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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Every show at BATS Improv is a fun, one-of-a-kind performance created on the spot by our skilled actors and inspired by your suggestions. Our shortform shows shortform-small deliver a fast-paced, highly interactive experience, and our longform shows longform-small offer sustained stories with rich narrative and character development. For over 30 years, we’re proud to be San Francisco’s premiere home for improvised theatre.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM.  |  Student shows most Sundays.

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Shows every Friday and Saturday

The BATS Main Stage Company performs every Friday and Saturday night at 8:00. Shows are either virtual or take place in BATS’ Bayfront Theater at historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco’s scenic Marina District. Shows change every month.

 

Accessibility Accommodations

 

To request accommodations for performance and classes please send requests to us at bats@improv.org

The Bay Front theatre is wheelchair accessible and Closed captioning is available for all of our Live Performances in Zoom, and available on recordings of Virtual performances on Facebook and Youtube.

For more information about accessibility at BATS Improv or to request an accommodation please contact us at least two weeks before your scheduled class or performance.

Map & Nearby

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At Fort Mason Center: 
The Interval (bar w/ snacks)
Greens (upscale vegetarian)
Off the Grid (food truck festival)
 

Our Favorites Near by:
Delarosa (roman-style pizzeria)
Patxi’s Chicago Pizza (pizza)
Plant (organic vegetarian)
Plutos (fresh american)
Tacolicious (untraditional taqueria)
The Tipsy Pig (gastropub)
 

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