Comedy festivals can feel like a family reunion, and like some family reunions, the size and scale can eclipse the capacity of a host’s home – which is why the annual Union Improv Festival is in Somerville this weekend not at the organization’s Union Square location, but at The Rockwell in Davis Square. Over three days (Thursday through Nov. 16), audiences will be treated to 13 shows by teams from New York, Florida, Chicago and more. Because Union’s focus is on long-form improv – in which teams create longer and more intricate scenes rather than brief improv games a la “Whose Line Is It Anyway” – audiences will get to see three to four teams craft spontaneous stories each show. Special features include Friday night’s “Psyched Out,” featuring improv inspired by audience member’s psychic readings; and Sunday afternoon’s “Dungeons and To Be Determined,” a one-afternoon-only staging of an audience-generated TTRPG (tabletop role-playing game).
Union Improv Festival, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 4 p.. Nov. 16 at The Rockwell, 255 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. Single-show tickets are $12, Saturday passes are $69 and festival passes are $96.
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