Improv – San Francisco

BATS Improv is San Francisco’s most highly acclaimed and longest-running improv company and school.   BATS Improv is a professional theatre company and an artistic community that cultivates and innovates the craft of improvised theatre through engaging, playful, creative performance and training.  Karen is a main stage Company Member as of 2021!


The Iron Stage

The Iron Stage: An Improvised Game of Thrones: San Francisco based theater group that performs a fully improvised show set in the world of Game of Thrones.  Be prepared for murder, war, sex, and, well, probably more murder with The Iron Stage: Improvised Game of Thrones. We present fully improvised, never-seen-before, never-to-be-seen-again episodes in the style of the favorite fantasy series. The Iron Stage is Karen Brelsford, Shawn Brick, Laura Derry, Rez Graham, and Laura Wood.


RagTag Improv  is a group of experienced improvisers who love to get together to put on shows for all kinds of audiences. Our shows are 100% improvised, engaging, and a fun night out. Live spontaneously–come on out to see something new!


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Double Feature TM: Two improvised “films” unfold simultaneously as four actors, playing numerous characters, collaborate to create a theatrical experience that juggles a pair of completely different stories.  The results are not only entertaining, but often suspenseful and moving.

“Four Actors, one musician and one light technician create two original feature-length stories and it is completely, hysterically outrageous… you’re left with only with aching cheeks and the sense of giddiness that comes from experiencing fearlessness.”
-JoAnne Tobias, The San Francisco Guide

Creator: Rafe Chase

Cast: Karen Brelsford, Laura Wachtel, Rafe Chase, and Rez Graham


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San Francisco Improv Collective: brings variety to the San Francisco improv community by featuring creative troupes with unique formats. SFIC offers fully-improvised theatre based on YOUR suggestions, presenting both “long form” and “short form” improv styles. Alternatively funny, thought-provoking, and always entertaining, the Collective’s shows keep the audience engaged. Take a leap with the SF Improv Collective for an evening of laughter, variety and adventure! Don’t miss what 7×7 SF called “One of the 17 Ways to Laugh Your Ass Off in San Francisco!”