BATS Summer Improv Festival Kicks Off Today
BATS Improv, the largest and longest-running Improv Theatre and school in Northern California will kick summertime into high gear with their annual Summer Improv Festival.
Every weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) in August (Tonight, August 7-29 at 8 p.m. at Bayfront Theater - B350 Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 94123), the BATS Main Stage Company Players take the stage with a different show displaying their hilarious, award-winning brand of improvised theatre with completely improvised musicals, stage plays and more.
Each night will have a special Q&A with the cast after each show.
BATS Annual Summer Improv Festival Schedule:
Tonight, August 7 - SF vs. LA Theatresports
BATS takes on their rivals from LA in the Annual SF vs. LA Theatresports Grudge Match.
Saturday, August 8 - SF + LA Spontaneous Broadway
BATS joins forces with their friends from LA for a one-night-only improvised musical extravaganza.
Friday & Saturday, August 14-15 - Improvised Tennessee Williams
Dark passionate stories with a humorous twist. Anguish and desire sit just below the surface of polite society in this completely improvised stage play inspired by the works of Tennessee Williams.
Friday & Saturday, August 21-22 - Theatre on the Edge
Fearless and unflinching improvised theatre that defies convention, format, and even linear story-telling; rooted in the human experience and inspired by Bertold Brecht's ideas of Epic Theatre.
Friday and Saturday, August 28-29 - 1930's Romantic Comedy
Love is funny! Especially in this classic 1930's romance, where swank meets slapstick and anything can happen.
Tickets are $17 general admission, $20 at the door for most shows. Special six-pack of tickets for $90 (a $30 savings off the door price). Tickets are available through the BATS website www.improv.org or by phone (415) 474-6776. For more information, visit www.improv.org/special/summer-festival.
BATS Improv is a professional theatre company and an artistic community that cultivates and innovates the craft of improvised theatre through engaging, playful, creative performance and training. Founded in 1986, BATS Improv is the most highly acclaimed and longest-running improvised theatre company and school in San Francisco and all of Northern California. www.improv.org
Pictured: BATS Main Stage Players. Photo by Stephanie Pool.
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