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Past Shows Alumna News: Kristin Smallwood stars in a Film Watch a clip of Janet, Jack and Joanna performing our original game "Presidential Idol" this segment is "Songs of Obama": Watch a clip of Parker and Jen as they read from the audience "Bag O'Quips" as a couple on their honeymoon in Canada: Watch a clip on YouTube of our game, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" Now Janet, Joanna and Parker answer the question "Should you tell your child |
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The IRS Can Kiss My Assets! and other deductible comedy A non-taxing mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Spring into laughter! FEATURING THE NEW AND NOT-SEEN-ANYWHERE-ELSE-IN-THE-WORLD GAME: Presidential Idol!!! When: Saturday, April 12th, 2008 at 8pmWhere: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
| Why is My Easter Bonnet Fur-lined? and Why is My Beer Green? A madly March mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Spring into laughter! FEATURING THE NEW AND NOT-SEEN-ANYWHERE-ELSE-IN-THE-WORLD GAME: Presidential Idol!!! When: Saturday, March 8th, 2008 at 8pmWhere: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany | ![]() |
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Freudian Slips and Other Lingerie - Humor to Woo By A hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Bring your Valentine and romance him or her with laughter! FEATURING THE NEW AND NOT-SEEN-ANYWHERE-ELSE-IN-THE-WORLD GAME: Presidential Idol!!! When: Saturday, February 9th, 2008 at 8pm |
Hilary, Huck, & Mitt - Oh My! and other bi-partisan humor A hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Cast a vote for laughter! When: Saturday, Jan. 12th, 2008 at 8pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
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WE SEND OUR HEARTY THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL SOLD-OUT AUDIENCE, YOU FILLED US WITH HOLIDAY CHEER! Hannukah Harry and the Gimel of Delight A magical mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Enhance your holidays with laughter! When: Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 at 7pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany | ![]() |
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New Moon Omens and other lunatic humor A hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Jump over the moon with laughter! When: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at 8pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
Daylight Savings and other timely topics for titters A hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Lose track of time with laughter! When: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 at 8pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
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And They're Off! and other racey humor a hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Bring your daddy and give him the gift of laughter! When: Saturday, August 11, 2007 at 8pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
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![]() | Who's Your Daddy? and other paternal humor a hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Bring your daddy and give him the gift of laughter! When: Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 8pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
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a hilarious mix of fully deductible improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform a musical of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Our bottom-line is laughter! |
| March Madness: Bracket Buster Humor a hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform an opera of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Guaranteed to slam-dunk you with laughter! When: Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 8pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany | ![]() |
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Cupid Dreams a hilarious mix of improvised stories, song and dance created on the spot and featuring you, our audience. We can tell your fortune, perform an opera of your life and give you a celebrity makeover. Guaranteed to slam-dunk you with laughter!
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G-Rated (Giggle and Grins) Comedy Tickets: Click here for Winterfest information A Mid-Winter Night's Comedy Tickets: Click here for Saratoga First Night information |
| The Island of Misfit Joys improvised comedy, song and dance guaranteed to fill you with holiday joy! Wit&Will actors are well-trained and well-tuned to our audiences. When: Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 8 pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany | ![]() |
![]() | Yams, Drumsticks, Jessica Simpson & other Freudian Slips - improvised comedy, song and dance guaranteed to make you laugh yourself into Thanksgiving. Wit&Will actors are well-trained and well-tuned to our audiences. When: Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 8 pm Where: at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, 299-301 Hamilton Street, Albany |
Haunted Saratoga: The Rich the Wronged
and the Vengeful
A multi-media play channeling the ghosts and exploring the haunted history of Saratoga County - Spirit contact is a certainty
When: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2pm and 7pm
Where:
Saratoga County Arts Council
320 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Reservations: (518) 584-4132
Visit www.saratoga-arts.org for more information about the Arts Center
this show is 75 minute long with no intermission
$15 for adults $10 for students/seniors at door
$13 for adults $8 for students/seniors with reservations
Payment for reserved seats can by made by cash or check at the door before the show(s). Reserved seats should be claimed 15 minutes before the showtime(s).
Call Laura at (518) 439-3310 if you want to bring a group of 10 or more people - we offer special group rates.
Haunted Albany: The Famous, the Notorious,
the Tragic and the Strange
A multi-media play channeling the ghosts and exploring the haunted history of Albany County - apparitions guaranteed
suitable for ages 12 and older
When: Saturday, October 28th, 2006 2pm and 7pm
Where:
Henry Hudson Planetarium
at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center
corner of Broadway and Clinton, Broadway, Albany
FREE PARKING IN THE LOT OFF SPENCER STREET, JUST BEHIND THE CENTER
We suggest the great food and drink available right next door at the Albany Pump Station
$15 for adults $10 for students/seniors at door
$13 for adults $8 for students/seniors with reservations
this show is 75 minute long with no intermission
Seating is very limited in the Planetarium, so please phone
(518) 439-3310 and leave a message requesting reserved seats
SORRY, WE CANNOT ACCEPT ONLINE RESERVATIONS ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW
Payment for reserved seats can by made by cash or check at the door before the show(s). Reserved seats should be claimed 15 minutes before the showtime(s).
Call Laura at (518) 439-3310 if you want to bring a group of 10 or more people - we offer special group rates.
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October 14, 2006 at 8 pm we present our Second Saturday Series of Comedy 87 Shopping Days 'Til: improvised comedy, song and dance guaranteed to make you forget winter is just around the corner. Wit&Will actors are well-trained and well-tuned to our audiences. at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, | ||
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September 9th, 2006 at 8 pm we present our Second Saturday Series of Comedy The Wheels on the Bus go Ha Ha Ha! at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, $10 for adults, $6 for students/seniors | ||
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July 15th, 2006 at 8 pm we presented More HoHoHo's than a Bottle of Rum at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, | ||
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We had a great time on Sunday, June 25th at the Quote from a gala organizer: "Everybody LOVED the show... they felt the show was tailored for the audience." thanks to Ellen and Gail for the opportunity to perform in a garden with a great audience! | ||
Due to our multi-talented actors performing with
other theatre companies,Wit and Will Improv will NOT be performing at ZuZu's in May, but we return Super Humor Returns at Zu Zu'sWonderful Life, | ![]() | ||
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On Sunday morning, June 4, 2006, 3am to 5am, members of Wit&Will peformed for the Hoosick Falls High School After Prom Party at Berkshire West in Pittsfield Mass. Much caffeine was consumed and much laughter was heard!
We are comedy anytime, anywhere... just ask |
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Tax Free Humor Laugh Your Assets Off Saturday, April 8th at 8pm at fully deductible improvised comedy, song and story-theatre guaranteed to make you forget your | ||
| How the Irish Invented Laughter and other shining myths Saturday, March 11th at 8pm at A comedy ceili celebrating all things Irish through poetry, song and story-theatre that's sure to steal your heart away! | ![]() |
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Let Loose Your Bow Saturday, February 11th at 8pm at Our newest comedy improv show is perfect for the first date or that romantic anniversary, celebrating mankind's favorite excuse to buy chocolates and flowers. Our actors are trained by Keith Johnstone (improv guru and author of Improv for Storytellers), Second City, and Shakespeare& Company. Each show has a unique theme selected by the audience and features a different mix of story-theatre comedy and scripted sketches. We're experienced, we're trained, we're funny, and we treat our audiences well.
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THIS WAS A SOLD-OUT SHOW! Resolution #9: Laugh More! Saturday, January 14th at 8pm at Our comedy improv shows focus on the latest events in the news, culture, and our audiences - creating up-to-the-nanosecond entertainment. Our actors are trained by Keith Johnstone (improv guru and author of Improv for Storytellers), Second City, and Shakespeare& Company. Each show has a unique theme selected by the audience and features a different mix of story-theatre comedy and scripted sketches. We're experienced, we're trained, we're funny, and we treat our audiences well. | ![]() | ||
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Stuffing and Giblets! focuses on the latest events in the news, culture, and our audiences - creating up-to-the-nanosecond entertainment. Our actors are trained by Keith Johnstone (improv guru and author of Improv for Storytellers), Second City, and Shakespeare& Company. Each show has a unique theme selected by the audience and features a different mix of story-theatre comedy and scripted sketches. We're experienced, we're trained, we're funny, and we treat our audiences well. Saturday, November 12th at 8pm atZuZu's (click for details) |
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![]() The famous, the notorious, the tragic and the strange at ZuZu's Friday - 10/28 - 8PM |
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Scream with Laughter 8pm October 8, 2005 at ZuZu's With reservations, the first 100 paid patrons also receive a free pumpkin |
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8pm September 10, 2005 at ZuZu's Post Labor Day Comedy Laugh-Off "Whose Line is it Anyway"-type comedy with quirkier edges & good desserts Tickets are $10 adults / $6 students/seniors | ||
![]() | 8pm July 9, 2005 at ZuZu's Theatre Shorts: And on the 7th Day They Played an evening of theatre created locally from online submissions through this web site. Creating scripts, rehearsing, and performing in six days, actors and playwrights from Wit&Will and the Albany "Theatre Gym" will play on the seventh day "instant" theatre from original ideas, characters, plots, themes, stories, lines and suggestions.
No full length plays, completed one acts, or sketches will be accepted |
Laughter: View Quicktime Movie Clips of our Sold-Out June 2005 Show | ![]() |
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Make it Up to Mom May 14, 2005 8pm at ZuZu's (click for location info) This show is a post-Mother's Day celebration for children who didn't do enough for their moms on May 8th, moms wishing to practice the art of guilt-giving to their children, and those fortunate enough to just need to laugh. With reservations, the first 100 moms with ID receive a free flower. Come see classic "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" style improv |
The IRS Can Kiss My Assets |
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April 2005 - read about W&W's part in the new play "Alive, Alive Oh!" |
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February 12,
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![]() Over 700 people attended Haunted Saratoga on New Year's Eve at Saratoga First Night! Congratulations to Parker, Joanna, Janet & Laura AND our own playwright - JCY |
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Jacob
Marley's Friday, December 17, 7pm Saturday, December 18, 3pm Sunday, December 19, 3pm |
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Friday, 10/29 7 & 9pm $12 adults, $6 student Ghostly visits by the Capital District's
most "spirited" apparitions as conducted in a seance by a troupe of
"trained mediums" from Wit&Will theatre: |
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It's Not the Heat,
It's the Tumidity A tribute to Carolyne Salt Saturday, July 10, 2004 9pm Zu Zu's Wonderful Life Plenty of free, safe parking, but the tickets are $6 for students, $10 adults. |
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"When
Harry Met Frodo I" January 10 "When Harry Met Frodo II" February 28 "Green Beer Brings Good Cheer" March 13 "Peeps are for People" April 10 "Mothers Little Helpers" May 8 "Whos Your Daddy?" June12 Zu
Zu's Wonderful Life |

| Dickens' classic story of Ebenezer Scrooges redemption from Jacob Marleys perspective ![]() |
Fridays, December 12
and 19 8 PM Steamer No. 10 Theatre
Reservations and information: |
Wit&Will Improv Troupe Presents its November show, Matrix 4: When Neo Meets the Fab Five featuring original sketch parody, classic
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" games,
Saturday November 8, 2003 ZuZu's Warehouse plenty of Free Parking! |
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Wit&Will
Improv Troupe Presents its September show,
Harvest Moon & Other Homonymic
Humor Saturday September 13, 2003 ZuZu's Warehouse |
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Presents a special August show, "Last Dance for Kristin" A Farewell to Kristin Smallwood
Friday August 15, 2003 ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |
Click
here for pictures of "Kristin's Last Dance"
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Wit &Will
presents The Staged Reading of Lysistrata by Aristophanes ~~ Be a part of the first-ever world-wide theatre event for peace! ~~ Benefiting: The Saratoga Peace Alliance and Caffe Lena When: Monday, March 3, 2003 at 7 and 9p.m. Where: Caffe Lena, 47 Phila St. Saratoga Springs, New York For reservations or more information, call: (518) 583-0022 Visit http://www.LysistrataProject.com |
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Cupid's
Confessions, an evening exploring Romance in
all its forms in honor of Valentine's Day by ParkerCrossTomMcGrathJoannaPetersonEricRhodesMarkSalocks Saturday February 8, 2003 ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |
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New Year's Resolutions, and other myths - a low-calorie evening of improv, comedy, song, poetry, stories, and more just because its good to laugh! ParkerCrossTomMcGrathJoannaPetersonEricRhodes ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |
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Mistletoe Ho-ho-hos, and other myths from the Island of Misfits a yuletide evening of improv, comedy, song, poetry, stories, and more just because its good to laugh! ParkerCrossTomMcGrathJoannaPetersonEricRhodesMarkSalocks ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |
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No More Sweet
Potatoes Please, but I'll have another helping of giggles a robust evening of improv, comedy, song, poetry, stories, and more just because its good to laugh! Saturday November 9, 2002 8pm ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |
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Absolut Humor an evening of intoxicating improv, comedy, song, poetry, stories, and more just because its good to laugh! Saturday October 12, 2002 8pm ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |
Who's Your Daddy? ZuZu's Warehouse |
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Lets Give Them
Something to Laugh About an evening of improv, comedy, song, poetry, stories, and more just because its good to laugh! Saturday September 14, 2002 8pm ZuZu's Warehouse Plenty of Free Parking! |