Events

Sat 4th Feb 12:00 PM 12:30 PM	Private Performance Hartford, CT
Sat 4th Feb 1:30 PM 2:45 PM	Private Improv Workshop Hartford, CT
Fri 10th Feb 8:00 PM 9:30 PM	Improv Jam A night of unscripted fun! Come see some of Hartford’s newest improv groups perform comedy, inspired by your suggestions. $10, general admission, BYOB Performing groups: Sea Tea Improv, Home Brew, The Sticks, and Franklin's Peaches! Playhouse on Park, West Hartford, CT
Tue 14th Feb 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Sea Tea Improv's FREE Valentine's Day Comedy Show at City Steam Bring that special someone or an group of fellow singles, eat, drink, laugh, and shout suggestions as Sea Tea Improv's team of professional comedians host an evening of love and hate themed improvised comedy at City Steam Brewery's Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club, 942 Main Street, in Hartford, CT. Their work has been featured on ESPN, NPR, WFSB, and more. Best of all, admission is FREE! See why the Hartford Advocate recognized Sea Tea Improv's monthly show as one of the top things to do in Hartford. Enjoy City Steam's dinner menu and locally brewed beers while performers take suggestions from you and weave them into comedic scenes. As an added bonus when scheduling allows, String Theorie provides live music before and during the show. On Valentine's Day, Tuesday, February 14, the comedy club doors open at 6PM for seating and food. Improv begins at 7PM. Call ahead to City Steam at 860-525-1600 to reserve seats. Due to the sale of alcohol, those under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a legal guardian. This event is supported by a grant from the Greater Hartford Arts Council. seateaimprov.com City Steam Brewery, 942 Main Street, Hartford, CT
Fri 17th Feb 8:00 PM 9:30 PM	CT Comedy Cage Match with Parachute! Connecticut Comedy Cage Match This month's competitors: Parachute and Sea Tea Improv The final round at Hole in the Wall in the improv battle between two teams to determine which comic team goes on to the final rounds, to be held at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford on March 30 and May 4, 2012. Show Date: Friday, February 17 at 8 p.m. Admission: $10 hitw.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=406782 or Call 860-229-3049 for reservations. For General information call: (860) 223-9665 On facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/230813263669504/ Hole in the Wall Theater, New Britain, CT
Fri 24th Feb 7:30 PM 9:30 PM	Sea Tea Improv's Longform Comedy Showcase Sea Tea Improv Presents: Sex and the Sea Tea at the Longform Showcase Sea Tea Improv brings you a monthly series dedicated to extended scenes and structures. Experience the Montage, the Musical, the Movie, the Monoscene, the Harold, and our very own "Sex and the Sea Tea." Each installment will feature Sea Tea Improv and a superb guest group from Connecticut, Boston or New York pushing the boundaries of what improv can be. Come give your suggestion (and in some cases, your life story) and see it spun into an improvised play. Different every time. There's no limit to what forms and fun you will witness here. THIS MONTH: In honor of Valentine's Day, Sea Tea Improv will be improvising an episode of its signature dating sitcom, "Sex and the Sea Tea," based the audience's tales of bad dates, strange relationships, and other Cupid-related failures. Come share your story, or just come and watch. Either way, tickets are $9 online or $10 at the door. To reserve your tickets visit seateaimprovlongform.eventbrite.com/ Friday, February 24, 7:30 p.m. The Studio at Billings Forge 539 Broad Street Hartford, CT 06115 seateaimprov.com The Studio at Billings Forge, 539 Broad Street, Hartford, CT
Sun 4th Mar 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Sea Tea Improv at City Steam Brewery! City Steam Brewery, 942 Main St, Hartford, CT
Tue 6th Mar 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Intro to Musical Improv - March Workshop Series Details & registration here: seateaimprov.com/educat.....ries/ Downtown Yoga, 57 Pratt St, Hartford, CT
Tue 13th Mar 3:00 PM 4:00 PM	Private Performance in Hartford Hartford
Tue 13th Mar 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Hosting an Improv Show - March Workshop Series Details & registration here: seateaimprov.com/educat.....ries/ Downtown Yoga, 57 Pratt St, Hartford, CT
Fri 16th Mar 7:30 PM 9:30 PM	Sea Tea Improv's Longform Comedy Showcase with The Sticks! The Studio at Billings Forge, 539 Broadstreet, Hartford, CT
Tue 20th Mar 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Taking Up Space: Staging for Improv - March Workshop Series Details & registration here: seateaimprov.com/educat.....ries/ Downtown Yoga, 57 Pratt St, Hartford, CT
Thu 22nd Mar 7:00 PM 10:00 PM	"Get a Clue" Live Action Murder Mystery Tour of The Mark Twain House Someone has killed Pap Finn! Was it Tom Sawyer in the Library with the wrench? Could it be the Connecticut Yankee in the Billiard Room with the knife? Some think it could be The Pauper in the Kitchen with the rope. A parody inspired by the classic Parker Brothers/Hasbro game CLUE, a full-fledged murder mystery is yours to solve on The Mark Twain House & Museum’s new “Get a Clue” Tour! Ever noticed that many of the rooms in The Mark Twain House are the same as the ones on the iconic 1949 British board game (originally known as CLUEDO)? The Hall, the Dining Room and other opulent rooms become possible murder scenes in this classic challenge of deductive reasoning and detective skill. The hilarious Sea Tea Improv comedy troupe becomes the suspects, all based on famous characters from the Mark Twain novels created in this very house. In one hour, participants will be able to make accusations and figure out who sent the wretched Pap Finn to his doom, where it happened and what was used to off the scoundrel. Solve the mystery, laugh a lot, and save the day! March 22 and 23 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Hour-long tours depart every twenty minutes and must be reserved in advance. Tickets - $22 / $20 for members Reservations required! (860) 280-3130 The Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT
Fri 23rd Mar 7:00 PM 10:00 PM	"Get a Clue" Live Action Murder Mystery Tour of The Mark Twain House Someone has killed Pap Finn! Was it Tom Sawyer in the Library with the wrench? Could it be the Connecticut Yankee in the Billiard Room with the knife? Some think it could be The Pauper in the Kitchen with the rope. A parody inspired by the classic Parker Brothers/Hasbro game CLUE, a full-fledged murder mystery is yours to solve on The Mark Twain House & Museum’s new “Get a Clue” Tour! Ever noticed that many of the rooms in The Mark Twain House are the same as the ones on the iconic 1949 British board game (originally known as CLUEDO)? The Hall, the Dining Room and other opulent rooms become possible murder scenes in this classic challenge of deductive reasoning and detective skill. The hilarious Sea Tea Improv comedy troupe becomes the suspects, all based on famous characters from the Mark Twain novels created in this very house. In one hour, participants will be able to make accusations and figure out who sent the wretched Pap Finn to his doom, where it happened and what was used to off the scoundrel. Solve the mystery, laugh a lot, and save the day! March 22 and 23 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Hour-long tours depart every twenty minutes and must be reserved in advance. Tickets - $22 / $20 for members Reservations required! (860) 280-3130 The Mark Twain House, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT
Tue 27th Mar 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Mastering the Improv Monologue - March Workshop Series Details & registration here: seateaimprov.com/educat.....ries/ Downtown Yoga, 57 Pratt St, Hartford, CT
Fri 30th Mar 8:00 PM 9:00 PM	CT Comedy Cage Match - Round 5! This month's competitors: Sea Tea Improv vs. Bobs of Milford Support Sea Tea Improv as they defend their title in the penultimate round of the cage match series. The audience votes to determine which team goes on to the final battle on May 4, 2012. Show Date: Friday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Admission: $10 Playhouse On Park 244 Park Road West Hartford, CT playhouseonpark.org/pop......html Playhouse on Park, 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT
Sat 31st Mar 4:00 PM 5:00 PM	Private Performance in Bristol, CT Bristol, CT
Wed 4th Apr 12:00 PM 1:00 PM	Private Team Building Workshop Hartford, CT
Thu 5th Apr 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Farmington Valley Soroptomist International Fundraiser Performance This is a public performance. All proceeds from ticket sales go to the Farmington Valley Soroptomist International charity organization. Eno Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT
Wed 11th Apr 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Private Performance in Woodbridge, CT Woodbridge, CT
Sun 15th Apr 7:00 PM 9:00 PM	Sea Tea Improv at City Steam Brewery! Doors open at 6PM City Steam Brewery, 942 Main St, Hartford, CT
Thu 19th Apr 6:00 PM 9:00 PM	Private Performance in Hartford Hartford, CT
Sun 22nd Apr 4:00 PM 7:00 PM	Our 8-Session Adult Improv Course "The Game" Begins! Hartford Children's Theatre, Hartford, CT

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Sea Tea Improv Events/Shows Google Calendar

Public Performances:

Sea Tea Improv performs at public events regularly, and we have a monthly show at City Steam’s Brew-Ha-Ha Comedy Club.  Check our calendar for our next public performance. We hope to see you there!

Private Performances:

Our team of professional improvisers can customize a show of just about any length and theme to entertain your guests through made-up on-the-spot stories, characters, and games entirely based on audience suggestions.  We’ve performed for fund-raisers, birthday parties, graduation parties, opening ceremonies, holidays, and more.  Contact us for options, rates, and references.

Corporate Entertainment:

Whether you’re entertaining employees or customers, our team of professional improvisers will customize a show of just about any length and theme to entertain your audience using their own suggestions.  We’ve performed for insurance companies, law firms, financial companies, non-profits, and more.  Contact us for options, rates, and references.

What to Expect:

Short-form improvisation usually takes the form of playfully competitive games and scenes based on a large amount of audience suggestions and participation. Popularized by Drew Carey’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” short-form is where you might see us perform a Beastie Boys rap about your crappy Thursday, or do a 2- minute film noir about the struggles of an elevator operator. Sea Tea loves short-form because it is a raucous, physical embodiment of both popular culture and traditional stagework. Plus, the audience gets to abuse us quite a lot, which they seem to love.

Long-form improvisation is a series of related scenes and games based off a single audience suggestion. In long-form, players use the single word to get down to the bottom of all of its associations and implications, and build off of those and each other. The product is sometimes a completely improvised three-act play, a complete story, or a series of increasingly brilliant scenes. Sea Tea loves long-form because of the time available to develop complex plotlines, relationships, and patterns. Long-form is not always funny but it is very often mind-blowing. Many of the greatest comedians of our time began by doing long-form: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Fred Willard, Steve Carrell, Stephen Colbert, Mike Meyers, Chris Farley, Vince Vaughn, and so many more. Long-form has more of a tendency to be strange and uncomfortable, but come along for the ride and we promise you’ll never see anything like it again!

Improv Groups, Bands, and other acts we’ve performed with:

Horse Lincoln, UCB TourCo, String Theorie, The Sticks Improv, Tick Tick BOOM, Home Brew, The Awkward Handshakes, Franklin’s Peaches, BenTopher, Colin McEnroe, Fake Fake Monkey, The Men in Black Barbershop Quartet, The Moveable Joints, Moebius, The Purple Crayon of Yale, Free Lunch, Standish Arms

Some Places We’ve Performed:

Theaters:

The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts (as part of The Connecticut Forum), Hartford Children’s Theatre, Hartford Stage, The Hole in the Wall Theater, Lucid Stage (as part of the Portland Improv Festival), Perishable Theater (as part of the Providence Improv Festival), Playhouse on Park, Trinity on Main.

Comedy Clubs, Bars, and Cafes:

City Steam Brewery Cafe’s Brew Ha Ha Comedy Club, City Steam Brewery & Cafe’s Richardson Room, Cloud 9 Lounge, Hartford Funny Bone, Jitters Coffeehouse, Joker’s Wild Comedy Club, La Paloma Sabanera,  The Speakeasy at Local 121 (as part of the Providence Improv Festival), Zen Bar.

Companies and Organizations:

Accenture, ESPN, Greater Hartford Arts Council, The Phoenix, Public Allies, Toastmasters, United Healthcare, United Way

Schools,  Museums, Heritage, and Community Venues:

Bulkeley High School, Butler McCook House, The Buttonwood Tree, Central Baptist Church (as part of First Night Hartford), Hartford City Hall, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, ConnectiCon, Connecticut Science Center, CT Business Expo, Hartford Law and Government High School, Holyoke Public Library, Lyceum Resource & Conference Center, The Mark Twain House & Museum, Middletown Elk’s Club (for Gilead Community Services), PSC Partners Conference, Odyssey of the Mind, The Studio at Billings Forge, The University of Connecticut’s Student Union Theater, Wadsworth Atheneum

Media Studios:

ESPN Studios, WFSB Studios, WNPR Studios, WTNH Studios, WWLP Studios