Free Improv Musical Performance by iMusical

What’s going to happen when iMusical takes the stage? No one is sure yet, including the actors since they will be improvising a live musical on the spot based on audience suggestions.
The performance, which is part of the City of Takoma Park’s Takoma Park Arts series, is free and no tickets or reservations are required. Seating is first come first served.

Based at the Washington Improv Theater, iMusical has performed at the Kennedy Center, theater spaces across the D.C. area, and comedy festivals in Philadelphia and New York. Founding director Travis Ploeger created the improv group in 2006 after moving from New York City to D.C.
“I wanted to create an improvised musical not to satirize the genre but to celebrate it, having warmth and poignancy as well as comedy,” Ploeger said.

At the beginning of a performance, the group of actors will ask a question to the audience and receive suggestions usually related to a theme for the show. Then they will improvise a musical on the spot with piano accompaniment.

“Since I’ve been doing this show since 2006, we’ve had hundreds of audience suggestions, and it all becomes a blur after a while,” Ploeger said. “The most memorable audience suggestion for me generally is from the last performance we did!”

Limited parking is available in the police station parking lot, Piney Branch Elementary School, or on neighboring streets.

The Takoma Park Arts series includes free concerts, theater, art exhibitions, film screenings, and other events organized by the City of Takoma Park’s Arts and Humanities Division. You can learn more about our upcoming events and sign up for our e-newsletter at takomaparkmd.gov/arts.