
Baby Wants Candy Performing Shamilton! An Improvised Hip-Hop Musical - Presented by Asheville Improv Festival
Freestyle rap verses and fully improvised songs collide with big musical theater choreography and powerhouse vocals in a Hamilton-style spoof built in real time. High-energy late-night festival set packed with sharp punchlines and audience-driven twists.
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Fast-paced, completely improvised musical comedy built from audience suggestions, backed by a live band. Expect big characters, spontaneous songs, and a roller-coaster set as part of the Asheville Improv Festival.

Fast-paced, completely improvised musical comedy built from audience suggestions, backed by a live band. Expect big characters, spontaneous songs, and a roller-coaster set as part of the Asheville Improv Festival.
Fast-paced, completely improvised musical comedy built from audience suggestions, backed by a live band. Expect big characters, spontaneous songs, and a roller-coaster set as part of the Asheville Improv Festival.

Closing-night improv takes over with fast-paced ensemble sets from Charlotte, Nashville, and Asheville, including a Dungeons and Dragons inspired team. Expect big character work, sharp games, and high-energy late-night laughs across four acts.

Closing-night improv takes over with fast-paced ensemble sets from Charlotte, Nashville, and Asheville, including a Dungeons and Dragons inspired team. Expect big character work, sharp games, and high-energy late-night laughs across four acts.
Closing-night improv takes over with fast-paced ensemble sets from Charlotte, Nashville, and Asheville, including a Dungeons and Dragons inspired team. Expect big character work, sharp games, and high-energy late-night laughs across four acts.

High-energy improvisational comedy featuring long-form jams, short-form games, and ensemble sketch pieces in a day-long festival format that highlights local and touring troupes with playful audience participation.

High-energy improvisational comedy featuring long-form jams, short-form games, and ensemble sketch pieces in a day-long festival format that highlights local and touring troupes with playful audience participation.
High-energy improvisational comedy featuring long-form jams, short-form games, and ensemble sketch pieces in a day-long festival format that highlights local and touring troupes with playful audience participation.

Fast-paced improv built from audience suggestions, mixing quick scenes, comedy songs, and game-style formats. The night peaks with a fully improvised musical, delivering spontaneous characters, plot twists, and big laughs in a theater setting.

Fast-paced improv built from audience suggestions, mixing quick scenes, comedy songs, and game-style formats. The night peaks with a fully improvised musical, delivering spontaneous characters, plot twists, and big laughs in a theater setting.
Fast-paced improv built from audience suggestions, mixing quick scenes, comedy songs, and game-style formats. The night peaks with a fully improvised musical, delivering spontaneous characters, plot twists, and big laughs in a theater setting.

Fast-paced improvised scenes and tightly scripted short sketches performed by a youth ensemble, with audience interaction and family-friendly humor across a multi night run (June 29 - July 3).

Fast-paced improvised scenes and tightly scripted short sketches performed by a youth ensemble, with audience interaction and family-friendly humor across a multi night run (June 29 - July 3).
Fast-paced improvised scenes and tightly scripted short sketches performed by a youth ensemble, with audience interaction and family-friendly humor across a multi night run (June 29 - July 3).

Bourbon-soaked Southern gothic tragicomedy improvised live from audience prompts, conjuring magnolias, moonlight, and smoldering desire into fever-dream scenes. Narrative improv veteran Dan O'Connor steers the emotional mayhem.

Bourbon-soaked Southern gothic tragicomedy improvised live from audience prompts, conjuring magnolias, moonlight, and smoldering desire into fever-dream scenes. Narrative improv veteran Dan O'Connor steers the emotional mayhem.
Bourbon-soaked Southern gothic tragicomedy improvised live from audience prompts, conjuring magnolias, moonlight, and smoldering desire into fever-dream scenes. Narrative improv veteran Dan O'Connor steers the emotional mayhem.
Improv musical comedy that mixes spontaneous beatboxing, dense live looping arrangements and surreal stream of consciousness banter; expect unpredictable songs, audience play and high energy experimental humor in an outdoor brewery amphitheater.
Improv musical comedy that mixes spontaneous beatboxing, dense live looping arrangements and surreal stream of consciousness banter; expect unpredictable songs, audience play and high energy experimental humor in an outdoor brewery amphitheater.
Improv musical comedy that mixes spontaneous beatboxing, dense live looping arrangements and surreal stream of consciousness banter; expect unpredictable songs, audience play and high energy experimental humor in an outdoor brewery amphitheater.

Long-form improv spins a single audience suggestion into full story arcs, recurring characters, and sharp twists that build into surprising worlds in real time. Multiple Misfit teams rotate styles for a fast, late-night theater set.

Long-form improv spins a single audience suggestion into full story arcs, recurring characters, and sharp twists that build into surprising worlds in real time. Multiple Misfit teams rotate styles for a fast, late-night theater set.
Long-form improv spins a single audience suggestion into full story arcs, recurring characters, and sharp twists that build into surprising worlds in real time. Multiple Misfit teams rotate styles for a fast, late-night theater set.

Long-form improv spins full story arcs and recurring characters from a single audience suggestion, building sharp, surprising worlds in real time. Multiple Misfit teams rotate distinct styles for a late-night theater comedy set.

Long-form improv spins full story arcs and recurring characters from a single audience suggestion, building sharp, surprising worlds in real time. Multiple Misfit teams rotate distinct styles for a late-night theater comedy set.
Long-form improv spins full story arcs and recurring characters from a single audience suggestion, building sharp, surprising worlds in real time. Multiple Misfit teams rotate distinct styles for a late-night theater comedy set.

Spirited Improv Performance at Swannanoa, NC featuring unscripted collective creativity with music-making, dance, singing, acting, costumed silliness and storytelling. Invites audience participation and appeals to community interested in comedy, theater, spiritual and wellness experiences.

Spirited Improv Performance at Swannanoa, NC featuring unscripted collective creativity with music-making, dance, singing, acting, costumed silliness and storytelling. Invites audience participation and appeals to community interested in comedy, theater, spiritual and wellness experiences.
Spirited Improv Performance at Swannanoa, NC featuring unscripted collective creativity with music-making, dance, singing, acting, costumed silliness and storytelling. Invites audience participation and appeals to community interested in comedy, theater, spiritual and wellness experiences.

High energy K-pop inspired musical theater blending synchronized dance, pop-style vocals, and campy demon hunting fantasy. Local youth company delivers choreography-driven, family-friendly performances at Asheville Junior Theater Aug 17–21.

High energy K-pop inspired musical theater blending synchronized dance, pop-style vocals, and campy demon hunting fantasy. Local youth company delivers choreography-driven, family-friendly performances at Asheville Junior Theater Aug 17–21.
High energy K-pop inspired musical theater blending synchronized dance, pop-style vocals, and campy demon hunting fantasy. Local youth company delivers choreography-driven, family-friendly performances at Asheville Junior Theater Aug 17–21.

Young theatre artists from the Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare present a spirited staging of Hamlet, blending classical Shakespearean tragedy with ensemble driven energy and teenage perspectives in a community centered performance.

Young theatre artists from the Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare present a spirited staging of Hamlet, blending classical Shakespearean tragedy with ensemble driven energy and teenage perspectives in a community centered performance.
Young theatre artists from the Montford Moppets Youth Shakespeare present a spirited staging of Hamlet, blending classical Shakespearean tragedy with ensemble driven energy and teenage perspectives in a community centered performance.

A late-night comedy show inside a downtown performing arts center, leaning into sharp storytelling and boundary-pushing humor. Ideal for adults looking for an energetic post-dinner night out.

A late-night comedy show inside a downtown performing arts center, leaning into sharp storytelling and boundary-pushing humor. Ideal for adults looking for an energetic post-dinner night out.
A late-night comedy show inside a downtown performing arts center, leaning into sharp storytelling and boundary-pushing humor. Ideal for adults looking for an energetic post-dinner night out.

Hilarious 90-minute shortform improv and musical games led by Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray, riffing on audience suggestions with rapid-fire scenes and playful participation.

Hilarious 90-minute shortform improv and musical games led by Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray, riffing on audience suggestions with rapid-fire scenes and playful participation.
Hilarious 90-minute shortform improv and musical games led by Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray, riffing on audience suggestions with rapid-fire scenes and playful participation.

High energy interactive stand up blending Southern charm and unfiltered storytelling about parenting mishaps, relationship chaos, and small town life. Intimate late night set for adult audiences who enjoy conversational, punchline driven, brutally honest humor.

High energy interactive stand up blending Southern charm and unfiltered storytelling about parenting mishaps, relationship chaos, and small town life. Intimate late night set for adult audiences who enjoy conversational, punchline driven, brutally honest humor.
High energy interactive stand up blending Southern charm and unfiltered storytelling about parenting mishaps, relationship chaos, and small town life. Intimate late night set for adult audiences who enjoy conversational, punchline driven, brutally honest humor.

A high-energy musical stage production packed with salsa and hip hop influenced songs, neighborhood storytelling, and big ensemble numbers. Expect vibrant choreography, heartfelt romance, and celebratory block party vibes in a community theater setting.

A high-energy musical stage production packed with salsa and hip hop influenced songs, neighborhood storytelling, and big ensemble numbers. Expect vibrant choreography, heartfelt romance, and celebratory block party vibes in a community theater setting.
A high-energy musical stage production packed with salsa and hip hop influenced songs, neighborhood storytelling, and big ensemble numbers. Expect vibrant choreography, heartfelt romance, and celebratory block party vibes in a community theater setting.
High-energy vaudeville revue of sharp comedy, juggling, magic, burlesque, acrobatics, aerial arts, puppetry, sideshow oddities, and live music in a seated, 18+ evening in an intimate theater.
High-energy vaudeville revue of sharp comedy, juggling, magic, burlesque, acrobatics, aerial arts, puppetry, sideshow oddities, and live music in a seated, 18+ evening in an intimate theater.
High-energy vaudeville revue of sharp comedy, juggling, magic, burlesque, acrobatics, aerial arts, puppetry, sideshow oddities, and live music in a seated, 18+ evening in an intimate theater.

Downtown fills with roaming street performers and pop up sets, blending music, juggling, and interactive acts in a festival atmosphere. A walkable, all ages celebration of Asheville busking culture and community energy.

Downtown fills with roaming street performers and pop up sets, blending music, juggling, and interactive acts in a festival atmosphere. A walkable, all ages celebration of Asheville busking culture and community energy.
Downtown fills with roaming street performers and pop up sets, blending music, juggling, and interactive acts in a festival atmosphere. A walkable, all ages celebration of Asheville busking culture and community energy.

A late-night jam band style tribute set with extended improvisation and danceable grooves in a laid-back West Asheville brewpub. Expect a lively bar crowd, loud amps, and craft beer flowing.

A late-night jam band style tribute set with extended improvisation and danceable grooves in a laid-back West Asheville brewpub. Expect a lively bar crowd, loud amps, and craft beer flowing.
A late-night jam band style tribute set with extended improvisation and danceable grooves in a laid-back West Asheville brewpub. Expect a lively bar crowd, loud amps, and craft beer flowing.
Speakeasy-style jazz showcase spotlighting Asheville Music School voice students from Adrianne Blanks’ studio, backed by a tight live jazz band. A cocktail-bar setting sets an intimate, classy mood for swing and standards.
Speakeasy-style jazz showcase spotlighting Asheville Music School voice students from Adrianne Blanks’ studio, backed by a tight live jazz band. A cocktail-bar setting sets an intimate, classy mood for swing and standards.
Speakeasy-style jazz showcase spotlighting Asheville Music School voice students from Adrianne Blanks’ studio, backed by a tight live jazz band. A cocktail-bar setting sets an intimate, classy mood for swing and standards.