This show is part of the BATS Improv
20th Anniversary celebration.

The schedule of shows in November will honor BATS place in the history of Theatresports on the West Coast. Since BATS traces its roots to Seattle Theatresports and later helped spawn Los Angeles Theatresports, those two troupes will be part of the celebration.

The first weekend of November, Seattle Theatresports/Unexpected Productions will be our special guests. The second weekend of November, we will celebrate with shows featuring past and present members of the Main Stage Company in an alumni Theatresports extravaganza. And the third weekend of November, we welcome Los Angeles Theatresports/Impro Theatre.

Nov. 3 – Theatresports: BATS vs. Seattle
Nov. 4 – Campfire (Long-Form from Seattle)
Nov. 10 – 20th Anniversary Show
Nov. 11 – Alumni Theatresports
Nov. 17 – Theatresports: BATS vs. LA
Nov. 18 – Hell Show (Long-Form from LA)

Date: Friday, November 10
Time: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25 advance/$30 at the door (no passes or discounts)
Ensemble: Main Stage Company and Company Alumni

It was 20 years ago to the day that BATS put on its very first show!

Travel back in time to the day it all began. Alumni from the first BATS show on November 10, 1986, join current Main Stage Company Players in improvised scenes, songs, and games. Cast includes Dan O'Connor, Drew Letchworth, John X. Heart, Stephen Kearin, Rebecca Stockley, Barbara Scott, and Paul Killam.

Your ticket also entitles you to two free drink tickets for the 20th Anniversary Party after the show!

TICKET UPDATE: This show is SOLD OUT. No additional tickets will be sold at the door.


Online box office closes at 7 p.m. the night of the show. Remaining tickets can be purchased at the theater the night of the show.

HISTORY

In November 1986, a group of San Francisco theatre artisits invited Rebecca Stockley, a teacher from Seattle Theatresports, to lead a workshop and teach the new format. The 20 local actors who enrolled in the workshop had varying experience in local theatre productions, but shared little or no experience with improvisation.

That workshop culminated in a sold-out performance on November 10, 1986, at the Zephyr Theater (now the New Conservatory Theatre). A core group from that workshop were so excited by what they learned, they formed Bay Area Theatresports in the months following that workshop...and the rest is history!