Gut Instinct Brings Improv Comedy to The GhostLight Theatre in 2025

Gut Instinct, a local improvisational comedy group, is partnering with The GhostLight Theatre in Benton Harbor for performances in 2025.

With improv comedy, the Gut Instinct team takes suggestions from their audiences to create scenes right on the spot – with hilarious results. Every show is unique and full of gut-busting surprises!

“Improv is the lifeblood of theatre training; it teaches spontaneity, creativity, and the art of listening, all of which are essential for creating authentic performances, “ says GhostLight’s General Manager and Artistic Director Paul Mow, “It is through improvisation that actors learn to be fully present, to embrace the unknown, and to trust in their instincts. We are happy to welcome Gut Instinct into our space and for them to call the GhostLight home.”

Gut Instinct will perform at The GhostLight Theatre on four Fridays in 2025 – May 30th, September 6th, and December 5th.

Each improv show lasts about 1 hour and 45 minutes, which includes a short break between two acts. Shows begin at 7:30 PM EST. Tickets are available for $15 through GhostLight Theatre's box office and website (www.GhostLightbh.com).

... Instinct consists of former members of TORP Improv – Amy McWhirter, Andy Sawyer, Joe Daniel, Joel Smiedendorf, Nita Nicholie, and Stephen Kadwell. The group hopes to add more players in the coming months.

After TORP's founder Mike Nadolski retired at the end of 2024, the remaining players decided to keep improv alive in Southwest Michigan, where it has been a tradition since 2011.

Mike Nadolski shared this about Gut Instinct in his retirement announcement, “I'm very pleased that this group of talented good humans is sticking together and moving forward toward new and even more creative improv horizons. I look forward to enjoying future shows from Gut Instinct and encourage all who appreciate improv to check them out and have a good laugh or two or twenty.”

For more information about Gut Instinct, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GutInstinctImprovComedy.