St. Louis' Hotest Improv Website
St. Louis has one of the richest improv scenes across our country! It all started back in the 1960's in our City's very own Gaslight Square District when Chicago's "Compass Players," came to the Crystal Palace Ballroom. The improv based company performed to sold out crowds and the rest was history.
St. Louis continues to make comedy improv history! Our city has given birth to so many improv actors. So sit back and check out the best resources to see, learn and nuture the St. Louis improv scene!
Go see some Improv
Arch Rivals Comedy performs at the Comedy Forum in St. Peters.
Club Encore is located at Union Station downtown.
Collective Works is mostly virtual comedy.
ComedySportz is located in Kansas City.
Karl Improv performs at Washington University.
Laughs On the Landing vacillates between improv and stand-up.
Mama's Pot Roast performs at Washington University.
NightShift Improvisation seems dead.
Non-Prophet Theatre does sketch comedy.
OUTprov :Queer Comedy is currently in the closet.
Paper Slip Theatre performs occasionally for the public.
Project Improv St. Louis performs all over town.
Suspicious of Whistlers performs at Washington University.
Tin Ceiling does nothing you expect. (Soulard South side)
Club Encore is located at Union Station downtown.
Collective Works is mostly virtual comedy.
ComedySportz is located in Kansas City.
Karl Improv performs at Washington University.
Laughs On the Landing vacillates between improv and stand-up.
Mama's Pot Roast performs at Washington University.
NightShift Improvisation seems dead.
Non-Prophet Theatre does sketch comedy.
OUTprov :Queer Comedy is currently in the closet.
Paper Slip Theatre performs occasionally for the public.
Project Improv St. Louis performs all over town.
Suspicious of Whistlers performs at Washington University.
Tin Ceiling does nothing you expect. (Soulard South side)
Learn all about Improv
Take a class to improve on your improvisation skills.
COCA is a Dance school located in University City.
The Laugh Masters offer improv classes at Union Station. (Downtown)
Ed Reggi is an Internationally recognized improv actor.
STAGES St. Louis is a Theatre school located in West County.
St. Louis Actor's Studio is Brand New!
The Improv Trick with film actor Bill Chott.
The Laugh Masters offer improv classes at Union Station. (Downtown)
Ed Reggi is an Internationally recognized improv actor.
STAGES St. Louis is a Theatre school located in West County.
St. Louis Actor's Studio is Brand New!
The Improv Trick with film actor Bill Chott.
Need space to rehearse and perform?
So you have taken some improv classes and now you need a place to try it out. Or you have read everything about improv and you formed a garage improv band. Check out these spaces for relative cheap solutions in creating your own improv gang! Tell them St. Louis Improv Dot Com sent ya!
- St. Louis Actors' Studio
- The St. Louis Actors' Studio was founded by William Roth, Milton Zoth and David Wassilak to bring a fresh vision to theatre in St. Louis. Housed in the Gaslight Theatre in historic Gaslight Square.
- Black Cat Theatre
- Black Cat Theatre is the latest new small Black Box style theatre in St. Louis. Located in the vibrant and retail growing Maplewood neighborhood.
- Center of Creative Arts
- The Center of Creative Arts (COCA) is an Arts Education Community Center located in University City. It holds two performance spaces in its 20,000 square foot building. One small Black Box Theatre and the other is it's main auditorium. COCA also has some 9 dance studio excellent for rehearsal space.
- Grand Center St. Louis
- Grand Center is a arts and entertainment district in Saint Louis Missouri, the 'Intersection of Art and Life', Grand Center has something to offer for everyone. Check out the dozen performance spaces Grand Center has available for rental.
- Contemporary Art Museum
- he Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis offers the most artful setting in town for meetings, receptions and special events with its distinctive architecture and award-winning cuisine by Wolfgang Puck. We have quickly become one of the most sought after venues for parties and meetings in St. Louis.
- Regional Arts Commission
- The St. Louis Regional Arts Commission Culture Calendar serves daily arts and cultural events. RAC has one performance space at its University City facility.
- The Focal Point
- The Focal Point Traditional and Original Music Concert Series and Arts Center does also rent out its small storefront theatre from time to time.
- Touhill Performing Arts Center
- The Touhill Performing Arts Center has several performing spaces in its complex. Located on the campus of University of Missouri St. Louis, the facility is top notch.
- Club Encore
- Encore Improv Comedy Club St Louis Union Station 63103. Entertainment nightly, Improv Comedy, Stand Up Comedy all in a comfortable DJ Lounge atmosphere.
- Playhouse at Westport Plaza
- The Playhouse at Westport Plaza is a wonderful theatre space rented from time to time for long running shows. In between these commercial musicals you may catch a good deal.
Learn how to Improv via Amazon
Musical Improv Comedy: Creating Songs in the Moment
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Truth in Comedy: The Manual of Improvisation
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Improvisation for the Theater 3E: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques (Drama and Performance Studies)
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Theater Games for the Lone Actor
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The Second City Almanac of Improvisation
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