Rapid Fire Theatre’s first Improvaganza festival took place in 2001, the brain-child of Jacob Banigan. Since then it has grown to become one of the largest improv festivals in Canada and one of the most sought-after festivals for improvisers from all over the globe! Join us for this trip down memory lane as we revisit some of our visiting acts and memorable moments.
Year 2
2002
Teams from Atlanta, Austin, Austria, Boston, England, Seattle, Vancouver, Winnipeg
Year 3
June 17-28, 2003
Varscona Theatre
Year 4
Summer 2004
Varscona Theatre
Year 5
2005
Teams from Atlanta, Austria, Belgium, Seattle, Vancouver, Slovenia, Toronto, Portland, Regina, Winnipeg
Year 6
June 14-24, 2006
Varscona Theatre
Year 7
June 13-23, 2007
Varscona Theatre
Year 8
June 18-29, 2008
Varscona Theatre
Year 9
2009
Tatiana Maslany, Gift of Gab, George Basil, Mark Sutton, Pete & Pat, Picnicface, and more!
Year 10
2010
4Track, UCB, Teatribu, Picnicface, the Magnificent 7’s, Et Compagnie and more!
Year 11
2011
Nicole Byer, Sasheer Zamata, Keisha Zollar, Neil Hamburger, George Basil, School of Night, Sunday Service and more!
Year 12
2012
Maria Bamford, The Sufferettes, The Sunday Service, School of Night and more!
Year 13
2013
Moshe Kasher, Susan Messing, Rachael Mason, Daniel Orrantia, Felipe Ortiz, and so many more!
Year 14
2014
Kurt Braunholer, BA Johnston, Andrew Phung, Mayor Don Iveson, I Bugiardini and more!
Year 15
2015
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Joe Bill & Lee White, Magnet Theater, Global Impro, The Sufferettes and a lot more!
Year 16
2016
North Coast, The Sunday Service, The Magic Negro & Other Blackness, Rhapsodes and a whole lot more!
Year 17
2017
The Irrelevant Show, Speechless, H.U.N.K.S., K$M, The Sunday Service, Broke Gravy, and so much more!
Year 18
2018
Colin Mochrie & Greg Proops, Showstopper! The Improvised Musical, Dark Side of the Room, Jill Bernard, and tons more!
Year 19
2019
Mega-Musical, The Sunday Service, Bad Dog Theatre, Tallboyz, Dad’s Garage, Second City, redDoor and more!
Year 20
2022
Ann Pornel, The Unpronounceables, Treat Show, Characters Welcome, Outside Joke, Dad’s Garage and more!
