List of Improvisational Theatre Companies - Improvisational Theatre Companies in The United States

Improvisational Theatre Companies in The United States

Name Group Level Improv Type Location Date Established Reference
3 for All Professional Multiple San Francisco, California 1996
ACME Comedy Theatre Professional Theatresports Los Angeles, California 1989
Ad-Libs Comedy Improv Troupe Professional Improvisational Dallas, Texas 1986
The Annoyance Theatre Professional Improvisational Chicago, Illinois 1987
Atlas Improv Co. Professional Multiple Madison, Wisconsin 2004
Awkward Face Professional Long-form Oakland, California 2002
Backline Improv Theatre Professional Long Form Omaha, Nebraska 2010
BATS Improv Major Professional Theatresports San Francisco, California 1986
The Basement Theatre Professional Multiple Atlanta, Georgia 2004
Bay Area Improv Theater Professional Long-form Tampa, Florida 2004
The Bent Theatre Professional Multiple Charlottesville, Virginia 2004
Birdstrike Theatre Collegiate Davis, California
Bovine Metropolis Theater Professional Multiple Denver, Colorado 1998
The Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre Professional Multiple Minneapolis, Minnesota 1958
Bring Your Own Improv Professional Shortform Warwick and Providence, RI 2008
Brody Theater Professional Short- and Long-form Portland, Oregon 1997
Burpees' Seedy Theatrical Company Collegiate Improvisational Granville, Ohio 1979
The Buttered Niblets Collegiate Multiple Baltimore, Maryland 1997
Calvin Improv Collegiate Shortform Grand Rapids, Michigan 1984
CHiPs Improv Collegiate Multiple Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1995
ColdTowne Theater Professional Multiple Austin, Texas 2007
Cold Tofu Professional Multiple Los Angeles, California 1981
Commedus Interruptus Collegiate Multiple Los Angeles, California 1989
Comedy City Professional Multiple Green Bay, Wisconsin 1987
ComedySportz Major Professional Shortform Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1984
Compass Players Professional Cabaret Chicago, Illinois 1955*
Dad's Garage Theatre Company Professional Multiple Atlanta, Georgia 1995
Dallas Comedy House Professional Multiple Dallas, TX 2003
Damaged Goods Professional Multiple Louisville, Kentucky 2010
Dead Parrots Society Collegiate Multiple Bellingham, Washington 1999
Defiant Monkey Improv Professional Short- and Long-form Buffalo, New York 2009
DICE Theatre Company Professional Dramatic Improv New York, NY 2010
The Diggers Professional Guerrilla San Francisco, California 1966*
Dirty Water Professional Long-form Chicago, Illinois 2005*
Eclectic Improv Co. Professional Shortform Buffalo, New York 1998
Eight Is Never Enough Professional Multiple New York City, New York 2002
Einstein Simplified Professional Shortform Knoxville, Tennessee 1994
Erasable Inc. Collegiate Improvisational College Park, Maryland 1986
Face Off Unlimited Major Professional Multiple New York City, New York 2003
Fringe Comedy Co. Professional Multiple Chicago, IL 2009
Fish Sticks Comedy Professional Shortform Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2007
The Focus Group Professional Long-form Bangor, Maine 2009
Four Day Weekend Professional Improvisational Fort Worth, Texas 1997
Francis Bacon Experiment Professional Long-form Buffalo, New York 2008
Friday Night Improvs Collegiate Improv Jam Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1989
Friday Night Face Off Professional Shortform Port Jefferson, New York 2003
FRISCO - Free Range Improv School & Company Professional Multiple San Francisco, California 2009
FST Improv Professional Shortform Sarasota, Florida 2002
GayCo Productions Professional Semi-improvisational Chicago, Illinois 1996
The Georgetown Improv Association Collegiate Long-form Georgetown, Washington, D.C. 1995
Geva Comedy Improv Professional Multiple Rochester, New York
Go Comedy! Improv Theater Professional Multiple Ferndale, MI 2008
GranDaddy Charlie Professional Long-form San Francisco Bay Area, California
Gross National Product Professional Multiple Washington, D.C. 1982
Groundlings Major Professional Semi-improvisational Los Angeles, California 1974
Heywire Collegiate Short-form Rock Island, Illinois 1998
Hideout Theatre Professional Multiple Austin, Texas 1999
Hit and Run: Musical Improv Professional Multiple Hollywood, California 2007
IMF (improv) Professional Long-form Buffalo, New York 2010
The Immediate Gratification Players Collegiate Long-form Cambridge, Massachusetts 1986
Improvisensational! Collegiate Multiple Walla Walla, Washington 1903
Improvisation News Professional Multiple New York, NY 2012
Improv Unlimited Professional Improvisational Corp Entertainment and Shows Chicago, Illinois 2002
ImprovOlympic Major Professional the Harold Chicago, Illinois 1980
ImprovAcadia Professional Improvisational Bar Harbor, Maine 2004
Improv and Such Amateur Improvisational Salt Lake City, Utah 2010–2011
Improv Asylum Professional Semi-improvisational Boston, Massachusetts 1998
Improv Boston Professional Multiple Cambridge, Massachusetts 1982
Improv Colorado Professional Improvisational Colorado Springs, Colorado 2008
Improv Everywhere Professional Guerrilla New York City, New York 2001
Improv Institute Professional Improvisational Chicago, Illinois 1983*
Improv Jam Professional Improvisational Red Bank, New Jersey 1994
Improv Playhouse of San Francisco Professional Multiple San Francisco, California 2009
Improv Shmimprov Professional Multiple Fullerton, California 1998
Impulse Theater Professional Improvisational Denver, Colorado 1988
The Improv Trick Major Professional Improvisational St. Louis, Missouri 2005
In Between The Lines Comedy Improv Troupe Collegiate Shortform Rochester, New York 1999
Indyprov Professional Improvisational Indianapolis, Indiana 2003
Jester'z Improv Comedy Professional Improvisational Phoenix, Arizona 2001
JaCKPie Professional Long-form Atlanta, Georgia 2001
Jon Jon & Co. Professional Multiple Denver, Colorado 2010
Just Add Water Collegiate Improvisational New Haven, Connecticut 1986
Just The Funny Professional Multiple Miami, Florida 1999
The Kansas City Improv Company Major Professional Multiple Kansas City, Missouri 2000
Kings of Improv Professional Multiple Colorado Springs, Colorado 2010
Kitsch In Sync Professional Shortform Boston, Massachusetts 1999
LA Connection Comedy Theatre Professional Improvisational Los Angeles, California 1977
Laughing Gas Improv Professional Improvisational Miami, Florida 1992
Laughing Matters Professional Shortform Atlanta, Georgia 1985
Lazy Fairy Improv Professional Shortform Sarasota, Florida 2008
Leela Major Professional Long-form San Francisco, California 2003
Let's Try This Collegiate Improvisational Atlanta, Georgia 1989
The Lobby Professional Shortform Fullerton, California 2005
Madcap Theater Professional Shortform Westminster, Colorado 2006
Magnet Theater Major Professional Multiple New York City, New York 2005
Mail Order Bride improv Professional Long-form Phoenix, Arizona 2006
Mod 27 Productions Professional Multiple Lake Worth, Florida 2002
Monkey Business Institute Professional Shortform Madison, Wisconsin 2004
MU Improv Collegiate Long-form Columbia, MO 2009
The N Crowd Professional Shortform Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005
The National Comedy Theatre Major Professional Shortform San Diego, California
The New Movement Major Professional Long-form Austin, TX;Houston, TX; New Orleans, LA 2009
New & Improv.'d Collegiate Multiple Harrisonburg, Virginia 1999
Nine and Numb Professional Shortform Tampa, FL 2000
The No Pants Players Professional Shortform Charleston, WV 2001
The No Parking Players Collegiate Multiple Pittsburgh, PA 1996
The Original Comedy Rangers Professional Shortform Chicago, Illinois 1977
On Thin Ice Collegiate Shortform Cambridge, Massachusetts 1984
The Oxymorons Professional Shortform San Antonio, Texas 1989
Pan Theater Professional Long-form Oakland, California 2002
Peoples Improv Theater Major Professional Multiple New York City, New York 2002
pH Productions Professional Multiple Chicago, Illinois 2002
Philly Improv Theater (PHIT) Major Professional Multiple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005
The Playground Professional Long-form Chicago, Illinois 1997
Pop Scholars Professional Long-form Grand Rapids, Michigan 2009
The Portable Reality Show Professional Long-form Poulsbo, Washington 2006
Prime Time Players Improv Professional Multiple Louisville, Kentucky 2010
The Purple Crayon of Yale Collegiate Long-form New Haven, Connecticut 1985
The Puzzled Players Comedy Improv Theater Professional Shortform Binghamton, New York 2003
Q City Players Professional Improvisational Cincinnati, Ohio 2008
Rare Bird Show Professional Long-form Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2003
Relapse Theatre Professional Multiple Atlanta, Georgia 2005
Richmond Comedy Coalition Professional Multiple Richmond, VA 2009
Roar Theatre Professional Multiple San Diego, California 2008
River City Improv Professional Shortform Grand Rapids, Michigan 1993
Room to Improv Professional Multiple Los Angeles, California 2002
RunnerUp Comedy Troupe Collegiate Multiple Winona, Minnesota 2008
Gnap! Theater Projects Professional Multiple Austin, Texas 2001
SAK Comedy Lab Professional Multiple Orlando, Florida
Salsation! Theatre Company Professional Semi-improvisational Chicago, Illinois 1998
The San Francisco Improv Alliance Professional Multiple San Francisco, California 2005
The San Francisco Improv Co-Operative Professional Multiple San Francisco, California 2000
Schrödinger's Cat Professional Multiple Augusta, Georgia 2009
Sea Tea Improv Professional Multiple Hartford, Connecticut 2008
SevenOneLiners Professional Short-Form Colorado Springs, Colorado 2010
Shades of Grey Professional Long-form San Francisco, California 2007
Search Engine Improv Professional Long-form Rochester, New York 2010
The Second City Major Professional Semi-improvisational Chicago, Illinois 1959
Second Nature Improv Collegiate Long-form Los Angeles, California 2002
Scared Scriptless Improv Professional Multiple Anchorage, Alaska 2000
The Skinny Improv Professional Multiple Springfield, Missouri 2002
Stanford Improvisors Collegiate Stanford, CA 1992
Steel City Improv Theater Professional Multiple Pittsburgh, PA 2011
Something Dada Professional Improvisational Cleveland, Ohio 1995
The Sweaty Toothed Madmen Collegiate Multiple Wenham, Massachusetts 2000
The Stagebenders Comedy Duo Professional Improvisational Los Angeles, California / Minneapolis 1993
Starla and Sons Collegiate Longform Providence, Rhode Island 2006
Stick Horses in Pants Professional Shortform Colorado Springs, Colorado 2004
Tag Improv Collegiate Multiple Kirksville, Missouri 2005
The Super Happy Improv Troupe Professional Multiple New York City, New York 2008
Teachers Lounge Mafia Professional Multiple Farmington, Maine 2008
Theatre 99 Professional Improvisational Charleston, South Carolina 2000
Theatre Strike Force Collegiate Multiple Gainesville, Florida 1989
THEY Improv Professional Multiple Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2005
The Torch Theatre Professional Long-form Phoenix, Arizona 2007
The National Comedy Theatre Professional Multiple Phoenix, Arizona 2007
Three Letter Acronym Collegiate the Harold Cambridge, Massachusetts 2011
The Titanic Players Collegiate Long-form Evanston, Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, others 1994
Trapped In A Rumor Professional Multiple Danville, California 2009
The Upfront Theatre Professional Multiple Bellingham, Washington 2004
Unexpected Company Professional Long-form Warwick, Rhode Island 2003
The Utility Players Professional Short-form Reno, NV 2007
Unexpected Productions Professional Theatresports Seattle, Washington 1983
The Un-Scripted Theater Company Professional Multiple San Francisco, California 2002
Upright Citizens Brigade Major Professional Multiple New York City, New York 1999
Vamp Shows Professional Multiple Midwest 2007
Village Theatre Professional Multiple Atlanta, Georgia 2008
Washington Improv Theater Professional Multiple Washington, D.C. 1986
Whole World Theatre Professional Shortform Atlanta, Georgia 1994
West End Comedy Professional Multiple — Primarily Shortform Richmond, Virginia 2010
William and Mary Improv Theater Collegiate Shortform Williamsburg, Virginia 1986
Wing-It Productions Major Professional Multiple Seattle, Washington 1992
The Yale Ex!t Players Collegiate Short-form New Haven, CT 1984
Scared Scriptless (St. Olaf) Collegiate Short-form Northfield, MN 2001
Morally Improv-erished Professional Multiple Juneau, AK 2004

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