Comedic Improvisation Alliance

The Comedic Improvisation Alliance, or the "CIA" as the group prefers to be called, is North Carolina State University's improv group. It is currently the largest college improv group in North Carolina, housing at one point, an impressive 30 active members.

History
The CIA was started in the fall of 2005 by North Carolina State University students and ComedyWorx members Philip Boyne, John Fowler, and Katie Roberts. The group started out doing simple shortform exercises and games and gradually evolved into both shortform and longform thanks in part to I.O. South starting in 2006 . Over the course of 2006, it was conceived to spread the love of CIA to other North Carolina schools, such as UNC-Charlotte and UNC-Wilmington. So far, the CIA has performed shows at NC State's Stewart Theater, Talley Ballroom, Witherspoon Campus Cinema, and the ComedyWorx theater in Raleigh, NC. They also participated in the 2006 Atlantic Coast Comedy Conference tournament in May of 2006.

The CIA also values a commitment towards charity. The club has performed for Covenant Church in Wake County, Relay For Life, and Packathon. CIA has also raised money for We Build People, a YMCA based charity. The members believe in combining a love for comedy with doing charity work.

Members
Membership is open to all interested regularly enrolled students.

Officers

President: Boyne, Philip

Vice President: Fowler, John

Secretary: Roberts, Katie

Members

Ananthakrishnan, Sudha

Black, Cathy

Blair, Jeff

Finan, Jake

Finch, Sean

France, Joe

Kovach, Alex

Pomeroy, Travis