By John Redmond
Seoul City Improv (SCI), Seoul’s premiere improvisational comedy troupe, announced the arrival of international improv sensation, ImprovBoston (IB) at Moon Night (formerly Club After) in Itaewon on Dec. 17.
The following night, members of the guest troupe will be running SCI’s weekly rehearsal which is open to all at Bar Carmen in Geyongidan.
Will Luera, artistic director of IB, will be holding an “Intro to Improv” class for anyone who would like to give this dynamic performance art a try.
Improvisational theatre is best known as improv, which is often comedic, and sometimes poignant or dramatic. In this popular, often topical art form improvisational actors/improvisers use improvisational acting techniques to perform spontaneously. Improvisers typically use audience suggestions to contribute to the content and direction of the performance as they create dialogue, setting, and plot extemporaneously.
IB has been performing sketch, stand-up and improvisational comedy around the world for nearly 30 years. The group was voted Boston’s Best Comedy Club in 2009-‘10 by the Boston Phoenix, the Improper Bostonian and the Weekly Dig. The group’s performers, teachers, and students have included comedians that have gone on to fame as internationally celebrated film actors, Emmy Award winning television stars, acclaimed theatrical producers, and writers for shows such as The Daily Show and Real Time with Bill Maher.
“As if all that wasn’t enough, in recognition of IB’s cultural contributions to the local area, the city of Cambridge declared Sept. 9 to be ImprovBoston Day,” states a press release.
The IB show runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 p.m.) and tickets cost 20,000 won which includes a drink at the door.
The Intro to Improv Workshop with Will Luera is from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and admission is 25,000 won at the door.
Reserve tickets for both events at seoulimprov@gmail.com.
To get to Moon Light, leave Itaewon Station’s exit 3. Do a U-turn to your right and walk around the corner, past Taco Bell, and then take a left. Take the first right, and Moon Night will be on your left, three minutes from the station.
To get to Bar Carmen, leave Noksapyeong Station via exit 2 and walk for about two minutes and cross the street at the underpass. When exiting the underpass take the staircase on the left. Walk up the street towards the Hyatt Hotel and pass the church and army base for five minutes. Bar Carmen is on the left hand side of the street opposite the Wellness (Samwon) Gymnasium.