The Improv is always an hour and a half of laughs.
by Marl on 7/31/19Ewing Theatre - NormalIt is always so clever and amazing. These guys are so mentally quick. It is five stars.
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THE IMPROVISED SHAKEPEARE COMPANY:
If you prefer your comedy dressed in tall socks and tunics, then the Improvised Shakespeare Company is definitely for you. These seasoned comedians have brushed up on their Elizabethan elocution to present polished puns and quickly concoct rhyming couplets to make audiences crack up. The only thing ticket buyers have to do is provide a suggestion for a play that has yet to be written and then sit back as these lords of improv fabricate side-splitting soliloquies. Now the Improvised Shakespeare Company is taking their award-winning show out of their native Chicago to delight the groundlings in select cities across North American, with familiar faces and poetic flare sure to crop up at every turn.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
The Improvised Shakespeare Company was founded in 2005 as an outlet for members of Chicago’s Improv Olympic -- one of the most respected improvisational comedy theaters in a city regarded as the birthplace of the art form. Even in this prestigious setting, the ISC stood out, winning recognition as the city’s best improv group according to both the Chicago Reader and the Chicago Examiner. The group has taken their elite Elizabethan English skills to festivals like Bumbershoot, Bonnaroo, and Just for Laughs, and is one of the few improv shows to develop a touring company. Founding member Thomas Middleditch also gained notoriety in 2014 with his starring role on the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley, increasing the ISC’s already high profile. The troupe continues to draw out crowds of Shakespearean proportions every time they take their hilarious show on tour.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 Get ready for an unexpectedly fun time
by Darkpage on 10/28/18F.M. Kirby Center - Wilkes-BarreThis team is great, great humor and quickly made a cohesive plot out of nothing...wonderful work.
Rating: 5 out of 5 High Energy, Entertaining and Hilarious!
by MommaK2000 on 10/22/18F.M. Kirby Center - Wilkes-BarreThese gentlemen are well worth seeing anywhere, anytime! Their improvisational skills are unbelievable! I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG time! I will be looking for their shows and I will be taking more friends next time!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Improvised Shakespeare is the best!
by Karmat on 5/4/16Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theater - Des MoinesWe had seen them perform in Chicago a few times and it was always a hysterical show. This was no different. So smart, funny, and entertaining. Best improv ever. Love them!!
Rating: 4 out of 5 Hilarious!
by RatedRKO16 on 5/3/16Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theater - Des MoinesIf you look up some of their stuff on YouTube, it wasn't much different. They did a show called "Conspiracy Theory" in which there was a plot to kill Caesar. There were a lot of funny twists, political comedy and mostly slapstick, I would call it. The brilliance is their rhyming and huge vocabulary. If the audience doesn't get the joke, they will explain it, which makes it even funnier. The ticket price was a bit much, but I would do it all over again!
Rating: 5 out of 5 Improvised Shakespeare Company was terrific!
by FanofBard on 5/3/16Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theater - Des MoinesI can't imagine being able to do what these guys do! What a thoroughly enjoyable, laugh-a-minute time in the theater. I enjoyed the performance so much on Thursday night, I came back on Saturday.
Rating: 5 out of 5 true to form and funny as hell
by kmeIowa on 5/2/16Des Moines Performing Arts - Temple Theater - Des MoinesAmazing Shakespearean improv! One or two of the 5 actors were simply brilliant. One guy wasn't very "on", but hey, it happens. They slipped into a bit of Monty Pythonish but overall kept generally true to the bard, including bawdy bits, tragic romance triangles, and of course, everyone died.
Rating: 5 out of 5by Titania668 on 4/25/16Kimberly Clark Theater Fox Cities Pac - Appleton I would attend again and again, bring all my framily & wish to participate.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Thy Brother Julius - an Instant Classic!
by MADandAGD on 2/23/16Amaturo Theater at Broward Center - Ft LauderdaleWe simply had the best time at this event, which was delivered with all the skill you'd expect of a truly Shakespearean performance. Language, demeanor, staging, all were excellent... and the witty inclusion of popular/contemporary subject matter into the classic Roman theme was spot on. Actors were amazing at creating multiple roles, without costume change, and often playing against themselves (switching between 2 or more characters they created during different scenes), with hilarious outcomes. Without a doubt, I'd see them over and over again as it's definitely never the same show twice.
Rating: 5 out of 5 You must see the Improvised Shakespeare Company
by Anonymous on 8/5/11iO - ChicagoThis is one of the best improv shows in Chicago. If you are a lover of comedy, improv, Shakespeare style acting, or impressive on stage performance, than this show is a must see. I have been to the show 4 times, and have not been disappointed. I plan to see many more shows. It is a great show to take out of town guest to. I love it! I recommend that you go see the show.