First-ever Manila Improv Festival set

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Shaun Landry (Contributed photo_While many theatergoers have yet to discover improv or improvisational theater beyond the “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” description, Gabe Mercado’s Silly People’s Improv Theater (SPIT) has been around for almost a decade.

To celebrate its 10th year, SPIT is hosting the first-ever international improv festival in the country—the Manila Improv Festival 2012 from June 28 to July 1 to be held at Quantum Café, 9590 Kamagong St. cor. Bagtikan St., Makati City.


It will feature improv groups from Beijing, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Taichung, Cebu, and Bacolod, as well as special guests and master class instructors Tom Farnan and Shaun Landry from Los Angeles.

Shaun Landry and culturally-relevant comedy
Yahoo! Philippines OMG! had an exclusive interview with Landry through chat and she was more than happy to talk about the festival.

Gabe, SPIT and Manila Improve founder, said Shaun set up the first African- American improv group called “Oui Be Negroes.” She also founded the San Francisco Improv Festival.