Hailed by the Boston Globe as "Comedy Masters"
For over 35 years, ImprovBoston has been New England's leading theater and school dedicated to the art of comedy in all its forms. Voted "Best of Boston" by The Phoenix, The Improper Bostonian, and The Weekly Dig, ImprovBoston performers, teachers and students have included film stars, Emmy Award-winning comedians, and acclaimed producers, directors, musicians and writers. ImprovBoston alumni are featured on The Daily Show, America's Got Talent, Funniest Wins, Real Time with Bill Maher, Last Comic Standing and John Oliver's Last Week Tonight, to name a few. In 2014, the Independent Reviewers of New England honored ImprovBoston with an award recognizing its longstanding contributions to the Boston theater community. As a nonprofit arts organization, ImprovBoston serves the community through laughter with youth outreach programs, workshops for businesses, scholarships, a national touring company and, of course, performances at its theater complex in Central Square, Cambridge.
OUR NATIONAL TOURING COMPANY
ImprovBoston's National Touring Company travels across the country, offering a variety of innovative, custom entertainment and training packages. We also offer outreach programs focused on using principles of improvisation to combat bullying in local schools and through partnerships with Young Audiences of Massachusetts. Find out what else we offer.
Our outreach programs featured in the news:
WBUR: Troupe Asks: What's Funny About Bullying?
KQED: How Improv Can Open Up The Mind To Learning in the Classroom and Beyond
Wicked Local: St. Joseph School Presents ImprovBoston Anti-Bullying Workshops
AARP: What Improv Comedy Can Teach You About Workplace Success
OUR NONPROFIT MISSION
ImprovBoston is proud to be a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization which serves the community through laughter. With a regular performance selection of New England’s premiere improv, sketch, and standup and an acclaimed comedy training program, the theater dedicates itself to inspiring, developing and sharing comedy in all its forms. Through exploring the many important applications of the creative process, ImprovBoston seeks to improve the lives of diverse audiences both onstage and off.
