miller]] host ''[[Whoosh Bang Pow: Back to Basics]]''.
* Every Sunday at 5pm, Excused Absence Comedy, the youth program at [[ColdTowne Theater]], hosts a jam for kids and teens.
* Every Sunday night at 8pm, [[The Institution Theater]] puts on ''[[The Rubber Room]]''.
* Every Sunday at 6pm, the [[Fallout Theater]] hosts ''[[Student Union]]''.
* Every first Sunday of the month at 5pm, [[ColdTowne Theater]] hosts ''[[Teen Improv Night]]'' for performers under 18.
* Most Wednesday at 7pm, the [[Hideout Theatre]] hosts a student jam.
* Every Tuesday night at around 9:30pm, [[ColdTowne Theater]] hosts a jam following ''[[Stool Pigeon]]''.
* Every Friday at 7pm, [[Drew Wesely]] leads [[Drew's Improv Gym]], a coached long-form improv jam at ColdTowne Conservatory, 6929 Airport Blvd., Donations accepted.
 
=== Monthly ===
* The first Sunday of the month at 6pm, [[The Institution Theater]] hosts ''[[The Rubber Room]]'', featuring an open jam and faculty show.
* The first Tuesday of the month at 8:30pm, [[ColdTowne Theater]] hosts a student/teacher jam. A mixer (often with complimentary beers) precedes it at 8pm.
* The third Sunday of the month, there is an [https://www.facebook.com/Austin-Ladies-Improv-Jam-668545106670439/ Austin Ladies Improv Jam], typically 6pm at [[The Institution Theater]].


== Inactive Jams and Mixers ==
== Inactive Jams and Mixers ==
* From 2005 to 2009, [[The Hideout Theatre]] held ''[[The Tuesday Night Jam]]'', a weekly free improv jam.
* From 2005 to 2009, [[The Hideout Theatre]] held ''[[The Tuesday Night Jam]]'', a weekly free improv jam.
* Until 5/12/13, [[ColdTowne Theater]] hosted ''[[The Jam with Oh, Science!]]''
* In 2012, [[The Hideout Theatre]] hosted ''[[The Narrative Improv Jam]]''.
* From 2010 to 2013, [[ColdTowne Theater]] hosted ''[[The Jam with Oh, Science!]]''
* In 2012, [[Leng Wong]] and [[Kevin Miller]] hosted ''[[Whoosh Bang Pow: Back to Basics]]''.
* From 2010 to 2012, [[The New Movement Theater]] hosted ''[[The Shootaround]]''
* In 2013, every Tuesday night at 6:30pm, [[Harold's House]] happened at RLM on the UT campus.
* Every Sunday at 7pm in the month of January 2014, [[The New Movement Theater]] hosted an open jam. The jam was preceded by a 6pm workshop.
* Until 2018, [[Merlin Works]] hosted ''[[The Merlin Works Mixer]]'' monthly at the ZACH Theater.

Latest revision as of 12:41, 13 September 2018

This list of Austin improv jams and mixers covers jams and mixers, which differ from shows in that they are participatory: a group of improvisors comes to the event and puts on scenes and games for each other.

Active Jams and Mixers

Weekly

Monthly

Inactive Jams and Mixers