Get ready for five nights of unscripted brilliance as Colony Fest returns to Planet Ant! This annual improv tournament brings together some of Metro Detroit’s sharpest and most daring improv troupes for a week-long comedy showdown. Each night, new teams take the stage, and the audience decides who advances to the grand finale.
Nightly Showdowns: From June 10–13, multiple improv teams perform.
Each competing troupe will be given 20 minutes to perform.
The performance times, Tuesday through Friday:
7:30PM
7:50PM
8:10PM
8:30PM
8:50PM
9:10PM
Audience Choice: At the end of each preliminary night, anyone with a ticket votes for their favorite troupe to advance to the final night.
Each audience selected troupe will perform on Saturday, June 14th for an audience that includes a panel of Planet Ant selected judges who will select the final winner.
The winning troupe will receive a “FABULOUS, FABULOUS PRIZE!”
Their own original show at Planet Ant running Friday, October 10th through Saturday, October 25.
They will be guided and directed by seasoned Improv director, teacher, and performer, DAVE DAVIES!
Show Director: Dave Davies
Dave has been an improviser/actor for over 25 years. He has performed professionally on several stages throughout the Detroit Metro area, and internationally from Canada to Puerto Rico. He also has extensive experience teaching improv at several different venues.
His teaching has additionally extended to include several corporate workshops throughout the United States and many Detroit Public School children through the Detroit Creativity Project. Additionally, he is an adjunct instructor at WSU where he teaches theatre and improv.
Dave is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and can be seen in movies including A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Restitution, Needlestick, Lifetime channel’s Last Man Standing, and the final episode of Detroiters.
$10 per night.
Only ticketed audience members may vote
Tickets coming soon
Planet Ant SUMMER BLOWOUT!
Sunday, May 18th
Monday Night Improv
Monday, May 19th
Form Team Show
Thursday, May 22nd
There is a $30* non-refundable registration fee for each troupe payable upon finalizing your signed-up time slot. Choice of time slot is first come first served.
*Online registration is not available until AFTER May 23rd.
The registration fee increases to $40 at that time.
Online registrations can be submitted by email to colonyfest@planetant.com
