 | Alpha Beta Soup We are Alpha Beta Soup. We are the ones that make swear words in your alphabet soup. We are the ones that make the clouds look like your high school sweetheart that left you for the quarterback. We are the old friends that hide in your perifial vision. We are the monsters under the bed. We are Alpha Beta Soup.
Fighting Style: The lost art of the letter "Q"
Signature Move: The spoon-hammer
Cast: Greg Blank, Drew Guilino, Zard Snodgrass
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 | Best Served Cold Why do bad things happen to good people? Who knows. But when bad things happen to bad people, more bad things happen. Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on... but revenge is a dish Best Served Cold.
Fighting Style: Bitter
Signature Move: The Cold Shoulder
Motto: You've been Served
Cast: Matt Berman, Lee Blaser, Jamie Lantinen
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 | Bridezilla Blurb describing your show or team. 100 words or less. What's that, you don't like seafoam and chartreuse? Since when is Grandma allergic to both chicken and fish?? The DJ doesn't have ANY Sinatra other than Nancy??? SHUT IT. This is hell on earth and shit rolls downhill, so suck it up! THIS IS MY DAY!!!
Fighting Style: Equal parts emipre and princess with a splash of mermaid.
Signature Move: A regifted toaster oven to the babymaker.
Motto: Don't. Fuck. With. Her.
Cast: Allegra Baider, Michael Harris, Alan Meyers
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 | D.U.P.E.D. D.U.P.E.D. is a place where nothing is what it seems. Somebody knows something others don’t, the tables can turn faster than a trick in an alleyway, and just when you think you’ve figured it out - THINK AGAIN. You’ve just been D.U.P.E.D.
Cast: Steve Heaton, Dewey Nelson, Richie Pepio
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 | Danimal and the Two-Tone Bastards We hate Rick Springfield! He knew we've been waiting to play our 25th HS reunion, and he steals our gig. So we decided to throw our own 25th reunion, but it took us a while to plan it, so now holding the official Ike and Tina HS Class of '84 26th Reunion. During one of our set breaks while drinking wine coolers behind the bleachers like we used to, we remembered the old time capsule we buried during the set break of our Senior Prom gig, man those were crazy times. Oh, and that douche licker Rick Springfield isn't invited!
Fighting Style: Wine cooler-induced retrograde
Signature Move: Brat-pack rebellion finely aged by broken dreams and jealousy
Motto: Rick Springfield SUCKS!
Cast: Dan "Mr. Roboto" Cummings, Joe "Yoko Ono" Donnelly, Kevin "You bent my Wookie" Gauthier Special Thanks: Bruce Dickerson, Ashley Whitehurst
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 | Darwin's Apprentice The French Revolution. The Battle of Gettysburg. The Shackleton Expedition. All would have ended very differently if Darwin's Apprentice hadn't shown up in a slightly unreliable wayback machine to save the day, and then sing about it. FACEBOOK Darwin's Apprentice
Fighting Style: Cultural Relativism
Signature Move: The Awkward Introduction
Motto: History. Science. Intrigue. Unrequited Love. Now with a brass section.
Cast: Brian Clarke, Susanne Bard, Seth Arenstein
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| DC Metro Hobo Puppet Show We have fur. We have no legs. We prefer to talk it out. We may need a stick to move our hands but don't think we can't open a can of whoop ass.
Fighting Style: Family-friendly, but watch out. One of us has Tourettes.
Signature Move: We stick our hand up your butt and make you talk.
Cast: Zach Walls, Lisa Austin, Katie Jett Walls
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 | Dear Sally Dear Sally is an offshoot of the troupe Sincerely Frank, exploring deeper and more personal themes of unrequited love, heartbreak, and awkwardness. Before quitting their jobs and becoming full-time traveling improvisers, Dr. Alex Remington, Prof. Jamie Bingner, and Father John Lindstedt were part-time, stationary improvisers with no other professional affiliation.A night with Dear Sally is an unforgettable emotional experience.
Fighting Style: Mind-bending story structure
Signature Move: The "Ah-ha!" Moment
Motto: Don't be afraid to cry. Be worried if you don't.
Cast: Alex Remington, Jamie Bingner, John Lindstedt
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 | DEATH FROM ABOVE Death Form Above looks for one thing in life, and the one thing is RESPECT. Oh and one other thing to, a good hot pastrami sandwich. Not one from a chain restaurant, but from a local merchant. Because we are for the common man.
Fighting Style: What's that behind you?
Move: Down and to the left.
Motto: You going to eat that?
Cast: Clay Foltz, Colleen McKenna, Austen Villemez
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 | Doozie Why hello there! Delighted to see you--just terribly delighted!
Say, fancy a drink? You look a little dry. There, now. Isn't that better?
Swell party, isn't it? We should say so. Oh, we did say so, didn't we? Well how about that! We're absolutely charmed that you've come.
Fighting Style: Endless Banter
Signature Move: the Humdinger
Motto: Well How Do You Like That?
Cast: David Johnson, Greer Smith, Mark Chalfant
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 | George Donnelly Sunset League When three lawn bowling enthusiasts lost their lucrative product endorsement deals, their entire league collapsed. Out on the street, they turned to the only other thing they knew how to do - make another league.
Cast: Sarah Donnelly, Vic Issitude, Stephanie Svec
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 | Ghost Town A townful of characters.
Fighting Style: First, stabbing with words. Then, just stabbing.
Signature Move: Tumbleweed!
Motto: We would totally vote for you if we could.
Cast: Mike Bass, Katie Dufresne, Rich Nymang
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 | Goddammit, Mother! Exposing family secrets has never been this much fun: Turns out, the Joneses are just as dysfunctional as you are. They just have better landscaping and a bigger flat screen TV.
Fighting Style: Guilt trips. Yelling. Five rounds of Pictionary on Family Game Night.
Signature Move: Unrelenting public shaming.
Motto: Blood is thicker... and more corrosive... than water.
Cast: Archie Cubarrubia, Sean Ellis, Sarah Winston
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 | Grumpy Old Ladies Remember the Prom? Homecoming? Mildred's cheating third husband? How about her fourth? Well, we do. Careening careers, incarcerated children, bad prom dresses, bad husbands, bad backs, and real bad illnesses that allow us to meet and greet at funerals-- nothing is sacred. Life has been long and full of experiences. Watch as we biddies go for the throat, even as we're paying our respects. Because we're Grumpy Old Ladies, and our friends die.
Fighting Style: Fast and Furious
Signature Move: Cynical Genuflexion
Motto: Our Friends Die, Presumably So Will We
Cast: Jaime Fearer, Stacey Higgins, Lia Kvatum
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 | Jack Murphy Over 200,000.00 babies are born everyday. Only 1 will grow to be Jack Murphy.
Fighting Style: Honesty and Integrity
Signature Move: Glory
Motto: Ceade Mile Failte
Cast: Ken Hays, Greg Tindale, Joe Uchno. Muse: Sean Murphy
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 | Jive Turkey Jive Turkey Is a unique blend of spices blended together to create a mouthwatering taste for the senses. Or some might say, we are three people who get together and get our improv on when we're not slaving away at the heels of our oppressive jobs and sad little lives. The first thing sounds better though. Sounds like a gourmet pizza. Yeah a pizza.
Fighting Style: A three pronged attacked. Malleable Plasticity, Gale force winds and the Hammer of the Gods. Molding, Moving and Smashing all in their path.
Signature Move: Crowd Control. Complete and utter control.
Motto: The protectors of Hell's Kitchen
Cast: Joe Randazzo, Chris Ulrich and Stephanie Anderson
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 | Jon and Kate plus Dave Jon and Kate met in 2008 and decided to start their own improv troupe shortly thereafter. Unfortunately they were unable to recruit any partners, much to their disappointment. But after turning to modern player-getting treatments, along came Dave Becker. Talk about a handfull! In April 2009 it was reported that Jon was involved with a number of other troupes, which he insists is "baloney and none of your business." Both Jon and Kate have admitted that they are unsure where their troupe is headed, but stress that they are both devoted to Dave, and that won’t change. FACEBOOK
Fighting Style: Down & Dirty, plus Dastardly
Signature Move: The John Hancock
Motto: No matter what happens between us, we still care very much about YOU.
Cast: Jon Milstein, Katie Dunn, David Becker
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 | Knecht Ruprecht You better watch out. He knows when you are sleeping. He also knows when you're awake. But he ain't Santa -- he's Santa's evil sidekick, Knecht Ruprecht. If you're bad, Knecht Ruprecht takes back the toys you got last year. According to tradition, Knecht Ruprecht asks children whether they can pray. If they can, they receive apples, nuts, and gingerbread. If they cannot, he beats the children with his bag of ashes. So the question is: Can you pray?
Fighting Style: Self Righteous, Medieval German.
Signature Move: Beating you with a bag of ashes.
Motto: You better watch out. I'm telling you why.
Cast: Karen Lange, Jules Duffy, Pat Landers
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 | Le Pétomane These aren't run of mill fart jokes. Le Petoname is a sophisticated show that unravels the trials, tribulations, and triumphs we have all experienced. Le Petoname displays the contradictions of everyday life where fart jokes seem to permeate day-to-day interactions constantly. If you have been feeling bunched up by the snow, then a sweet ass Le Petoname is all you need to release the demon that is laughter…
Fighting Style: Spontaneous Combustion mixed with Shaolin Long-Fist
Signature Move: Double under-tuck brain-suck mixed with a Jersey Shore Fist Pump…
Motto: Your mom!
Cast: Peter Bergen, Nick Morgan, Justus
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 | M&M&M's M&M&M's greatest joy is improv. We love it. It's just unfortunate that other teams need to be disappointed as a result. Best of luck to every other team, we look forward to defeating all of you at the championship.
Fighting Style: Three person speed improv.
Signature Move: Tobasco Tagout
Cast: Mike Colucciello, Max Lambertson, and Murphy McHugh
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 | MASTERPIECE As you mill about before the show, we invite you to seize a paintbrush, wield a crayon or brandish your lipstick and contribute to a work of audience-generated art. The unveiling of your freshly bespattered masterpiece before our unsuspecting eyes will catapult us into a montage of scenes inspired by the themes and emotions it evokes.
Fighting Style: Bouthaus
Signature Move: The Basquisquat
Motto: Everything starts from a dot
Cast: Ben Willman, Dan O’Neil, Stewart Walsh
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 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Gather 'round the campfire for some tall tales, long yarns, and beans eaten straight from a can.
Fighting Style: Rode hard and put up wet.
Signature Move: The Cow Poke.
Motto: Never drop your gun to hug a grizzly.
Cast: Topher Bellavia, Tyler Korba, Molly Murchie
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 | Menorah Sailboat People of the sullen seas.
Beware this brood, beware of these.
Comes from the land of Milwaukee,
Long Island Empire, and Rock-V.
This brood will take you from the Earth
and guide you past your clouded birth.
Then they will grab you by the throat
and lead you to the world of Menorah Sailboat.
Fighting Style: Nautical Nonsense
Signature Move: The Candles in the Wind (also known as the "octuple eye-gouge")
Quote: "To all the little Menorahmaniacs out there: train your hardest, say your prayers, take your vitamins, and believe in yourself----IF YA SMELL WHAT THE 'BOAT IS COOKIN'."
Cast: Mike Barics, Michael Black, Brian Fishbach
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 | Monster Manual Monster Manual makes fantasies come alive. But not in a good way. More in a I've-got-my-2-liter-of-Dew-and-a-handful-of-polyhedral-dice sort of way.More in a pass-the-funyons-I'm-starving sort of way. More in a if-I-make-this-roll-I-totally-get-this-chick sort of way.c.
Fighting Style: Classic hack-and-slash.
Signature Move: The critical hit
Motto: "Roll a humor check." "I make it." "The audience laughs."
Cast: Bradford Frese, Eric Krupski, John Windmueller
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| More Horn Rolling Music More Horn Rolling Music is comprised of 3 really nice people. You should totally vote for them based on their niceness alone. They are also quite good-looking. That should win them some votes too, don't you think? In their spare time, Rob Rolling is a hilarious stand-up, Clara Morris is just great at writing jokes, and DJ Horne is an actor and poet extraordinaire. In the winter of 2010, they decided to branch out and try their hand at a new form of self-expression. No, not modern dance (though they're looking into it), rather, they entered Anna Trester's level 1A improv class. The rest is history. Nice, good-looking history."
Cast: Clara Morris, DJ Horne, Rob Rolling
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 | Mother's Finger Come on in! Something to drink? There’s water, Diet Coke, Crangrape, Jack Daniels... You sure? Hang on, lemme grab the paper. (My cat took it.) I wrote the BEST blurb for us. You’re gonna LOVE it. (Weasley, come here!) It captures our essence. (STUPID CAT!) It's got that whole effervescent, childlike quality to it, but still has world-weary, biting wit. (**oof**) FIST is a big deal, and you have to rope people in before the show even starts. (Kitty want noms?!) It's awesome, because people will be laughing before we even start. (GOTCHA!) Shit. It’s totally shredded. Now what?
Fighting Style: Your darkest deeds come alive again.
Signature Move: Guilt.
Motto: Bless me Mother, for I have sinned...
Cast: Derek Chan, Mike Coe, Maggie Dempsey
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 | Mystery Ink We solve mysteries - we won't know who done it till we do it!
Fighting Style: A little bit of Sherlock, a lot of Scooby, and a good dose of Jerry Orbach.
Signature Move: "It was YOU!"
Cast: Amanda Barber, Laura Frese, John Robitaille
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 | Operation ABACUS In 1999, a crack team of top members of the Canadian military was formed. Their mission: to restore order and insure continuity of services in the event of a Y2K disaster. In 2000, their team was disbanded by the government because of a disaster that never occurred. Today, they're in search of a problem to solve. It might be yours.
Fighting Style: Hardcore Strategic Problem Solving
Signature Move: Elaborate Preparation Punch / Flying Standby Kick combo
Motto: We got ya covered, eh?
Cast: Brian Coleman, Michelle Guardino Swaney, Mark Pagan
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 | Orwell, Oh Well, LOL Because what's a little totalitarianism among friends? For all those who have read 1984 and thought, "Yes, that's what I want," we present a unique opportunity. These three proles offer you a glimpse into a world complete with your greatest desire. Thoughtcrime? Shmoughtcrime. Newspeak? Shmewspeak. Get comfortable: the clock is striking thirteen.
Fighting Style: A little song, a little dance, a little torture at the hands of the Ministry of Love down your pants
Signature Move: The Old Major Mash
Motto: . . . but some improvisers are more equal than others.
Cast: Laurie Kauffman, Danielle Solof, Curtis Raye. Directed by: Phil Anderson
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| Parlez-vous French Horn We are lawyers, scientists, musicians, actors, hockey players, rollers skaters and TV aficionados. Growing up almost 6,000 miles apart, we speak a complex language that can only be understood through improv.
Fighting Style: Angry Bostonian
Signature Move:The Akbar
Cast: Ligia Abreu, Matthew Connolly, Kyle Brown
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 | Petshop Boys The Petshop Boys cannot be described. They are not a thing, but a state of mind. Not a person or a place. Not animal, vegetable, or mineral.They are an adjective not a noun. They are the feeling you get when you first fall in love. The glory that comes when you are victorious. The rush you get when you realize that sometimes being bad has never felt so good. The only word that can really catch the essence of the Petshop Boys: Petshopboylike.
Cast: Drew Brew, Leslie, Tony
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 | Pickle Optional Remember that one time you were at the deli and you ordered a turkey sandwich, and the guy behind the counter kept asking you if you wanted a dill, but he had an accent so it sounded like, "You want a deal?" but then you realized what he said and it was funny and you shared a laugh? We do.
Fighting Style: Fast, Furious and Fisical
Signature Move: Holding the Mayo
Motto: Veritas, Per Caseus
Cast: Prescott Gaylord, Heather Moyer, James McGarvey (all rep'in the Baltimore Improv Group)
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 | Plan B It's 12:59am on a Saturday night. Plan B hopes you're acting responsibly. Nothing ruins a lazy Sunday morning like a sob in the shower.
Fighting Style: Noncommittal
Signature Move: The Mutterance Motto: I got this. |
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 | Ralph Waldo Emerson's Wet Dream Ideal improvisation transcends the physical and empirical and is only realized through an individual's intuition, rather than through the doctrines of established theater. "Nnnnghh....Jizz..!"
Fighting Style: Transcendentalism
Signature Move: High Consciousness
Motto: Only Action Can Ignite Inspiration
Cast: Michael Bird, David Sewell, Stuart Scotten
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 | Red Dragon Fighting Style: Szechuan
Signature move: The Egg Drop
Motto: No MSG
Cast: Jessica Brodkin, Julie Jebo, Kristin Horgen
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 | Sophie's Random Selection Between the innocent, the romantic, the sensual, and the unthinkable. There are still some things we have yet to imagine.
Fighting Style: Grasping at Straws.
Signature Move: Reply All
Motto: Fidem scit; Stercus accidit.
Cast: Nick Bourke, Lizzie Nolan, Goli Samimi
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 | The Coven The Coven will make you laugh until your head spins. Then they'll turn you into a toad.
Fighting Style: Black Magic
Signature Move: The Salem Slammer
Motto: Toil and trouble, bitches
Cast: Catherine Deadman, Cara Hayes, Karin Hammerberg
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 | The Flea Sisters There's nothing better than performing on the road with your family! And no matter the obstacles, bad decisions, or crazy lapses in judgment, you know that your family loves you just as you are. Spend some time with the Flea Sisters as they spread their sunshine glow for you! What could possibly go wrong? The Flea Sisters have a song in their hearts, and they hope you sing along.
Fighting Style: The Gilded Lily
Signature Move: 23 Skidoo
Motto: Walk softly, and carry a big shtick
Cast: Liz Demery, Justin Purvis, Ashley Whitehurst
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 | The Undersigned Three guys, 12 minutes, one goal: truth. Okay, really we just want to make you laugh. We have a deep desire to be liked. Even if you don't laugh, it'll be enough for us to know that you didn't hate us. We can't ask for more than that. So, at our core, three psychologically damaged men (some of us young men) who seek to find in comedy what we lost in love.
Fighting Style: Beautiful and elegant. Everyone likes beauty, right?
Signature move: Camouflage bear trap Sweep the leg. Weep. Repeat.
Motto: Calm before the swarm
Cast: Doug Donovan, Chad Goodroad, Andrew Schaffer
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 | Tone-Definitely, Maybe Three improvisers. Three-plus songs. One awesome show. Tone-Definitely, Maybe is a semi-musical, all-improvised romantic comedy. Come tell us about your special someone and we'll act out your love life...with an extra dose of romance, a few twists of fate, and wacky made up songs! Because some romances are just too epic for spoken words alone, Markitech will be providing a soundtrack for the show. Will Kate and Rob work through their issues and live happily ever after? Or does fate have other plans? Come find out!
Fighting Style: You oughta know
Signature Move: Giving you a dose of our bad medicine
Motto: Love hurts!
Cast: Kate Bell, Rob Davis, Mark Miller Coach: Scott Palmer.
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