Dogwood Comedy Festival aims to be one of the Southeast's premier comedy festivals. Held at ComedyWorx, founded in 1989 in Raleigh as an improv comedy club, "DoCo" features 5 days of longform improv comedy performances from teams around the Southeast, including ComedyWorx's own house teams and its premier Armando troupe, Capital City Culture Club.

We are delighted to welcome Bianca Casusol (Second City New York, Magnet Theater, NC Theater Conservatory, and more) to DoCo! Bianca will teach four different workshops and perform in shows!

Schedule of Events:

10:00 am - 12:30 pm: WORKSHOP: Monologue Deconstruction

Bianca Casusol, our featured workshop instructor for the 2025 Dogwood Comedy Festival, started her improv journey at The Magnet (Armando Diaz's theater), and ultimately spent years in the cast of the Armando Diaz Experience. This workshop is a deep dive into tips and tricks for that specific form, based on Bianca's years of experience in the ultimate Armando-style show and theater. This workshop is appropriate for improvisers who have more than a beginner's level of longform improv experience and will focus on the Armando style of longform improv.

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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm: WORKSHOP: Surprise Party

Surprise Party is an open skill level workshop focusing on practical tips and tricks to take yourself to new and surprising places in your scenework. Scene work stale? In a character rut? We'll use our minds and bodies to play and find fun gifts to surprise ourselves and our scene partners with. We'll rediscover how joyful improv can be when there's no "right" answer. A mix of scene work and individual character exercises will leave you with the tools to create memorable and unique characters with distinct perspectives. This workshop is appropriate for improvisers who have taken at least one intro-level improv class, whether at ComedyWorx or elsewhere.

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4:00 pm - 5:40 pm: SHOW: Dogwood Comedy Festival's - Improv Jam

It's an improv Jam, hosted by Newt Work Comedy! Come see some fabulous improvisers create fun new realities. Or join them on stage yourself - we welcome audience participation at our jams! When else will you get the chance to perform with such amazing improvisers? Don't miss the fun!

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6:00 pm - 7:40 pm: SHOW: Dogwood Comedy Festival's - Capital City Culture Club

Join us for a very special edition of Capital City Culture Club, featuring improvisers from multiple teams. Special guest monologist Bianca Casusol will regale the audience with short stories. The players will then bring the short stories to life in unique, heartfelt, and hilarious ways!

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8:00 pm - 9:40 pm: SHOW: Saturday Sillies

Headliner: That Thing You Pull When You Want to Stop
Feature: Now Are the Foxes
Guest: Momentary Hedonism
Opener: SuiteTooth

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10:00 am - 11:40 pm: SHOW: Last Night Laughs

Headliner: Blue Text Bubbles
Feature: BABE
Guest: Teen Angst
Opener: Middle Rage

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