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Faith-based Improv and Sketch Festival Announced for October
In the hub of American improv and sketch, organizers of the inaugural PureFest saw a need to give faith-based teams a festival.
Registration is now open for PureFest, the inaugural Christian improv and sketch festival, which will be hosted in Lockport, Ill., at Cross Point Church on October 6, 2018. The first ever improv and sketch festival for faith-based teams will provide a showcase for the performing arts in the church.
Like similar improv and sketch festivals hosted in Chicago, PureFest will provide a stage, platform, and community for the talented groups with a root in faith. Applications to be a part of this event are being taken now through Friday, August 31. Teams will be notified of their acceptance and time slot by September 1.
“I am truly looking forward to building our community of believers in the performing arts,” said Dave Ebert, the creator of the first ever Christian improv and sketch fest. “Chicago is the American hub for improv and sketch, so why not offer a showcase, and also build the community of, teams that perform improv and sketch? But, let’s also do so for a higher purpose. We believe that such teams can be just as good as their secular counterparts.”
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HaHaMen Improv and Sketch Comedy Troupe will be hosting the event. HaHaMen have been featured on Moody Radio and are working to promote improv, sketch, and all creative arts within the church. HaHaMen has performed at fundraisers and community events since its founding in 2013.
All church-based drama ministries, as well as independent groups, are encouraged to apply. The improv and sketch performance does not have to contain a message or be Scriptural in nature. The performances are required to be clean and safe for all ages, and the teams performing must have a foundation in faith.
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“We also want teams to know that we are not requiring everyone to perform comedy,” added Ebert. “There is so much more to improv and sketch than comedy, though that is the overwhelming majority. We want to encourage all teams to submit and be a part.”
For more information and to apply to be a part of this event, visit PureFest.org, or email info@PureFest.org.
