Funny Business

Our cast will interview a local small business owner about their business and related experiences, then our cast will improvise a set of scenes, on the spot!

May Special Guest - Shiva Risner, Co-Owner of Tabletop Board Game Cafe located at 1810 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113

Cast: Ali Maxwell, Cam Godfrey, Jen Gallagher, Jon Sauline, Kathleen Zion, Mike Frye, Ruben Ryan, Ryan Santa

Director: Michael Busch

This Improvised Life

This Improvised Life combines some of Cleveland's best storytellers with some of Cleveland's best improvisers to give you a blend of comedy, spontaneity, and heart you won't find anywhere else in town.

Each month, two storytellers share a true story from their lives based on a prompt, the performers hear it for the first time along with the audience and perform scenes based on each story.

Produced/Hosted by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

Improvisers - Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, Dionne Atchison, Kimberly Pride, Joe Lewis

Storytellers - Mark Colella and Lewis Alexander

Date/Time: Third Fridays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Dynamic Duos

Join us for a night of improvised comedy from a plethora of dynamic duos!

05/17/24 Show:

Hosted by Cam Godfrey & Ryan Santa

Featuring: Cole Galloway & Amy Schwabauer, Michael Krolik & Brandon Sanders, Colleen Morrow & Jen Gallagher, Sam Sullivan & Sam Dee, more TBA!

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: 3rd Fridays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Two great shows for the price of one!

THE IMPROVISED TED TALK SHOW

Four improvisers will become instant experts on an array of topics as they present absurd PowerPoints they’ve never seen.

Listen to fascinating Ted Talks as you’ve never heard them before - and neither have the performers. Four improvisers will present PowerPoints that they have never seen before in the style of various funny characters and unhinged experts.

Audience members will then have the opportunity to ask these characters about their presentation and even their character lives after each presentation.

Hosted by Maria Serra

April Performers: Sam Dee, Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, Ryan Santa, Vivian Thomas

May Performers: Travis Williams, Tyler Coventry, Sarah Demetruk, Frank Perri

More TBA!

CLEVELAND’S COMEDY COURT

We take the audience's problems and put them on trial. 

A group of improvisers get someone's problem, and then put that problem on trial with fake attorneys and witnesses for both sides.  Guided by a real fake judge to keep things somewhat on the rails.  

Judge (and real life attorney) - Jon Sauline

Cast - Katie Booze-Mooney, Sam Dee, James Catullo, Cole Galloway, Vivian Thomas

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Date/Time: 3rd Saturdays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Join us for a night of characters and sketch comedy!

New Me

Imposters Theater’s character showcase! Featuring some of our favorite sketch performers as well as some fresh faces with brand new solo characters each month!

Hosted by Erin McHugh (May Guest Host Sam Dee)

May Performers: Dionne Atchison, Joe Lewis, Frank Perri, Joe Erickson

June Performers: Dionne Atchison, James Catullo, Kadijah Wingo, Maria Serra

Indie Sketch Spotlight

Each month, an indie sketch group performs a brand new, half hour set.

May: The Brothers Montgomery - Gregory James, Ryan Santa

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Date/Time: 3rd Saturdays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

MAY SESSION - Sundays 1-3pm 05/19-07/14 CLASS SHOW 07/14 INSTRUCTOR Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

JUNE SESSION - Tuesdays 7-9pm 06/04-07/23 CLASS SHOW 07/28 INSTRUCTOR Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

Class Length: 8 Weeks

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Cost: $220

Capacity: 8 Min/14 Max

Payment plans available. If you cannot afford the class we have limited work-study spots and diversity scholarships available. Please email info at imposterstheater dot com for more details.

This class is a continuation of Imposters Improv Level 1. If you have not taken our Level 1 class, but have similar experience elsewhere, please email us at imposterscomedy at gmail.com before signing up.

In this class we will focus on:

-Finding and building the comedy in our scenes

-Recognizing and playing the game of the scene organically

-Multi-person scenes

-Walk-ons

-Tag-outs

This class is 18+ unless otherwise approved by the instructor.

The class will end in a class show

Covid Policy - Classes/Workshops

It is strongly recommended that you are also up-to-date on Covid vaccinations. Masks are welcome at all classes and workshops. We will provide masks at the door for those who would like one.

For the most current vaccination information and recommendations please visit the CDC

Policies are subject to change.

Refund Policy - Classes/Workshops

No refunds UNLESS we do not reach the 8 person minimum, in which case you will get a full refund or credit toward a future class. If you have to drop the class and it’s before the 5th meeting, we will issue a half credit for a future class good for 6 months. If you miss a workshop because of a positive Covid diagnosis, we will give you a credit for a future workshop good for 6 months.

Come out to support Imposters Theater’s Improv Grad Night also featuring special guests The Imposters Society!

Sunday 05/12/24 7pm - Improv Level 1 (Sunday Session) & Level 4 Grad Show

Doors 6:30pm/Show 7pm

Improv Level 1 Class - Rachel Carp, Lucas Franks, Vincent Franks, Katie Marchant, Lennon Medvick, Charlotte Petrie, Hanna Schneider, Kate Stanoch, Robert Tripp, Jon Vesey, Jennifer Wilber

Improv Level 4 Class - Al Moretti, Alex Close, Brandon Dohner, Brandon Schoeppner, Ed Klein, Evan Roder, Jacob McCaffrey, Katie Sewell, Kayley Kosik, Luke Horvat, Ryan Tomcko, Sam Graf

The Imposters Society - Michael Busch, Ryan Santa, Dionne Atchison, Marissa Leonino Lange, James Catullo

*Lineup is subject to change

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Sunday 05/19/24 6pm - Improv Level 1 (Tuesday Session) Grad Show

Doors 5:30pm/Show 6pm

Improv Level 1 Class - Alexis Braunrot, Anne Hribar, Benjamin Petit, Cody Hinkle, David, Jennifer Colombo, Grace Detloff, Kristine Zbornik, Matt Hribar, Mellisa Paden, Mick Rowan, Robert Colombo, Tyler Portner, Ilyssa

The Imposters Society - Michael Busch, Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, Ruben Ryan, Dionne Atchison, Jamie Stewart Crawford

*Lineup is subject to change

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Price: $7 Advance/$12 Day of Show - Limited Seating

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Our latest Sketch Level 2 class has put together a great new sketch show for you - ONLY YOU! So, you have to come.

Written & Performed by: Doug Kusak, Erin Goodwin, Griffin Hunsaker, Isabel Kalafatis, Jon Sauline, Nick Rupe, Sarah Hopkins, Scott Leonard

Directed by Ryan Santa

Date/Time: Sunday 05/19/24 Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $7 - Limited Seating

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Policies are subject to change.

This is a welcoming, fun workshop for absolute beginners run by one of our veteran performer/instructors.

Date/Time:

Wednesday 05/01 7-9pm

Monday 05/20 7-9pm

Monday 06/17 7-9pm

Cost/Cap: $30/16 person cap

All sales are final.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

If you want to:

-Dip your toe into improv before committing to a full class

-Try something new and creative

-Find a unique activity for a date/friend night

-Just want a night out to meet other fun, creative people in a supportive environment

This workshop is for you! You’ll play improv games and do some scenes with guidance and support from the instructor. No experience necessary.

DISCOUNT - Sign up with a friend and each of you will get $5 off with promo code 2GETHER (must purchase both at the same time)

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Covid Policy

It is strongly recommended that you are up-to-date Covid vaccinations. Masks are welcome at our events. We will provide masks at the door for those who would like one. Additionally, we reserve the right to require masks for select events based on the needs of the performers and staff.

For the most current vaccination recommendations please visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html

Policies are subject to change.

8-week course

MAY SESSION - Tuesdays 7-9pm 05/21-07/09 CLASS SHOW 07/14 INSTRUCTOR Kim Pride

JUNE SESSION - Wednesdays 7-9pm 06/05-07/24 CLASS SHOW 07/28

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland, OH 44102

$220 - 14 person cap/8 person minimum

Payment plans available. If you cannot afford the class we have limited work-study spots and diversity scholarships available. Please email info at imposterstheater dot com for more details.

This course is an introduction to long-form improvisation, based on the style developed by The iO Theater and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. We will start with a focus on the fundamentals - agreement, listening, and support - as well as the thing that should come across in every scene: the fun. We will also get into things like establishing the reality of the scene, connecting with your scene partner, and playing with emotion.

This class is designed for absolute beginners up to those with some short form or long form improv experience.

Each week we will develop your group and individual skills through scene work and exercises.

The class will end in a class show.

Covid Policy - Classes/Workshops

It is strongly recommended that you are also up-to-date on Covid vaccinations. Masks are welcome at all classes and workshops. We will provide masks at the door for those who would like one.

For the most current vaccination information and recommendations please visit the CDC

Policies are subject to change.

Refund Policy - Classes/Workshops

No refunds UNLESS we do not reach the 8 person minimum, in which case you will get a full refund or credit toward a future class. If you have to drop the class and it’s before the 5th meeting, we will issue a half credit for a future class good for 6 months.

Improv Workshop: Discovering Initiations and Expanding Narratives through Gifting

Students will learn how to initiate organic scenes, emphasizing discovery over intention. Giving and using gifts allow players to focus on relationship over situation and to dig deeper into character and story. Explore relationships and build characters by exploring endowments from our scene partners. 

Prerequisites: Completed Improv Level 2 or equivalent experience.

Date/Time: Wednesday 05/22/24 7-10pm

Cost/Cap: $60/20 person cap.

All sales are final.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

About the Instructor:

Rich is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich wrote K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History. Rich wrote dozens of K&P faves: Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice, and co-wrote many more. 

Other TV credits include MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically-acclaimed, Review. An alum of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic, Rich also provided punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out. 

As an improviser, Rich teaches, coaches and performs with long-form group Dasariski. As an actor, Rich appeared on screen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and in A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. Rich is currently teaching and performing stand up comedy around the US.— more at richtalarico.com

Workshop: Comedy Writing for Stage and TV

Rich shares insights and writing techniques from his 20+ years in late night TV (SNL, MADtv, Key & Peele, The Tonight Show) and from having written five resident company shows for Second City in Chicago. Students will learn brainstorming and pitching technique, story structure, endings and more. 

Prerequisites: Completed Sketch Level 1 or other previous sketch writing experience

Date/Time: Thursday 05/23/24 7-10pm

Cost/Cap: $60/20 person cap.

All sales are final.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

About the Instructor:

Rich is a Peabody® Award-winning writer/producer with four Emmy® and four WGA Award nominations, best known for his work on Key & Peele. Rich wrote K&P fave Substitute Teacher, (“…Ay-ay-Ron?”) which in 2024 was added to The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum Of American History. Rich wrote dozens of K&P faves: Racist Zombies, Karim and Jahar, Hatz, Teaching Center, Obama Greets, Black Ice, and co-wrote many more. 

Other TV credits include MADtv, The Tonight Show w. Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, and the critically-acclaimed, Review. An alum of Chicago’s Second City and Improv Olympic, Rich also provided punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out. 

As an improviser, Rich teaches, coaches and performs with long-form group Dasariski. As an actor, Rich appeared on screen on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MADtv, the feature film High Fidelity, and in A&W Root Beer’s classic TV ad, “Mr. Dumass.” Talarico’s extensive experience in the comedy industry has made him a sought-after teacher, writer and consultant. Rich is currently teaching and performing stand up comedy around the US.— more at richtalarico.com

The Menagerie features our two house long form groups on the 4th Friday of every month. Each group chooses/develops their own form and performs a never-before-seen show just for YOU!

Mischief LLC - Jon Sauline, Scott Allen, Dasha Taraban, Nicholas Rupe, Erin McHugh, Samantha Sullivan, Dionne Atchison, Tom Horsfall

IKEA NEAR ME - Cole Galloway, Marissa Leonino Lange, Olivia Taliaferro, Alex Shaver, Lauren Onkeles-Klein, Cam Godfrey, Ruben Ryan, Jamies Stewart Crawford

And after intermission it’s the Longform Improv Mashup Jam - it’s YOUR chance to get up on stage! Sign up during intermission, we’ll mash everyone up into teams, and each team will perform a 10-15 minute set! Four magical improv groups you may never see again.

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: Fourth Fridays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Armondo, Harold, La Ronde, Monoscene…this longform improv show is all about exploring experimental forms! 

Hosted by Just Us (Marissa Leonino Lange & Ruben Ryan)

04/26 Show Featuring:

Brian James O’Connell & Michael Robert Busch

Booze and the Boys - Katie Booze-Mooney, Ryan Santa, Alex Shaver

To submit your group: https://forms.gle/aQx4P3Ys8v25aGdb8

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: Fourth Fridays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Host James Catullo fires off improv challenges to our three teams of contestants who will compete for points and laughs. The audience votes on who returns next month. If you enjoy Whose Line It It Anyway and Make Some Noise, this show is for you!

April Cast: Brian James O'Connell, Marissa Leonino Lange, Jen Gallagher, Dionne Atchison, Lukas Bobak

May Cast: Marissa Leonino Lange, Dionne Atchison, Lukas Bobak, Mike Frye, Vivian Thomas

June Cast: Dionne Atchison, Mike Frye, Jen Gallagher, Jon Sauline, CJ Cobb

Hosted/Produced by James Catullo

Prompts written by James Catullo, Brandon Schoeppner, Nicole Miller, Preeya Shankar, Maria Serra, Sam Dee

Date/Time: 4th Saturdays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Three Sketch Comedy troupes are given three prompts to write sketches about.  These three groups then have two months to write, rehearse, and acquire props and costumes for three brand new sketches.  You, the audience, will decide which group had the funniest sketches of the evening with the help of our panel of experts.  The winning group will receive bragging rights and the opportunity to return and defend their hard won title of Sketch Battle champion. 

Hosted by 4x Cleveland Comedy Award winners Tabitha Jones and Jeremy Sheer (Sad Boys Social Club and The Ad Hominem Attack Show roast battles).

All new groups compete for a chance to join the next Tournament of Champions.

05/25 Show Featuring:

Stage Against the Machine - John Collins, Tristan Neumann, Jacob Heiss, Colleen Welsch, Brandi Papania

Taco Teens - Chris Clem, Mano Weaver

Hot People Near You - James Wagner, Dan Loper, Georgia Loper, Caitlyn Menosky, Peter Schwartz, Jared Haught

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06/22 Show Featuring:

Artificial Idiocy - Caitlin Menosky, Steven Hinkle, Zach Harley

Meat Cute - Kelcey Saunders, Adam Sheetz, Dasha Taraban, Isabel Kalafatis, Mike Zaite

Post Industrial Cactus Farts - Josh Belford, Kayley Kosik, Caleb Cameron, Bryan Garra, Brandon Schoeppner

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Date/Time: 4th Saturdays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $15 Advance/$10 Day of Show - Limited Seating

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Policies are subject to change.

Mental Illness and Friends, created and hosted by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, is a live comedy talk-show combining stand-up, improv, and open, honest dialogue with other artists dealing with mental health issues.

Nyer Mendlowitz, who lives with anxiety and suicidal ideation, begins each performance with a new opening monologue, seamlessly weaving mental illness, real life, and laughter together.

Each month she invites other comedians, improv artists, actors, and often a musical guest to perform and share a bit of their own mental health history.

The hour-long show closes with an improv set based on topics discussed that evening. The results are hilarious, honest, enlightening, empowering, inspiring and leave both the performers and audience feeling a little more connected and understood.

Hosted by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz with special guests

For Real Tho with Dionne Atchison and improv by Delicious Ambiguity

Special guests - Mel SanMarco, Jeremy Sheer, Vivian Thomas, Kadijah Wingo

Who's Deena:

Deena Nyer Mendlowitz is a comedian, an improviser, and a teacher. In 2018 she was named one of Ohio's funniest women by Cleveland.com and was also honored as a Cleveland Jewish News Difference Maker for the work she has done using comedy to promote mental health awareness and to destigmatize mental illness. Her work has been featured on NPR, in USA Today & New Scientist Magazine. Deena is the co-founder of Mass Hysteria Improv Fest and creator of This Improvised Life, a part improvised, part written story-telling hour.

Date/Time: Friday 05/31/24 Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show - Limited Seating

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Policies are subject to change.

The Birds & The (Boob)Bees III: The Lions & Tigers are Bare, Oh My!

Shrimply the Best! Burlesque is getting WILD at Imposters Theater on Friday, May 31st! The night will be chock full of all different types of entertainment, including burlesque, comedy, and more, all inspired by animals, bugs, and nature itself!

With Your Host: Tyler Coventry of Worldbuilder and Chaotic fame

Starring:

Dahlia D'Luxe

Eileen Galvin from Columbus, OH

Heather & Lace

Lola Loveletter

The Playhouse Squires

Poundcake from Cincinnati, OH

Rose Faluda

Ruby Rabbit

Sam Dee

Shrimp Cocktail

*Lineup subject to change

Bio: Cleveland Scene Magazine's Best of Cleveland 2018 Staff Pick for "Best Burlesque", Shrimply the Best! Burlesque has been bringing hilarity and sex appeal to northeast Ohio since 2016. STBB specializes in bringing fun and unique events, including SpongeBoob NoPants: A Burlesque Expedition to Bikini Bottom, MEGABREST (a rock and roll/metal themed burlesque show), and the annual Boobstock: Two Nights of Pasties, Love, & Music to the greater Cleveland area. Bringing not only exceptional local talent to the stage, but the best talent from across the country, including Dirty Martini (Miss Exotic World 2004, Neo-Burlesque legend from New York City, NY), Bunny Galore (Featured on the Jerry Springer Show, Satan’s Angel Sanctioned Fire Tassel Twirler, Miss Viva Las Vegas 2016), and Kiki La Chanteuse (Bay Area Burlesque’s Biggest Voice, 2019 BHOF Best Debut competitor). Heather & Lace joined the Shrimply the Best! team in 2022, and we've been krillin' it ever since!

Date/Time: Friday 05/31/24 9pm Door/9:30pm Show

18+ Only

Price: $20 Advance/$25 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

A one day workshop that focuses on the basics of performing stand-up comedy taught by Bill Squire (20 years of Stand-Up experience). 

This workshop is for beginners and veterans alike - Bill will cover topics such as etiquette and joke structure, there will be a guided writing exercise, and you also have the option of performing a short piece of material and getting feedback from the instructor.

Date/Time: Saturday 06/01/24 1-3pm

Cost/Cap: $40/10 person cap

All sales are final.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

About the Instructor:

Check out Bill’s bio here.

Come out to Imposters Theater for our BIG variety show overstuffed with our favorite improv, sketch, stand up, & other nonsense!

Hosted by Michael Busch (Conan, UCB)

May Performers:

Standup - Nick Dlouhy, Tabitha Jones, Kadijah Wingo

Sketch - Maria Serra, Hammer & Pickle

Improv - Soft Launch (Jen Gallagher, Kristen Bendzuck, Colleen Morrow, Kayley Kosik, Sam Graf), Just Go With It (Marissa Leonino Lange, Brian Rolnik-Fox, Ruben Ryan)

More TBA!

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: 1st Saturdays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

Group Bundle Discount: Buy 8 tickets, get $2 off each - $64 Advance/$104 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Description:

Bill Squire from the Alan Cox Show performs standup and crowd work and boy is it funny.

June Show:

Host - Elliot Jarrous

Feature - Cam Godfrey

Date/Time: First Saturdays June-August Doors 9:00pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Rec League Improv Night features newer, up-and-coming performers at Imposters Theater. Each group chooses/develops their own form and performs a never-before-seen show just for YOU!

Team T - Samantha Graf, Kayley Kosik, Katie Sewell, Al Moretti, Brandon Dohner, Brandon Schoeppner, Zach Mikrut, Scott Leonard, Ed Klein

Team R - Alex Close, Christopher Ross, Zachary "Zach" Paull, Luke Horvat, Marc Dann, Jake McCaffrey, Evan Roder, Christopher Hall, Ryan Tomcko

And after intermission it’s the Longform Improv Mashup Jam - it’s YOUR chance to get up on stage! Sign up during intermission, we’ll mash everyone up into teams, and each team will perform a 10-15 minute set! Four magical improv groups you may never see again.

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: First Sundays Doors 6:30pm/Show 7pm

Price: $7 Advance/$10 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

A totally improvised musical based on gossip from the audience's personal lives. Performed by musical improvisers from Cleveland's comedy scene with live musical accompaniment. You spill the tea and we sop it up in song!  

Performers: Sam Dee, Cam Godfrey, Joe Lewis, Olivia Taliaferro, Mike Frye, Erin McHugh with live piano by Jonah Roth & guitar by Joseph Maxwell 

Date/Time: Friday 05/03/24 and 06/07/2024 Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Join us in the room where it happens (“it” being musical theater karaoke).

Stick around after Hot Goss: The Improvised Musical for a karaoke night where you can belt your heart out to all the showstopping Broadway and Disney numbers some YouTube karaoke channel has to offer. No audition necessary.

The list goes out at 9 PM or immediately following Hot Goss and will be capped at 20 performers. Expect this cap to be reached early. There will be chances for everyone to get on stage during group numbers.

Hosted by Hot Goss’s Cam Godfrey

No cover. NO NEED TO RSVP/’BUY’ A TICKET - it will be first come basis

Date/Time: Friday 05/04/2024 and 06/07/2024 List 9pm/Karaoke 9:30pm

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Two fun shows for the price of one! The improvised adventure show Worldbuilder paired with an out-of-town show, a one-off topical show, or a preview of a new show concept we’re testing out.

Worldbuilder

The improvised adventure where the story’s made up and the rules don’t matter. Worldbuilder is a dramatic comedy, with a narrator who has to make it all up on the fly.

We may lead a Martian revolution, or find love between Old West gunslingers. Once the actors get going, there’s no knowing what’s going to happen.

Come and see Worldbuilder and laugh and cry and break the rules at Imposters, on Friday night!

Producer/Host: Tyler Coventry

Cast: Carson Betts, Katie Booze-Mooney, Carrie Campana, Joe Erickson, Cole Galloway, Travis Williams

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May Special Guest Show: The "Panel Show" Show

Our cast of guest panelists will participate in fun games, challenges, and discussions surrounding this month's topic: Music!

Hosted by Jacob Heiss

Panelists Colleen Welsch, Alex Heckman, and Marissa Leonino Lange

Produced by Jacob Heiss and Tristan Neumann

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June Special Guest Show: the Sick World of Doctor Show

Weird! Thrilling! Astounding! 

The Sick World of Doctor Show unleash their fabulously unhinged horror-comedy production to the stage!

Prepare yourself for zany gags, slapstick antics, and outrageous surprises! All concocted into an unholy fusion of stage and video sketch comedy, zapped together into one weird and fantastical existence!  

 The Sick World of Doctor Show is unlike anything else you’ll experience anywhere on this flat earth! 

Cast: Joel Savage as Doctor Show, Lindsey Bowes as Trixie the Dancing Skeleton, and David Gigliotti as CREATURE

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Date/Time: 2nd Saturdays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Let the games begin! This monthly show features all your favorite improv games from the shows you grew up with like Whose line is it Anyway? and Improvaganza. Everything will be made up on the spot as we quip, guess, perform, and sing our way through 90 minutes of hilarity.

Cast - Aziz Ghrabat, Jamie Holloman, Cole Galloway, Alex Heckman, Patrick Zmina, Ali Peters, Samantha Sullivan

Guest Performers - Steve Soehnlen, Marianne Veniero

Producer - Alex Heckman

Director - Tracy Cubbal

Date/Time: 2nd Fridays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

Group Bundle Discount: Buy 8 tickets, get $2 off each - $64 Advance/$104 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

In this monthly show, three troupes battle, but only one survives! Come join the audience and crown the champion who makes it to next month's show.

Hosted by Kelcey Saunders, Jen Gallagher, Dasha Taraban, Jon Morgan

This month’s performers:

Give ‘Em a Bit- Zach Paull, Tom Horsfal, Joe Kirincik, Patrick Zmina, Rob Elder

The Barn Burners- Alex Shaver, Cole Galloway

Imagine Grandmas- Chris Ross, Katie Sewell, Joey Pinakidis, Johnny Fullmer, Ryan Tomcko

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: 2nd Fridays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Two great shows for the price of one!

THE IMPROVISED TED TALK SHOW

Four improvisers will become instant experts on an array of topics as they present absurd PowerPoints they’ve never seen.

Listen to fascinating Ted Talks as you’ve never heard them before - and neither have the performers. Four improvisers will present PowerPoints that they have never seen before in the style of various funny characters and unhinged experts.

Audience members will then have the opportunity to ask these characters about their presentation and even their character lives after each presentation.

Hosted by Maria Serra

April Performers: Sam Dee, Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, Ryan Santa, Vivian Thomas

May Performers: Travis Williams, Tyler Coventry, Sarah Demetruk, Frank Perri

More TBA!

CLEVELAND’S COMEDY COURT

We take the audience's problems and put them on trial. 

A group of improvisers get someone's problem, and then put that problem on trial with fake attorneys and witnesses for both sides.  Guided by a real fake judge to keep things somewhat on the rails.  

Judge (and real life attorney) - Jon Sauline

Cast - Katie Booze-Mooney, Sam Dee, James Catullo, Cole Galloway, Vivian Thomas

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Date/Time: 3rd Saturdays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Join us for a night of characters and sketch comedy!

New Me

Imposters Theater’s character showcase! Featuring some of our favorite sketch performers as well as some fresh faces with brand new solo characters each month!

Hosted by Erin McHugh (May Guest Host Sam Dee)

May Performers: Dionne Atchison, Joe Lewis, Frank Perri, Joe Erickson

June Performers: Dionne Atchison, James Catullo, Kadijah Wingo, Maria Serra

Indie Sketch Spotlight

Each month, an indie sketch group performs a brand new, half hour set.

May: The Brothers Montgomery - Gregory James, Ryan Santa

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Date/Time: 3rd Saturdays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Funny Business

Our cast will interview a local small business owner about their business and related experiences, then our cast will improvise a set of scenes, on the spot!

May Special Guest - Shiva Risner, Co-Owner of Tabletop Board Game Cafe located at 1810 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113

Cast: Ali Maxwell, Cam Godfrey, Jen Gallagher, Jon Sauline, Kathleen Zion, Mike Frye, Ruben Ryan, Ryan Santa

Director: Michael Busch

This Improvised Life

This Improvised Life combines some of Cleveland's best storytellers with some of Cleveland's best improvisers to give you a blend of comedy, spontaneity, and heart you won't find anywhere else in town.

Each month, two storytellers share a true story from their lives based on a prompt, the performers hear it for the first time along with the audience and perform scenes based on each story.

Produced/Hosted by Deena Nyer Mendlowitz

Improvisers - Deena Nyer Mendlowitz, Dionne Atchison, Kimberly Pride, Joe Lewis

Storytellers - Mark Colella and Lewis Alexander

Date/Time: Third Fridays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Dynamic Duos

Join us for a night of improvised comedy from a plethora of dynamic duos!

05/17/24 Show:

Hosted by Cam Godfrey & Ryan Santa

Featuring: Cole Galloway & Amy Schwabauer, Michael Krolik & Brandon Sanders, Colleen Morrow & Jen Gallagher, Sam Sullivan & Sam Dee, more TBA!

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: 3rd Fridays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Host James Catullo fires off improv challenges to our three teams of contestants who will compete for points and laughs. The audience votes on who returns next month. If you enjoy Whose Line It It Anyway and Make Some Noise, this show is for you!

April Cast: Brian James O'Connell, Marissa Leonino Lange, Jen Gallagher, Dionne Atchison, Lukas Bobak

May Cast: Marissa Leonino Lange, Dionne Atchison, Lukas Bobak, Mike Frye, Vivian Thomas

June Cast: Dionne Atchison, Mike Frye, Jen Gallagher, Jon Sauline, CJ Cobb

Hosted/Produced by James Catullo

Prompts written by James Catullo, Brandon Schoeppner, Nicole Miller, Preeya Shankar, Maria Serra, Sam Dee

Date/Time: 4th Saturdays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Three Sketch Comedy troupes are given three prompts to write sketches about.  These three groups then have two months to write, rehearse, and acquire props and costumes for three brand new sketches.  You, the audience, will decide which group had the funniest sketches of the evening with the help of our panel of experts.  The winning group will receive bragging rights and the opportunity to return and defend their hard won title of Sketch Battle champion. 

Hosted by 4x Cleveland Comedy Award winners Tabitha Jones and Jeremy Sheer (Sad Boys Social Club and The Ad Hominem Attack Show roast battles).

All new groups compete for a chance to join the next Tournament of Champions.

05/25 Show Featuring:

Stage Against the Machine - John Collins, Tristan Neumann, Jacob Heiss, Colleen Welsch, Brandi Papania

Taco Teens - Chris Clem, Mano Weaver

Hot People Near You - James Wagner, Dan Loper, Georgia Loper, Caitlyn Menosky, Peter Schwartz, Jared Haught

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06/22 Show Featuring:

Artificial Idiocy - Caitlin Menosky, Steven Hinkle, Zach Harley

Meat Cute - Kelcey Saunders, Adam Sheetz, Dasha Taraban, Isabel Kalafatis, Mike Zaite

Post Industrial Cactus Farts - Josh Belford, Kayley Kosik, Caleb Cameron, Bryan Garra, Brandon Schoeppner

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Date/Time: 4th Saturdays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $15 Advance/$10 Day of Show - Limited Seating

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Policies are subject to change.

The Menagerie features our two house long form groups on the 4th Friday of every month. Each group chooses/develops their own form and performs a never-before-seen show just for YOU!

Mischief LLC - Jon Sauline, Scott Allen, Dasha Taraban, Nicholas Rupe, Erin McHugh, Samantha Sullivan, Dionne Atchison, Tom Horsfall

IKEA NEAR ME - Cole Galloway, Marissa Leonino Lange, Olivia Taliaferro, Alex Shaver, Lauren Onkeles-Klein, Cam Godfrey, Ruben Ryan, Jamies Stewart Crawford

And after intermission it’s the Longform Improv Mashup Jam - it’s YOUR chance to get up on stage! Sign up during intermission, we’ll mash everyone up into teams, and each team will perform a 10-15 minute set! Four magical improv groups you may never see again.

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: Fourth Fridays Doors 7pm/Show 7:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Armondo, Harold, La Ronde, Monoscene…this longform improv show is all about exploring experimental forms! 

Hosted by Just Us (Marissa Leonino Lange & Ruben Ryan)

04/26 Show Featuring:

Brian James O’Connell & Michael Robert Busch

Booze and the Boys - Katie Booze-Mooney, Ryan Santa, Alex Shaver

To submit your group: https://forms.gle/aQx4P3Ys8v25aGdb8

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: Fourth Fridays Doors 9pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Description:

Bill Squire from the Alan Cox Show performs standup and crowd work and boy is it funny.

June Show:

Host - Elliot Jarrous

Feature - Cam Godfrey

Date/Time: First Saturdays June-August Doors 9:00pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Rec League Improv Night features newer, up-and-coming performers at Imposters Theater. Each group chooses/develops their own form and performs a never-before-seen show just for YOU!

Team T - Samantha Graf, Kayley Kosik, Katie Sewell, Al Moretti, Brandon Dohner, Brandon Schoeppner, Zach Mikrut, Scott Leonard, Ed Klein

Team R - Alex Close, Christopher Ross, Zachary "Zach" Paull, Luke Horvat, Marc Dann, Jake McCaffrey, Evan Roder, Christopher Hall, Ryan Tomcko

And after intermission it’s the Longform Improv Mashup Jam - it’s YOUR chance to get up on stage! Sign up during intermission, we’ll mash everyone up into teams, and each team will perform a 10-15 minute set! Four magical improv groups you may never see again.

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: First Sundays Doors 6:30pm/Show 7pm

Price: $7 Advance/$10 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Description:

Bill Squire from the Alan Cox Show performs standup and crowd work and boy is it funny.

June Show:

Host - Elliot Jarrous

Feature - Cam Godfrey

Date/Time: First Saturdays June-August Doors 9:00pm/Show 9:30pm

Price: $10 Advance/$15 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.

Rec League Improv Night features newer, up-and-coming performers at Imposters Theater. Each group chooses/develops their own form and performs a never-before-seen show just for YOU!

Team T - Samantha Graf, Kayley Kosik, Katie Sewell, Al Moretti, Brandon Dohner, Brandon Schoeppner, Zach Mikrut, Scott Leonard, Ed Klein

Team R - Alex Close, Christopher Ross, Zachary "Zach" Paull, Luke Horvat, Marc Dann, Jake McCaffrey, Evan Roder, Christopher Hall, Ryan Tomcko

And after intermission it’s the Longform Improv Mashup Jam - it’s YOUR chance to get up on stage! Sign up during intermission, we’ll mash everyone up into teams, and each team will perform a 10-15 minute set! Four magical improv groups you may never see again.

*Lineup subject to change

Date/Time: First Sundays Doors 6:30pm/Show 7pm

Price: $7 Advance/$10 Day of Show

All sales are final. If the show is sold out and you have not arrived by the listed showtime, you may lose your spot.

Location: Imposters Theater 4828 Lorain Ave Cleveland OH 44102

Food/Drinks: We have a wide array of beverages including beers, seltzers, and ready-to-drink cocktails and small snacks available at our lobby bar.

Parking: Enter the main entrance to Urban Community School on W. 47th Street, south of Lorain Ave. Follow the driveway to the main oval parking lot in front of the red tower. You can park in any space marked with a green square. You can then follow the sidewalk to Lorain Ave. You will see Imposters directly across Lorain Ave. from the school.