Facebook Live Stream!  Click here July 6-7 to watch the marathon live!

Click here to see the items in the Silent Auction!

Now in its 3rd year, "PLEDGE DRIVE UNSCRIPTED" ("PDU") benefits Impro Theatre's programming and operations, which include the Impro Theatre School and Impro Studio. Past proceeds from "PDU" have been used to accomplish many of our goals, including renovating the Impro Studio with top-quality, modern theatrical equipment; enriching our community through our Ellen Idelson Diversity Scholarship; and supporting our staff that maintains the ongoing expansion of our School, Studio operations and Main Company productions.

This year, we hope "PDU" proceeds will build on these achievements and more in the coming year. We plan to:
• significantly expand our reach with new equipment to stream our shows online,
• replace an essential 10-year-old computer that provides technical support for all of our productions,
• update our website with an improved look and functionality,
• bolster our dedicated staff, the backbone of our company, with plans to grow our School, increase diversity, and expand performing capabilities, and
• continue to entertain, inspire, and engage, while providing a joy-filled artistic home for our community.

Impro Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
For more information about "Pledge Drive UnScripted," click here.

WHO ARE WE?

"Impro Theatre has evolved into a powerhouse improvisational company in full-length shows that are off-the-cuff and consistently hilarious. An indigenous Los Angeles treasure, the company should be seen — and reseen!" - LOS ANGELES TIMES

Impro Theatre is the Main Company, the Impro Theatre School and the Impro Studio. We are a theatre company, a school and a community.

MAIN COMPANY

Impro Theatre’s Main Company has garnered national attention with our signature brand of completely improvised, full-length plays performed in the styles of the world’s greatest writers. Founded in 1988, as LA Theatresports, Impro Theatre has evolved into Los Angeles’ premiere unscripted theatre company. Beginning in 2003, the Main Company has performed sold-out shows all over Southern California and most recently internationally at the Dubai Fringe Festival and at Det Andre Teatret in Oslo, Norway. We have received multiple Ovation Recommended honors and Critics’ Picks in the Los Angeles Times, Back Stage and the L.A. Weekly.

Our Main Company shows include Jane Austen UnScripted, Shakespeare UnScripted, Twilight Zone UnScripted, Sondheim UnScripted, Fairytales UnScripted, Chekhov UnScripted, and several more.  Every performance starts with audience suggestions, and each show is completely different. Each performance is seen only by the audience in the theatre on that night, making every Impro show a truly unique theatrical experience.

IMPRO THEATRE'S MAIN COMPANY BRIEFLY EXPLAINED (VIDEO):

IMPRO THEATRE SCHOOL

Impro's Theatre’s Main Company has worked to share our unique approach to unscripted theatre and extend our legacy through the Impro Theatre School. Our curriculum teaches actors to be better improvisers, and it trains improvisers to be better actors. We teach writers how to think about narrative in new and dynamic ways, and we encourage everyone to continue expanding their skills while focusing on the importance of ensemble-based work. Our classes provide a comfortable, safe place for people of every age, experience level, background, and profession to discover the joys of improv. Everyone is welcomed at Impro Theatre School because we believe that everyone has a story to tell and that your story starts here.
 
IMPRO STUDIO
The Impro Studio is the home of narrative and genre improv. An integral part of the Impro Theatre School, the Studio produces and presents year-round performances that foster the growth of narrative improvisation and unscripted theatre in an intimate black box setting. Our programming includes the Main Company repertory, our “Impro Studio Presents” series (featuring shows like The Improvised Generation, Stranger Suggestions, Fantastic Tales and Oregon Trail Uncharted) and residencies with improv groups Ripley and The Bearded Company. We also present productions with our students that reflect the genres studied at the School (Improvised Rom Com, Quirky English Comedy, Improvised Chekhov, Buddy Cop, and many others) and shows that are inspired and produced by members of our community (Stuck, Bobby I’m Lost, My Fantasy Apology, In the Car with Nick & Sara, and many more). With a full slate of shows, the Studio is an active hub that attracts new audiences, strengthens relationships with dedicated supporters, and serves as the headquarters of a devoted, burgeoning community.

WHAT CRITICS SAY ABOUT IMPRO THEATRE (VIDEO):

"PLEDGE DRIVE UNSCRIPTED" ("PDU")

"Pledge Drive UnScripted” brings together our entire community, and proceeds benefit our programming and operations. The event includes:

• OUR 30-HOUR NON-STOP IMPROV MARATHON -- JULY 6 - 7
This is the centerpiece of "PDU," and it features performers from our Main Company, School and Studio. Shows are performed around the clock and also streamed live on Facebook Live.  You can attend in person at the Impro Studio (and get a free gift as supplies last) or watch online through our Facebook page.  All shows are Pay-What-You-Can, except for the Showcase Performance of "Jane Austen Pop" (see below). For more information, including the 30-hour line-up, click here.

• OUR SHOWCASE PERFORMANCE OF "JANE AUSTEN POP" featuring the Main Company.
A completely improvised musical in the style of Jane Austen.
This is performed as part of the 30-Hour Marathon on Friday, July 6 at 8:30pm at The Impro Studio.
$50 VIP ticket includes complimentary Champagne. Tickets are available in the right column at the $50 level.

• SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES that help us promote your business.  Click here.
 
• This CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN, with one-of-a-kind perks -- see the right column. You can also sponsor any performer at the Bronze, Silver or Gold level.
 
• Our SILENT AUCTION, with exciting items and great deals! The silent auction ends on July 7 at midnight.  

WHY IMPRO THEATRE?

When you support Impro Theatre, you are supporting the following:

• UNIQUE, INNOVATIVE, QUALITY THEATRE where every performance is completely different. American Theatre Magazine says about us, “These virtuosic talents simply as as superhuman as they seem. Here might be the salvation theatre seeks.”  Bitter Lemons wrote about us: “This is art. This is craft. This is entertainment. This is a kind of theater that can only be delivered by Impro Theatre. There truly is no one else in Los Angeles like them. Hell, there is probably no one else in the world like them. And that’s something to celebrate.”

• DIVERSITY. We believe that a diverse community of performers is essential to artful and meaningful storytelling, and we created the  Ellen Idelson Diversity Scholarship to expand the diversity of the unscripted theatre community.  Our student base already has more women than men (which is very unusual; at most improv schools, male students far outnumber female students), and your support helps us diversify our community in important ways.

• VALUABLE TRAINING. The Impro Theatre School is training the next generation of improvisers, and our School has grown each year with more students and more classes.  Many of our Main Company members work as teachers in the School, and unlike other improv schools, we focus on narrative and genre-based improv to help out students tell better stories.  More than 80% of our students report learning valuable things at our School that they haven't learned elsewhere.

• NEW WORK.  Last year, we presented more than 50 different productions at the Impro Studio, our 35-seat, intimate black box theatre in Los Angeles. The Studio is our home base that serves as a classroom and an incubator for new work (The Main Company's Dorothy Parker UnScripted and Play UnScripted were both developed in the Studio). Your support helps us develop more new work in the Studio and serve our community, which grows each year.

• JOY.  Your support helps bring joy to thousands of students, patrons and community members who are hungry for fun, smart, unique cultural experiences. Our audiences tell us that when attending one of our performances or classes, they experience tremendous amounts of joy. By providing suggestions that help shape every performance, our audiences are more engaged in our shows than in other forms of theatre.

We are thrilled to have such a positive impact on our community, and your support helps expand our programming, strengthen our community, and spread more joy to our students and audiences.

For more information, please visit us at Improtheatre.com.