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Ping Prov
By Ryan Klima
Created by Ryan Klima
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Show Description
A kaleidoscopic showcase of innovative Twin Cities Improv! Each show will feature three groups performing a unique style. Then in the second half, the teams combine to play Ping Prov—a sporty artistic endeavor!
Genre and Content
Content Warnings
The creators say this show is appropriate for ages 16 and up
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Seat Reservations and Show Tickets
| Add to Schedule | Date | Time | Ticket Options | Quantity | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 08/01 | 10:00 PM | ||||
| Sat 08/02 BFF | 2:30 PM | ||||
| Tue 08/05 | 5:30 PM | ||||
| Fri 08/08 | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Sun 08/10 | 7:00 PM |
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Cast and Crew
Liv Amrami
Goof Goof (Aug 1)Phillip Schramm
Goof Goof (Aug 1)Phillip Schramm is a local improviser and actor from Minneapolis and has more than ten years of experience performing at Fringe. He has been seen at fringe performing with Goof Goof through shows like “101 Goofin’ Things (2023)” & “(a) Normal Theater Play (2018).” His hope is to continue to surprise you with the unexpected and push the boundaries of what an improvisation show can even be and is excited to Ping Prov! He can also be seen at the following Fringe shows: GUNS! The Musical at Theater in the Round, Micro Medics at Strike Theater, Holidating (8/3, 8/5, 8/9) at Rarig Xperimental.
Peter Zimmerman
BVTT MVNCH (Aug 1)Rachel Buhman
BVTT MVNCH (Aug 1)Laura Hild
BVTT MVNCH/Soap-Prov (Aug 1)Laura is excited to be back performing in MN Fringe this year! You can also see her in the Fringe show La Tunda! She has been dabbling in the comedic arts for the past ten years in the Twin Cities. Performing improv, sketch, dance, and also writing and producing shows. She loves a good steak off the grill and snuggling with her cat Charlie.
Danielle Lynch
Soap-Prov (Aug 1)Jex Arzayus
Soap-Prov (Aug 1)Robbie Darling
Soap-Prov (Aug 1) /Doubtless (Aug 10)Robby Miller
Soap-Prov (Aug 1)Simone LeClaire
Soap-Prov (Aug 1)Wesley Erickson
Soap-Prov (Aug 1)Holly Brooks
Too Bad We Don't Vibe (Aug 2)Marika Sullivan
Too Bad We Don't Vibe (Aug 2)Marika Sullivan (she/her) is a goofy guy who loves the sillies and the funnies. She is delighted by finding connection and getting up to hijinks on stage. When she is not improvising, Marika also loves walking around town, drawing, and painting.
Justin Johnson
Diesel-Powered Bees (Aug 2)Linc Owens
Diesel-Powered Bees (Aug 2)Julie Censullo
Sympathetic Magic (Aug 2)Mahmoud Hakima
Sympathetic Magic (Aug 2)Will Schroeder
Sympathetic Magic (Aug 2)Destiny Davison
ROLLY (Aug 5)Ross Flores
ROLLY (Aug 5)Bret Meyer
Tracktastic! with Bret (Aug 5)Justine Myers
Tracktastic! with Bret (Aug 5)Katie Knepler
Tracktastic! with Bret (Aug 5)Adam Mellerup
Waiting for... Oh no, Godot! (Aug 5)Michael Rogers
Waiting for... Oh no, Godot! (Aug 5)McIntyre Godwin
Slumber Party (Aug 8)J. McIntyre Godwin has been doing theatre and improv for almost ten years. He is a core alleged Theatre Company member, professional wrestler, and co-hosts the Hardcover Hooligans podcast. You can see him perform in The Temporary Tattoo Trio at this year's Fringe in the Rarig Arena.
Sarah Halverson
Slumber Party (Aug 8)Sarah Halverson is a Minneapolis-based theater artist. She has been involved with theater since she was 10 years old and is excited to continue working in the professional field. She is a member of An alleged Theatre Company, and you can see her perform in The Temporary Tattoo Trio at this year's Fringe in the Rarig Arena.
Steph Callaghan
Very Good Improv/Slumber Party (Aug 8)Steph Callaghan is one of the founders and instructors at Very Good Improv (VGI). Follow @verygoodimprov_mn, or visit verygoodimprov.com to sign up for our newsletter for info on classes, workshops, and jams. She created Improv Zodiac!, a monthly show at Bryant Lake Bowl celebrating Twin Cities improvisers. Steph is also a member of An alleged Theatre Company, and is co-directing/stage managing The Temporary Tattoo Trio at this year’s Fringe. Come see us: 8/1, 8/3, 8/7, 8/9, or 8/10 at the Rarig Arena!
Chris Rodriguez
Very Good Improv (Aug 8)Chris Rodriguez has been improvising in the Twin Cities since 2018 and has performed on many stages across the local scene. He’s a founding member of Very Good Improv, a newly launched improv school focused on fostering a strong sense of community and connection within the Twin Cities improv world. Outside of improv, Chris works as an animator. This year, he’s performing in Ping Prov, Holidating, and Clown Funeral. This marks his third appearance at the Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Laura Berger
Very Good Improv (Aug 8)Janelle Kloth
Comfort Zone (Aug 8)Ryan Klima
Comfort Zone (Aug 8)Ryan is an accountant. His previous Fringe teams are Bearded Company: Swords & Sorcery (Tech) in 2022, Star Trek: The Next Improvisation (Tech) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Telltale Heart (Tech) in 2023, One Tree Hell (Seth) and Janelle, Did You Know You Talk Really Fast? (Ryan Klima) in 2024. This year you can also see him in "Comfort Zone Presents: CHEMISTRY" at Theater in the Round.
Lane Flaten
Doubtless (Aug 10)Angelina Allen
Primal Delusions (Aug 10)Angelina Allen is new to the Minneapolis improv scene. She’s been performing for the last two years and constantly improving her skills. You’ve seen her apart of Tend & Befriend, Aquarius Rising, Transformers. Her silly characters and supportive style is bound to make you smile!
Cicely Lang
Primal Delusions (Aug 10)Cicely Robin Laing is a visual artist, actor/improviser, photographer, poet, writer, and gardener, who has embraced a lifetime of being creatively weird. They are also a disability and environmental advocate. Cicely has performed around the Twin Cities for the last 20 years. You may have seen them in a variety of productions too numerous to list here. Cicely is particularly proud of creating a show called, “Breaking the Looking Glass” that pushed the boundaries of dramatic and surreal improvised theater. Currently you can find Cicely posting visual/written art on Bluesky & Substack, performing improv with “Obstacle Delusions” or making a creative mess in their tiny Saint Paul garden.
Jamie Bonczyk
Primal Delusions (Aug 10)Jamie Bonczyk is a Minneapolis-based performer whose work bridges improv, experimental performance art and storytelling. Her stage experience includes appearances in OMG, Waterlines, Tend & Befriend, Duo for a Day and Story Slams.
Kate Button
Primal Delusions (Aug 10)Mary Ruebel
Primal Delusions (Aug 10)Karyn Wilson
PHXDC (Aug 10)Meredith Howell
PHXDC (Aug 10)More Information
Performance Schedule/Scouting Reports
(Note: These Improv group descriptions were written to resemble "scouting reports" that you'd find for professional sports teams, but most of the groups have little or nothing to do with the Wide World of Sports.)
Friday, August 1st 10:00PM
· BVTT MVNCH (Rachel Buhman, Laura Hild, Peter Zimmerman): There's no "i" in Team and no "you" in BVTT MVCNH: this trio questions the reality of Improv and will clearly break free of the dimensions of Ping Prov's clearly defined rules system. They could receive an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for their name, which BVTT MVNCH will debate alongside the meaning of life.
· Soap-Prov (Jex Arzayus, Alexis Camille, Robbie Darling, Wesley Erickson, Laura Hild, Simone LeClaire, Danielle Lynch, Robby Miller): The Twin Cities' steamiest, schemiest soap opera! Though typically on daytime television after Days Of Our Lives, Soap-Prov will have to adjust to a 10PM start time. Early reports indicate there's been a lot of drama in the locker-room: deception, betrayal, and numerous evil twins.
· Goof Goof (Liv Amrami, Phillip Schramm): Goof Goof goof; goof goofgoof goof. Goof goof goof goofgoof goof goof. "Goofgoof goof goof Honus Wagner," goof goof goof goof goof goof.
Saturday, August 2nd 2:30PM
· Too Bad We Don’t Vibe (Holly Brooks, Marika Sullivan): Twin Cities' improv is typically built upon trust and friendship but "Too Bad We Don't Vibe" breaks the mold by having a profound distrust for one another. Much like the early '00s Lakers or the rock band Oasis, this duo is able to succeed despite their fundamental differences.
· Diesel-Powered Bees (Justin Johnson, Linc Owens): History is written by the victors but the Diesel-Powered Bees' make sure that every single character, every seed in the tournament, gets their time in the sun. There's more to this Cinderella Story than just Cinderella, what about the pumpkin?
· Sympathetic Magic (Julie Censullo, Mahmoud Hakima, Will Schroeder): Bases loaded, bottom of the ninth: one of the bases has nothing to lose, another is a lovesick poet, and another is building a time machine. Sympathetic Magic explores mystical worlds where objects experience the absurdities of life and the impossible becomes...possible!
Tuesday, August 5th 5:30PM
· ROLLY (Destiny Davison, Ross Flores): Two talented athletes who found success in solo endeavors join forces as a tandem! In the offseason they host "The Honey Jar" in St. Paul: Improv that's live & collaborative at Hive Collaborative.
· Tracktastic! With Bret (Bret Meyer, Katie Knepler, Justine Myers): "Clear eyes, full hearts, Hot Wheels." More action than 500 Indy 500s, with a pit crew that never runs out of gas, your mind will race in this Imagination Demolition Derby that has anything but a one-track mind!
· Waiting for… Oh No, Godot! (Adam Mellerup, Michael Rogers): Inspired by Beckett...the playwright, not the baseball card maunfacturer. Some teams are just one piece away from championship contention--will patience pay off for bedraggled acquaintances Vladimir and Estragon or will they be doomed to "wait until next year"?
Friday, August 8th 8:30PM
· Slumber Party (Steph Callaghan, McIntyre Godwin, Sarah Halverson): Some franchises only have fun during the victory parade of a championship season, when banners are raised and champagne is un-corked. But for Slumber Party, every day--every moment--is a cause for celebration!
· Comfort Zone (Ryan Klima, Janelle Kloth): The only thing Ryan and Janelle have in common is that they both played basketball in high school. Ryan was all hustle and rebounds while Janelle was a flashy guard with an eye towards theater. Neither were afraid to hit the "Outside J."
· Very Good Improv (Laura Berger, Steph Callaghan, Chris Rodriguez): Bill Russell both played and coached for the Boston Celtics in 1968-69, winning two NBA Championships. Similarly, the coaches of the community-minded Improv school "Very Good" excel on both sides of the sidelines. But unlike sports, Improv can't be drawn up with X's and O's on a chalkboard--it takes the entire alphabet.
Sunday August 10th 7:00PM
· Primal Delusions (Angelina Allen, Jamie Bonczyk, Kate Button, Cicely Laing, Mary Ruebel): Since there's been mankind there's been delusion: on the stellar Southern surface, fantasy figure skates with reality. Quirky sequins--err sequences entertwine with stories of strong women supporting one another.
· Doubtless (Robbie Darling, Lane Flaten): "Darling Flaten" is not the name of a 1920's boxer, it's long-running Improv duo Doubtless--First meeting in marching band for NDSU (Go Bison), their sets are filled with Pomp AND Circumstance. Doubt is commonplace in sports, especially Minnesota sports, but not here!
· PHXDC (Meredith Howell, Karyn Wilson): Phoenix! Washington DC! The Eastern Conference and Western Conference collide in this continent-spanning connection that transcends area codes and time zones! (Fun Fact: Bradley Beal is one of the few NBA players to play for both cities)
The Rules of Ping Prov!
· On one side of the Southern Theater will be an improvised narrative based on the audience's suggestion. On the other side of the stage will be hundreds of colorful Dixie cups arranged in the shape of a flower.
· · The only way a performer can enter the story is to sink a ping pong ball into diamond of red plastic cups in the center of the flower. Characters may exit as they please--but the only way to enter is to sink a ball into the plastic cups!
· · Before attempting a toss, the performer has to declare what character they intend to enter the scene as (ex: "Joe the Mailman") but if they miss, they can't be that character anymore.
· · If a missed character is integral to the plot, teammates can also make a toss to be "Joe the Mailman." But if everyone misses, that character can no longer be part of the story.
· · At least one performer must stay in the scene at all times. "Cut to--" edits are allowed to change the location of the story. (ex: "Cut to the Grammy Awards")
