The WildFire Festival is an improv festival for students from all across Alberta (and sometimes even the Territories). The 16-day festival is created by the marriage of three improv tournaments: The Canadian Improv Games (more info available at www.improv.ca), Rapid Fire Theatre’s own TheatreSports tournament: the Nosebowl and the WildFire Junior.

The 2012 WildFire Festival is looking to be the biggest and best yet as hundreds of performers are set to take over the Westbury and PCL theatre in the TransAlta ArtsBarns.

Canadian Improv Games Alberta Regionals in the Westbury Theatre

Tuesday, Feb 14^th @ 7PM: Victoria (team 1), JH Picard (team 1), Harry Ainlay, Austin O’Brien. Buy tickets now!

Wednesday, Feb 15^th @ 7PM: Memorial Comp, Lillian Osborne, Archbishop MacDonald, St. Joseph’s. Buy tickets now!

Thursday, Feb 16^th @ 7PM: Hunting Hills, JH Picard (team 2), Ardrossan, Jasper Place, Louis St. Laurent. Buy tickets now!

Friday, Feb 17^th @ 7PM: Wainwright, Lindsay Thurber (team 1), Westwood, WP Wagner, Strathcona (team 1). Buy tickets now!

Saturday, Feb 18^th @ 7PM: Ross Sheppard, Lindsay Thurber (team 2), Macklin, Victoria (team 2), Strathcona (team 2). Buy tickets now!

Sunday, Feb 19^th @ 2PM: CIG FINALS! Buy tickets now!
Teams ranked 1^st – 5^th after the prelims.

Nosebowl in the Westbury Theatre

Tuesday, Feb 21^st @ 7PM: McNally, Strathcona, Harry Ainlay (team 1), JH Picard (team 1), Victoria (team 1), Archbishop MacDonald, St. Joseph’s, Ardrossan, Louis St. Laurent, Lillian Osborne, Ross Sheppard. Buy tickets now!

Wednesday, Feb 22^nd @ 7PM: Harry Ainlay (team 2), Hunting Hills (team 1), Hunting Hills (team 2), Victoria (team 2), Ross Sheppard, Austin O’Brien, Archbishop Jordan, Louis St. Laurent, WP Wagner, Lillian Osborne, Eastglen. Buy tickets now!

Thursday, Feb 23^rd @ 7PM: Lindsay Thurber (team 1), Lindsay Thurber (team 2), JH Picard (team 2), St. Joseph’s, Strathcona, Harry Ainlay (team 1), JH Picard (team 1), Victoria (team 2), Austin O’Brien, Archbishop Jordan, Eastglen. Buy tickets now!

Friday, Feb 24^th @ 7PM: McNally, Lindsay Thurber (team 1), Lindsay Thurber (team 2), Hunting Hills (team 1), Hunting Hills (team 2), Harry Ainlay (team 2), JH Picard (team 2), Victoria (team 1), Archbishop MacDonald, Ardrossan, WP Wagner. Buy tickets now!

Saturday, Feb 25th @ 7PM: NOSEBOWL FINALS! Buy tickets now!
Teams ranked 1^st – 5^th after the first four nights compete for the gold medal.

WildFire Junior in the PCL Theatre

Tuesday, Feb 28^th @ 7PM: JH Picard (team 1), JH Picard (team 2), Archbishop Joseph MacNeil (team 1), Archbishop Joseph MacNeil (team 2), Westminster, Allendale (team 1), Avalon (team 1), Avalon (team 2). Buy tickets now!

Wednesday, Feb 29^th @ 7PM: J.D. Bracco (team 1), J.D. Bracco (team 2), Victoria (team 1), Victoria (team 2), Allendale (team 1), Avalon (team 2), Avonmore (team 1), Avonmore (team 2). Buy tickets now!

Thursday, Mar 1^st @ 7PM: JH Picard (team 1), Archbishop Joseph MacNeil (team 2), J.D. Bracco (team 1), Victoria (team 2), Allendale (team 2), Grandview Heights, Westminster, Avonmore (team 2). Buy tickets now!

Friday, Mar 2^nd @ 7PM: JH Picard (team 2), Archbishop Joseph MacNeil (team 1), J.D. Bracco (team 2), Victoria (team 2), Allendale (team 2), Grandview Heights, Avalon (team 1), Avonmore (team 1). Buy tickets now!

Saturday, Mar 3^rd @ 7PM: WILDFIRE JR FINALS! Buy tickets now!
Teams ranked 1^st – 5^th after the first four nights compete for the gold medal.

If you are a student or teacher and would like more information about participating in the festival, please contact the WildFire Festival Coordinator, Joe Vanderhelm, at wildfire@rapidfiretheatre.com.