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There are a wealth of improv troupes, local theaters, and other artistic resources in our vicinity. Here are some links of interest in Santa Cruz and the wider Bay Area:


Improv Festivals:
  • Santa Cruz Improv Festival
    Performances and workshops by Santa Cruz and Bay Area improv troupes. Festival is held in July of each year.
    > website

  • San Francisco Improv Festival
    Twelve weeks of improv, May-June!
    > website

  • Chicago Improv Festival
    The mother of all improv festivals!
    > website
Improv Troupes:
  • Freefall Improvisational Theater
    Long-Form Improv
    > website

  • Loose Cannon Theater
    Highly Improv-able Comedy
    > website

  • Um...Gee...Um...
    Improvisational Theater in Santa Cruz
    > website

  • ScripTease
    Improv & Sketch Comedy
    > website

  • BATS Improv Theatre
    Theatresports, Micetro, and Cutting Edge Long Form Improvisation
    > website

  • San Francisco Improv Co-op
    Members include Oui Be Negros, Black and Tan, True Fiction Magazine and many more.
    > website
Improv Classes:
  • Fun Institute
    Learning Through Laughter
    > website

  • Um...Gee...Um... Academy of Improv
    To Spark Discovery
    > website

  • BATS Improv School
    Learn to Improvise
    > website
Local Theaters:
  • Actors' Theater
    1001 Center Street - Santa Cruz
    831.425.1003
    > website

  • Santa Cruz Art League
    Broadway Playhouse

    526 Broadway
    Santa Cruz, CA 95060
    831.426.5787
    > website

  • Cayuga Vault
    1100 Soquel Ave - Santa Cruz
    831.421.9471
    > website

  • BATS Theater
    Fort Mason -  3rd Floor Building B - San Francisco
    415.474.8935
    > website