" includes sketches about the evolution of
lying , dying and crying over cigarettes..
"Monkey Trial + Error .263. or, You Say You Want an
Evolution " -- Thursdays 8:00 pm, Fridays and Saturdays 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm,
tickets $15-20.
Consumers can click the "Watch New Detroit Videos" on the home page of the
website, visitdetroit.

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"Detroit is known as a sports capital, and we have a rich cultural, music
and automotive heritage that makes our region an interesting destination for
visitors," says Larry Alexander, DMCVB president + CEO . The company
has been creating parodies, commercials and entertaining content for
television , radio and the Internet since 1996.

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"These videos do a
great job presenting a balanced picture of what the city has to offer.

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. "College Smackdown" -- Fridays at
midnight, $7.

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or, You Say You Want an Evolution.
Improv Asylum has performed over 3,000 shows for over 500,000 people ,
making audiences laugh some 25 million times.

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"Monkey Trial + Error . The videos are
designed to present Detroit in a compelling way that converts website viewers
to visitors who make the trip , plan more activities, stay longer, and spend
more money. According to Erik Hastings, "The real stars of the videos are the
people who live in, visit and love the city!"
The Detroit Metro Convention + Visitors Bureau is a private, nonprofit
organization whose mission is to market and sell the metro Detroit area on a
worldwide basis as a destination for leisure and business travel including
conventions, trade shows, corporate meetings, tours and incentive travel to
maximize additional visitors, visitor expenditures, state and local tax
revenues, and job opportunities.

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or , You Say You Want an Evolution," its newest comedy revue running through
the end of May.com/ud_public ."
Scripted Improv chose Detroit for its pilot city due to the anticipated
peak in visitor curiosity leading to Super Bowl XL on Feb.
More than 700 businesses are represented in the DMCVB 's membership. The
DMCVB was founded in 1896 as the world's first convention and visitors bureau .

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"The Madness," a show featuring interactive
video, music and improvisational mayhem runs Thursdays at 10 pm after the
mainstage show.

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or, You Say You Want an Evolution," Improv
Asylum's main stage show runs Thursdays at 8:00 pm and Fridays and Saturdays
at 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm. The infamous "Midnight Show" happens on Saturdays
at midnight. DETROIT, For another new and entertaining way to
see what's new in metro Detroit, the Detroit Metro Convention + Visitors
Bureau (DMCVB) and Scripted Improv Media Inc.

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.6887 or visit
http://www.
Chet Harding
http://profnet.
Scripted Improv Media Inc.

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The acclaimed improv and sketch
comedy company boasts six weekly shows at their 216 Hanover Street theater in
Boston's North End.
Videos include Campus Martius Park, the Detroit Riverfront, GM Renaissance
Center, the Cultural Center, The Henry Ford, music, sports, theatre and more. 5, 2006.

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.6887.com to promote metro Detroit to
potential visitors and conventions. This demand, and the rapid growth of
broadband, inspired Scripted Improv to conceive "Hastings On Location ," a new
video style that would capitalize on this trend and satisfy consumer hunger
for visual content.

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Throw in a French baby assassin, an
evil professor bent on destruction and a song extolling the virtues of
Intelligent Design and the result is comedy that's evolved above the rest. For details , call Improv Asylum at 617.
1st on the DMCVB website, http://visitdetroit.com, and videos automatically launch in a viewer window
powered by the latest flash technology. A "Send to Friend" button makes it
easy for viewers to spread the word. The company specializes in
conceiving, producing and delivering original, effective material with minimal
turnaround time.

From its roots in Commedia dell 'arte, improvisational theatre has evolved into a flourishing independent art form.

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." Improv and
sketch comedy, intelligent by design.. "Vanity Project" -- Wednesdays at 8:00 pm, $15.jsp?userid=10007398

Long form usually means that the company presents an evening long improv losely structed around an initial audience suggested theme/plot/cast of characters.

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. "College SmackDown," a college improvisational competition
plays Fridays at midnight..

Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), click
appropriate link.
Before approaching the DMCVB, Scripted Improv researched the online travel
industry and discovered high consumer demand for visual content including
videos, photos, and virtual tours.
The new style of video employs a distinctive combination of scripted lines
and improvisational interaction between host Erik Hastings and visitors and
residents on location. is a New York-based company that produces
entertaining audio and visual content for worldwide distribution.

Short meaning that a troupe presents a performance comprised of a series of diverse, audience driven sketches.

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or, You Say You Want an Evolution" at Improv
Asylum, 216 Hanover Street, Boston
Thursday, Friday and Saturday -- Feb. "The Midnight Show" -- Saturdays at midnight , $10. The videos are called "viral" because
they are fun to watch and easy to spread to other online viewers.

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On TV it's been popularized by the British and USA show 'Whose Line Is it Anyway?'.

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Most shows are available for private bookings,
including Improv Asylum's popular customized corporate shows. 16th through May 27th

Improv Asylum's "Monkey Trial and Error .

Comedy/Satire Improvisation comes in either short or long form.

Playback theatre is an original form of improvisational theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot.

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.improvasylum.263. The DMCVB
agreed to collaborate on subjects that interest travelers and to help enhance
the image of the city as a safe and attractive destination.

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BOSTON, Improv Asylum , Boston's premier
improvisational and sketch comedy theater presents "Monkey Trial + Error .
The sketches are combined with Improv Asylum's trademark audience-inspired
improvised scenes to create an interactive comedy experience like no other. Improv Asylum also has casts in Los Angeles and New York
and has been featured on HBO.com..

Detroit Metro Convention + Visitors Bureau Partners with Scripted Improv Media on New Tourism Videos at visitdetroit.com

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Improv Asylum Evolves with Monkey Trial and Error

FOR CALENDAR LISTINGS EDITORS:
"Monkey Trial + Error .. "The
Madness " -- Thursdays at 10 pm, $10. launched "viral videos" Sept. The new videos are a way to convey the appeal of the
city in an entertaining way, while delivering an accurate depiction.

Competitive improvisation, where 2 or more teams play against each other, the audience or a jury determining the winner, is presented by groups like 'ImprovOlympics', 'TheaterSports', and 'ComedySportz'.

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"Monkey Trial + Error .. "Vanity Project," a fully improvised show featuring
the founders of Improv Asylum, mainstage alumni and celebrity guests plays
every Wednesday at 8:00 pm.

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For details call Improv Asylum's box office at 617.
While destination videos have been produced in the past, the "Hastings on
Location" videos are different because they feature humorous interaction with
people.

Finding a niche somewhere between scripted theater and sketch comedy, improv appears in a multitude of incarnations.

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