Festival Leadership Team

The NZ Improv Festival is run and managed by our leadership team - Austin Harrison and Mo Munn.

Austin Harrison is a professional theatre-maker based in Wellington, working as a producer, performer, director and more. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Practice (Theatre) from Te Herenga Waka University of Wellington and regularly performs with PopRox.   Austin has toured and taught all over Aotearoa and taken shows to Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Edinburgh Fringe. He attended NZIF for the first time when he was just 17 and has been part of the festival team since 2023.

Mamaeroa (Mo) Munn is a multi-award winning comedian and improviser based in Pōneke, and hailing from Ngāi Tahu and Ngāti Hine. She has been improvising for almost a decade - training with iO Theatre (Chicago), MonkeyToast (London), and BaseJump (Wellington) - and has performed improv and comedy around the world. Mamaeroa also has extensive experience as a communications manager, and brings a wealth of leadership and management experience to the role.

Board of Trustees

The New Zealand Improv Trust oversees the management of the New Zealand Improv Festival.

Jennifer O’Sullivan
Chair

Lisa Garrity
Board Member

Claire Alderton
Treasurer

Find out more about the Trust here

Previous Directors

• Derek Flores & Merrilee McCoy (2008–2011)

• Christine Brooks (2013)

• Jen O'Sullivan (2013–2021)

• Jim Fishwick & Matt Powell (2023–2025)