House Team Auditions: APPLY HERE
How is a house team different? House teams are given several monthly performance opportunities at primetime slots. They perform as representatives of Improv Cincinnati and are renewed, restructured, and/or retired every April and October. They have more autonomy on who coaches them, when/where they meet, and the form they perform.
What will the audition be like? You'll be asked to perform a harold, which must include an opening, scenes with beats, and a group scene (or game). You can utilize whichever structure or variation of the harold you wish.
There will also be ~45 minutes for everyone at the audition to mix it up and perform a montage of scenes with each other. You may receive direction/coaching during this portion of the audition.What if you're out of town that weekend? You won't be disqualified, but we'll likely decide based on teacher/coach recommendation.
What is IC looking for? We're looking for basic improv skills (agreement, listening, character, game, group mind), a balance of truth and playfulness, and playing with wholeheartedness (confidence, eagerness, supportiveness, and joyfulness).
How many will be selected? In all likelihood, we're only selecting one team of ~8, maybe adding a few people to existing house teams, and maybe adding people to special projects (Halloween show, Musical Improv, short form, etc)
What happens if I don't make a team? Often, what you need is more experience and more coaching, and that's ok because you don't want to be on a house team before you're ready. If you haven’t taken improv classes, we would recommend starting with that. Upon request, we will provide feedback so you can see what you need to work on.
Who will be making the decisions? Company members will be evaluating your audition. Selection will be a group decision.
Will there be callbacks? We do not expect to hold callbacks but may change our minds.