How do you run a massively successful improv festival that brings together a bunch of non-local talent with a tiny budget? That's easy: improvise! "Mark Little from Picnicface is sleeping on my couch right now," laughs Julie Dumais, artistic director of the COMBUSTIONfestival, over the phone this morning. "We were able to pay everyone a small honorarium, but everyone's just kind of crashing at each other's houses."
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Newsstand: November 23, 2009