Apply To Sacramento All Sketch

We're excited at getting to know sketch troupes from all over the country.
And we're bummed at having to tick off a bunch of 'em as we make the difficult choice of who to invite to perform at our festival.

Click Here to download a word document version of our application.
We'll be putting a pdf up soon as well.
Thanks and best of luck to you.

Tom Working does it again

Tom Working finished up our logo. He gave us lots of great options to choose from, and while I'm thrilled with the variation we chose, I think we'll see some of his other designs appearing on our t-shirts and posters as all the designs were really fantastic.

And, as you can see we've settled on a name. "Sacramento All Sketch" it is. Our initial to do list is shrinking fast. The only major tasks ahead for now is to get our applications done. Our lawyer pal still hasn't given us the go, but we still plan to have them up before Friday.

I stopped by the post office today and set up our PO box, so hit contact if you feel like mailing us pictures of your chinchillas eating pizza or some other such smut.

We've also put up a sponsor page. So you can help Sacramento have a really cool Sketch Festival while promoting your business. Win/win see?

An update (sort of)

Ten West will be here July 20th and 21st. Performing with them will be the premier of One Man Sketch Comedy Show In A Box. Click Here for show information.

We've seen a rough draft of our logo, and it's fantastic. I begged and pleaded but the artist won't let me share it with you all until it's completely done. It'll be up next week.

Also next week, applications. We're just having a lawyer friend of ours go over 'em so we don't get ourselves in any trouble. Can't be too careful you know.

And of course, we'll have our official moniker by next week and a corresponding URL.

So, not much of an update in this update, but if you can make it to Sacramento for the show in July you'll have a swell time.

And of course, please let all your sketchy pals know about the fest. It's going to be a great time for all.

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What Do We Call It?

So, what do we call our show?
Ideas we're kicking around:

• Sacramento All Sketch
• Sketch Fest Sacramento

What are you thoughts?

Pictures of The Theatre

Had a great meeting with Sid today. We took an extensive tour of the theatre. It's really a perfect room, even the dressing rooms are awesome.

We've having a great time putting together the festival. I've been meeting regularly with Sid and with my fiance Bryna mapping out how we'll work everything.

I've also been talking a-lot with Andrew from The Cody Rivers show. They do a festival called Sketchingham and I'm getting lots of great advice on what has worked for them.

One thing I'm especially excited about is making this a great experience for the visiting performers. I love Sacramento and look forward to seeing a bunch of Sketch Comedians having a great time here.

The Applications are almost done. We'll have 'em up here by next week, so do check back for that.

I am open to any and all advice and happy to answer questions. You can write me or Sid at sactosketch@gmail.com.

That's it for now. More next week.

Volunteer

Volunteers needed.
We'll be needing people for flyering, ushering, working concessions and more.

Volunteers will get free show tickets, admission to private functions, a special STAFF T-Shirt and a chance to be part of something really great.

Get on our early volunteer list by writing us at sactosketch@gmail.com.

Contact

Main Conact:
Sid and Keith

E-Mail:
sactosketch@gmail.com

Snail Mail:
Sacramento All Sketch
PO BOX 160444
Sacramento, CA 95816-0444

MySpace.com
www.myspace.com/sacramentosketch

Welcome

The Sacramento Sketch Comedy Festival will feature a carefully selected sampling of the best Sketch Comedy America has to offer, and who knows maybe we'll even get some of that zany foreign comedy.

The festival will consist of five shows over three nights in February 2008, and some other smaller events as well including a late night show that will be give the various troupes and troupe members an opportunity to collaborate.

The venue is The 24th Street Theater, a gorgeous 300 street theater with a great lighting system a large stage, posh dressing rooms and all the other great stuff you could want.

So, who is putting on this amazing spectacle? Glad you asked:

Keith Lowell Jensen has been an MC and promoter for Spike and Mike's Festival of Animation, a touring stand up comedian, the founder of Sacramento's legendary film festival The Trash Film Orgy. He is also the founder, director and a cast member of Sacramento sketch troupe I Can't Believe Its Not Comedy.

Sid Garcia Heberger is the assistant director and a cast member of I Can't Believe Its Not Comedy. In her spare time Sid operates Sacramento's most beloved historic movie theatre, The Crest.

There's lots going on behind the scenes at the present time, including building a website. For now we have this blog. Please keep checking back and looking forward to The Sacramento Sketch Comedy Festival.

Feel free to contact us at sactosketch@gmail.com

Partner With Sacramento All Sketch

Thank you for supporting The Sacramento Sketch Comedy Festival and for helping to make Sacramento a City of Festivals. We are presenting seven shows in a 300 seat venue. That is a-lot of comedy fans coming through.
We have many promotional opportunities available allowing your business to reach our enthusiastic, fun loving audience.

Sponsorship levels


Laugher $150
• Thank you on the sponsor’s page of our website with a link to your website.
• Thank you on promotional postcards
• Two tickets to any festival performance


Belly Laugher $275
• Thank you on promotional postcard
• Thank you from stage by the festival organizers
• Thank you on the sponsor’s page of our website with link to your website
• Four tickets to any performance with reserved seats.
• Invitation to special invite only festival events.


Screaming, Hysterical Laugher $500*
• Live link in two Sacramento Sketch Comedy Festival e-mails to our extensive and growing email list compiled during 5 years of Sacramento comedy shows
• Logo with link on front page of our web site
• Logo on front side of postcard and on posters
• Thank you from stage by the festival organizers
• Two all festival passes with VIP Seating
• Invitation to special invite only festival events including meet and greet mixer with the performers.
• Special sponsors table at late night end of fest celebrations/cabaret with Champagne for two

*Note we will accept only five sponsors at this level, so your logo will not be lost in the crowd.

Bonus Laugh. Two tables are available at each show where you can hand out business cards and samples, display merchandise, and meet our audience members face to face. Sorry, no selling permitted. Please contact us if you're interested in hosting a table.

If you have any questions or would like us to discuss sponsorship further please contact Sid Garcia Heberger and Keith Lowell Jensen at sactosketch@gmail.com