This spring, FST Improv brings back two shows you know and love, featuring new performers, new audience suggestions, and new laughs. Just in time for April Fools Day is Tournament of Fools, an annual, one-night-only, knockdown, drag-out, comedy battle royale! Twelve improvisers will compete in a series of improv scenes, songs, and games to win your laughter, your applause, and the coveted title of “Champion … Continue reading For Laughing Out Loud
This Season, FST Improv has a never-before-seen show every week to keep you laughing till springtime. Beginning January 21, Life’s a Beach, perhaps the most-loved FST Improv show of the Season, returns! This revue-style performance features sketches, musical numbers, and popular improv games that pay special tribute to this beautiful spot in paradise that we hold so dear. From the epic, annual snowbird migration and … Continue reading Looking to Beat the Winter Blues?
FST Improv returns this fall to satisfy Sarasota’s comedy fix. With fan-favorite competitions, improvised musicals, and a murder mystery show with a new twist, you won’t want to miss what FST Improv is offering this season. The season kicked off last month with FST’s classic competition show, Out of Bounds, playing now through November 26. Two teams go head-to-head, battling it out with improv games, … Continue reading Get Your Comedy Fix With FST Improv!
For the audience member, improv is a night of fun. A night of freedom. A night of laughter with friends. But for the improviser, the art form packs far more than a punchline. In addition to a joyful creative outlet, improvisers find that practicing the art form comes with real-life added benefits, like improved cognition, better listening skills, increased adaptability, decreased social anxiety, and heightened … Continue reading Take Your Vitamins. Get More Sleep. Practice Improv
Kyle Van Frank has been making audiences smile since he arrived to the Suncoast in 2019. As a cast member of FST Improv, he brings manic energy and effervescent musical numbers to shows such as Out of Bounds, Triple Play, and FST Improv’s summer hit, Life’s A Beach. We sat down with Kyle to learn more about his history with improv comedy, as well as … Continue reading Meet the Improviser: Spotlight on Kyle Van Frank
Kevin Allen has been coming to Sarasota, FL, since he was in utero, going on to spend countless holidays and breaks from school with his family at Siesta Key. Today he calls this spot in paradise home as a regular cast member of FST Improv. We sat down with Kevin to learn more about his Sarasota roots and what makes Life’s A Beach such a … Continue reading Meet the Improviser: Spotlight on Kevin Allen
Sarah Durham may be relative newcomer to the Gulf Coast, but she has quickly proven herself a comedic force to be reckoned with. Since her arrival in 2018, Durham has become a featured performer with FST Improv, even becoming one of the champions of the troupe’s annual Out of Bounds comedy tournament. We sat down with Durham to hear more about what excites her the … Continue reading Meet the Improviser: Spotlight on Sarah D.
FST Improv heads into summer with the return of its most popular show, Life’s a Beach, our go-to show for celebrating (and poking fun at) all things “Sarasota.” Drawing inspiration from audience suggestions, the cast of FST Improv weaves sketches, musical numbers, and classic improv games that pay special tribute to this beautiful spot in paradise we hold so dear. From the epic annual snowbird … Continue reading Life’s a “Beach!”…Why Not Laugh About It?
Will Luera has been a fixture of Sarasota’s blossoming improv scene since 2014, when he joined Florida Studio Theatre as its Director of Improv. Since then, Will and his family have made this little slice of paradise – with its countless roundabouts and annual New Years Eve pineapple drop – their home. We sat down with Luera to learn more about FST Improv’s summer show, … Continue reading Poking Fun at the Place You Call Home with Will Luera
If laughter is indeed the best medicine, then FST’s resident Improv team is fully stocked. FST Improv returns this spring with Triple Play, a special improv showcase specifically designed to entertain from a distance. Beginning March 20, three improvisers, an emcee, and an improvisational musician to provide comedic accompaniment, will each return to the FST stage. Like our year-round Improv shows, these improvisers will draw … Continue reading Improv Returns!
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