Duofest 2010
Hello all,You’re receiving this message because you are involved in running an improv theater in the United States, run an important improv related website, or we accidentally thought you fell into of the previous two categories. If we didn’t reach you by accident, read on…
For the last five years, Philly Improv Theater has been working day and night to build a thriving improv and alternative comedy scene in Philadelphia, PA. Now we’re ready to invite performers from across the country to our semi-permanent home for a weekend of special shows dedicated to two-prov: Duofest 2010. We are currently trying to get word out, and also looking for “Artistic Associates” in cities around the country (we are accepting self-nominations) to help spread the word and encourage submissions from their city. There’s no compensation, just the title, but we believe in the pay-it-forward style of helping folks, so we assume that your support will be returned by Philly folks sometime in the future.
I hope you’ll take the time to share this news with performers at your own theaters, or in your own cities and encourage them to apply. Our goal is attract a large swath of applications and create a truly national festival. Already, in the 24 hours since we opened applications we have received a healthy batch of interest from NYC to San Francisco and everywhere in between. We’re committed to booking as many acts as we can, and if response is overwhelming we have a larger back-up venue we may upgrade to.
It’s not mentioned in the release, but our application fee is $22 and we are not charging a performer fee. We’ve got a hotel discount that will hopefully make attending affordable for performers. Full details of the festival can be found on the official website which launched yesterday (along with our online application) at www.duofest.com.
See you in October (we hope)!
Best,
Greg Maughan
Executive Director
Philly Improv Theater (PHIT)
gmaughan@phillyimprovtheater.
267-233-1556 (office)
267-723-1420 (fax)
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