ImprovMiami.com Announces Nominees for the 2004 Impys Awards For Excellence

Aventura, Florida, October 14, 2004 – ImprovMiami.com, a guide for South Florida improvisational theatre, announces the nominations for The Improv Miami Prizes 2004, or "Impys'. The Impys are dedicated to the promotion of the improvisational art form and to recognize excellence both on and off stage. The event, to be held in early December, will include almost all of the troupes in South Florida for an evening that will raise the standards of improv and have the audiences roaring with laughter as only an improvised award show could.

Nominations are in the categories of Best Short-Form, Best Long-Form, Best Extreme, and Best Sketch. Only troupes that have performed at least five times in South Florida during 2004 are eligible and nominations are limited to 3 per category. Voting will commence on November 12th and each troupe involved in the event will have one vote per category, but may not vote for themselves.

Additional categories for Best Stand-Up Venue, Best Television Improv, and Best Improv Movie and will be announced on October 25th.

The 2004 Impys Nominees
Best Short Form:
Impromedy
Laughing Gas
Name Change Pending

Best Long Form:
Impromedy
Laughing Gas
Mod27

Best Extreme:
Laughing Gas
Mod27
Name Change Pending

Best Sketch:
Impromedy
Laughing Gas
Mod27

Details about the nominations, including the pieces that were nominated are available on the improvmiami.com website at:
http://www.improvmiami.com/2004nominees.htm

Details about the venue and show time will be presented as they become available.

ABOUT IMPROVMIAMI.COM
ImprovMiami.com, a guide for South Florida improvisational theatre, is a website dedicated to the promotion of the improvisational art form in South Florida and recognizing excellence both on and off stage. The site is a guide to performances from various troupes and has information designed to educate audiences about improv and to legitimize the art form to the arts community of South Florida. More information is available at www.improvmiami.com.

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