Improvisational theater, usually shortened to “improv”, is a theater performance where actors work without a prepared script, creating characters and situations spontaneously, often on themes suggested by the audience. The performances are almost always comedic, though some troupes use improv to create drama as well. Short-form improv consists of brief skits, while long-form improv seeks to spin out a theme into a more sustained story line. Houston is blessed with a number of improv theater troupes, and Station Theater is one, performing Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The format varies by day.
Thursdays-Saturdays. Starts: June 20. Continues through Aug. 31, 2013
This article appears in Jun 14-20, 2012.