Cherub Improv to Perform on Stage as Part of NYC Summer Streets 2014

NEW YORK - Aug. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Cherub Improv to Perform on Stage as Part of NYC Summer Streets 2014

New York, NY, August 4, 2014:  If you feel like watching a complimentary improv comedy show outside on a summer day, you can do so easily on Saturday, August 9th by stopping by the Foley Square Rest Stop Stage at Summer Streets, New York City’s annual outdoor celebration.

From 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Cherub Improv’s volunteers, known affectionately as “Cherubs,” will perform live, taking suggestions from the audience and running with them -- possibly literally, as these imaginative performers are aces at both verbal and physical comedy!

“Laughter is the best medicine and watching an interactive improv show is a great way to relieve stress,” said Cherub Improv President Jonathan Evan Goldberg.  “Our mission is to bring laughter to those in need and we can’t wait to share our skills with the people of New York City,” continued Goldberg who, along with several other Cherubs, will be on hand to perform at the intersection of Duane Street and Centre Street in Southern Manhattan.  Coincidentally, Goldberg, who is a litigation and employment law partner at the law firm Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP, routinely “performs” near that location -- as a trial lawyer and litigator.

In addition to enjoying the show and meeting the actors, the public will have the chance to sign up to become involved with Cherub Improv and participate in future Cherub Improv workshops.  For those unable to attend, they can see the Cherubs perform later that same night from 7-9 pm at the Funny Fair, Cherub Improv’s Seven-Year Anniversary Fundraiser & Show, at The Triad Theater, 158 West 72nd Street, Manhattan; $25 minimum plus 2 drinks.  This benefit will include raffles, giveaways, and other surprises.

For the Cherubs, performing is an art, a joy, and a vital public service.  Since 2007, over 200 volunteer performers have provided over 750 free improv comedy events for individuals and communities in need of laughter and inspiration.

For more information on Cherub Improv, please visit www.cherubimprov.org.

For more information on Summer Streets, please visit nyc.gov/summerstreets.

About Cherub Improv

Cherub Improv, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, delivers comedy to places where residents often do not have the opportunity to attend off-site cultural events.  Through ongoing partnerships with hospitals, youth development groups, retirement communities, and cancer support organizations, Cherub Improv’s volunteers perform interactive comedy shows (and lead educational workshops) for audiences including veterans, senior citizens, runaway teens, hospital patients, and adults and children living with cancer.  Cherub Improv was founded in 2007 by attorney Jonathan Evan Goldberg, Dr. Steve Van Ooteghem, and media producer Joy Copeland Purver.

About Summer Streets

Summer Streets NYC is an annual festival taking place this year on August 2nd, 9th, and 16th that celebrates – and utilizes – the city’s most valuable public space: our streets. Modeled after other events around the world such as the Paris Plage in France, it spans from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, along Park Avenue and connecting streets, with easy access from all points in New York City.  Its offerings range from food to musical performances to interactive activities like a zipline and climbing wall. Its many offerings encourage New Yorkers to interact and use more sustainable forms of transportation.

Contact:

Jonathan Evan Goldberg, Esq.

President and Co-Founder

Cherub Improv, Inc.

c/o Vandenberg & Feliu, LLP

60 E.42^nd Street, 51^st Floor

New York, NY  10165

jonathan@cherubimprov.org

212-Cherub-I (212-243-7824)