The Improvised Shakespeare Company promises laughs, adventure, and more than a wee bit of improv. Each show is different, as audience members are encouraged to throw out suggestions, which create the title of a Shakespearean play that has never been written.

This year’s titles have varied wildly in style, respectability, and Shakespeare-ness. Much Ado About Everything Everywhere All At Once, A Midwinter Night’s Tinder Date, As You Hate It, and…Cats In Hats?

The Improvised Shakespeare Company. Photo by Dave Lenk

The company’s founder and actor, Blaine Swen, went through some of his favorite moments this season so far and their hilarious titles. “No need to worry about spoilers,” Swen explained. “These plays will never be seen again. That also means that the play that you see is impossible to spoil because no one in the world has seen it before it happens…including us!”

Ocean’s 11: Gentlemen of Verona

A heist play with 11 criminal specialists including a magician, an acrobat, and a sea captain with a SURPRISE twist ending that the entire heist was a set-up to teach the main character a valuable lesson about the dangers of jealousy.

The Improvised Shakespeare Company. Photo by Dave Lenk

My Lover is an Irish Step Dancer

A play with a climactic ending where the main character single-handedly defeats a small army using the mesmerizing power of enthusiastic Riverdance-style choreography

Gremlins

A Romeo and Juliet-style tragedy with two warring houses: The House of Gremlin vs the House of Monchhichi.

Birthday in Venice

With echoes of The Winter’s Tale, two men are set on a new path when a servant of the Duchess hurriedly hands them a newborn child being hidden from the angry Duke. Complete with a monologue from the character of Time that launches the play forward 20 years.

The Improvised Shakespeare Company. Photo by Dave Lenk

Fart Jar

You had to be there.

When you come to the theatre, come prepared with our most outlandish, far-reaching suggestion. Perhaps yours will be the next great play that Shakespeare never wrote.

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The Improvised Shakespeare Company
Now-April 28, 2024 • Garner Galleria Theatre
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