left to right: Russ Feder, Gary Berard, Danielle Trzcinski, Jon Marballi, Anjeanette Stokes, Mike Kuplic, Rebekah Bentley, Martin Sugar | credit: Bentley McBentleson
We are thrilled to learn that we have been accepted to perform at the NYC Improv Festival at The PIT in March!!
The Garys are…
… a team of eight NYC-based long-form improvisers who met in 2009 while training at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Collectively, members have studied improv, sketch and theatre at The Magnet (NYC), Second City (Chicago), BMI, and with teachers from iO (Chicago). We have performed at venues all over NYC as well as at the Boston Improv Festival, The Providence Improv Festival and, most recently, the Del Close Marathon.
In May of 2011, we produced and hosted The Garathon, a highly successful elimination-style, sixteen-team improv tournament at The Tank in New York City. We are delighted to be directed by Will Storie of UCBT-NY Harold teams Raynard and The Bishop.
The team’s latest project, Overtime:NSFW runs regularly at The Tank (151 West 46th St) and consists of a series of improvised scenes inspired by an audience member interview about the thing we all love to hate: work!
If you are interested in booking The Garys in an upcoming show in the northeast or on your college campus, please contact us here or email us directly at meetthegarys (at) gmail (dot) com.
Overtime:NSFW
Does your boss make awkward and inappropriate jokes constantly? Do you have a co-worker who loudly argues with his wife over the phone all day? Have you had a memorable or unique job experience? The Garys would be delighted to meet you!
Overtime: NSFW is a new show at The Tank Theatre, produced and hosted by The Garys, where an audience member interview about a past or present job inspires a series of improvised scenes.
The show will continue throughout 2012 each month on select Thursday evenings at 7:30pm.
Show Schedule
- OVERTIME: NSFW
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7:30p
- The Tank, 151 West 46th St., 8th floor, NYC
- $5 cash at the door
- The Garys with stand-up comedian Steve Cronin who tweets from @iconSteveCronin. Check back for final show details!
- NYC Improv Festival
- March 21-24, 2012, showtimes TBD
- The PIT, 123 East 24th St., NYC
- The Garys and loads of great teams from all over the country. Check the lineup here.
- OVERTIME: NSFW
- Thursday, March 29, 2012, 7:30p
- The Tank, 151 West 46th St., 8th floor, NYC
- $5 cash at the door
- The Garys with Adam Wade, record 17-time Moth Story Slam Champion, and Funkle Todd, a wildly talented group of six female improvisers!
- Indie Team Cagematch
- Sunday, April 22, 2012, 7:30p
- UCB Theatre East, 153 East 3rd St., NYC
- $5 cash at the door
- The Garys with D5. Remaining lineup TBD!
Festival Schedule