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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…

Community Events

Calling all improvisers and students! Check out our upcoming Auditions, Jams, Parties, Workshops and Shows that we hope the community will be excited to show up for.

Here’s what we have coming up:

Events on Mon. Oct 5th, 2026

Singing One

5 Oct 26

Austin

Events on Fri. Oct 9th, 2026

Storytelling Workshop

9 Oct 26

Austin

Events on Thu. Oct 15th, 2026

Acting for Improvisation

15 Oct 26

Austin