Pitt Improvers Plan Workshops, Shows

The Pitt Improvers, a student improvisational comedy club at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, have planned several shows and workshops over the next few weeks.

On Tuesday, Jan. 26, members of the Improvers will visit St. Bernard Elementary School to play improv games with the students. The visit is a return engagement for the improvers, who performed a similar show at St. Bernard last year.

On Feb. 5, the group will take its show to St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, N.Y., where it will perform an 8 p.m. show in the Rathskeller, located in the basement of Hickey Dining Hall.

On Feb. 6, the Improvers will be offering an all-ages one-day improv workshop for the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Blaisdell Hall. The $20 fee will include the cost of lunch on campus and a ticket to the group’s show Feb. 12, “A Night with the Pitt Improvers.” The workshop fee is $5 for students on the Pitt-Bradford meal plan and $15 for Pitt-Bradford students not on the meal plan.

The day will begin with a two-hour morning workshop, followed by lunch, an afternoon workshop and improv show from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the Bromeley Family Theater starring the participants. The show is free and open to friends and family of the participants.

For more information on the workshop or to register, contact Kristin Asinger, visiting instructor of sports medicine and Improvers adviser, at 814-362-5154 or kaa54@pitt.edu. Participants can also register the day of the workshop, beginning at 9 a.m.

“A Night with the Pitt Improvers” will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Bromeley Theater in Blaisdell Hall. Tickets are $5 for the public and $2 for students. Pitt-Bradford students are admitted free with identification. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Bradford Exchange Club’s programs to help abused children in the Bradford area.

For disability-related needs, contact the Office of Disability Resources and Services at 814-362-7609 or arj4@pitt.edu.