Shortform: (usually on Fridays)
fun and fast-paced improvised theatre, filled with scenes, songs, games, and lots of audience participation and suggestions.


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Longform: (usually on Saturdays)
full-length, narrative, genre-driven, completely improvised stories based on audience suggestions.


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Monthly Archives: June 2017

Trek to the Future

If you’ve spent any time with BATS company member Laura Derry, you know that she’s a fan of Star Trek…in the same way fish are fans of water! She lives and breathes Star Trek.   Her love of Star Trek is

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Pride and Poetry

When you’ve been performing for over three decades with some of the most talented improvisers in the world, you’d assume there would be some moving, memorable moments on stage. But none can top a moment that happened in the minutes

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The Once and Future Annex

Transformation is something we aim for all the time on stage, but it’s a rare and wonderful occasion when big changes come to our home at Fort Mason. Our beloved classroom space, The Annex is getting quite a makeover, from

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My Story Story

BATS Founder and company member Rebecca Stockley talks about her love of story, and how, over 30 years ago, it changed her life. My love of improv springs from many sources but one of the strongest draws is the personal agency we

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