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Improv shows every Friday and Saturday night, plus student showcases and other special events.

Skewed News Hour – Fridays 7pm

November 16, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Friday at 7pm (through 2018), you select news articles of the day and SNH performers will use them as inspiration for their improvised scenes.

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Improv Triple Play – Saturdays 7pm

November 17, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Saturday at 7pm, three great improv teams take the stage to create an unscripted performance based on a single audience suggestion.

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Skewed News Hour – Fridays 7pm

November 23, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Friday at 7pm (through 2018), you select news articles of the day and SNH performers will use them as inspiration for their improvised scenes.

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Slack Jam – 4th Saturdays 8:30pm

November 24, 2018 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm –

Come out and be part of the newest improv jam at Second Beat Improv Theater every fourth Saturday of the month.

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Improv Triple Play – Saturdays 7pm

November 24, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Saturday at 7pm, three great improv teams take the stage to create an unscripted performance based on a single audience suggestion.

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Skewed News Hour – Fridays 7pm

November 30, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Friday at 7pm (through 2018), you select news articles of the day and SNH performers will use them as inspiration for their improvised scenes.

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The Scratch – Sketch Comedy – First Saturdays 9pm

December 1, 2018 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm –

On the first Saturday of every month at 9pm, the ITCH Theater presents Scratch sketch comedy. The ensemble performs a fresh set of sketches each month at Second Beat Improv Theater.

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Improv Triple Play – Saturdays 7pm

December 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Saturday at 7pm, three great improv teams take the stage to create an unscripted performance based on a single audience suggestion.

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Pigtails – Special Time – Thursday 8pm

December 6, 2018 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm –

Three teams compete for a chance to have a month-long Saturday night run in the following month.

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Student Showcase – Level 2 and Lottery Team

December 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Come see the level 2 class perform in their student showcase. After them is a lottery team of Second Beat Improv Theater graduates.

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Pigtails – 1st Thursdays 7pm

December 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Three teams compete for a chance to have a month-long Saturday night run in the following month.

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Skewed News Hour – Fridays 7pm

December 7, 2018 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm –

Every Friday at 7pm (through 2018), you select news articles of the day and SNH performers will use them as inspiration for their improvised scenes.

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Recent Blog Posts

We’ve recently started two new improv jams at Second Beat. Every 2nd Saturday at 8:30pm we have the Log Roll Jam, a fast-paced jam of randomly drawn teams of two doing a scene, taking on another duo. The audience votes and the winners keep playing. The other team’s names go back in the bucket to…

Keep swimming!

By Sam Haldiman | August 6, 2018

As I have seen people in my life continue to put themselves out there and try new things and reinvent themselves, I have been inspired. As artists, we should continue to keep learning and trying new things. I am working on providing new opportunities for people at the theater that go beyond improv. There have…

Get Out

By Sam Haldiman | April 5, 2017

I recently saw the movie Get Out. This post has nothing to do with the movie but everything to do with the title. The point is say yes to things and get out of your house and out of your comfort zone. I recently went on a hot air balloon ride for my anniversary, and…

If I had a baby…

By Sam Haldiman | February 26, 2017

I imagine this is how I would feel if I had a baby. This theater keeps me up at night. I never get any sleep and I’m always exhausted. It drains my money. There is always a mess to clean up. I should hate it but everything about it continues to make me smile and…

What Type of Improviser are You?

By Sam Haldiman | September 10, 2016

Each person’s playing style is determined very early in their improv training. Improvisers driven by intellect use their mind to come up with smart and clever retorts in a scene. Emotion-based performers will often respond with “when you say that it makes me feel…” to show how their scene partner’s response affects them. Someone who…

Why I Still Love to Improvise After 16 Years

By Sam Haldiman | September 10, 2016

I think I began improvising to have a creative outlet and show everyone how funny I could be. When I first started to improvise it was a lot about myself. I didn’t realize the power of really being a part of an ensemble. Over time I realized it was so much more than what I…

Class Registration Open

By Sam Haldiman | August 27, 2016

Registration is now open for Level 1 classes beginning in January 2017. Levels 2 through 4 will open up as students complete Level 1. Visit our class schedule and registration page.

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