EbonyEssenceJet (Chicago, IL) - EbonyEssenceJet was created when six female African-American improvisers saw a lack of their voice in the Chicago improv community. Five of the women had either gone through or were going through professional improv
training at a prestigious institution when they realized that typecasting and stereotypes in sketch comedy was an issue.
EbonyEssenceJet was created as a group for exploring thoughts, ideas, and viewpoints in improv without thinking about the actor's outward appearance. Eclectic in style, they typicallyplay to the room or event. For a venue familiar with improv, they bringout the fierceness of a quick paced montage or story-telling that morphs into scenes. For an audience newer to or unfamiliar to improv (such as their shows every 4th Friday) they let the audience guide the way with their quirky interpretations of their suggestions. Nothing is
off limits, at some point one of them played a stiletto in a scene.

Damaged Goods (Louisville, KY) - Based out of Louisville, Kentucky, Damaged Goods has quickly become The Derby City's premiere and most sought after improv comedy troupe. In just 5 years, they've taken their special and unique brand of high energy short form improv games and managed to become a recognizable name in Louisville's soaring and vibrant arts scene. 

Kornfeld and Andrews (New York, NY)