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The Lobby Improv (4/9 7pm) The Lobby is the founding team of the Spectacles Improv Engine. Founded in 2005, The Lobby performed no-holds-barred short-form improv in Glendora and Fontana before settling at STAGEStheatre in Fullerton. The Lobby is the Spectacles team that provides the quintessential improv show experience by performing both gimmicky improv games and quality short scenes, both shaped by audience suggestion. The Lobby was named the best improv group in Orange County in both 2009 and 2010 on MyFoxLA's OC Hotlist. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #thelobby

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JETZO　（ジェットゾー） (4/8 8pm) Jetzo is unlike anything you'll find on the improv scene. Equal parts performance art, clown and improv, Juzo and Chad perform in costume as a father and son from a small fishing village. Every show is their debut in America. They break every rule of improv and heavily involve the audience. They are always accompanied by a "musical cousin" -- who might be playing anything from a guitar to bongos to a harp. Jetzo plays to standing room houses twice a month as part of Catsby, and are one of the most booked teams on the LA indie scene. They are also a regular fixture at San Diego's Finest City Improv. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #jetzo

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The 1% (4/7 10pm) The 2015 IFL division champs are back with a whole new format. Once a competitive shortform team, the 1% has embraced the richness of longform improv, and are excited to debut their new format. The 1% is made up of Spectacles Improv Engine performers Shaun Lewin, Sadie Elizondo, Jared Lomeli, and James Stebick. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #1%

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Man Vs Improv (4/9 10pm) Man Vs Improv, 2-man comedy so good it will make you want to eat massive amounts of food in a very short period of time! Man Vs Improv is Joshua Lassman & Gian Molina. They have spent the past 4 years performing their show across the country, competing in food challenges as they go. It’s a battle of Man Vs Improv, come find out who will win! Man Vs Improv was nominated for Best New Team at the 2013 Del Close Awards. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #manvsimprov

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Bruce Campbell Soup (4/7 8pm) Big beards, and big bellies. A two man improv troupe that rocks and rolls. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #brucecampbellsoup

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The MegaGenre (4/7 10pm) The MegaGenre was born from the minds of Spectacles Improv Engine alumni Winston Andrus and Alex Wilson who have combined their vast knowledge of film, television, and theater with their love of improv to create a show that revels in the Hero's Journey in a fun and unique way that audiences can get behind. The MegaGenre is filled out with some of the most talented up and coming improvisers from the OC improv community including Sadie Elizondo, Davey Linam, Lauren Baumbauer, Norm Cook, and Lyndale Starks. Together these eight performers make it their mission every night to make you fall in love with Hollywood, Broadway, and Netflix all at the same time!! Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #themegagenre

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What About A Reuben!!? (4/8 10pm) Bre Forkes and Colin Stanley have been performing together for four years in Denver and formed their duo What About A Reuben!!? (WAAR) in 2014. WAAR uses a Pandora.com station that randomly selects background music to inspire their performance. Over the last year, WAAR has become a staple of the Denver improv scene and in 2015 Bre and Colin were nominated as Best Female and Best Male Improviser respectively at the 2015 Colorado Improv Awards. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #whataboutareuben!!?

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Fancy Cookin': An Improvised Musical (4/7 8pm) Fancy Cookin' performs an improvised musical in the style of Broadway's past, current, and possibly even future hits. The group focuses on bringing the energy, excitement, and thrill of seeing a Musical come to life, while working with the limits and freedom that improv allows. It may feel like Sondheim, it may feel like Cole Porter, it may feel like The Lion King, but it is always new, and it is always Fancy Cookin's own creation. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #fancycookin'

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Edible Bling (4/7 10pm) Edible Bling performs Usual Suspects, a format with players (lined up ABCDE) starting two person scenes in the order of AB, BC, CD, DE, EA, with a new suggestion for each scene. Scenes are based in long form and may feature tags/walk-ons/etc. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #ediblebling

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Knucklepuck (4/9 7pm) Since being formed by the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, Knucklepuck has performed weekly shows to sold-out crowds. Before we were formed, almost all of us on the team were already close friends/collaborators, which lends to our immediate comfort and excitement when we're together, onstage or off. Members include Peter Banifaz, Dennis Curlett, Emily Durrett, Hannah Garces, Alexa Loftus, Patrick McDonald, Colin Murphy, and Lou Wilson. Knucklepuck is coached by Dan Lippert (Big Grande, Winslow), and has performed in shows at all UCB theaters in Los Angeles--including a show in which they shared billing with Thomas Middleditch and TJ Miller. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #knucklepuck

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Dummy (4/9 8pm) DUMMY is Colleen Doyle and Jason Shotts doing a two-person improvised show. They started performing together at the iO Theater in Chicago back in 2008 and later won the iO Chicago’s Del Award for “Best Improv Show” in 2013 and 2014. DUMMY has performed and taught improv in London, Rome, Copenhagen, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, San Diego, Austin, Houston, Washington DC, Phoenix, Tucson, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Atlanta, Traverse City and Gainesville. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #dummy

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Accidental Ruin (4/7 10pm) Having studied at iO West, Second City and UCB, Accidental Ruin combines varied experience and talents to bring a show about something you may have inadvertently ruined, because these three ladies are experts. Coached by the incomparable Amanda Blake Davis, Accidental Ruin plays all over Los Angeles. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #accidentalruin

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Robot Teammate & the Accidental Party (4/9 10pm) Robot Teammate & The Accidental Party is an LA-based musical comedy troupe programmed to entertain humans. Activated by audience suggestions, the Robots create completely improvised shows featuring polyphonic music, inventive lyrics, and fantastical narratives faster than you can say 01101011011. Since 2012, the Robots have captivated audiences with their spontaneous musical adventures in venues such as Upright Citizens Brigade, Nerdist, and on the Geek & Sundry Twitch.tv stream. In 2014, the team set a new world record with an 86-week winning streak in the audience-voted “cagematch" competition at iO West. Their original scripted sci-fi musical TIMEHEART premiered to sold out audiences at the Hollywood Fringe 2015, earning multiple nominations including Best Musical and was the top-grossing show of the festival. They were named "Best of the Fest" at the San Diego Improv Festival in 2016, where they also taught the highly-rated "How to be a Musical Improv Rockstar" workshop. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #robotteammateandtheaccidentalparty

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Cusack (4/9 7pm) Cusack formed from the iOWest Training Center, when all 6 members became enamored with each other and their playing style. Each member brings a unique take to Improv, and like Voltron, when they are all together, magic happens. Playing at iOWest and many of the awesome Indie shows around Los Angeles, they have already established themselves as a team to check out. They have started hosting their own indie show Cusack Presents: Say Anything, to give back to the community that they are so happy to be a part of, and also host the Student Jam at iOWest. Have participated in the Los Angeles Comedy Improv Festival (iOWest), Los Angeles Indie Improv Festival and Hollywood Improv Festival, just in 2015 alone. Coached by Amanda Blake-Davis Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #cusack

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Pictures of Spaghetti (4/7 8pm) Pictures of Spaghetti is a long-form team based out of Orange County. They perform the Usual Suspects form with an emphasis on fun, teamwork, and being on the same page. Alex Foster, Sam Forbes, Joey Shope, Josh Heimendinger, Shaun Lewin, and Liam Holton make up this dish, and they all perform regularly with Spectacles Improv Engine. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #picturesofspaghetti

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Wine Moms (4/7 10pm) Wine Moms was formed in the Fall of 2015 at an improv team party. Nichole consumed copious amounts of wine and was given the nickname "Wine Mom." A few minutes later, the Wine Moms improv team was formed. Wine Moms' style is the Pretty Flower, a monoscene with tagouts. Troupe members have studied at the Washington Improv Theater, iO West, and Spectacles Improv Engine. Janelle Vione won the 2015 Improv Cup and was voted MVP. Alexandria Duarte won Spectacles' King of the Ring 2015, and was voted Best Newcomer of 2015. Janelle and Nichole's long form dramatic team, Ounce of Behavior, was voted Spectacles' Team of the Year in 2015. Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #WineMomsImprov

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The FlySpace Improv Team (4/8 10pm) Born in 2010, FlySpace is one of the funniest improv teams in Orange County. Focusing more on high-tension, emotional scenes over wacky games, FlySpace has a unique style that separates them from other improv troupes. See them regularly with Spectacles Improv Engine. "Alone they are mortals, but when their awesome powers unite, they are FLYSPACE!" Purchase an All Fest Pass at a discounted rate now. It's the only way to guarantee your seat! https://squareup.com/market/spectacles-improv-engine/all-fest-pass-presale #specsimprov #yayimprov #ocimprovfest #flyspace

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