Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival

The Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival is back

September 25-28!

The Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival is back for its fifth year, featuring amazing Black improvisers and troupes from across the country! The festival features nightly headliner performances, guest troupes, mixer shows, and workshops, and this year's festival is bigger and better than ever!

Our goal is to create an improv world where all are welcome to celebrate ourselves, learn from our differences, and build each other up while sharing in a space that is respectful and generous to all.

Troupe Submissions

Ensemble Submissions

Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival Troupe Submissions 2025

Submissions are due by August 17. We will respond on a rolling basis, but everyone will hear back from us by August 25 at the latest!

Troupe Name

Contact Name

Contact Email

Location

Which dates would you be available to perform?

Thurs, Sept 25

Fri, Sept 26

Sat, Sept 27

Would members of your troupe be interested in housing? (We do our best, but cannot guarantee housing. It is on a first-come-first-served basis. Housing may be in an AirBnB or with a local improviser.)

Yes, we would like to be considered for housing!

No thanks, we'll find our own housing!

Troupe Bio - Tell us about yourselves! (We'll use this for promotion if you are accepted!)

Show Description - Tell us about your show/format! (Give us 1-2 paragraphs to use as a description for the public if accepted. If needed, you can add an extra paragraph to further clarify or describe your show for the fest organizers.)

What excites you most about going to festivals and/or the Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival specifically?

How did you hear about the festival?

If you have a video of a performance, we'd love to see it! Link to video submission.

Or upload your video submission.

Troupe Photo (We'll use this for promo if you are accepted!)

Troupe Photo 2

Is there anything else that you want us to know?

Festival Passes and Tickets

Want to see shows at the festival? We've got your options covered!

All-Access Festival Pass: $150 You get tickets to every performance and an Ocean State Black and Funny Improv Festival t-shirt! If you sign up for 3 or more workshops, you get an All-Access Festival Pass for free!
Day Pass: Thurs - $30, Fri - $40, Sat - $50 You can get a Day Pass to see both of the shows on a specific day of the festival.

Tickets

Individual Show Tickets: You can, of course, get tickets to each show individually if you want! Choose your own price based on our new pricing system for all of our performances. We want everyone to be able to enjoy these incredible performances!
- Standard ticket price for OSBAFIF shows is $25. We need 70% of people to choose this price!
- $35 tickets are available to help support the Jack Albanese Scholarship Fund.
- $45 tickets are available for anyone who can afford a little extra to support this and future festivals.
- $10 tickets are available for anyone 25 & under and anyone who needs them.

Buy Tickets

Buy Day Pass

Buy All-Access Pass

Show Schedule
TBA

Workshops

The Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival is focused on providing opportunities to learn from some fo the best improv teachers in the country. If you take 3 or more workshops, you get a free All-Access Festival Pass!