Summit Troupes
Bad Dog Theatre Company (Toronto)
Bad Dog's history begins in 1982 and TheatreSports® Toronto. In those days, top actors and comedians would perform improv comedy every week at Harbourfront to enthusiastic crowds. Teams with names like Dangerous Poultry, The Parts, The Chumps and The Kids in The Hall were among the cast of TheatreSports® combatants in those days. In Bad Dog's 20+ year history some of Toronto's finest comedic and improv talents have graced the stage - Mike Myers, Tim Sims, Bruce Hunter (Puppets Who Kill), Pat McKenna (Red Green), Gary Campbell, (MadTV producer/screenwriter) Lisa Merchant (Train 48), Sandra Shamus (Playwrite), Linda Kash (A Mighty Wind), Colin Mochrie (Who's Line Is It, Anyway), Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne and - believe it or not - even Keanu Reeves did some time on our stage.
In 2003, TheatreSports® Toronto became The Bad Dog Theatre Company and established a permanent home at 138 Danforth Avenue. With a 60-seat theatre and 2 training studios, Bad Dog offers shows most every night of the week as well as a host of improv training workshops and free drop-in sessions. And of course, Bad Dog is home to TheatreSports®, Toronto's longest running show!
Unexpected Productions (Seattle)
In the summer of 1983, members of Seattle’s three seminal improvisational theatre companies, None of the Above, Off the Wall Players, and Play It Where It Lays, began working with a new improvisational format known as TheatreSports®, Improvisational theatre with a competitive edge.
Unexpected Productions, celebrating 25 years (since 1983), is dedicated to promoting the art and spirit of improvisation. As a group Unexpected Productions has performed in: Germany, Austria, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia and all over the U.S. and Canada.
Vancouver TheatreSports® League (Vancouver)
Vancouver TheatreSports® League began in 1980 and is now a local institution and a worldwide phenomenon, producing and staging some of the most daring and innovative improv in the world.
Boasting six International Improv Comedy Awards and starring in several television specials, Vancouver TheatreSports® League first opened their doors at the Back Alley Theatre, where they consistently drew cult-like, capacity crowds. They continue to wow audiences at the New Revue Stage on Granville Island performing to more than 200,000 enthusiasts yearly, 4 nights a week, 52 weeks a year.
Without Annette (Montreal)
Born in 1998 with a dedicated and skilled group of improv artists, they are the in-house improv comedy troupe at The Comedy Nest. Performing in venues ranging from intimate bar settings to packed theatres, the troupe has played charity, school, festival, corporate and private shows across Canada.
A three-time selection to Montreal's Fringe Festival, Without Annette has performed in 5 countries across 3 continents-- that's a good country-to-continent ratio!
