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A few weeks ago, we announced that Highwire Improv is launching classes early next year. Alongside this, we are also launching a program that will consistently run alongside our classes, which is a teacher development program. We believe high quality instruction is its own skill that needs independent training, and we believe that high quality instruction is absolutely necessary to ensure a safe and enriching classroom environment. We posted briefly about this on social media and based on the initial response, wanted to provide a bit more detail and answer some common questions that came up! If you just want…

Hello Highwire Community! This month, in addition to our live community meetings, we're trying a short and sweet blog update for folks who can't make the live event or who don't want to watch a longform video! This is just the key info - as always, comment or email us if you have questions! COVID and Show Status As of September 6th, Baltimore City remains in medium status according to the CDC Community Risk levels, with a slightly lower case load compared to August 2022. At this time, in-person events remain ON, and are recommended for vaccinated individuals only. Two…

Hello Highwire Community! This month, in addition to our live community meetings, we're trying a short and sweet blog update for folks who can't make the live event or who don't want to watch a longform video! This is just the key info - as always, comment or email us if you have questions! COVID and Show Status As of August 7th, Baltimore City remains in medium status according to the CDC Community Risk levels, with a slightly higher case load compared to July 2022. At this time, in-person events remain ON, and are recommended for vaccinated individuals only. Two…

Hello Highwire Community!This month, in addition to our live community meetings, we're trying a short and sweet blog update for folks who can't make the live event or who don't want to watch a longform video! This is just the key info - as always, comment or email us if you have questions!COVID and Show Status As of July 2nd, Baltimore City remains in medium status according to the CDC Community Risk levels, with a similar case load as in May 2022. At this time, in-person events remain ON, and are recommended for vaccinated individuals only. Two key resources for…

Thank you to Mane n Tail, Whatever This Is and Hump Day Momentus for coming to Fat Bat Brewing in Hanover, Pa., for our first out-of-state show!

Thanks to everyone who came out, especially Topiary, Whatever This Is, David Bowie and intergalactic champions Cake Walk!

tl;dr - we're preparing for the return of outdoor shows (targeting April) and indoor shows and rehearsals (targeting May) but we're monitoring how things proceed over the next few weeks as mask mandates are lifted.About 7 months ago, with the rise of the Delta variant across the United States, we announced that we would be pressing pause on in-person shows at Highwire Improv. We made this decision based on three key factors: An increasing case rate (a 7-day rolling average of 696 cases per day in Maryland on August 8th).Uncertainty around Delta's impact on breakthrough cases for vaccinated individuals.The reinstatement…

Hello everyone, We have made the difficult decision to cancel Highwire Improv's indoor in-person shows for August, and suspend indoor shows until further notice.  Our documentation has been updated to reflect this, and we'll shortly make social media posts with a summary of the same information. Continue reading for some additional details about this decision and what to expect next.Current Production Status (as of post on 8-August-2021, see the above link for the most up-to-date info) Indoor Shows: SUSPENDEDOutdoor Shows: LIVE, RECOMMENDED ONLY FOR VACCINATED INDIVIDUALSOnline Shows: LIVE, RECOMMENDED FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS For Season 4, this means we have cancelled the following shows: August 14th…

Intro - Why Talk About this At All?Hello everyone!Recently, the Baltimore Improv Group (BIG) announced that they've hired Thomas Dotstry as their new Managing Director, which is exciting news for the improv community, especially in Baltimore. However, it also resurfaced some long-standing questions about improv in Baltimore and what that experience has been like, especially over the past year. It's also raised questions and speculation about Highwire - how do we feel about it, and how will we interact with BIG in the coming months.While these are difficult, awkward, nuanced conversations, they are exactly the sort of conversations we owe…

We have some very exciting organizational news to share (and maybe a few myths to bust, or at least clarify)!On Thursday, April 22nd, Highwire Improv formed its initiating board of directors, officers, and adopted our initial bylaws. Then on Saturday, April 24th, we submitted Form 1023, the application to become a Tax-Exempt Non-Profit organization (under the United States Internal Revenue Code). In the next 3-6 months, we'll find out if that application was accepted, as well as our status as a Public Charity.If that all sounds confusing... well it is. Let's walk through it all for a little bit of…