Improvisational Theatre Companies in The United States
Name | Group Level | Improv Type | Location | Date Established | Reference |
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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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