Presenting laugh-out-loud improvisational theatre since 1986
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- 1986
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BATS Improv
Tuesday, December 28 at 7:00pm
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The Hall of ChampionsCreated on November 24, 2008 at 12:10pm
Upcoming ShowsUpdated on September 29, 2008 at 9:51am
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- 2009 BATS Main Stage Company Guest Auditions 9:35am Mar 17
- Please vote "BATS Improv" in SF Gate theatre poll 3:12pm Feb 23
- BATS named "Best Comedy Troupe 2008" in SF Weekly Reader's Poll 8:29pm May 28
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
In Theatresports: Clash of the Heroes, The BATS Company formed into six dynamic duos (teams of two). Every night, a new third member will join forces with each team!
Listed Players subject to change without notice.
Ticket Prices: $23online / $25 door / $23 seniors / $23 students
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Saturday, November 21st
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
A totally improvised 3-Act play set at a family holiday dinner. This show has become a BATS Improv tradition! Performed by Rafe Chase, Dave Dennison, Tim Orr, Regina Saisi and Ken Robertson.
Directed by Dave Dennison.
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Ticket Prices: $17 online / $20 door / $17 seniors / $17 students
For ticke...ts and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Friday, November 27th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Two Nights Only: Friday, October 30 & Saturday, October 31
True Fiction Magazine, originally inspired by the over-blown passions of the 30s and 40s pulp novels, takes improvised theatre to new heights each year. Pushing the realm of storytelling, TFM takes the audience on a wild ride into unknown territory that titilate...s the senses and blows the mind.
"Inspired invention!" –San Francisco Chronicle
"Surreal inventive plots!" –Los Angeles Times
"An immensely satisfying theatrical experience!" –Daily Variety
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Ticket Prices: $17 online / $20 door / $17 seniors / $17 students
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Sorry, no passes are accepted for this show.
Time:8:00PM Friday, October 30th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
A variety of old and new friends, all acclaimed improvisers from around the Bay Area, perform with members of the BATS Main Stage Company for a very special night of spontaneous theatre.
Special Guests include:
–Jim Cranna of The Committee and the National Theatre of the Deranged.
–Daniel Klein with the sketch comedy grou...p Kasper Hauser and a BATS alumnus.
–Christian Utzman of the Un-Scripted Theatre Company.
–Kristian Ruggieri with Big City Improv and the Secret Improv Society.
Claire Slattery with the SImps (Stanford Improvisors).
Directed by William Hall.
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Listed Players subject to change without notice.
Ticket Prices: $17 online / $20 door / $17 seniors / $17 students
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Saturday, October 24th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
As you enter the theater, you play the part of a rich Broadway backer looking for the next new musical hit to invest in. All you have to do is enjoy... improvised songs (based on song titles supplied by the audience) in the first half. Then you vote for the song you want developed into a full musical. The second half f...eatures the improvised musical based on the winning song. Spontaneous Broadway is an audience favorite and a hugely entertaining night of musical theatre. This show also featres music by Richard Leiter and special guest improviser Geoff Wallis from Australia.
Starring Barbara Scott John Kovacevich John Remak Ken Robertson Laura Derry Rebecca Stockley Directed by John Kovacevich.
Date: Friday, August 21
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
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Musical theater in which the audience plays the part of a wealthy Broadway producer looking for the next stage hit to invest in.
Time:8:00PM Friday, August 21st
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
The popular improv trio return to the Bayfront Theater for two nights only--and for the last time this year! Don't miss the group the critics call "Brilliant...Hilarious...A Must-See!"
Starring:
Tim Orr
Stephen Kearin
Rafe Chase
Music by David Norfleet; Lighting by Gerri Lawlor.
Date: Friday September 25 and Saturday, Septe...mber 26
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $20 online; $20 door; $18 seniors;$18 students
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Friday, September 25th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Now all of your favorite things about the hit TV show come to life on the BATS stage. Follow the unexpected twists and turns in the lives of four women, their relationships to each other and the city they live in (TBD). Carrie and the gang will be replaced by all new characters made up on the spot and based entirely... on audience suggestions. So join us and help inspire the story you want to see.
Starring
Ben Johnson
Ken Robertson
Laura Derry
Millie DeBenedet
Zoe Galvez
Kimberly MacLean
Cast also includes guest improviser Jason Leal
Directed by Kimberly MacLean.
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Saturday, September 19th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Starring Super Scene is an exciting new format at BATS. The audience is treated to five different stories that unfold scene by scene. The catch is that the audience gets to decide which stories they want to continue on. "Super Scene: Playwrights" wowed audiences at its premier in May and featured stories improvised ...in the style of five playwrights. This time, "Super Scene: Genre Madness" will feature five completely different genres supplied by the audience. It's a fun, fast paced night of theatre!
Directed by Kasey Klemm.
Date: Friday, September 18
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Friday, September 18th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Double Feature presents two completely improvised stories that unfold simultaneously.
At the top of the show, the audience is asked for two original titles of movies that have never been made. The improvisers use those titles to create two distinct stories, unique in genre, tone, and character.
It's one of BATS' most pop...ular formats. Audiences enjoy watching just four improvisers play multiple characters (often in the same scene) and bouncing back and forth between two stories keeps the action lively.
Starring
Diane Rachel
Rafe Chase
William Hall
Zoe Galvez
Directed by Rafe Chase.
Date: Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Friday, September 11th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Jane Austen wrote only six novels in her lifetime, but they are some of the most beloved tales of love and misunderstanding, wit and wisdom, and passion and betrayal ever written. Now, for the first time in two centuries, Impro Theatre will deliver a new Jane Austen story every night. Passionate, willful women flirt an...d verbally joust with handsome, brooding young noblemen. Hearts are broken, secrets are revealed and true love wins out in the end. Or does it? The essence of Austen’s brilliant and timeless romantic comedies and social satires is brought faithfully to life by this expert team of funny and gifted actors, whose recent explorations of great literary figures include Shakespeare, Dickens, Sondheim, and Tennessee Williams.
Cast List: Stephen Kearin, Brian Lohmann, Lisa Fredrickson, Nick Massouh, Dan O’Connor, Edi Patterson, Michele Spears, Floyd Van Buskirk, Tracy Burns, Jo McGinley. Directors: Dan O’Connor and Paul Rogan. Assistant director: Brian Lohmann
For more info on Impro Theatre and Jane Austen UnScripted, visit http://www.improtheatre.com
Sorry, no passes are accepted for this show.
Ticket Prices:
Dates: Saturday, September 5 (8pm)
and Sunday, September 6 (noon)
$20 online, $25 door
$17 seniors, $17 students
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Saturday, September 5th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
True Fiction Magazine, originally inspired by the over-blown passions of the 30s and 40s pulp novels, takes improvised theatre to new heights each year. Pushing the realm of storytelling, TFM takes the audience on a wild ride into unknown territory that titilates the senses and blows the mind.
"Inspired invention!" -San... Francisco Chronicle
"Surreal inventive plots!" -Los Angeles Times
"An immensely satisfying theatrical experience!" -Daily Variety
Date: Friday, September 4
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Friday, September 4th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Dearest Audience,
You are cordially invited to witness a murder. Actually, you are more than witness. You get to choose the murder weapon, the scene of the crime and then follow along as the detective questions suspects, reveals secrets, and uncovers deadly motives.
Others who have attended this most macabre of occasi...ons have been overwhelmingly delighted and we are sure that you too will enjoy this funny, thrilling, and completely improvised tale of murder.
Sincerely Yours,
BATS Improv
Starring
John Remak
Ken Robertson
Rafe Chase
Tim Orr
Zoe Galvez
Ben Johnson
Lisa Rowland
Directed by Tim Orr
Date: Saturday, August 29
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Saturday, August 29th
Location:BATS Improv
BATS Improv - Center for Improvisational Theatre
Money, women and power - shaken, not stirred. Add a splash of some seriously high tech spy gear and garnish with death-defying chases and you've got yourself a cocktail that is guaranteed to satisfy. Join the BATS improvisers in their newest format, as they battle evil, save the world, and still manage to dress for din...ner.
Starring
John Remak
Kasey Klemm
Ken Robertson
Laura Derry
Lisa Rowland
Rafe Chase
William Hall
Directed by Lisa Rowland
Date: Friday, August 28
Time: 8pm
Tickets: $15 advance / $18 door
For tickets and details visit http://www.improv.org/Box-Office/Perform
Time:8:00PM Friday, August 28th
Location:BATS Improv
