Improv Playhouse of San Francisco

Description

Improv Playhouse of San Francisco announces three improvised performances on Aug. 21, 22 and 23, 2026, as part of the 5th Annual Free-Play Festival in San Francisco, hosted by PlayGround. Every Improv Playhouse performance is unscripted, with actors taking suggestions from the audience to create fully improvised characters, scenes and story arcs. No one, including the performers, knows what might happen! The internationally acclaimed Improv Playhouse cast features the Bay Area’s top improvisational talent, including Mark Duncanson, Tim Orr, Lisa Rowland, and Regina Saisi, with Remi Frazier on lights and sound. Special guest Ben Johnson will join the cast on August 21 and 22. At the checkout link, choose in-person or streaming. Although unscripted, each performance features a unique theme:

• August 21: The Naked Stage, a two-act play wherein each improviser plays just one character and all the action takes place on one set.

• August 22: Improvised Movie, based on a title from the audience with a story that jumps through times and locations.

• August 23: The Bechdel Test, putting multi-faceted, complicated female characters at the center of the story.

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