No Rest for the Wicked Funny
[Here's a guest post from Michelle Princi, a skilled
buyer agent on my team here at Charlesgate Realty. If you have any questions, contact Michelle].
Once
again, Improv Asylum is teaming up with Globe Santa to bring smiles to
children's faces. Starting at 7pm on Friday, December 4th,
Improv Asylum will be hosting No Rest for the Wicked Funny a
24-hour performance event benefiting Globe Santa. Globe Santa provides
gifts to needy children for the holidays (http://bostonglobe.com/santasearch/default.asp).
The
performance will include eight actors who will perform for a full twenty-four
hours as well as local celebrities and bands. This is their 5th year hosting this
event.
Improv
Asylum is a nationally renowned comedy theater located in Boston's Historical
North End. In the 11 years they have been open, they have performed
over 5,000 shows for over 500,000 people around the country for corporations,
colleges and festivals, in addition to their home performances at
their theater here in Boston. The event runs from 7 pm - 7 pm from December 4th
- 5th and has no overhead (it is a completely volunteer event
and every aspect of it is donated). 100% of the proceeds are donated directly
to Globe Santa!
Your
$10 ticket allows you to come and go as many times as you would like throughout
the event. To purchase your tickets, call Improv Asylum's box office at 617.263.NUTS (6887).
Local
celebrities and business folk even attend the event to donate an hour of their
time. When they get to the event they are invited on stage and either
asked a few questions or have them tell an anecdote or two (something funny
that's happened to them or something about their job, etc.). Then the
cast performs some scenes based off of whatever they just talked about.
That happens 2-3 times within the hour. This year's event will take place
from 7pm on Friday, December 4th through 7pm on Saturday, December 5th.
Improv
Asylum has helped educational institutions meet the cultural needs of students
and youth organizations by offering discount performances for field trips and
benefit performances for educational and organizational fund raising. They have
performed at many local schools as well as at their own theater in the middle
of the night for after-prom or graduation school-sponsored all-night events.
Last
year, No Rest for the Wicked Funny had a record year, raising
over $17,000! This year they are hoping to raise over
$20,000......head down and support a great cause!