The Incidentalists – Improv

Hooray for excellent improv! I could tell from the very beginning that this wasn’t going to be a «standard» improv experience — the group made their entrance with the lights down low, singing an improvised, atonal chant.
It’s a fairly large group of performers, but they’re all clearly very comfortable with each other. Individually, they were all confident and able — good singing/​voices/​physical comedy, great commitment to each other in keeping the ball in the air, and all with a sense of restraint (it seemed) about keeping the story in motion rather than going for the punchline. These performers are clearly very interested in character and storytelling, which I really appreciated.
The first half of the show was a series of short scenes that incorporated audience suggestions, and that were done in a particular style, and all were extremely hilarious.
The second half was a single long sketch that developed over several scenes that initially didn’t seem to be connected. It had all the tension of a high-​wire act, with the hilarious relief of watching it ultimately come together.
Highly recommended.