Announcing the first annual duofest! Submissions now open!

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Announcing Duofest 2010!

ANNOUNCING THE FIRST ANNUAL DUOFEST! SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

Duofest 2010
September 30th-October 3rd
The Shubin Theater in Philadelphia, PA


(PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 2010)—The Philly Improv Theater is extremely excited to announce that submissions are now open for the first annual DUOFEST!

What is Duofest, you ask? Quite simply, it’s a whole festival built around 2-person improv. DUOFEST 2010 seeks to showcase the finest in two-person long form improvisation that the universe has to offer. We’re seeking submissions from all over the country and world in order to build a weekend centered around dynamic improvisational diads.

Duo’s have had it a bit rough—the difficulty of drawing a crowd when there’s only two people, the demands of larger groups on performers’ time, and the general reluctance of theaters and other venues to book all but the absolute best duos have made it hard to celebrate these pairings.

This fall, Philly Improv Theater will change all that with Duofest 2010. Over 4 days, we’ll present 30 groups that have just 2 members. There will be acts from across the country and workshops geared specifically to the unique challenges of performing with just one partner. There will also be an excited audience, incredible headliners, and great parties to build camaraderie between duos.

DUOFEST will take place from September 30th-October 3rd at the lovely Shubin Theater in the City of Duo-ly Love, Philadelphia.

Submissions are now open!

To submit, go here: http://duofest.com/submit/

The regular deadline for submission is July 2nd, and the late submission deadline is July 22nd.

For more details on the fest, please visit our website: http://duofest.com.

Hope to see you there!

Heart,

Duofest
 
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Duofest 2010 Announces Its Artistic Associates

We announced our Artistic Associates today - a really amazing group of 12 brilliant improvisers, artistic directors, festival producers, etc. from around the country who will be helping promote the festival throughout the United States. Full details are on the Duofest site at http://www.duofest.com/festinfo/staff. You can also read the press release!

And don't forget, there are just 10 days left before the early submission deadline!

Applications are rolling in, and we know of several applications that are still coming - get excited for what is shaping up to be an awesome weekend! :)

If you'd like to get your app in now, just visit http://www.duofest.com/submit/
 
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Duofest 2010 Schedule is Up!

Hey everyone,

Thanks again for the overwhelming response to Duofest since it was announced just about 3 months ago. We all thought we had a good idea, and we're glad that roughly 100 other duos thought so, too!

Our acts are now confirmed and the schedule for the fest has been published. Due to the overwhelming demand for performance slots and the awesome quality of what came in we weren't able to have everyone who applied perform - but we did add several additional shows to accommodate as many people as possible with turning into a marathon.

You can view the schedule, as well as bios/photos/descriptions of all the acts on our website http://www.duofest.com

We'll be announcing the details on workshops, parties, and other special events starting next week and leading all the way up to week the fest starts!
 
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