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About[caption id="" align="alignright" width="350" caption="view from congress avenue"][/caption] We are an improv theatre. We are in the business of improvisational theatre. We make up all our comedy, plays, and sketches on the spot (unless otherwise noted). Short form, long form, Chicago-Style, NY-Style, CA-Style, Austin-Style – we do it all (especially Austin-Style, it’s our specialty). We host and produce improv shows Thursday through Sunday. For some of the shows, we invite independent groups to perform (everything you see on Thursday night, for instance) and some of the shows we personally produce (everything you see on Saturday night, for instance). Troupe – usually means a group of people who work together independently of any theater to create their own style and show. The troupes are usually made up of improvisers who have taken classes, here or elsewhere, and enjoy working and performing together. We have a few weekly troupes, like Parallelogramophonograph (who perform every Friday at 10pm), and Firth&Arjet (who perform every Thursday at 10pm). Show – usually means a produced production with a curated director, cast, and crew. A good example is our Saturday night 8pm Mainstage shows. Every Saturday at 8pm you can see a full-scale improvised production. This is…

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Wed. July 29th

Level TwoWednesdays Jul 29-Sep 2, 7:00-9:30pm
Hideout Annex – Front
$230 – $265

Performing Games w/ Danielle DaVerona (six weeks)

Continue your improv education with Level Two!

Sun. August 2nd

Free Improv ClassSun Aug 2, 5:30-6:45pm
Hideout Annex – back
Free! – $7

A 90-minute taste of our in-person improv classes

How does an improv class work? Come find out and dip your toe in before signing up, check out a 90-minute FREE sample to get a feel for how easy and engaging it is.

Level Two

Wed. Jul 29th, 2026-Wed. Sep 2nd, 2026

7:00 pm (CDT)-9:30 pm (CDT)

$230.00 – $265.00

Hideout Annex – Front

Classes
Level 2-9

Level Two

Continue your improv education with Level Two!

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Free Improv Class

Sun. Aug 2nd, 2026

5:30 pm (CDT)-6:45 pm (CDT)

$0.00 – $7.00

Hideout Annex – back

Classes
Free Class

Free Improv Class, Free Intro (at Penfold)

How does an improv class work? Come find out and dip your toe in before signing up, check out a 90-minute FREE sample to get a feel for how easy and engaging it is.

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