The Local Improv Blowout is the raucus kick-off to the Providence improv Fest. Wednesday June 25th, local groups bring their best game, and the audience picks their favorite; the winner gets a second slot in the Fest proper with a national act!

The Groups:

Bit Players - Newport
Distinguished Wheat - Providence
Dos Personas - Warwick
Harry Houdini's Box of Doom - Providence
Indianaprov - Providence
Pete and the Other Guy - Warwick
Rejects on the Rise - Providence
Titprov - Providence
Trinity Zoo - Providence

There are also several local groups performing in the Fest proper. They are:

Distinguished Wheat - Providence
Improv Jones - Providence
Out of the Gutter Comedy - Fall River
Speed of Thought Players - Attleboro
The ThiBowla Virus - Providence
Unexpected Company - Warwick