Anubis Improv’s popular mix of storytelling and improv comedy returns to The Powerhouse on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 7 pm. In this interpretation of the classic improv form named after its creator, Chicago Improv teacher and player, Armando Diaz, an Oxford community member tells true stories that six performers use to inspire their improv scenes.
Wayne Andrews, Executive Director of the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, will be the guest monologist for this 5th installment of the Armando.
“In his modesty, Wayne tried to insist that there were other community members who would be a better draw for the show, so I had to twist his arm a little and assure him he was the person for the job,” says Anubis Improv founder David James Hamilton. “We are thrilled to have Wayne as our guest and hope that the LOU community will be excited as well.”
The cast is comprised of Anubis Improv’s mainstage performers, including: Hannah Allen, Executive Director of the William Magee Institute; Anubis Improv founder David James Hamilton; member of the first ever Anubis Improv Oxford graduating class Dylan Kerr; Oxford’s unofficial comedian laureate Connor King; improv veteran and Level 2 instructor Alyssa Lee; and Oxford native and Ole Miss PhD student Maggie White.
Anubis Improv, operating in New Orleans since 2018, began teaching adult improv classes in Oxford in partnership with the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council in August 2022. It has hosted business workshops for Leadership Lafayette, Ole Miss Student-Athlete Development, and the Oxford Chamber of Commerce and is going to graduate its 5th improv comedy cohort in September.
Tickets to The Armando are $15 and can be purchased at https://oxfordarts.com/shop/product/6321-armando0822.
The Powerhouse is located at 413 South 14th Street in Oxford (on the corner of University Avenue). Parking is in back near the water tower. To learn more about Anubis Improv, visit our website (anubisimprov.com) or follow us on social media (@anubisimprov).
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