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Now Playing:
THE HAROLD and IMPROVISED NOIR
Vote BATS * June Workshops & Summer Intensives
3 For All * BATS On-The-Go
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TONIGHT - Friday @ 8pm
 THE HAROLD
Inspired, Free-form Improvisation
Friday, June 15
Rafe Chase, Barbara Scott, Dave Dennison, John Remak, and Zoe Galvez
Completely based on your suggestions, our cast of talented improvisers create scenes, play games, and improvise songs as they seamlessly weave together a magical night of improvised theatre. There is no structure, no rules, and anything can happen!
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Saturday @ 8pm
 IMPROVISED NOIR
Dangerously Funny!
Saturday, June 16
Barbara Scott, Dave Dennison, Rafe Chase, Rebecca Poretsky, Ken Robertson, and Tim Orr
A one-of-a-kind dark mystery unfolds before your eyes! Expect some of your favorite film noir characters (the detective, femme fatale, cops, and criminals), but the plot of each show is completely improvised and inspired by your suggestions. Anything can happen...and usually does.
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VOTE BATS - "Best Theatre Company"
 Help us win our 16th Award!
Voting has started in the SF Bay Guardian's 2012 "Best-of-the-Bay" poll.
Vote BATS Improv for "Best Theatre Company." (pg. 3, question 3)
Voting takes less than 5 minutes and your vote goes a long way!
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SPECIAL GUESTS - June 29 & 30
 3 FOR ALL
The Celebrated Trio Return for One Weekend Only!
Friday & Saturday, June 29 & 30
Rafe Chase, Stephen Kearin, Tim Orr
The wildly popular trio is known for their unique blend of intensely dramatic and outrageously funny, completely improvised scenes based on audience suggestions. Their high-stakes improv has thrilled audiences since they hit the stage in 1996, and they continue to play to sold-out houses and rave audience reviews throughout the United States and internationally!
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BATS School of Improv - June Workshops!
More F1, F2, F3, and Studio Scenework workshops will be added in July!
Foundation 2 (Six-week series)
June 28 in Palo Alto w/ John Remak
The Art of Being Playful
June 17 w/ William Hall
Improv for Shy People
June 21 w/ Lisa Safran
Theatresports Intensive (one-day workshops, 11am - 5pm)
June 23 w/ Ben Johnson
June 30 w/ Paul Killam
>> Click Here to Sign Up Online <<
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2012 Summer Intensives!
Four Day Intensives for improvisers studying at all levels!
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BATS On-The-Go
Looking for something unique? Creative? Want to move beyond traditional team-building? Here's what one client recently said about their BATS Improv On-The-Go experience:
"Working with Chris and the BATS team was fantastic. Chris was a complete partner in all of our planning and that made a huge difference in our day. He has also continued to be an ongoing support as we experiment in different and deeper ways with improv. "Improv has been a transformative tool at our organization. We have used it as a tool to move our team into fuller and more spontaneous expression, trust, risk taking, and connection. It has really made a difference for us." Avoid the misperception that improv is simply about being funny, clever, or being put on the spot. Improv is really a "Transformative Tool for Expression, Trust, Risk Taking, and Connection."
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25TH ANNIVERSARY GALA & FUNDRAISER
On Sept. 7, BATS Improv will go dark for the night as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary in grand style with our 25th Anniversary Gala. Stay tuned for more details about how you can attend this very special night! Originally scheduled for Sept. 8, the date for our 25th Anniversary Gala and Fundraiser has been changed to Friday, Sept. 7.
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25th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
Our fundraising campaign in support of our 25th Anniversary Season is going strong but we need your help to reach our goal!
Donate Now!
Over the last 25 years, BATS Improv has earned a loyal base of audience members and students that drives our earned income to approx. 70 percent of our operating budget. As we look forward to our next 25 years, we look to the generosity of financial supporters like you to subsidize the balance of our programming and keep live improv theater accessible to everyone. Donate Now!
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Spread The Word!
Seen a BATS show that you loved? Taken a workshop that you couldn't get enough of? Tell someone! More people find out about BATS through word-of-mouth than any other source. Your recommendations go a long way!
Want to tell the world? Yelp us!
(We current have 81 5-Star Reviews and a 4.5 Star rating)
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We're Listening!
We want everyone who comes to BATS Improv to have a great time. If you ever have a problem that needs resolved, a question about one of our shows, or a compliment you'd like to pass on, we want to hear from you. Please write our Artistic Director, Kasey Klemm, at kasey@improv.org.
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BATS Improv Theatre
Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, California 94123
(415) 474-6776
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