Once again, our May Improv Show landed on May 4th, Star Wars Day! So of course, the show was Sci-Fi themed. But to make it even more special, we invited the Carpinteria players to join us. We do not lack in faith when it comes to improv! The first half hour was a set of six games that our SB Improv players performed. The second half hour was another set of six games played by the Carpinteria group. Then we combined forces for the last half hour, playing six games with mixed teams. The night included an uncomfortable relationship between Vader and Han, drug addicted bad guys, Dub-Dub Radio Hour ..read more

Three longform teams performed at our April Show: The Cornados, The Schwakhammers, and The Establishment. Birdwatching in Spokane, animals performing on Broadway, llama foisting, and high school math cheating were the theatrical themes explored by The Cronados. Based on ‘sandwich’, The Schwaks played with employment at sausage factories, undercover cops, human affection at the church, and Andy as God. The Establishment took ‘Albuquerque‘ and created the saddest Whole Foods, a disturbing hot air balloon, and a pathetic chili festival. ‘Albuquerque: Lean In to the Sadness’. You can download the ..read more

Here’s the lovely cast of our Shortform show on April 6th, 2024. Only 6 people in the cast, Mariangelica, Brent, Scott, Melissa, Harnoor, and David. I served as MC (although I sang in the Irish Drinking Song, provide relief to one player). It was a small but appreciative audience, and so they were fortunate enough to see us perform Tag Out Story, ABC’s (timed), Changing Emotions, Counting Words, Pillars, Irish Drinking Song, Swedish Story, Party Quirks, Return Department, Montage, and a bunch of Open Scenes (well, specifically 6). I’ve got to say that it was a great show! The audience laughed ..read more

“You’re just confusing everybody. Just call yourself the teacher!” That was the the advice given to me some 30 years ago. It finally led me to acknowledge that I was an improv teacher. The improv class we currently know started in 1989. I joined in December of that year when it had only been going a few weeks. I was brand new to improv and LOVED it! Over the next few years the instructors changed, and I started performing along with the other students. The instructor at the time (Sharon Bettis) was a member of the performing troupe Kahoots!, and we learned a lot from her. Unfortunately, around ..read more

We had 20 people in class, and nowadays that’s a small class. With smaller classes I can either do more large group games or focus on two person games, and tonight I tried to split it between the two. There were six new players joining us, so welcome Souheil, Bassem, Sam, Rob, Leilani, and Christine. Our warm ups were Character Intro, Enemy Defender, and One Word Story. Our exercise piece was Three Headed Conversation. Then it was Pillars and Irish Drinking Song. We ended with a couple of rounds of Park Bench ..read more

Our first show of the new decade! Illnesses brought our performer count down to 7 (see the player list below), but we had a very appreciative audience of 40 and a show that sets the bar high for the 2020’s! We played a total of 17 games, although we cut short the final Montage due to time (also, it ended on the perfect line). Rather than list the games we played, below is my copy of the playlist with all the notes for the night. For most of you it will be illegible, but for those with acute forensic capability, it will serve as an archaeological record of the night. A few particularly memorab ..read more

All Boats Improv announces open improviews for female-identifying improvisers of all ages. Our new improv crew, Sirens of Mirth, welcomes intermediate and advanced improvisational performers to play with us. If you are interested in intensive weekly practice and learning new improv skills, come and see if the cut of your jib fits our rigging. Contact yvette (dot) keller (at) Gmail (dot) com to pick a date to meet the crew and do some improv. Thursday evening improviews are from 6:45 - 8 PM, starting August 11th at a private home on the Mesa. Team members will continue to rehearse until 9 PM. W ..read more

All Boats Improv announces open “improviews” for female-identifying improvisers of all ages.  Our new improv crew, Rising Tide, welcomes intermediate and advanced improvisational performers to play with us. If you are interested in intensive weekly practice and learning new improv skills, come and see if the cut of your jib fits our rigging.  Contact yvette (dot) keller (at) Gmail (dot) com to pick a date to meet the crew and do some improv. Thursday evening improviews are from 6:45 - 8 PM, starting August 4th. Team members will continue to rehearse until 9 PM. We’re outfitting a shi ..read more

Well, it’s been over a year since my last post, and I hope you’re wondering what’s been happening. You guessed it; a global pandemic! We had to cancel classes, shows, and workshops. Basically shut everything down. Most of you I’ve communicated with directly about our decisions and activities. Everyone has been understanding since we are all, more or less, in the same boat. But I’ve been avoiding updating this site and announcing our decisions, mainly because it’s painful. I’ve had a lot of inquiries lately about whether we are still having classes, what our plans are, etc. So, I figure now is ..read more

A very fun class with 25 people, two of which were new, so welcome Christina and Allison. We warmed up with Character Intro, Three Part Narrative, and One Word Story. For the exercise, I gave folks a choice and Story-Story-Die was selected by popular acclaim. Even those who didn’t know the game were enthusiastic (I guess the name was enough to sell them). Everyone did Changing Emotions and we finished with three rounds of Hook Up-Break Up ..read more