Super Free Wednesday
Super Free Wednesday is a lineup of Wednesday night shows featuring PIT House Teams that runs weekly at The Peoples Improv Theater. As the name suggests, admission is free to the general public.
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History
Super Free Wednesday has seen many different incarnations since The PIT's inception, even moving to Mondays for a time in the theater's early days. The first day the entire line-up was free was October 12th, 2005; making that the first true Super Free Wednesday.
SFW in it's current form features theater house teams performing long form improvisation, with two teams sharing a one hour time slot. SFW has been the flagship of the theater and training center for years, and the expansion of the theater and school has even moved premier teams to their own shows on weekends and prompted the creation of Super Free Monday.
Current Super Free Wednesday PIT House Teams
Current Non-House Team Shows
- Ali and Friends
- Improdome
- The Great Mix-Em-Up (periodically)
Former Super Free Wednesday Shows/Featured Groups
- As Sparks Fly Upwards
- Reply All
- The Incorrigible Mr. J
- The Faculty
- Former Phat Fcuk
- Molassi
- Mosh
- Recess
- 29th Street Social Club
- Faranahkian and Flynn Present 2006 AD aka No Schlepping!
- The Experimental Improv Hour: Party Lights & Halfbear with Ali Farahnakian
In addition to all these shows, Wednesday nights would also sporadically host fundraisers, performer showcases, and student shows.
Former Hosts
For approximately two years, Super Free Wednesday was hosted by these performers:
- J Hobart B (2006-2007)
- Desiree Nash & Abigoliah Schamaun (2007)
- J Hobart B/Phil Wells and Sarah Lowe/Stephen Soroka (on alternating weeks in 2007)
- Pete LePage & Taren Sterry (2008)
- Alex Farlow & Mandy Schmieder (2008)
- Meg Griffiths & Chris Griggs (2008)
In September 2008, The PIT retired the host segments from the schedule entirely.