Blog - Highwire Improv

An Elephant in the Room

April 28, 2021

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…

We’re On Our Way to 501(c)(3)!

April 26, 2021

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…

Announcing Our Third Season!

April 26, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 26, 2021Contact: Highwire Improv at highwireimprov@gmail.com Baltimore’s Highwire Improv Ready for Third Season Baltimore-based Highwire Improv will open its third season of virtual programming on Monday, May 3, with nearly 80 groups…

On the March Madness Feedback

March 20, 2021

Hello Highwire Community, Thank you for your candid feedback regarding our decision to include and endorse Matt Besser as a special guest judge for the final match of the March Madness of Improv festival. Listening…

What Happens When There’s a Problem?

March 10, 2021

Hello everyone! Last week we removed the video recording and post for an improv set that appeared on our channel, in response to feedback about the content of the set and our subsequent review. We…

Announcing Community Training with Hollaback!

February 23, 2021

As part of our continued investment in community work towards anti-racism and anti-oppression, Highwire Improv is excited to announce two training programs to be delivered by the amazing team at Hollaback! Using Implicit Bias Training…

Fridays are for Black Improv

January 31, 2021

It needs to be that easy – Fridays are for Black improv. Highwire Improv is a Baltimore organization. For those of us who know us only online, Baltimore, Maryland is one of the Blackest cities…

Why Have A Conflict of Interest Policy?

October 9, 2020

Part of Highwire Improv’s series ‘Important Stuff Most People Find Boring’ The internet is surprisingly full with websites and forums discussing conflict-of-interest policies for non-profit organizations (like Highwire Improv). There are three reasons for this:…

Use of Submission Data

October 9, 2020

Note: this blog post has been codified into a policy page, and the most up-to-date version of the Use of Submission Policy appears on the Policies page. This blog post is being kept up for…