Review: KING LEAR at Z Space
What did our critic think of KING LEAR at Z Space?…
BATS Improv
Landmark Building B
San Francisco, CA 94123
BATS Improv is a theatre in San Francisco, CA.
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Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Berkeley Playhouse
LEGALLY BLONDE explodes onto the stage at Berkeley Playhouse with a joie de vivre that lights up the house. The high energy dancing, powerful vocals and the never ending onslaught of jokes keep the audience smiling. …
Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at New Conservatory Theatre Center
What did our critic think of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at New Conservatory Theatre Center? Little Shop of Horrors, whose star is a bloodthirsty flora, plants its roots at the New Conservatory for the opening of its 26-27 season and it’s an energetic, darkly comic, gender bending allegory for all that…
Review: NORTH BY NORTHWEST at American Conservatory Theatre
From across the pond, acclaimed director Emma Rice’s latest adaptation North by Northwest makes its West Coast debut, turning Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 suspense film on its ear with her whimsical, comic stylings.…
Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Center Rep
What did our critic think of THE GLASS MENAGERIE at Center Rep?…
Review: AFRICAN STEW at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
What did our critic think of AFRICAN STEW at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre?…
Review: CRUSHING at A.C.T. Strand
Stories of romantic love are delivered by a variety of interdisciplinary artists in the second Bay Area incarnation of Crushing, and it’s a winner for the art of spoken word. The featured writers span genders, ages and viewpoints and you never know what’s coming next.…
Review: THE COOK at Berkeley Rep
A love of food sustains houseworker Gladys over a forty-year arc that coincides with the social, economic and political changes wrought by the Cuban revolution of 1959 in Eduardo Machado’s The Cook, opening Berkeley Rep’s 59th season. In Tanya Orellana’s superbly appointed and functional kit…
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Gets a Spectacular New Life at Broadway San Jose
Review of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Broadway San Jose, where dazzling stagecraft, spectacular choreography and standout performances make the new touring production a theatrical feast.…
Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Masquers Playhouse
VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE is a delightful romp with equal measures of nostalgia and hope for the future. With rapid-fire dialogue and pitch-perfect timing, the cast bring the script by Christopher Durang to life. …
Past Shows
19 total · showing 1–10
Theatresports (TM)
Who will be the summer champions when your favorite teams square off in improvised competitions? BATS Improv brings back the world-renowned sensation Theatresports TM Fridays in July and August at the Bayfront Theater! Cheer on the improvisors as they go all out to see who will...
Improvised Fantasy Island
Improv Magic Awaits at Fantasy Island! Join the guests at this tropical island resort where their every dream comes true, but never in the way they expect. With magically mysterious host Roarke and their trusted assistant at their side, improvised fantasy becomes improvised...
The AI Experiment: An Unscripted Adventure
The AI Experiment is an exciting three-way collaboration! It starts with the BATS players getting a variety of story suggestions from the audience, including genre or story style. Those suggestions are fed into an AI system which, in real time, churns out the first act of a...
The Gather
The Gather brings storytellers and improvisers together on the BATS stage! Every Friday in March, two invited storytellers, from local organizations including The Moth and The Stanford Storytelling Project, will share personal true stories. What happens next is completely...
Spontaneous Broadway
Thank you for your long history of backing new musical theatre! We've got another project for your consideration -- in fact, we have too many candidates and we need your help to narrow it down to one! In the first half we'll offer you about a dozen completely improvised songs...
Guilty Pleasures: Improvised Soaps
Long lost twins? Business empires crushed? Love affairs revealed? Find out in Guilty Pleasures: Improvised Soaps! Every Saturday in February we’ll feature a different genre of soap: from Asian drama to Telenovela. Three improvised episodes will unfold each night, each inspired...
Love Makes the World Go Round
A show for those in love, looking for love, or trying to avoid the whole thing at all costs. Love makes the world go round and it also makes for great improv. Join us for a night of short and medium length improvised love stories in every age and in every stage or wherever else...
Celebrate New Year’s with BATS Improv
BRING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH BATS IMPROV! Come join us for a New Year's-inspired show! We’ll do short scenes based on your New Year’s suggestions in the first half, and a completely improvised New Year’s themed “movie” in the second half! Our show will end in time for you to still...
BATS Improv Presents: Theatresports™
Who will be the holiday champions when your favorite teams square off in improvised competitions? BATS Improv brings back the world-renowned sensation THEATRESPORTS for four Fridays at the Bayfront Theater! Cheer on the improvisors as they go all out to see who will prevail!...
BATS Improv Presents: The Good, The Bad & The Jolly
A collection of musical vignettes exploring and celebrating all things holiday! Whether you love the holidays or hate them, revel in the winter cheer or barely notice it. Improvisers create spontaneous stories based on your suggestions and experiences — putting them to music for...
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Bye Bye Birdie Warren Theater (9/18-10/04) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! Hillbarn Theatre (10/08-11/01) |
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Monday Night PlayGround-SF: AMERICA 250 - The Dreamers, The Builders, & The Leaders The Ashby Stage (10/19-10/19) |
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The Death of Meyerhold Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (11/28-1/01) |
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The Who's Tommy San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (11/17-11/22) |
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prePLAY New Play Series: The Trial Run by Daniel Martinez Jr. PlayGround PlaySpace (10/18-10/18) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/07-7/18) |
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Shrek the Musical Berkeley Playhouse (5/21-6/20) |
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Mamma Mia! San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13) |
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“Inspiración: Music by Women and Nonbinary Composers” Center for New Music (5/15-5/15) |
