The Gainesville Improv Festival, or GIF, is a four-day-long festival which celebrates improvisational and sketch theater. The mission is to share the culture and traditions of the vibrant Gainesville improvisation scene with the rest of the national improv community. In addition to the showcase component, the festival also fosters an educational component which has previously featured instructors from all over the US.
Contents
History
The Gainesville Improv Festival was created by Skyler Stone and Tom O'Donnell in 2005 as a way to give back to the Gainesville improv community. As alumni of the University of Florida, Skyler and Tom discovered improv through the university's improv troupe Theatre Strike Force.
Events
References
Gainesville Improv Festival Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA