News and Press

Press Contacts

 Sara Butz
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
sara@improv.org
(415) 516-8876

Dave Dennison
Artistic Director
dave@improv.org
(415) 474-6776

News from BATS Improv

May 15, 2008 - BATS Announces SF/Helsinki Improv Festival June 1-7, 2008

July 25, 2007 - SF Bay Guardian Awards 9th, 10th "Best of the Bay" Honors to BATS Improv

February 11, 2008 - BATS Improv Names Brent Sverdloff Executive Director

July 25, 2007 - SF Bay Guardian Awards 9th, 10th "Best of the Bay" Honors to BATS Improv

February 13, 2007 - Fifth Annual Long-Form Festival Begins March 2

December 21, 2006 - BATS Players in the Spotlight

November 10, 2006 - Mayor Declares November 10 "BATS Improv Day"

October 13, 2006 - BATS Announces Leadership Changes

October 10, 2006 - BATS Celebrates 20 Years of Wingin' It

August 21 , 2006 - William Hall to receive 2006 Stockley Superhero Award

July 27, 2006 - S.F. Bay Guardian names BATS "Best Theater Company" and "Best First Date Spot"

June 28, 2006 - BATS to Hold Laughing Stock Benefit Performance August 3

June 27, 2006 - BATS Receives $40,000 Grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

June 20, 2006 - BATS Announces Schedule for 12th Annual Summer Improv Festival

May 9, 2006 - BATS Depicts Bay Area Neighborhoods in Theatresports Competition

March 14, 2006 - Amos Glick and Kimberly MacLean Join Main Stage Company

February 27, 2006 - BATS kicks off 4th annual Long-Form Festival

NEWS ARCHIVE - News/Press Releases from 2005 and earlier


BATS Improv In the News

Double Feature Review — The San Francisco Guide (April 23, 2008)
BATS Improv Wins Two "Best of the Bay" Awards in 2007 — The San Francisco Bay Guardian (July 25, 2007)
BATS Improv's Valentine's Day Show Review — The Bay Area Critic (February 15, 2007)
Good Sports Laughing for 20 Years — The Noe Valley Voice (November 2006)
Review of Improvised Shakespeare — The Shakespeare Revue (September 2006)
Best of the Bay: Best Theater Company/Best First Date Spot — SF Bay Guardian (July 2006)
Pick of the Week: Actors are So Competitive — SF Weekly (June 2006)
Best of San Francisco: Most Spontaneous Date Night — 7x7 Magazine (June 2006)
Pick of the Week: Do the Harold — SF Weekly (March 2006)
Review: Rock n' Roll Theatresports — SF Bay Guardian (January 2006)
Get Creative — San Francisco Chronicle (August 2005)
Improv-able Cause: What can you learn from a good course? — Backstage West (July 2005)
Stars of the Improv Universe — Fort Mason Center Monthly (July 2005)
Best of San Francisco: Best Improv Group — SF Weekly (May 2005)
Time to Improvise — SF Bay Guardian (May 2005)
Going BATS — SF Weekly (April 2005)
Best of The Bay: Best Improv Company/Best Comedy Troupe — SF Bay Guardian (July 2004)
Out of Their Heads — SF Bay Guardian (June 2004)
Humorous Help Available for People with Serious Illness — Bay Area Reporter (October 2003)
Extra-Theatrical Performance Acting Leaves Home... - Backstage West (August 2003)
1-2-3 Sing! — SF Weekly (August 2003)
Thinking Outside the Box — Callboard Monthly (June 2003)
Hot Spot: Pride and Platypus? - SF Bay Guardian (May 2003)
20 Best Places To Meet Your Match - SF Magazine (February 2003)
BATS Combines Audience Participation and Actors' Versatility - Marina Times (December 2002)
Listen, Support, and Play: Improv Skills Can Improve Relationships - Oakland Tribune (7/10/02)
What's Their Line? - Contra Costa Times (8/5/01)
About To Go BATS - SF Examiner (1/29/01)
Off The Cuff Wit Is the Stuff of Fine Improv - Contra Costa Times (2/1/98)
Actors Just Making Wit Up As They Go - SJ Mercury News (3/27/97)
From The Top of Their Heads - SF Chronicle (3/6/97)
Happy Ending - SF Bay Guardian (8/28/96)
Bard's Improvisers - Contra Costa Times (8/16/96)
To The Victor Goes The Roles - Oakland Tribune (8/8/96)
Something Wonderful - Back Stage (8/1/96)
Ready, Get Set, Improv! - SF Live (8/96)
Hot Off The Cuff - The Independent (8/1/95)
Going BATS - SF Chronicle (7/30/95)
Teams Joust in Improv Tourney - Contra Costa Times (9/18/92)
Performance Anxiety - SJ Mercury News (9/11/92)
These Games Are Strictly For Laughs - Sports Illustrated (11/26/90)




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