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Mishmash! began when Karin Karlander von Schmeling asked Susan Kaessinger to put on an improv show for the Douglaston Arts Festival and Susan said "only if you're in it!"  So after many years, Karin pulled out her oil can, greased her improv joints and returned to the improv stage along with Susan's former troupe-mates Ross Rubin, from the P.I.T.'s musical improv house team MC Hammerstein and Mark Hoglund from Script Tease, as well as Karla Chandler, Jason Delo--dedicated and skilled improvisors who Susan met when they took her classes. We recently acquired another former troupe-mate from MC Hammerstein, Mike Rose, as well as Don James who wowed us at our auditions. 
 
We had so much fun and got such a great audience response that we decided to keep it going.  We love improv in all its forms, so we do a "mishmash" of short form, long form and musical improv.  We are currently developing our own unique musical formats as well as long form formats to be presented in upcoming shows.
 
David Broome is our wonderful pianist, and we've also had the pleasure of working with Amir Koshrowpour, John Zych, Noel Katz and Brian Wecht.
 
Come join us for some fun and hilarity as we weave tales and Broadway-style musicals based on your suggestions.
We do it all: short-form, long-form and musical improv.
Mishmash!
Show Schedule
 
Sunday
May 8th, 8:00 pm
*
Benefit for Japan
Improv, Music & Comedy
The Parkside Lounge
317 East Houston St.
New York, NY
 
Sunday
May 15th, 6:30 pm
*
The Scrimmage
The Creek and
the Cave
10-93 Jackson Avenue
LIC, NY
*FREE*
Visiting Team TBA
 
Thursday, June 2nd
7 pm
*
The Williams Residence
720 West End Ave.
Free to residents and their guests
 
 
Sunday
June 12th, 6:30 pm
*
The Scrimmage
The Creek and
the Cave
10-93 Jackson Avenue
LIC, NY
*FREE*
Visiting Team TBA
 
Sunday
July 10th, 6:30 pm
*
The Scrimmage
The Creek and
the Cave
10-93 Jackson Avenue
LIC, NY
*FREE*
Visiting Team TBA
 
Sunday
August 14th, 6:30 pm
*
The Scrimmage
The Creek and
the Cave
10-93 Jackson Avenue
LIC, NY
*FREE*
Visiting Team TBA
 
August 19th - 21st
*
2011 Comedy
Improv Throwdown
The Comedy Zone
Harrisburg, PA
We were last year's semi finalists and we're hoping to go further this year!
 
September 25th
(rain date Oct. 2nd)
*
Douglaston Arts
Festival
Along 235th Street
in Douglaston, Queens
Arts, Crafts, Music, Theater, Food
Interested in learning improv?
Would you like to book Mishmash! at your venue or your event?
 
Contact:
Susan Kaessinger
improv@improvetc.com
718-965-9896
Classes
Private Coaching
Mishmash! was a semi-finalist in the 2010 Improv Comedy Throwdown competition in Harrisburg, PA, and we're going back this year to see if we can go even further this time!
 
Come to our monthly show The Scrimmage at The Creek and the Cave.  The Home Team, Mishmash!, and a Visiting Team team battle it out for points and a prize!  Stories, scenes, improv games and musicals will be made up on the spot and based on your suggestions.  Come join the fun! 
 
Upcoming Dates: Sundays, May 15th, June 12th, July 10th at 6:30 pm.