Announcing the 1 Day Comedy Festival!

Try Improv, Sketch Writing, Standup, and Musical Comedy at the 1 Day Comedy Festival!

Seacoast-Area Instructors Offer Workshops for All Levels During This Full-Day of Skill Building and Community Connection

Kittery, ME – Learn, laugh, and level up your comedy skills at the 1 Day Comedy Festival at the Kittery Community Center on Saturday, May 10!

Instructors from around the Seacoast community will teach a variety of workshops for all levels from 10am-5pm. Try your hand at improv, sketch writing, standup, and musical comedy. 

End the day with a fun open improv jam, and enjoy a showcase performance featuring some of the instructors from the day. 

Choose from the following workshops:

10am-1pm: Creating Characters – Harry Prichett teaches the foundation of creating truthful, authentic characters in this improv workshop. 

10am-1pm: Couch to Mic (Condensed) – Stephanie Lazenby explains how you can transform moments from your life into stand-up in this condensed stand-up comedy workshop. 

12-2pm: Musical Improv Crash Course – Tyler Paterson offers tips and tricks to combine music and comedy in this musical improv workshop. 

12-2pm: The Art of Failing Gloriously (Beginner) – Julia Doucette explores the foundational skill of unlocking your creativity in this beginner-friendly improv workshop. 

1-5pm: From Premise to Final Draft – Ian MacDonald and Chad Moore teach the formats and techniques to help you take an idea to a final sketch in this sketch writing workshop.

1-4pm: Meanwhile: Strong Characters Over Time – Jacqueline Martell applies the “Meanwhile” format to help you tell cohesive stories, build characters, and make smart edits in this improv comedy workshop.

2-5pm: Feel the Beat: Rhythm in Musical Improv – Seth Waters explores rhythm in musical improv in this beginner-friendly musical improv workshop.

2:30-4:30pm: Improv for Teens – Tyler Paterson teaches fundamental improv techniques in this beginner-friendly improv comedy workshop. 

5-6pm: Improv Jam – Members of the public are welcome to join a free, open improv jam led by the Seacoast’s premier improv comedy troupe Stranger Than Fiction. The jam is a great way to meet new people, expand your creativity, get out of your comfort zone, and laugh your socks off. 

7pm: Showcase Performance – Members of the public are invited to enjoy an evening of live comedy featuring performers and instructors from the 1 Day Comedy Festival workshops! Sit back and laugh as individuals showcase their skills in improv, sketch writing, standup, and musical comedy. Cash bar available. 

Tickets for the workshops, open improv jam, and the showcase performance are available at stfimprov.com/comedyfest. You can also purchase 1 Day Comedy Festival merch and learn more about the instructors and workshops. 

Reserve your spot for one or more workshops of your choice, and get ready to learn a lot and laugh a lot!

For more information about Stranger Than Fiction and upcoming shows, classes, workshops, and monthly open jams, visit stfimprov.com or follow the troupe on Instagram and Facebook.