Off Key Takes New York City
We're Off Key Improv, and musical improv is our thing! We perform completely improvised musicals where the music, songs, characters and plot are entirely made up on the spot, all inspired by an audience-suggested title.
We've been performing musical improv in and around Vancouver, BC, since 2012 at local venues and festivals, and have been working tremendously hard to improve our skills and gain a following. But the improv community in Vancouver remains a small one, and a group focusing on musical improv was practically unheard of before we came along.
So where does a musical improv group from Vancouver go to take its next step towards international superstardom? NEW YORK CITY!!! We at Off Key Improv are tremendously excited to have been selected to perform at the New York Musical Improv Festival this October – an unbelievable opportunity for us to collaborate with other musical improvisers, to show the world what we've created, and to take our craft to the next level. Imagine, an entire festival dedicated to exclusively musical improv!
What We Need & What You Get
But, NYC is a fair distance away, and it's not easy for us artists to get there. We're hoping you can help us out, and in return we're looking forward to sharing our artistic talents with you!
We are aiming to raise $5,000 before the beginning of the festival on October 16, 2014, to help cover the travel costs of 12 improvisers and musicians. Our airfare alone will exceed this amount, and NYC isn't cheap, but when combined with the funds we can put together, your contributions can help make this possible.
And of course we have perks! We're artists, and there's nothing we love more than sharing our talents with the world. Some of our performers are highly experienced teachers of music and improv comedy, so if you're an improviser, come learn musical improv from us. If you enjoy improv, we'd love to improvise a song for you. And if you'd just like to help out, we have options for you too.
Other Ways You Can Help
- Come see us at the Vancouver International Improv Festival on October 7, 2014, and at Pacific Theatre in Vancouver during their 2014-15 theatre season
- Tell your friends about us
- Share a link to our campaign on your social media accounts
- Visit our webpage at www.offkeyimprov.com
- Like us on Facebook
- Follow us on Twitter
Who We Are
Off Key Improv is made up of the following talented performers:
- Jennifer Pielak (Director and improviser)
- Peter Abando (Musical Director and pianist)
- Mitch Boliszczuk
- Alison Chisholm
- Kasia Gabinska
- Julia Lank
- Jamieson McCormack
- Sam Mitchell
- Matthew Simmons
- Evan Thompson (guitarist)
- Timothy Pielak (guest performer, harmonica)
- Byron Abando (guest performer, percussion)
Our Perks:
Check out our awesome perks to find out what WE can do for YOU!
$15 - Postcard from NYC
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$35 - Musical Improv Workshop
Join Jen and Peter for a musical improv workshop! Regardless of your improv level or singing background, this will be a melodious afternoon you won't soon forget.
$50 - Build-A-Song
Give us any word, name or phrase & we'll film you a personal song, improvised on the spot, based on your suggestion! ![]()
$150 - Song-O-Gram
What better way to tell someone you care than with a troupe of random improvisors, showing up to sing them an impromptu personalized song?! Like this one, we made for Indiegogo:
*limited to within the Greater Vancouver Area.
